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Brad & Catherine Dickson

Field of Service: FranceMission Organization: MSC CanadaMinistry: Brad & Catherine Dickson have been serving in France for nearly 40 years. Brad is from Saskatchewan and Catherine is French. They have been involved primarily in Church planting and leadership training. They have participated in four Church plants and are currently working on a fifth project. At this point in their ministry, they focus particularly on training and encouraging younger French leaders. To accomplish this, they spend hours in discipleship and mentoring with a view to multiplication. Brad also teaches in...

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Dave & Joyce Kinsey

Field of Service: Northern and Eastern Ontario, CanadaOrganization: Awana International CanadaMinistry: Dave, and his wife, Joyce, live in the North Bay region. They have four grown children and eight grandchildren spread from Saskatchewan to Hong Kong. Dave works with the Awana Ontario Team to serve churches in Northern and Eastern Ontario as they strive to reach children and youth with the gospel of Christ. The team's aim is to serve local churches as they develop their children's and youth ministries. Awana provides training and resources so that leaders will be able to impact their...

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Enoel & Leisa Suarez

Field of Service: Bolivia, South AmericaMission Organization:MSC CanadaMinistry: Enoel grew up in Bolivia in a Christian home where his father was the pastor of a small church. He became a believer at seven, and was baptized at fifteen. Enoel graduated from Hebron Theological Seminary; then became a full-time worker in a church in Bolivia. Enoel met Leisa while she was on a missionary work team in Bolivia, and they married in October 1990. In 1993, they were commended from SBC to the mission field in Bolivia. They have four girls, Rebecca, Andrea, Jessica and Elizabeth.E-mail...

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Henk Gelling

Field of Service: BelgiumMission Organization: MSC CanadaMinistry: In 1975 a family of five moved to Belgium. We are now 12 and still in Belgium. We came to do evangelism as we had been doing in Canada since we were saved in 1970. Everybody had to know that wonderful gospel message that had changed us so much. We moved house four times in our little province of Limburg, in 1980 we settled down in Houthalen. There are now 12 assemblies in Limburg. Our son, John, married Yoko, they have Hailey (20) and Liam (8). Our youngest daughter, Joy, married Johan, they have Nevan (21), Lani (19)...

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Julia (Clark) Nyaga

Field of Service: KenyaMission Organization: MSC CanadaMinistry: I (Julia) have been living and ministering in Nairobi, Kenya since 2006. I began my missions journey with International Teams, and served on a small team that ministered primarily to urban refugees for about seven years. I am currently sent out under MSC Canada, and serving at 'Amani Ya Juu' (Swahili for 'Peace From Above') which is a Christian, social economic enterprise committed to peace and reconciliation for marginalized women from many African nations and cultures.Although I wear many hats at Amani, one of my main roles...

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Les & Sharon Frey

Les and Sharon Frey were suddenly called home as the result of a motor vehicle accident on Wednesday, November 6, 2024. Bethel has supported Les and Sharon as missionaries for 30 years. Their unwavering faith and unconditional love of God and people have left a permanent mark on the lives of all who knew them. Les and Sharon’s selfless devotion, kindness, and generosity impacted countless individuals, as demonstrated by their more than 40 years of missionary ministry in Spain. They will be profoundly missed by their family, friends, Spanish,...

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Ray & Sandra Alary

Field of Service: CanadaOrganization: Trans World Radio Canada & Thru the Bible Ministry: Sandy and I have served in ministry since 1985. Twenty-two of those years overseas. My last ten years of service with TWR Canada I served as President of TWR Canada. I now serve as Executive Director of TTB Canada which provides oversight for the Canadian operation as well as providing oversight for ministry projects in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. We live in London, Ontario in a home we share with our son and his family. Sandy has experienced problems with her back and...

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Alenna (Predon) & Aaron Husband

Field of Service: MontrealMission Organization: InterVarsityMinistry: Originally from Northern Ontario, I (Alenna) now live in Montreal, Quebec serving as a Campus Minister with InterVarsity. I am stationed at Concordia University and Dawson College, and I also resource Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario. Being shaped by God's Word and led by the Holy Spirit, the purpose of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship of Canada is the transformation of youth, students and graduates, in all their ethnic diversity, into fully committed followers of Jesus Christ. I have the privilege of being able...

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Tim & Catrina Simon

Field of Service: FranceMission Organization: MSC CanadaMinistry: We are serving the Lord in Aix-en-Provence, in the South of France. Tim is French and Catrina is part-Canadian, part Northern-Irish, part-French!Our desire is to see disciples of Christ amongst the students of our city, which is why we are working with the FEU (Foyer Evangelique Universitaire). We've been blessed with great premises, right next to the main campus. We, along with the rest of the team, oranize different events for French, International, Christian and non-Christian students.There is also a coffee shop, run by...

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Wendell & Lila Graber

Field of Service: Sault Ste. Marie, OntarioMission Organization: Living Hope Native MinistriesMinistry: In the last twenty-four years of ministry, The Lighthouse church was established. Wendell is the pastor of the church. The goal of The Lighthouse is to be a community of committed followers of Jesus with First Nations people and friends welcomed and involved. We hold a kids Bible Club on Garden River each summer and look for other ways to serve our First Nations community members.We have five children. One lives in Timmins, Ontario, one in Columbus, Ohio, and the others are...

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Ryan & Kathleen Lidstone

Field of Service: Serving campers from North Bay to Sault Ste. MarieMission Organization: Aush-Bik-Koong Bible CampMinistry: Ryan and Kathleen serve at Camp ABK - a summer camp where we strive to present the claims of Christ through the camping experience. Kathleen grew up in North Bay, and Ryan grew up in Sault Ste. Marie. We met at ABK where we both served on Summer Staff for a number of years before getting married and accepting the position of Managing Directors. Our two children, Lucy and Jack are learning to love all things ABK just like their parents. We love serving at a place...

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