By their own admission, John and Lydia Thiessen of Lethbridge, Alberta, are “no one special.” But that hasn’t stopped God from using them to share the gospel in countries on three continents, and they don’t think it should stop anyone else either. Over the past several years, John and Lydia have had the privilege of making several short...

"As for what was sown among the thorns, this is he who hears the Word, but the cares of the world and pleasure and delight and glamour and deceitfulness of riches choke and suffocate the Word, and it yields not fruit" (Matthew 13:22). We were getting ready to leave for Costa Rica for two weeks on a JESUS film project. I wished the weather at home...

God help you if you’re a person with disabilities in Vietnam, never mind if you have leprosy. With little or no social programs to support you and - especially in the case of leprosy - a major social stigma to overcome, you’re pretty much on your own. But thanks to people like retired dairy farmer Tony Vanderwal of Abbotsford, BC, God is...

Costa Rica is the type of postcard perfect place that most people dream of retiring to. But when Darrell and Yvonne Davidson first set foot on the tropical country, they envisioned a lot more than fun in the sun. They saw a chance to make a difference in the lives of the local kids. In 1999, the Davidson's moved from Edmonton, Alberta to the warmer...

It was near midnight when we finally boarded the plane for our night flight from Chicago to Sao Paulo, Brazil. Things were not going according to plan. Our team, which consisted of myself, George Klassen of Amazon Evangelism, and four other people, had originally set out from Vancouver to Los Angeles with the intention of continuing on to Sao...

Some people are adventurous. Not me. I enjoy a warm shower in the morning, good coffee and predictably comfortable living quarters. Besides I struggle with allergies and food sensitivities. Unknown food territory is a bit scary. For a time I was afraid God would send me to Africa as a missionary! That thought kept me from surrendering the control...

This spring, my husband and I turned 65, the official age for retirement. But we have actually been retired for several years now and, as is often the case, we have never been busier. Whatever do we do with our time, you wonder? Do we go to the beach? The theatre? Travel? Eat out? Oh yes, we do all of these things and more. But we also do many...