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2024 Annual Ministries Report
Willingdon Church
Outreach Highlights
Cynthia & Danny Asirit - New Missionaries
This year, God called Pastor Cynthia Asirit and her husband Danny to a new ministry – as missionaries in Philippines! Please pray for them as they train for this assignment and raise the necessary funds.
Cynthia will focus on Biblical counselling, life skills training, and soul care for young people and parents. Danny and Cynthia will teach and lead various discipleship courses to make disciples so they can share the Gospel and carry on the ministry of Christ. Their desire is to help young people know Christ personally and experience his love, to help them heal from their childhood traumas and work on their family dynamic, and, more importantly, to help them grow in their God-given gifts and be empowered by the Holy Spirit to fulfill their God-given purpose.
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Willingdon House - New Ministry
In 2023, Willingdon Charitable Holdings Society, purchased and renovated a house close to the church. We now partner with Journey Home, running this as a transitional home for recently arrived refugee claimants. Since opening in June 2023, 30 people have been in the house so far representing 6 different families. During kids Summercamp last summer we were able to accommodate 5 children from the Willingdon House (Muslim families) who participated in the weeklong camps. The mother would not even step in to the church at the beginning of the week but by the end of the week was walking the kids into the church, engaging with staff, and hanging around for a bit each day!
A New Sense of Life Purpose
One of our long-time members came to see House of Omeed and was struggling with the transition to retirement. He now volunteers there twice a week and says he feels totally renewed and God has given him a new purpose.
Brazil Testimony
Samantha Alexander has gone on several short-term mission teams to Brazil. Went again in March 2023 and received an invitation to come back longer term to provide some intentional children's ministry support. In early 2024 she has headed to Brazil again for several months to serve, in an effort to discern whether God is inviting her to serve long-term.