Messenger Fall 2012

The Messenger

Fall 2012

Covenant Kids Congo a Global Partnership

Also inside: CHIC, Adventures in Leadership, and more...

PO Box 34025, RPO Fort Richmond, Winnipeg, MB R3T 5T5

ar d n e l a C t n e v E 2012 December 1 ~ MidWinter Scholarship Applications due to ECCC office December 9 ~ CBC Legacy Fund Bursary Applications due (see website for more information and to apply

2013 February 4-8 ~ MidWinter Pastor’s Conference, San Diego, CA May 2-5 ~ 109th AGM, Melfort, SK May 8-19 ~ Israel/Palestine Study Tour June 27-29 ~ ECC Annual Meeting, Detroit, MI August 15-18 ~ Triennial, San Diego, CA October 7-9 ~ Pastor/Spouse Retreat

From Jeff’s desk Jeff Anderson, Superintendent The calendar has seasons – I’ve now driven in snow in Alberta and Manitoba and I’ve read Facebook posts about snow in BC and Ontario; I think we are well into the late fall season for sure.

Life has seasons – Our local congregation has many folks in the 20’s and 30’s and there seems to be no end to the baby boom happening in Winnipeg.

Nations have seasons – Regardless of perspective on the outcome it seems like the You-Tube video of “Abby” the little girl with red eyes and tears who was “tired of both Obama and Mitt Romney”; or at least the endless electioneering of same, is held by most people south of the border.

Congregations have seasons – I remember one of our congregations who many years ago went through a season of deep marital distress. One ECCC church has been through a recent time of pain resulting from significant illness and death. I can also think of multiple congregations that have sensed the Spirit of God bringing peace, growth and maturity.

As a family of local congregations I sense that we are in a season of putting down roots in preparation for growth. Many of our pastors have now been in place for a significant length of time; long-term pastorates tend to yield faithful ministry and fruitful results. We are working with some of our international partners to establish the kind of structure and stability that will ensure good results for the Kingdom. Our staff, Gerald Frose, Julia Sandstrom and Glenn Peterson, has increasing focus to their work and we believe that congregational vitality, church planting and discipleship will be working together in ways we have not seen in the past. Having just completed our fall ECCC Leadership Board meeting in Rosebud I am amazed at the group of leaders God has brought to us for this season.

I am excited to see both stability and vision in this season of the ECCC. Just like it is not possible to go to the white sands of Lake Winnipeg in February (although many dream of such) one must wait for the change of season that summer brings. Many have prayed faithfully about more extensive church planting; Avenue (Toronto), Lake Ridge (Chestermere) and Holy Community (Winnipeg) are the God-given seasonal fruit of past vision and desire.

Seasons do change; autumn does follow summer. For now will you join me in thanks for this season and will you lean into this season as we seek to further pursue our Kingdom priorities and purposes!

An Unprecedented Need, An Unprecedented Partnership Julia Sandstrom The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is ranked last on the United Nations Index of Human Development. That is 187 of 187 countries. The Equator Province is the poorest region of the DRC. It is here that the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) has committed to making a difference. The ECC and World Vision have come together in partnership with the CEUM (DRC Covenant denomination) to bring clean water, education, health, hygiene, and food/agriculture to a community in great need. World Vision has never partnered with a denomination before; this is unprecedented work. Child sponsorship make this work possible.

When it comes to the work south of our border, the Canada Conference (ECCC) usually cannot participate due to Canada Revenue Agency regulations. However, World Vision US and World

Vision Canada have made it possible for the ECCC to sponsor children. ECCC congregations are hosting “Hope Sundays” across Canada. These Sundays are opportunities to give information and sponsor children.

It is easy to feel overwhelmed by the need. Sponsoring one child provides the funding needed to help a whole community. The ECC has committed to 10,000 child sponsorships. Of that number the ECCC would like to reach the goal of 200 sponsorships. We think that goal is not only attainable, but we hope to surpass it. To that end the ECCC leadership board members committed to sponsoring one child each. Together we can make a difference in the lives of those who seem so far beyond our reach.

If you are interested in more information or in sponsoring a child online, please go to www.canadacovenantchurch.org.

Child Sponsorship Facts:  $39/month provides access to:  Clean water  Better Nutrition and Agricultural Assistance  Basic Health Care and Nutrition  School Fees and Materials  Economic Development Opportunities Church

Hope Sunday

Erickson Covenant Church

November 18

Green Timbers Covenant Church

November 18

Interested in hosting a Hope Sunday?

