Less than a week ago, I boarded a plane from Rwanda back to my home here in Canada. Beside me, coming out of Amsterdam, was a 75-year-old Nigerian grandmother. It was her first plane trip. With a welcoming smile and limited English, she let me know she was visiting her only child, a daughter in Vancouver. Half-way through the trip she looked at me with weary eyes and said, … [Read more...] about The Impact of the world on me
Jack Taylor
Jack Taylor served as a missionary for 18 years in Kenya and as a pastor of a multi-cultural church in Vancouver for 23 years. He is the founder of New Hope Community Services Society and currently works as the academic coordinator between Trinity Western University and Kurumbuka Leadership Solutions in Rwanda. He is the author of 23 books (see some at jackataylor.com). He is also a credentialed marriage coach (1heartcoaching.com). He has been married to Gayle for 48 years.
Immigration wave slowing down
By November 1 of each year, the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, tables an annual report on the operation of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) before the House of Parliament. The government determines numbers for new arrivals by considering government priorities, economic needs across Canada, international obligations, the ability of agencies … [Read more...] about Immigration wave slowing down
Koreans embrace Ahousaht Celebration
For Rachel Hwang, the transformation with the Ahousaht Nation started in her own heart during a short-term mission trip in 2014. The time was too short to learn much about the daily life, culture, and history of the people around her. Ahousaht is a Nuu-chah-nulth First Nation of just over 2,200 people on the west coast of Vancouver Island and the word Ahousaht means “facing … [Read more...] about Koreans embrace Ahousaht Celebration
Providing the wanderer with shelter
God’s mandate for his people wasn’t an option to be considered. It was a choice to be lived out. “Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter…?” Isaiah 58:6-7a Gabriela … [Read more...] about Providing the wanderer with shelter
Marc Dalton stands up for churches
Since 2010, 592 places of worship across Canada have been the target of arsonists. 145 of these attacks have been in BC; 126 in Ontario; 161 across the Prairies; 48 in the Atlantic Provinces; 103 in Quebec; and 7 in the Territories. There is no specific sentencing against this in the current criminal code. Conservative MP for Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge in British Columbia, … [Read more...] about Marc Dalton stands up for churches