OC Blog Digest: December 2023

As we wrap up 2023, we are happy to share a few more articles from our Family of Ministries!

In this OC Digest you will find: 

• A helpful analogy as you pray for & love your Muslim friends & neighbours! (Loving Muslims Together)
• A story about a boy who was abandoned and left on the streets of Jerusalem (Israel) during World War II...and a call for the global church to care for the scattered, dislocated and suffering children around the world. (Diaspora Ministries)
• An invitation for God-made Chaplains to excercise their giftings in the workplace! (BetterIt Workplace Chaplains)

The Journey of Discovery

I don’t like to run. My experience of running is that I’m short of breath, sweaty & hot, and there’s a voice in my head telling me to STOP!!!!

This past year, while praying for Muslims in Canada during Ramadan, an image popped into my mind, (a not-infrequent experience when I’m praying).

The image was of a person running along a road that stretched into the distance. They were running in a long-distance race that was called ‘Journey of Discovery’. Actually, there were quite a few runners, but they each were running alone.

I noticed that at some points in the race there were people cheering the runners on, encouraging them and spurring them to keep going. At other points in the race there were refreshment stations where the runners could receive nourishment for the next leg of the race. Sometimes people would run alongside the racers, keeping pace with them, encouraging them to keep running.

Some runners kept running strong. Some runners who were faltering were encouraged by the cheering, and the nourishment, and the companionship they received. Some runners slowed to a walk. Some stopped altogether and left the race ... Read More

Hope of the Fatherless: The Journey of David Claydon

Sharing from the life story of David Claydon, Sadiri Joy Tira calls the global church to care for the scattered, dislocated and suffering children around the world. "There is hope for the orphans if the Global Church can act with compassion and action." ... Read More

The Ear of Jesus

Mobilizing God-Made Chaplains into the Workplace!

We are familiar with the idea that the Church has been provided with a healthy mix of gifted people who, through the Spirit, powerfully accomplish the work Christ sets out for us in His Kingdom. We understand the metaphor of the Body of Christ, with each member playing a unique role in the health of the system and all having equal value. At BetterIt Workplace Chaplains, we have come to understand that one of the parts of the body is the Ears ... Read More