Tag: Missions

Bryce Homes in Kenya – Water Filtration for All, Small Business Project Going Well, the Threat of Disease, and More

By Understand the Times and Lighthouse Trails WATER FILTRATION We are happy to report that all of the twenty-four Bryce Homes in Kenya now have water filtration systems. Understand the Times began to place  water filtration units in each Bryce…

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The Faithfulness of a Canadian Missionary to Teaching the Word of God

LTRP Note: Egerton Ryerson Young was a young Canadian missionary in the late 1800s, who, with his wife and two small children, spent years with the Native people in Canada, living among them, loving them, and sharing the Gospel and the…

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A Public Letter From Renovare Reveals Troubling Connection with YWAM

This past summer, a Lighthouse Trails reader sent us this e-mail letter she received from Renovare (Richard Foster’s contemplative outreach organization). Our reader is on the Renovare mailing list as she has grave concerns about friends who are involved with…

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The Latest on the Bryce Homes in Kenya And 5 Things You Might Be Wondering

We are happy to present a new slideshow of photos from the Bryce Homes for Christian Widows and Children in Kenya, but first here are the answers to five things you might be wondering about the Bryce missions project that…

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Letter to the Editor: Concerns About Compassion International Mount

To Lighthouse Trails: I just came across your site in search of some background information concerning the emergent church movement (which I was aware of, but had no idea of it’s size or that it was labeled as such). I…

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Kenya Water Program

From Understand the Times While visiting our Bryce Homes in Kenya in March of 2014, it became apparent that one of the greatest needs for our widows and their families was water—both uncontaminated drinking water and water for other basic…

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Lot’s of Activity Happening at Bryce Homes in Kenya

For more information and to donate, visit Understand the Times, International. You can also read many mission reports at the Understand the Times site. We hope you will consider being a part of this special missions project. There are now…

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A Beautiful Simple Gospel That Pierced the Heart of an Indian Named Joe

Editor’s Note: The story below is written in the late 1800s by Canadian missionary Egerton Ryerson Young. We have attempted to preserve the writing style and language of the author. However, some of the terms used  would be considered out-dated…

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The Miracle in Kenya

By Roger Oakland Understand the Times and Bryce Homes The Bryce Homes in Kenya are not all located in one concentrated area. At present, there are twenty of them scattered in a region  that lies towards Lake _______ and covers…

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When Churches Use and Abuse Missions

By Roger Oakland Understand the Times, International I thank God for pastors and churches that see missions as a means of spreading the gospel. They and their board of directors promote missions for the purpose of establishing gospel lighthouses located…

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Letter to the Editor: What To Do When Christian Charities, Such as Compassion, Turn Contemplative/Emergent

Hi Lighthouse Trails! Thank you so much for your ministry! My family has been learning about apostasy for a little while now, and we stumbled across your website recently. . . We read your article about VOM and Michael Wurmbrand…

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Letter to the Editor: What Timing!

Dear Lighthouse Trails: The recent news about World Vision’s decision to see homosexual marriage as a norm and in combination with a recent concert at my church where the lead singer [Big Daddy Weave] spoke for at least 15 minutes…

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