Pastor Blog

I just came back from house church conference in Houston, Texas. It was hosted by ESC (English-speaking Congregation) church for the first time and despite language difference, they served us so well. Also, the number of ESC pastors who attend has been growing in numbers, and it was evident in

As April approaches grade twelve youths are beginning to plan for their life next steps. Choosing which post-secondary institution to attend, solving housing, summer opportunities, and more are all part of the discussion. Among these many things, I hope church is another next step they are thinking about. While it’

It was helpful that some members pointed out the current security issues in Ecuador. However, after checking with the missionary, those dangers are limited to border areas where gangs are active. The region we are going is Samborondon, which is located in the center of Ecuador, close to the airport

One thing we forget is our desire “grows”. Small desires don’t remain as small desires. Desires may look small and harmless at their inception. But they can quickly grow into a form of desire we never imagined before. James tells us that desire begets sin, sin grows and eventually,

Korean-speaking Congregation (KSC) is hosting a “Mission Rally” during passion week, from 3/29-31. As both congregations are going on a mission trip together, we decided to make it a joint rally for Friday and Saturday nights, so all ESC members can participate. The speaker for this rally is missionary

We are changing our mission field. We have been going to Nicaragua for the last 10 years, and served this one church faithfully. But the pastor of that church has indefinitely left the field, and even though we were told that he had been planning for this, this was sudden