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Centennial Celebrations
March 20, 2013

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A part of our Centennial celebrations WEC is planning a nationwide tour. We are taking workshops, cafes, church services and drinking a few cups of tea (coffee) with our friends.

WEC 100 and still not out!!
February 12, 2013

"Christ wants not nibblers of the possible, but grabbers of the impossible." — C.T. Studd  wec-100On the sixteenth of October, 1913, in the very heart of Africa (Belgian Congo) C.T. Studd baptised twelve people. The World Evangelism Crusade missionary society, as it was then called, took its first steps.

Christmas Amongst the Nations
September 6, 2012

It’s a side of the Christmas story we usually overlook or try to ignore. It is just too uncomfortable and too horrific for us to even consider. Yet it was a sign of the times. Jesus came to earth as a baby and was born into a world filled with violence, suffering, oppression and injustice. 

The Congo is Calling
February 21, 2012

Celebrate 100 years of WEC and the church in Congo with a prayer walk or motorbike in the heart of Africa. 

The Team Expands
November 15, 2011

We welcomed on to our team this month James and Donata Gray. We are excited to have them on board as they bring with them a large amount of youthful enthusiasm. The following is a sort of introduction to how they came to join us and what they hope to do. It is written by James Gray.

THE GREATEST GAME I NEVER WATCHED!

Global Prayer Site Launched
September 9, 2011

New 365/24/7 Site Ignites Global Prayer! Imagine…Wars ended, ethnic hatred vanished, global warming and AIDS halted, and poverty reduced to naught, all through prayer! It is true, prayer changes the world, and with that belief, a new site has been launched for the global prayer community.  It is an online site encouraging people around the world and around the clock to interceed for the nations.

My Prayer for a Muslim Friend
August 17, 2011

I was sitting in an English airport ready to fly to India for the first time. A youngish looking lady started speaking with me about her first time flying alone, and the anxieties that came with that. Eventually she unraveled what seemed like her whole life story to me as I listened intently – wondering where this was all heading.

My Muslim Neighbor Loves Justin Beiber!
June 27, 2011

The first thing the girl downstairs asked me was if I loved Justin Beiber! Believe it or not, on the surface, most Muslim young people look just like you and me. They listen to the same pop music and often dress and talk the same way. But in another sense they are so very different. For instance we’ve recently been told that our Bible is changed, untrustworthy, and that because we’re Christians we’re going to go to hell.

The Most Important Mission Book of All Time
June 24, 2011

George Verwer referred to as “the most important mission book of all time.” Operation World: The Definitive Prayer Guide to Every Nation, Jason Mandryk (Revised 7th edition).Operation World first gives a statistical survey of Christian influence on the world. Then it focuses on key regions.

Beyond 9/11
February 23, 2011

Jason Mandryk, author of the latest edition of Operation World, reflects on current trends.

The last edition of Operation World came out just days before 9/11. In a few horrifying minutes, we recognized the world would never be the same again. Nine years later we can say that both everything and nothing has changed.