Step 1: Contact your pastor

Hope Community Covenant Church December 9 Lake Ridge Community Church

November 11

Rosebud Church

November 18

Melfort ECC

November 4

Nelson ECC

November 25

Norquay ECC

November 18

Valley ECC

November 18

Step 2: Contact the ECCC office Step 3: A packet is sent to the church with all you need to host a Hope Sunday event.

Going Home Linea Lanoie This spring I had the opportunity to make a return visit to the Congo. In spite of living in this country as a missionary over a span of 16 years from the mid-70’s to the first evacuation in 1991, on this trip in 2012, I had many first time experiences that I will never forget. On the other hand, this was like returning home. The moment we got off the plane in Kinshasa the memories came back as I encountered the sights, sounds and smells of this city.

The heat and humidity washes over one as if entering a steam bath. Then come line ups for the immigration and the return of familiar sounds of language. The unexpected was the ease with which we passed through all these potential traps. God seemed to have gone ahead and smoothed the way and I was reminded of the prayers of God’s faithful people which accompanied us on the journey. The two trunks of dental supplies I had carried and been so concerned about were whisked through customs without a glance. The CEUM (Communauté Évangélique en Ubangi Mongala) has taken the entry protocol under its wing and has done so admirably. I know the hassles one can have with luggage and all along this journey I knew the protection and care that only God can give.

The stay in this huge city of sharp contrasts – expensive homes behind walls topped with wire or glass next to open sewage drains. The streets are teeming with people.

Welcome Group

Our Hosts and Home

The main street to the airport was under construction and although it was not built to accommodate ten lanes of traffic, I am sure that there were that many lanes of vehicles. Perhaps lanes is not quite the right word as there were only inches between them and no one seemed to pay any attention to either direction signs or traffic lanes. All of the vehicles were well dented.

Kinshasa was only a transit point on the voyage.

Gemena was where we would spend most of our time during the next ten days. Gemena is the seat of the CEUM in the Ubangi Mongala region of the Congo way up in the northwest corner of Equateur Province. This is a city of some 80,000 The Shower

people with a poorly operating hospital, no major

The heat did just not subside till the very last of our days there when it began to rain more. The stores, streets that are only negotiable with a four high humidity was constant. wheel drive vehicle but where people abound and churches are around every corner. One can catch Our gracious host family took care of us well. It a “taxi” motorbike but almost no one owns a pri- seemed as if the quantities of food presented to us vate vehicle. always exceeded our capacity to eat. If we mentioned an interest in something, it appeared on Staying in Gemena cité was one of my first time the table at the next meal. When we were ready experiences – sleeping (sort of) in a village house for the day, we sat outside by the low table. Pason a kollekpa, the bamboo beds found in the north caline was busy making coffee and tea or cooking west corner of the Congo known as the Ubangi. us up some eggs. There was always bread and Willadeen and I arrived at the home of our host peanuts and fruit. They even found some honey family and were ushered into what likely was their and it was delicious! I know that their normal finest room in the three room half of a home breakfast would have been more typically nothing; which they rented while Gustave studied in the perhaps some tea or coffee and peanuts but rarely seminary at UPU. anything more.

Willadeen and I had met each other in one intensive class in Chicago and took another class together on line. We were to become close. The bed we were to share in this finest of rooms was as narrow as a single bed can be was covered by a rather thin foam. We had our own sheets – not that we needed them for warmth. No air circulated in that small dark room. We settled in head to toe, tucked in our mosquito net and tried not to move too much so as to disturb the other. It was not what one could call a restful night. In spite of attempting not to move around too much, lying on my side resulted in a numb hip. I moved to my back, it felt as if my neck was hyper extended. The other hip soon became numb as well. Sleep came in fits and starts. Then before we knew it, the rooster crowed. My watch said 3:30. I began to wish for the death of the rooster!

The next first time experience for me was the morning shower. I knew how it worked – in theory - but I had never had the pleasure of a cold morning shower behind a bamboo enclosure outside. I am not tall but standing on the small showering platform inside the enclosure, looking out over the cité crowded with homes, I felt a bit exposed. If I could see out so well, what did they see looking my way? I also knew the rule of etiquette and trusted that their sense of decency would prohibit any voyeurs. The shower was bracing. I did get clean and for a few seconds felt cooler.

