Monthly Archives: July 2006

Vietnam has the largest Christian and Missionary Alliance church in the world!

At our Assembly of Alliance churches in Canada, our President (Dr. Frankin Pyles), related the progress of the Vietnamese church over the past 30 years.

In the mid 1970’s missionaries were forced out of Vietnam.  They left behind fewer than 100 official church workers.  They left behind a church of less than 100,000.

Now the numbers are ten times as much.  There is a seminary that graduates 100 students each year — all of whom are headed into ministry.

All of this in an atheistic communist country.

Every two years our denomination holds their nationwide assembly of churches for policy, prayer, and praise times.  We enjoy seeing each other — some were in school together, others have met in district conferences, others just enjoy meeting new people.

I’ll leave today and stay at a friends place.  Friday I will be back to prepare for a wedding on Saturday.  Unfortunately (or from Jill’s perspective — fortunately) I’ll be travelling alone.  If I find a computer to continue the blog, I’ll keep you updated.  If not, see you later this week!

Saw two signs today in Kindersley. 

One is what a I call a “relative” sign.  My father’s name is Calvin.  Now he has a street named after him!! 

The other is what I call a “character” sign.  I did not realize that it is the law that we must be considerate — at least in Kindersley!!!