Ministry takes many different forms. In our case, we focused on preaching, teaching, and service. Over eight years, the Alpha Course became a key component in our ministry in two of the churches—Rose Garden Fellowship in Budapest and New Life Fellowship in Gyöngyös. One semester Steve had the privilege of…

My name is Howard Jolly, I am the Director of the First Nations Alliance Churches of Canada (FNACC). FNACC deeply grieves the discovery of 215 children’s bodies on the site of the former Kamloops Residential School in B.C. Our hearts go out to the families, the communities of these children,…

A member of an Alliance church has developed a project to enable Canadians to express their appreciation for their COVID-19 vaccine by paying it forward to people in vulnerable populations around the world. Sara Hildebrand, a member and worship leader at Toronto Alliance Church, is the project coordinator for the…

We live in troubling and uncertain times. Tensions are rising around the world and have boiled over into alarming levels of hatred and division, including here in Canada. One of the communities that has become a target of intense hate and anger over the past year is the Asian community.…

When I was in my early teens, my family borrowed a boat for the day from my dad’s friend. Excited for our day on the lake, we arrived at the marina with life jackets, sunscreen, and food. My dad’s friend had told my father that the boat might take a…

The Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada profoundly grieves the recent revelation of the death of 215 indigenous children in Kamloops, B.C. Our heart goes out to their families, their home communities, and to all First Nations across Canada.  …

One aspiration we nurtured as parents was to include our children, as much as possible, in our ministry, making them feel a part of serving the Lord with us. During this second term, they were older and had learned to speak Hungarian. A weeklong evangelistic outreach in the small town…

Hannah is a first year university student. She was Jessyka’s previous language helper. Hannah has spent the last 7 years living in an unofficial internally displace person camp with her family. She has studied very hard and graduated high school with top marks. This allowed her to attend public university for…

A year of grad-level mission studies was required before deployment, and preferably a master’s degree. So, a week after our wedding, we headed to Trinity Evangelical Divinity School near Chicago. During our three-day honeymoon, we made a decision that continues to affect our lives fifty years later. We were confident…

I graduated from high school in 1965, when the war in Vietnam was ramping up. All male students in my class had to register for the military draft (conscription). Since I liked the water, I naively decided to join the navy rather than the army. I went to the recruiting…