Mini-mission fest brings world to Hamilton
HAMILTON, ON - The world was at Hamilton's doorstep in early October during Hamilton Halton International Ministries' mini-missions fest.
After a team from host group The Peoples Church led a time of worship, six of the dozen or so missions agencies in attendance gave a two-minute report to the 100-plus gathered for the afternoon session. In one report, Galcom International executive director Tim Whitehead said hundreds of people are "coming to Jesus" as a result of Restore FM's ministry in Rwanda, resulting in more than 80 new churches.
The Living Library segment featured 10 people from a variety of backgrounds telling their stories. Betty and Johanna told how they began Shekhinah Light Outreach - a ministry to Jehovah's Witnesses, with whom both still have family connections.
Betty, who was a Jehovah's Witness for 30-plus years, left in 1995 but took another 12 years before becoming a Christian. It was a chance remark, "we are in the truth but it's not enough" from a co-worker who was still a Witness, that led to the start of the ministry to JWs.
"I sat down that night and wrote a tract," says Betty, who then teamed up with Johanna - whose chance remark about creating brochures on her computer led to the creation of the ministries first handout.
The mini-missions fest also featured agency exhibits and a keynote talk in the evening by Operation Mobilization's Stephen Hawkins who spoke about reaching out to people of the Jewish faith.
It also kicked off a week of 24/7 prayer for world missions organized by the Greater Ontario House of Prayer takes place at Wentworth Baptist Church from October 16 to 23.
"Prayer fuels the heart for missions," said House of Prayer coordinator Jill Weber.
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