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Japan is in Hillary’s heart! RIVERTON GOSPEL CHAPEL, Manitoba
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anuary 30 marked an exciting day for Hillary Timmons as she was warmly welcomed back to Winnipeg by her parents in spite of the -30 C temperature. As part of her cross-training
Hillary Timmons
internship course Hillary spent almost a year in Hirao, Japan, with a team of church planters under Christar. Her time there was marked by completing an ethnography assignment, teaching English class, Bible classes, developing curriculum for Friendship English camp, Friday night ministries, and building relationships. As a supporting church we were glad to welcome her back and were interested to learn of her experiences. In her final spring update from home she writes, “It’s very humbling that God has used me to help bring the light of His Son to Japan and allowed me to be a part of the work He is doing in the
hearts of His people in Japan. “The Lord certainly blessed me with plenty of amazing experiences, close relationships, and special members in Japan, and 2009 will always be a year that I will look back on with a lot of joy in my heart. I know that God is calling me back to Japan.” Hillary will not be making the journey back to Japan by herself. Hillary and Bob Baden are planning a small wedding for July 10 of this year. After a year of Bible training and taking care of some immigration details, they are hoping to return to Japan together next summer or early fall. Hillary asks that we continue to pray for her teammates continuing the work in Japan, and that the many lost souls there would turn to their Creator for salvation. Carol Kornelsen
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EMC graduates from Canadian Mennonite University
Tony Friesen (Treesbank), B.A. in Peace and Conflict Transformation Studies
EFC urges freedom for commissioners Faye Sonier, legal counsel for the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, attended the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal May 13-14 with litigator Scott Kennedy to present arguments in favour of religious rights for marriage commissioners. In July, the Justice Minister of Saskatchewan asked the Court of Appeal for an opinion on potential legislation permitting marriage commissioners to decline performing same-sex marriages if contrary to their religious beliefs. The decision in this case has the potential to affect all public service employees in Canada.
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Pamela Amber Dueck (Morweena), BA in history
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