Stories from the field
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Finding Freedom B.C. Interview
RE:ACT- Recovery Education For Addiction and Complex Trauma. To provide care and education to help broken people become whole in Christ. Ninety-seven percent of people in addiction experienced childhood trauma in their home, school or church. This is not simply physical or sexual trauma; it also includes any dynamics that cause the child not to feel safe or unconditionally loved. RE:ACT helps people understand how that trauma affected them-not just in becoming an addict, but in all aspects of their lives. Zero percent of people in recovery stay clean and sober if they do not develop healthy relationships and a healthy support network. RE:ACT helps people do that. Healing from addiction and trauma will take up to 2 years for most people, and that is what we hope to offer with a long term program, where people will receive teaching, counseling, learning life skills, job skills, relationship skills, building a healthy network, and transitioning gradually into life.
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To The Ends of the Earth Society Interview
Remi and Tjandra, formerly involved with Mission Aviation Fellowship, operate as TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH Society. They aim to help some of the most desperately poor and deprived people on remote, hard-to-reach islands in Indonesia, and in other countries around the world. Some of the mission projects and activities include supporting an orphanage & Bible Schools; supporting teams of pastors, teachers, counsellors and medical staff; providing medicines, books and teaching materials; and providing fresh, clean water where none has been available. To The Ends of the Earth Society, also supports similar projects through other like-minded organizations and projects and sends out missionaries to help with above mentioned projects.
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Planting Life Haiti Interview
Planting Life Haiti is a Christ-centered foundation whose goals are to collaborate with Haitian farmers to improve farming practices in Haiti. We provide resources, training, education, and support for Haitian farming communities, working towards a sustainable future in Haiti. We focus on using drip irrigation systems, which are water and labour efficient. In our acts and words, we strive to honour Jesus and to make him known to others. Our desire is to "plant life", both spiritual and agricultural. Through prayer, teaching, working, and serving, the Planting Life Haiti Foundation desires to see Haitian farming communities thrive and flourish with hope for new life.
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Restoration House Ministries Interview
Mark Bodie shares about his work with Restoration House Ministries. Their mission is to help resource and manage, home church building projects in developing nations. As an agent of ICMS, he explains how the support of ICMS has helped him accomplish their mission.
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Gary Janzen Interview
Listen to Gary Janzen, our executive director, share about the heart of ICMS and what it would be like to partner with us.
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Glorious Harvest Outreach Interview
Jose Mendoza experienced radical life change that inspired him to share the message of Jesus with others. Through Glorious Harvest Outreach Ministry, he shares what it has been like to partner with ICMS and build relationships with people that have experienced the same kind of life change as a result of the gospel coming alive in their life.