By: Rosie Y. Janice, Francis and I returned from visiting Barb & Gerry Normand (Los Normands) in Sumpango, Guatemala in September 2015.  While we were there we had many great experiences, spending time with the PILAS kids, meeting new kids in the villages, being guest judges at the PILAS students’ school competition, visiting the kids’...Continue Reading

By: John W. The message of doing crazy things at the 2015 English Fall retreat, Inspire, really resonated with me. This takes me back to, possibly, the only two sermons I remember: April 21, 2013 (Pastor Tim) and April 26, 2015 (Norman). To summarize: Pastor Tim called on all the boys about doing missions and...Continue Reading

On the eve of Missions Month here at ET, I find myself thinking about one particular guest speaker: Eric Frans from World Relief.  Even though I remember what he spoke about and had us ask ourselves, “what’s your mission?”; it’s the Q+A session that really sticks with me. The question posed to him was about...Continue Reading

By: Bethany L. As part of my summer internship at ETCBC, Pastor Tim encouraged me to read Mark Buchanan’s book  Spiritual Rhythm.  His book describes one’s spiritual journey through the seasons of the year: winter, spring, summer, and fall. Spring signifies hope and renewal, while summer represents the fullness of the kingdom and an abundance...Continue Reading

For more information about PILAS and my short-term missions trip, please check out my prayer letter.  You can also support PILAS by donating online on my fundraising web page. How will I live differently after this experience? I don’t want this week to be over and I just go back to my normal life like it was a one-time event. ...Continue Reading

For more information about PILAS and my short-term missions trip, please check out my prayer letter.  You can also support PILAS by donating online on my fundraising web page. The last 12 hours of my last day of GLC were definitely the hardest of the week because I only had one meal for the whole day.  I expected it would...Continue Reading

For more information about PILAS and my short-term missions trip, please check out my prayer letter.  You can also support PILAS by donating online on my fundraising web page. I’m definitely learning a lot during this GLC week.  For example, I’ve learned where the refried bean paste in our local burritos comes from, after making my onion-free black beans.  And,...Continue Reading

For more information about PILAS and my short-term missions trip, please check out my prayer letter.  You can also support PILAS by donating online on my fundraising web page. Only two more days to go and I think I’m starting to get used to black beans and rice!  I did make my second batch without the onions and garlic, only...Continue Reading

By: Rosie Y. For more information about PILAS and my short-term missions trip, please check out my prayer letter.  You can also support PILAS by donating online on my fundraising web page. Today I discovered something else I take for granted in my “privilege” (see Day 2’s post) that I didn’t know I had until now – chewing gum!  After...Continue Reading

By: Rosie Y. For more information about PILAS and my short-term missions trip, please check out my prayer letter and fundraising web page.   Today hit 30-something degrees celsius in Toronto, probably close to 40 with the humidity – walking home from work, I was dying for an ice cream.  Or even an iced tea.  This is the perfect weather for...Continue Reading