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Settling in Saint John

June 16, 2018 By in AIM - Missions, Blog, Places Tags: , , Leave a comment
Settling in Saint John

So this happened earlier this week.

I got to taste, for the first time in a LONG time… some Grand Manan dulse; an edible & highly nutritious seaweed harvested in the Bay of Fundy. Anyone not from here likely won’t appreciate it as the taste is pretty unique, but for me it conjures up memories of childhood strolls through the city market with my grandfather.

Since I missed last week (that’s twice in the past month and a half… I gotta get it together), let me tell you a bit about the past two weeks…

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What’s the Purpose of STM?

November 6, 2017 By in STM, STMM Tags: , , , , Leave a comment
What’s the Purpose of STM?

Someone recently asked me what the goal or purpose was of short-term missions in general.

If you were to check the website of a dozen sending organizations, you’d likely see a variety of uniquely worded statements, but the goal of STM is essentially three-fold. Organizations will focus on one or more of these three aspects, to various extents or in various combinations.

  1. STM assists missions’ staff and overseas churches to spread the Gospel.
  2. STM provides participants with excellent training & personal growth opportunities.
  3. STM constitutes a recruitment funnel for sending organizations.

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Youth Convention

November 19, 2016 By in AIM - Missions, Events Tags: , , Leave a comment
Youth Convention

“Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!“
Psalm 133.1

When your week-to-week experience is in a home-missions-type setting, and your’re two to three hours away from your nearest sister-churches, you tend to appreciate this verse from the psalms in a whole new way. It was good to be in Melun last week at the annual youth convention.

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