Hospitality seems to be one of the gifts of the Congolese people. I had experienced this before when visiting in villages. Guests are always presented with some gift; often fruit or a chicken if you are deemed to be very important. Although we, in North America, have an abundance of resources, I don’t think we are nearly as generous towards our guests. During this visit, when we mentioned any item it was made clear that if we needed it, they would hunt it down. So we were shown a place in the village where cell phones could be charged or photocopying done. If we needed laundry done our hostess took care of that and the charcoal iron was even fired up to get some wrinkles out. Daily living in a place where there is no electricity and no running water is time consuming and labour intensive. They spared no effort to make sure we had what we needed even though I am sure we caused more work.

Then we were off to class for the day. The walk from where we stayed to UPU was about 5 to 7 kms. It took most of those walking 1 ½ hours.

Willadeen and I knew we were not going to be able to walk that distance each day and then manage to sit through a day of class. We were offered rides till the vehicle broke down. Then we took the local taxis – riding behind on a motorcycle, the driver being given strict orders by our hose to drive slowly. Our poor drivers took such a ribbing on the way. I guess it is just not the thing to carry a foreigner – a mondele – even if the “mondele” is I soon felt as if I would melt away completely. not Caucasian. Willadeen said that she just closed (This unfortunately did not happen – I weighed her eyes and held on tight; only making the misthe same on arriving home as I had when I left) take once of opening her eyes to look as she was

crossing a bridge.

In spite of the many “firsts” there were more events which could be termed “homecomings.”

The language and food evoked good and powerful memories. Although the language I used previously in the Congo was more oriented to household tasks or to the medical field, I enjoyed an opportunity this time to preach in Lingala at the hospital chapel service on our weekend trip down to Karawa. I knew enough Lingala to get the point across and when the pastor reiterated the sermon content in his closing remarks and prayer, he, at least, caught the core of the message I gave. This too was in many ways a first for me as well. When we lived at Karawa no one would ever have asked me to preach – and to tell the truth I might have been far too reticent to attempt it in those days.

The food, which I rarely have opportunity to taste here in North America, included some of my favorites; fuku, plaintains, pondu (greens) and stewed meat. We ate well and in abundance.

At the seminary each day we participated in a class on 2 Corinthians taught by Dr. Brent Laytham. As Dr. Robert Kihani translated I was impressed at the depth of his spiritual knowledge as well as his fantastic command of what for him was certainly at least a fifth language. What an asset to this fledgling seminary.

to raise up leaders for the church who will be capable of leading the people of the Congo deeper in their spiritual lives. The Spirit of God seems to be actively leading his people in ways that we rarely see in North America. In this country, which has suffered much hardship, God is given freedom to work. The people are not complacant. They are seeking God and God’s Spirit is moving among them. This was very evident in the one day seminar we attended on the topic of development hosted by the church and the educational institutions of Gemena. In a North American conference God would not have been mentionned but in this one the activity of God was understood to be important and evident in the actions of God’s church. I believe that through people transformed by God this country can be changed. Only through God’s activity will the rampant corruption and misuse of resources be corrected. It was good to see signs of a maturing church with leaders wanting to make a difference.

Going home to the Congo was not only a trip back in the memories I experienced. It was also a new beginning. Each time I go back, old relationships are reestablished. It is easier to let them slip away again than to maintain those connections.

Maintaining the connection with someone in the Congo is full of risk. Every day I am reminded of the disparity of wealth between there and here. I want to fix all the problems; spend all my available cash to provide things that would help. But I would run out of resources long before the job was done. And what would I accomplish? The last thing I would want to do is to create a dependant group of people. My own feelings of needing to help are not really what needs to be satisfied. The people in the Ubangi will need help financially but they also need a sense of being full partners with us in God’s work. Handouts do not develop good habits of stewardship and independence. So, I must seek ways to maintain the relationships without becoming a controlling benefactor. This will take wisdom and caution on my part, the kind of wisdom that comes from God who provides for all of our needs. My prayer is that I will be ready to take some risks all the time listening for the directing wisdom of God.

~Linea Lanoie is on the ECCC Leadership Board Equally impressive was the devotion to study and and is an intern at Gateway Covenant Church in to the Word of God on the part of the students. Prince Albert, SK. The presence of this institution has the potential

Church Planting Highlights: Lake Ridge Community Church (Chestermere, AB) celebrated her one year birthday in September.

