Phil & Andrea - January 2023

Thank you for your interest and prayers. Here are some items for this month
Praise God:

  • For a great end to the year and some slower times over the Christmas season.

  • For great times together as family.

  • That Andrea's boss Helen is back from sabbatical.

  • That Cara has secured housing close to the university where she is working for the next 8 months. She also has housing arranged for her final year too!

  • That we can go away to find warmer weather to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary - almost 3 years late!.

Please pray 

  • For a relaxing, refreshing vacation time.

  • Wisdom as we prioritise work at the start of the new year.

  • For Cara as she starts her new co-op job at the university.

Thanks for praying for us
Phil & Andrea

Russ & Meredith Martin

How God Worked in 2022

Over 200 young people from dozens of churches, supported and endorsed by elderly church leadership and all unified by one passion, to bring the gospel to new people, places and spaces. The above photo from the Indigitous #HACK event in Bangkok, Thailand embodies how we saw God at work in 2022.

Our logo isn't prominent and our team is hard to spot, but through our prayers, coaching and the global platform we steward, we are empowering indigenous leaders in their context to pioneer new ways of bringing the gospel where it's needed most. Thailand is one of the least reached places on the planet, where less than 1 in 200 people know and follow Jesus, and yet the tools and equipping our team provides enabled 48 hours of the most effective missional collaboration the local churches in Bangkok have participated in.

This is just one city and one moment from our #HACK 2022 event which had 1000+ participants in 64 cities and 35 countries.

WBC Friends, without your faithful partnership this special moment in Thailand would not have happened. Thank you for the part you play in leading the next generation of missions in a digital age.

Photos below: 2022 Family Highlights
A. Games, exploring, travel, sports, creating.
B. Two kid-free weekends this year. 
C. Settled into our new neighborhood and enjoyed building friendships over the Christmas holiday.

Les & Sharon - January 2023

FREY, LES & SHARON (Elmira, ON; Local Church)  PRAISE:  We are glad for several weeks of some down time before renewing activities.  We are thankful for health and internet contacts with family and friends far away.  PRAY:  Les’ four studies will start again. Pray for the 45 or so that attend twice a month.  For the Marriage Mentoring at WBC as a new invitation to receive this ministry will be sent out soon.  For our Spanish involvement with contacts and opportunities for Les to speak.  Les has several messages to give either in Spanish or English each month.

Trevor & Hannah - January 2023

MARTIN, TREVOR & HANNAH (Waterloo, ON; Power to Change) PRAISE:  For an improvement in our daughter Amelia's emotional health in the last couple of months. With the help of an occupational therapist, we've been able to see less frequent meltdowns and Amelia being better able to monitor and process her emotions. Please pray for her continued growth!  For our baby Avery who just celebrated her 1st birthday!  For a UK exchange student who made a decision to follow Jesus at our BC Summit fall retreat!  PRAY:  For Hannah as she has finished her maternity leave and will be returning to campus ministry in the New Year. She will be shifting her focus from U of W to help at Laurier in the winter semester.  For our ministry to raise up more staff and labourers for the harvest, especially in Quebec.

Russ & Meredith - January 2023

MARTIN, RUSS & MEREDITH  (Singapore; Power to Change / Lausanne Movement)  PRAISE: A good relaxing Christmas break with friends and together as a family.  A new marketing leader for Russ' Lausanne Movement team.  Meaningful connections through the 12-week small group we have been leading.  PRAY:  For Russ in Addis, Ethiopia Jan 9-11 with Indigitous Africa leadership, pray that leaders would feel empowered to have Africans reaching Africa.  For a new marketing director starting for Russ' Lausanne Movement team.  For Meredith's health, a bit of a mystery, but fairly constant pain and eczema.