by Susi Albrecht and Nancy Akers The Year of the Child is GenMin’s theme for 2016 with the goal of encouraging all of us to focus with intentionality on our precious children! An important way to do that is by providing Children’s Church—a place at church where the children can bond, learn and grow, while discovering … Continue reading "Kid’s Korner: Equipping children to know, grow and show God’s love" Read the article
This article is from Janet Morrison who directs Great Commission Trips, one of GCI Generations Ministries’ mission organizations. The first time I saw them was at LAX—seven Congolese refugees from the Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Malawi coming to a new world, a new culture. Though they had heard many things about the U.S., they did … Continue reading "Helping a refugee family in Los Angeles" Read the article
This article is from Fraser Henderson, one of the pastors in GCI’s Ottawa, Canada, congregation. It’s hard to describe what it’s like arriving in Canada in the dead of winter. The -13 degree Fahrenheit weather is likely to elicit a curse even from those with robust reigns on their tongues. For the refugees, despite the … Continue reading "Welcome home to Ottawa" Read the article
In this issue of Equipper we focus on joining Jesus in responding to the global refugee crisis. We also introduce a new feature: Kid’s Korner. The five articles in this issue are linked below. Enjoy! – Equipper editor, Ted Johnston From Greg: The refugee crisis—how can we respond? In 2014, nearly 60 million people were displaced from their homes and … Continue reading "The Refugee Crisis" Read the article
In this article, Nova Musafiri, a refugee who settled in Canada, tells his story. I left my country in April 1993 because of security issues: students were arrested, beaten to death and tortured because of a dictatorial regime, which reigned for over 30 years. I did not have a choice, but had to escape in … Continue reading "Nova’s story" Read the article
Dear Pastors and Ministry Leaders: In 2014, nearly 60 million people were displaced from their homes and native countries by war. The spotlight in 2016 is on the crisis in Syria where almost half the population have become refugees, leading to the largest migration in human history. This global refugee crisis must not be ignored. … Continue reading "From Greg: The refugee crisis—how can we respond?" Read the article