Gavin Jensen (Winnipeg, MB) was approved by the Evangelical Covenant Church as a church planter.

David McIntosh (Sarnia, ON) rode his bike across Manitoba and raised $2,060 for Lake Ridge Community Church. (pictured right)

Prayer Requests: Holy Community (Winnipeg) is looking for space to meet for regular worship in the West End. Avenue Community (Toronto) is also looking for affordable space to meet for regular worship.

Lake Ridge (Chestermere) is working on the lengthy process of writing its constitution.

25 years of ministry!

If all goes well, church plants don’t stay seedlings for long, they grow into established churches. This fall, Emmanuel Evangelical Covenant Church celebrated 25 years of ministry in the Lower Mainland.

Albert Josephson (original church planter) and his wife, Anna, were on hand to celebrate.

It was a weekend to be thankful for the work God has done!

And of course there was great food to enjoy.

How to stay informed about Church Planting in the ECCC: 

Visit our new Facebook page and ‘like’ us to join the conversation: www.facebook.com/ CanadaCovenantChurchPlanting

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Sign up for the ECCC weekly e-mail. You will get updates on existing churches and their prayer needs, plus updates on church planting news! Go to www.canadacovenantchurch.com/prayer to sign up.

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E-mail Glenn Peterson, Director of Church Planting: glenn@sarnialighthouse.com

Boundary Waters of Minnesota, July 2012: Five high school students and three pastors experienced Adventures in Leadership. The outdoor leadership training program is led by the Northwest Conference (NWC)of the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC). When the NWC put the word out to other ECC conference that they were willing to share their 20 years of experience doing Adventures in Leadership, the Canada conference jumped at the chance.

The trip took place in two parts. The first part consisted of leadership and outdoor training. The second part allowed each student to lead half a day out on the Boundary Waters. It was up to that student to choose the route and plan the stops along the way. Our Canadian crew decided that as a group they would tackle the most challenging of all the courses!

The trip was paid for by support from the ECCC, the students’ local churches, as well as their own financial commitment. The greater ECCC and local church were able to partner in helping students realize their leadership potential.

Sally Carlson, Dylan DeVries, Stephanie Kirk, Jonny Hamm, Jordie Barg, Chris Wiens

Plans are in place for AIL to come to Canada in 2013. We will stage the trip and do all the training at Covenant Bay Bible Camp. The camp will also provide guides. The outdoor portion will likely be a combination of river and hiking trails.

For information on AIL 2013, please contact Julia Sandstrom at CanadaECC@gmail.com.

“The whole experience with Adventures in Leadership could be summed up in one word: Challenging. On every level I found myself being pushed beyond what I would have once called ‘my limits’, which only led to more insight and growth in my personal life.”

Stephanie Kirk, Nelson, BC

“This is a solid formational experience that allows each student to flourish in God given abilities to lead.”

Josh Rude, Youth Pastor, Sarnia, ON

“I did not think I would make a good leader, I always saw myself as more of a follower, but I surprised myself.” Jonny Hamm, Rosebud, AB

“I learned that leading by example is very important and that it is the way I lead.”

Dylan DeVries, Nelson, BC

“AIL is a challenging, life changing experience where you are pushed to experience God in new ways and in new situations. It is a catalyst for transformation in the context of intentional community in the midst of a challenging environment for students. It’s awesome!!”

Sally Carlson, Pastor, Norquay, SK

Jonny Hamm and Jordie Barg journal while the sun sets.

“Adventures in Leadership pushed me so hard that I was forced to face things I wouldn’t usually. It caused me to realize that I am not in this alone. There are always people to encourage me and a God that is there to strengthen me.” Jordie Barg, Breton, AB

“I saw God really at work on the trip.”

Malcolm Avery, Sarnia, ON

CHIC 2012 …….by: Marc Lantz…….Youth Ministry Network Facilitator & CHIC Liaison Well, July has come and gone. We Canadian Covenanters, totaling about 100 participants representing 15 churches, were blessed to dawn the University of Tennessee campus for CHIC 2012. It was a great time for high school youth from the ECC to rally together for worship, prayer, spiritual formation, and deep relationship. CHIC happens every three years, meaning many students are only eligible to attend this event once. The hundreds of youth workers who pitch in to make the event happen have a big challenge to collaborate and pull off a "once in a lifetime" experience that has eternal spiritual implications.

