MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN
Mark Drabenstott
I was heading home. I had spent two months touring Israel and was ready to go home. The last leg of my journey was from Nazareth to Tel Aviv. I had spent a month on a kibbutz and a friend in Tel Aviv was providing a bed for the night and a ride to the airport. I piled into a sherut, a shared taxi that could accommodate 6 riders. (In those days, a sherut was a stretched Mercedes 240 with an extra middle bench seat.) I was first in the queue, so I took the front passenger seat after putting my backpack and camera bag in the trunk. Little did I know that the front seat was somewhat cramped for my long legs. As we set out, the large passport case in my back pocket was scrunched against my lower back. So, I took it out and laid it at my feet.
SOUTH AFRICA UPDATE
Lucas Scheepers
We are blessed with a growing Youth Group and Sunday School, connecting with other youth every Sunday via Zoom. All who attended thoroughly enjoyed a Holiday Club organized for the Junior and Senior youth. A mix of Bible study sessions, games, and creativity classes kept the young people entertained while learning many valuable principles for godly living.
VOLUNTEER VOICE
Amy Lagasse
WCF is grateful to the many individuals who dedicate their time, talents, and energy to growing faith in our community. WCF relies on a team of individuals working together to grow faith worldwide. We want to grow our team and hope you are interested in volunteering to help us inspire and motivate others to develop and grow their faith.
FaithLaunch Conference
Not too long before the COVID virus pushed us into lockdowns and isolation, a team of WCF members came up with an idea that intended to bring young people together to help them build meaningful and enduring lives of faith. The program was called Faith Launch.
MEET THE DIRECTOR: Simon Dean
Get to know one of WCF’s newest Directors, Simon Dean! Levi Gelineau interviews Simon on the newest episode of A Little Faith. Simon describes for Levi what he sees as unique about WCF and how that led to his involvement with the Faith Chats and Online Bible Schools. He talks passionately about the global reach of the Foundation. Simon shares his experience of singing along to Hymns For Sunday with a brother and sister living in isolation in Croatia. Levi and Simon discuss the Make Faith Matter videos initiative, how to address our "faith deficits" and create content that inspires us towards a richer faith-driven life in Christ. Next, Simon tells Levi about growing up in Watford Ecclesia with Harry Tennant, among others. Finally, they discuss the joys and challenges of integrating 26 newly baptized Iranians in Simon's home ecclesia of Ware, England.