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| pdf EMBRACING NEWCOMERS - Philoxenia 2023 | 628 KB | Download | |
| pdf Embracing Newcomers - Database of Resources - Updated 2023 | 117 KB | Download | |
| pdf International Students in Canada with ISM Resources, John Engels | 85 KB | Download |
It might have been you, your parents or grandparents. Virtually everyone reading this page was directly or indirectly through family, a newcomer to these shores. A foreigner. A refugee. A wanderer. A sojourner on the earth. A displaced person. Maybe even an accidental traveler or unintended immigrant.
Whether we use Biblical descriptors or contemporary, newcomers are those who've recently arrived in Canada.
And newcomers are dear to God's heart. From Genesis to Revelation, they keep popping up everywhere. And God does the popping, inserting them into His covenants, the Mosaic laws, through prophets and prophecies, and of course best and greatest through Jesus Himself. God loves newcomers.
So, we should, too! And the more we do, the more we reflect Him. The more newcomers see Him in us.
"Embracing Newcomers" is more than simply a video seminar and workbook. It may be for you a grand new adventure in God's kingdom. For a newcomer, it will be eternity changing, in both this life and the next.
May the Lord cause you to advance in maturity and fruitfulness as a result. We encourage you to watch these video segments with Dr. T.V. Thomas on "Embracing Newcomers."
Charles Hermelink
Cultural Languages Group Coordinator
Mission Canada, PAOC
NOTE: Embracing Newcomers is provided through partnership between Dr. T.V. Thomas, Director of the Centre for Evangelism & World Mission, Regina, SK, and the PAOC's Mission Canada. The content of Dr. Thomas' seminar and participant's guide are his property. The video and cover image of Embracing Newcomers is the property of the PAOC's Mission Canada. Please honour the Lord and Canadian law in your handling of this material. Do not reproduce or repost online without prior written permission. The Participants Guide is free for reproduction only to meet your personal or group needs, and must be distributed free of charge.