Stories of faith, hope and encouragement

YWAM Founder Graduates to Glory

Loren Cunningam, founder of Youth With A Mission, passed into the arms of Jesus on October 6, 2023.  He was 88.   I met “Uncle Loren” only a few times; read his books, even had the pleasure of sharing a workshop with the guy.  I have seen his conviction, heard his passion to mobilize youth, […]

Papua New Guinea: Eye-Eye, Doctor!

There are no electronic medical records In the Highlands of Papua New Guinea; no insurance companies, and no Medicare. But as one volunteering eye-doctor said, “It gets you back to being a physician; to being what you got in it for in the first place.”

Philippines: Storytelling Workshop

Students gather for group shot of Alabang Storytelling Workshop

Some 50 young people gather in Alabang, Philippines, for an afternoon workshop on the power and techniques of rich-media storytelling.

Ukraine: Make chickens, not war!

A courageous group of volunteers, from different churches across western Canada share their love for the people of Ukraine through practical acts of faith. Most recently, their efforts focus on a food-security and sustainable agricultural project, just west of the conflicted Donbas region.

Exposure Triangle: ISO

In this 3-part series, we look at manual camera settings for correct image exposure. The Exposure Triangle shows the connection between three essential camera controls: ISO = sensitivity of the camera sensor Aperture = volume of light, that is size of lens hole that light passes through measured in f-stops, and Shutter Speed = time […]

Creating An Online Course While Crossing Canada In A Van (MMSC)

Self-isolating in a customized van, Craig and Lib head out across Canada’s glaciated mountains, sprawling plains and rocky shields of lake-pocked landscape to film lessons for an online Media Mission Short Course (MMSC) to equip up-and-coming video journalists. This short video will get you up to speed on our work to film lesson modules for […]

Perspectives

Perspectives is a collection of short video interviews of Christian leaders from around the world sharing their insights, applications and encouragement for the Church body as it adjusts to “life under lockdown” and the Covid19 pandemic.

Beat the Doldrums: 7 lessons from the Ancient Mariner

Come now as we face these isolate days, let us tackle things grand, with intention and gusto. Let’s lay hold of scarce things that we wished there was time for, when life was consumed by a twelve-hour labour.

YWAM Ships: What Would You Bring?

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YWAM Ships Kona looks to reach the isolated by bringing the love of Jesus and practical help in the form of Health Care to remote islands throughout the Pacific. Here’s a short overview we contributed to showcase some of the work they do.

Culture Shock

Culture Shock: Twelve students of the YWAM Ships Kona Discipleship Training School take 3-months to visit remote tribal villages and urban communities in Papua New Guinea. The results are transformational for those they met and very likely even more transformational for the students themselves. The following video summarizes stories that the students shared during “Debrief […]

Two-Step Jesus and the talking Parrotfish

All work and no play makes Jack a dull missionary, so that weekend, Lib and I leave YWAM Ships’ base and drive to Two-Step; a famous snorkel and dive spot, just 40-minutes south of Kailua-Kona along Route 11 on the Big Island of Hawaii.  Two-Step is called that because of a narrow set of naturally […]

Death By Dongle

Death by dongle

We’re in mid-packing for a longterm overseas assignment.  Naturally, we want to travel light and this is a perfect time to rid myself of all obsolete and redundant gear, so I plug my nose and dive into my computer bag. No wonder I’ve been plagued with chronic neck/shoulder issues. Inside my kit there is a […]