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A LETTER from the GENERAL MANAGER
Dear Friends,
What do you do when your faith is tested far
beyond your ability to bear? Do you walk away
from the One who can help you? Or do you cling to
Him knowing that because His Word says so He will
bring you out of your circumstance? Faith in the
fi re is more than just a phrase; it is a lifestyle. It is
trusting that the God who created you has a distinct
plan for your life. It is knowing without a doubt
that “He who began a good work
in you carry it on to completion
until the day of Christ Jesus”
(PHILIPPIANS 1:6).
In our feature story,
Robert’s life was spinning
out of control; so much
so that he found himself
imprisoned. However, this
didn’t stop the plan God
had for his life. A plan put into
place years earlier when He spoke
to a man named Dick Simmons, giving him a vision
of a ministry that would serve imprisoned men and
women and help them fi nd freedom even behind
prison bars.
In this issue, we are also introducing a ministry
initiative called YMI to Canada and continuing to
show you the faces of the people operating behind
the scenes to ensure you receive your Our Daily
Bread mailings.
Kelley Ferguson, General Manager
Our Daily Bread Ministries Canada approved programs and purchases. Each gift
P.S. Might we ask you to keep our Director,
Brent Hackett, and his family in prayer
as they go through a very diffi cult time?
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CEO/Executive Director: Brent Hackett
General Manager: Kelley Ferguson
Manager, Ministry Engagement: Steven Khan
Manager, Vancouver Offi ce: Soo Khim Yeo
Editor: Alyson Kieda
Graphics: Cynthia Martineau/Keri Halliday
Project Coordinator: Rob Jewell
PHOTO CREDITS
Cover (front and back): Shutterstock via
ThaiPrayBoy; (p.2-5) Our Daily Bread
Ministries; (p.6-9) Courtesy of Elaine
Warkentin; (p.10) Our Daily Bread Ministries.
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