Thanks to thousands of answered prayers, CHIC 2012 will be forever remembered by the 5,000 plus who were in attendance for the week!

I had the privilege of serving at CHIC 2012 by counseling my own students and serving as ECCC CHIC Liaison. In addition to these roles, I am also serving the ECCC as a Youth Ministry Network Facilitator.

This is a new position established by the ECC Department of Christian Formation. The Youth Ministry Network exists to promote healthy youth ministry in the Evangelical Covenant Church by helping youth workers to be known, connected, and resourced. Respective ECC conferences have teams consisting of a Network Facilitator along with several Youth Ministry Network Leaders to accomplish this mission. In Canada, our team is still in the formative stages as Network leaders become available. Julia Sandstrom, Director of Ministry Support, plays a key role in accomplishing the mission of the Youth Ministry Network in our conference.

At CHIC 2012, Network Facilitators were asked to care for the adults attending the event as counselors and staff. This involved formalities like overseeing dorm security and leading the morning counselor meetings, an conference leader celebration, as well as an ECCC Supper. It also involved informalities like praying with and encouraging struggling leaders, being a source of information to all CHIC attendees, and simply being approachable.

It seems like a big job when I type it all out, and it certainly was a big job in addition to caring for my own church group. However, there was a strong sense of God's favor and blessing on the work that was set out for me that week in July. I watched people from my church group take strides in leadership when I wasn't available because of other duties. I felt a sense of empowerment to care for the adults who

worked hard all year fundraising and still gave their week to bring students to such a life-changing event. I also found joy in being a source of communication during the week. It might be a "power trip" to want to have insider information at such a large event, but I know I had a responsibility to pass that information along to everyone who needs it. It was a blessing to lead morning meetings with adults to ensure each of them was prepared to minister well that day.

There was a strong sense of connection for those of us from ECCC churches, because our geography offers less opportunity for connection than other conferences. Adults were able to connect through our morning meetings and other daily encounters, which promoted student interaction. Near the end of our week, we hosted an ECCC pizza supper, which was a simple solution to the complex problem of connecting Surrey students with Sarnia ones and everyone in between. At the supper, students were challenged to meet someone from each of the 5 provinces represented. The students seemed thrilled to realize how they knew similar people and it helped to close that geographical gap that seems so intimidating at times!

Given the several perspectives I was able to participate from, I can celebrate the fact that CHIC 2012 was more than just another youth conference. It was a powerful time of worship, spiritual growth and testing, and a time to feel a sense of connection with the body of Christ within our denomination. The 100 or so of us have many stories to share and I hope you've heard many of them already. I thank God for all of the love and support we were given by our conference and our local churches. Please continue to provide support for adults and students to attend CHIC, because God will likely have work to be done in 2015!

Request for Nominations for ECCC Leadership Board The ECCC Leadership Board is looking to add two new members as per the ECCC bylaws. Nominations are being accepted until December 1, 2012. These positions are open to non-clergy only.

The nominating committee is looking for one candidate to have some level of awareness/ expertise in terms of finance and the other related to HR /Personnel. The two geographic areas we are presently looking for representation would be Manitoba/Northwest Ontario and Northern Alberta (Edmonton area).

The board meets in person in March, June, and November with additional conference calls in between. Access to high speed internet is a necessity for the conference calls.

Please e-mail nominations to Sally Carlson, chair of the nominating committee. sallytcarlson@hotmail.com

ECCC Leadership Board Rich Drinovz

Chair

Emmanuel ECC, Surrey, BC

Ray Wall

Vice-Chair

Rosebud Church, Rosebud, AB

Norinne Sullivan

Secretary

Melfort ECC, Melfort, SK

Colin McClure

Treasurer

Nelson ECC, Nelson, BC

Sally Carlson

ECC Liaison

Norquay ECC, Norquay, SK

Linea Lanoie

Personnel Committee

Gateway ECC, Prince Albert, SK

Audra Reinhardt

Finance Committee

Hope Community, Strathmore, AB

Sam Williams

Personnel Committee

Avenue Community, Toronto, ON

Jeff Anderson

Superintendent

Faith ECC, Winnipeg, MB

Julia Sandstrom

Dir. Ministry Support

Holy Community, Winnipeg, MB

Gerald Froese

Dir. Church Vitality

Sanctuary Place, Edmonton, AB

Glenn Peterson

Dir. Church Planting

Lighthouse Community, Sarnia, ON

Margaret Aikenhead

Bookkeeper

Winnipeg, MB

ECCC Staff

Our Ministry Priorities: Make & Deepen Disciples | Start & Strengthen Churches Develop Leaders | Love Mercy/Do Justice Make & Deepen Disciples…

