Urgent need in the Canadian office: Business manager
GoodSeed Canada is in immediate need of a Business Manager to be based in the Olds, Alberta office. Basic Functions Provide accounting support for governmental, auditorial and operational reporting. Ensure adequate internal controls are in place and maintained. Conduct financial analysis in such areas as forecasting, budgeting, cost reduction analysis, and operations. Oversee all areas of […]
Caring for Mexican seasonal farmworkers in Michigan
Every year, over 49,000 seasonal farmworkers and their families make their way north from Mexico to Michigan’s fertile fields and orchards for the summer and fall harvest. Michigan Migrant Ministries (MMM) shows the love of Jesus Christ to these guests who visit their state. They give gifts, conduct bible classes in Spanish and English, do […]
Sunday school: Teach live or watch the DVD?
Our resources have been creatively used in a wide variety of settings ranging from self-studies to camps and small small groups. Here is one lady’s email to us with a question regarding the use of The Stranger on the Road to Emmaus in Sunday school.
Christ becomes real to a Chinese atheist
This is Lien’s testimony which was originally published in her church’s newsletter. We have edited it for brevity. The Bible says that God “desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus” (1 […]
Please don’t go to the Bible study!
Some years ago, Kathy* was puttering around in the garden one afternoon when a couple on the sidewalk approached her. In the conversation that ensued, the two strangers quoted some Scripture verses. Kathy was excited. For some time, she had been longing to learn more about God but she didn’t have a clue where or […]
Panama: Reconnecting and sharing the gospel
One of our GoodSeed staff couples, Simon and Lavonne, were missionaries in Panama for 17 years before returning to the USA where they now continue ministry at the GoodSeed office in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho. Recently, after being gone from Panama for more than a year, they had an opportunity to go back for a […]
Are believers judged for their sins?
Sasha* had been struggling for quite some time with an overwhelming sense of uncertainty. He sought help from, Alex,* a counsellor. As they talked, it didn’t take long for Alex to realize that, although Sasha said that he believed in Jesus for salvation, he was lacking a solid biblical foundation with which to navigate through […]
The gospel set to music
The atmosphere was charged as staff and friends gathered in the hall and found their seats. They were about to watch not just any musical, but one about the gospel. And it wasn’t just any musical about the gospel, it was one produced by GoodSeed. “I had no idea how it would be like before […]
I confess… I cut up “The Lamb”!
It’s the end of summer in the northern hemisphere. While school was out and the weather warm, summer camps were in full swing. Many children attended Christian camps, backyard Bible clubs, or Vacation Bible Schools (VBS) where, in the midst of fun activities, they also got to learn the message of the Bible. For many […]
“I wish I had done more listening”
My work at GoodSeed requires that I fly at times. These days, frugal airlines place their seats so close together that the travel experience they provide is one of shoulder-to-shoulder confinement. But it’s just not natural for us westerners to be sandwiched in so tightly with total strangers! Recently, as I shoehorned my large frame […]