Stories
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Every Part Matters: Lessons from the Caribou Hunt
Our community was buzzing with excitement in August as the annual caribou hunting season approached. The caribou hunting season is limited to one day out of the year, but many individuals and families spend several days at their cabin or on the land leading up to hunting day. Gideon and Rob had the opportunity to…
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Names That Carry a Legacy: The Inuit Cultural Tradition
When learning a new culture, there are many things that we need to notice, dig into and get a good grasp on before we can teach in a way that will effectively communicate the truth of God’s Word without misunderstanding. Some of these cultural aspects are similar to our home culture, while others are very…
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Suffering Significant Tragedies
In the midst of devastating situations in Arctic Canada, please pray that our lives would be a true reflection of the living hope that dwells within us.
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“Becoming” Part of the Community
Over the last few months, we have written about various ways the team living in Arctic Canada is “becoming”. We are “becoming” like the Inuit as we learn and participate in daily life activities and learn to understand and speak Inuktitut. We are “becoming” more like Christ as He shapes us into His image, trusting…
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Becoming Like Christ Through Suffering
In my journey of following Christ’s example among the Inuit, I’ve learned that becoming like Him often leads us through the fire of suffering. Just as Christ humbled Himself, taking on human flesh and enduring the cross to sympathize with our weaknesses (Hebrews 4:15), God has used my own afflictions to shape me into His…
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‘Becoming’ in the Inuit World
Last month we introduced the idea of “becoming” in the Inuit world. For the team living in the arctic this means not just learning about the Inuit way of life but living it ourselves. It means making the effort to understand and speak Inuktitut until we are fluent. At the very foundation of our desire…
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‘Becoming’ Like the Inuit
The word ‘becoming’ has come up a lot for our team recently. In many ways, our ministry right now looks like a lot of becoming—certainly becoming more like Christ as God shapes us into who He wants us to be in our lives here. But it is also a lot of becoming like the Inuit.…
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Willard Family Update
“But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.” 2 Corinthians 4:7 This is something we have been reflecting on lately as this past calendar year has held unexpected challenges and changes, yet so many blessings. The weight of spiritual warfare has…
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Bartholdson Family Update
Just like the summer months in the Arctic, our first year of life and ministry in the North has gone by quickly. It has been a year of learning and experiencing the Inuit way of life, Inuktitut, and God’s grace. Daily life in the Arctic has some similarities to life in the south. Spending time…