The Great Commission records Jesus’ instruction to us to GO MAKE disciples and to GO TEACH them. We hold evangelism and discipleship closely together. In the area of evangelism the ECCC is working towards planting churches. We are also looking for ways to partner with the ECC in their new evangelism tool called “72”. In the area of discipleship we desire to see people deepen their walk with God. Our staff is committed to resourcing the local church to this end. ALIVE, AGM, teaching weekends, camps, Life Together, Summer Ministry Team and more are all ways we partner together to deepen disciples. Discipleship never comes down to one event or one program; rather it is about a closer walk with Jesus Christ. The ECCC has a long history of making and deepening disciples. This is a history that continues today and we are committed to carrying it into the future. For questions or conversation, please contact Julia Sandstrom: directoreccc@gmail.com Start Churches…

Why start churches? Jesus commissioned his followers to go and make disciples: Mission and Spiritual Formation. These two values should drive us to start new churches in Canada. Jesus calls us to make disciples, and his chosen vehicle for doing so is the local church. Many studies document the fact that the single best way to reach new people with the gospel and grow them in their faith is to start new churches. Within the ECC, conversion rates are more than 3 times higher among church plants. If we care about our friends, family, neighbours and co-workers... if we take seriously Jesus’ call to disciple men and women of all generations... we must start churches: that have a passion for Jesus, understand changing culture, and are intentional about reaching lost and hurting people. We are. How is God calling you to be a part of this work? Questions, comments, ideas? Contact Glenn Peterson, Director of Church Planting: glenn@sarnialighthouse.com.

Strengthen Churches…

As a conference we not only have a strong commitment to start churches, but our ministry priority is also to strengthen churches. The congregational vitality pathway is a process designed to help our existing churches with an onsite healthy missional check up, but also provide the follow-up support and resources for each local church to take next steps in moving toward becoming a healthy missional church. Presently we have six churches in the ECCC gaining missional momentum as they journey this pathway. Gerald Froese, Director of Church Vitality, would love to have conversations with the leadership teams of each of our churches regarding the timing, potential and implications of a healthy missional check up for their church – contact Gerald Froese: geraldfroese@telus.net.

Develop Leaders…

The ECCC is committed to developing clergy and lay leaders. One avenue for this is through a grant the ECCC provides called Vantage Point 3 (VP3). Pastor Evan Dewald has this to say: “It's been a few years since we last had a chance do VP3. As a pastor, I'm excited to be moving forward with the VP3 approach to leadership development this fall because I believe the reflective practices that are taught are some of the most important practices a follower of Jesus can have. I believe that we are a drawn deeper into the big story of God when we spend the time to understand ourselves, understand Jesus and understand those around us; to me this it probably the greatest strength of VP3. VP3 is a challenge to be reflective personally and allow the community of faith to encourage and challenge you to keep going. I hope many from Lake Ridge sense a deeper relationship with Jesus and our community during this next year because of VP3.” If you would like more information about VP3 feel free to contact Pastor Evan Dewald: evandewald@gmail.com.

Love Mercy/Do Justice…

The Old Testament prophets spoke out and advocated for the needs of the poor and those who treated unjustly. Interestingly, most of these prophetic words were actually spoken in times of increasing prosperity. We are fortunate and blessed to live in a place where most of those reading these words have no shortage of food, clothing or shelter. We also read and are aware that deep needs exist today just as they did in the time of the biblical prophets. The ECCC is committed to love mercy and do justice as an ongoing priority. As such, we are committed to a Season of Hope during which we encourage every part of the ECCC to engage with one of our global networks (Kernels of Hope, The Ebenezer Clinic in Haiti, The World Vision ADP* in Jenin and the Bible Society in Nazareth, The ECC supported World Vision ADP in Congo and the community of Summaco in Ecuador. *ADP stands for Area Development Project). Watch for more information or contact Jeff Anderson, Superintendent, for more dialogue about these opportunities: ccc1@mts.net PO Box 34025, RPO Fort Richmond, Winnipeg, MB R3T 5T5 | 204-269-3437