Why do so many millions read Oswald Chamber’s classic devotional My Utmost for His Highest? He memorably said: “Readiness for God means that we are ready to do the tiniest little thing or the great big thing. It makes no difference.” Chambers was born in Aberdeen Scotland in 1874. The son of a Baptist preacher, his parents, Clarence and Hannah, were both … [Read more...] about Oswald & Biddy Chambers’ Utmost for His Highest
Mission
Engaging in the mission of the church, to share the good news of Jesus to our neighbours and to the world. Encouraging those who are being persecuted for their faith, and coming alongside those ministering in the name of Jesus.
Vision inspires leader to reach the lost in Liberia
Missionaries with Intercede International partner Christ Evangelistic Fellowship Ministries travel to the hinterlands of Liberia – through jungles, across lakes, and along unforgiving roads. Although they face opposition from Muslims and idol-worshippers, they share the Gospel faithfully across this western African nation. In the mid1980s, Rev. James Cuffee started Christ … [Read more...] about Vision inspires leader to reach the lost in Liberia
Robert Dollar, global disciple in businessÂ
After coming to Canada penniless from Falkirk in Scotland, Robert Dollar became one of Scotland’s fifty wealthiest individuals, amassing a fortune of over forty million dollars ($800 million in today’s money). He was even on the cover of the March 19th, 1928 TIME magazine, and written up in the Saturday Evening Post in 1929. Leaving school at age 12 to work in … [Read more...] about Robert Dollar, global disciple in businessÂ
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a man on a mission
Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a man on mission, a bright spot in the very dark time of World War II. Coming from a highly educated, aristocratic family, Bonhoeffer shocked his family by deciding to become a pastor. He was supposed to become a psychiatrist like his dad. His older brother begged him to not waste his life in such a “poor, feeble, boring, petty, bourgeois … [Read more...] about Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a man on a mission
Covid spikes child marriages and teen pregnancies in Uganda
The UN claims that 12 million girls a year are married off before they turn 18. A 2018 report before the pandemic noted that Africa had one of the highest rates of teen pregnancies in the world before the virus arrived. In Uganda, Covid’s impact has spiked this reality on the impoverished. Victory Care Center in Kabale municipality has documented 2,618 young teens pregnant due … [Read more...] about Covid spikes child marriages and teen pregnancies in Uganda