By: Jeremy “it is too small a thing…” God’s a little ridiculous sometimes. He just doesn’t make sense. He has all these grand plans, but calls us to do it. It’s almost like He is this eternal optimist, idea person, who wants to get everything done. Check it out in Isaiah 49. He says, “It...Continue Reading
By: Jeremy One of the most common things to do as we hit the New Year is to make some type of New Year’s Resolution. Usually the focus is on diet, exercise, or trying some new (or correcting some old) habits. The motivation behind it all, though, is a desire to be this ideal person,...Continue Reading
Dear Church, I had the privilege of joining a well-established medical mission team in November, a surgical team that returns to Kunming, China, twice a year for the past 10+ years. During this recent trip, we performed 56 surgeries to treat longstanding burn injuries and repair cleft palates/lips. At the beginning, to be honest, I...Continue Reading
Ever since the first iPad came out, I have always wanted one and I figured maybe this would be the year. Fortunately, I chose not to buy one this past Black Friday and Cyber Monday. It might have had to do with me retweeting the Poverty Elimination Strategy report by Social Planning Toronto. Wouldn’t that...Continue Reading
Isaiah 65:17-25, Luke 23:33-43, Romans 13:11-14 clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ Ugh. It’s been two weeks since preaching on Jesus on the cross and I still can’t get the image out of my mind. I even specifically preached on forgiveness yesterday and somehow I feel like I can’t forgive myself and let go...Continue Reading
Note from the Editors: Since the time this prayer letter was written, Michelle’s team has returned from Asia and will be leading worship here at ET on Nov 24. A freewill offering will be collected for the team during serice. Please make cheques out to “CTI Music Ministries.” —— Hi there! This coming year, I...Continue Reading
Dear church, It has been a whirlwind of a month getting prepared for this missions trip! One month ago, Nancy was just sitting pretty and hoping to one day do missions as she has always dreamed of. Steph was thinking she wasn’t going on missions as planned at all when she applied for another team...Continue Reading
Dear friends and family, Hope you are all well! As some of you may know, I will be going on a medical missions trip this November with EMAS Canada, which stands for Education, Medical Ait and Service. EMAS is a Christian organization which sends teams all over the world on medical missions. The particular team...Continue Reading
By: Chara Benson (Toronto City Mission) September 3rd, 2013 marked an important day for 12 very eager, yet nervous women. It also marked a significant time in my life as I became the teacher of these twelve. This program is called Role Model Moms where moms come to learn in order to achieve their GED...Continue Reading
Dear Friends, I’m writing to share with you a very exciting opportunity God has placed in my life! From Nov 10 – Nov 25 this year, I will be going to Kunming, China with EMAS (Education, Medical Aid, and Service) to provide free surgeries for children with congenital deformities, burns, and other injuries. These...Continue Reading
