News from the
Mission Field
In an effort to keep you up to date on the activities of the mission ecclesias, we continually collect news and reports from the field.
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January 1, 2013
A visit to Lima, Santiago and Córdoba
By Sis. Jan BerneauIn October and November of 2012 it was a pleasure for Bro. Jim & Sis. Jean Hunter to again visit our brethren and sisters in Peru, Chile and Argentina and offer talks and classes for the interested friends who study the Bible with us by correspondence. continue reading
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December 9, 2012
Puerto Rico – Few in Number
By Bro. Don LuffDue to advertisements in the Readers Digest during the Year of Witness efforts in 1976, individuals in Puerto Rico have been receiving Christadelphian correspondence courses and literature since the late 1970’s. Baptisms resulted from the efforts of missionaries and short term field workers during the 1980’s. Nevertheless, due to a variety of circumstances, it has … continue reading
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November 4, 2012
St. Lucia Missionary Trip
By Sis. Jan BerneauThe following article from Bro. David and Sis. Joan Andrews, describes their recent trip to St. Lucia, from Guyana where they have been helping in various ecclesias. Return to St Lucia On Friday 6-July-12 Joan and I once again left Guyana on a three-week visit to the beautiful Caribbean island of St Lucia (our third … continue reading
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October 19, 2012
The Truth in El Salvador
By Bro. Doug HawthorneAfter expressing an interest to participate in a CBMA mission effort to Central America, I was connected with Bro. Don Luff of Brantford, Ontario, and he gently encouraged me in the weeks ahead of the planned visit in late May. I prepared 3 classes using PowerPoint in English, and set about to translate them to … continue reading
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October 19, 2012
The Road to Panama
By Bro. Doug HawthorneFlying from El Salvador to Panama City, Bro. Don Luff and I were met by Bro. Luis Sobles of the Colón Ecclesia. The weather in tropical Panama was a bit rainy and saturated with high humidity, and quite different from the climate of California. Yet again the warm greetings of a brother in the one … continue reading
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August 7, 2012
Guyana – Like a Second Home
ByWe arrived on the shores of Guyana in time for the annual Bible School hosted this year by Eccles. When the presiding brother for the day acknowledged us, he welcomed us home again. For us Guyana is like a second home. We grew up there spiritually. We have watched a generation depart and welcomed a … continue reading
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June 22, 2012
The Truth in Barbados
By Sis. Jan BerneauIn July 1892, Bro. Blenman was able to report in the Christadelphian Magazine: “I am pleased to announce that an ecclesia has been formed on the Island of Barbados, my native land.” During the previous year, about nine or ten immersions had taken place, mainly through the zealous efforts of Bro. James Hepburn, a Scot … continue reading
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April 17, 2012
Fraternal Gathering in Jamaica
By Bro. Don LuffBy the invitation of the CBMJ (Christadelphian Bible Mission Jamaica), we were once again pleased to be able to visit some of the ecclesias in Jamaica during February. Brother Ray Arthurs of the Broughton Ecclesia met my sister/wife Miriam and me, along with Brother Charlie Link of the Moorestown, New Jersey Ecclesia at the Montego … continue reading