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Business Groups are meeting in the Hamilton/Norwich Ontario area and two new groups are starting in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area (early December, 2010). For more information or to join a group call 877.375.9673 (Canada) or 866.391.5728 (USA).



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Thursday, November 4
2010 Dinner Tour
As explained below, Carlos Coffin, Word & Deed Project Director in Nicaragua, will be our keynote speaker for US portion of the 2010 fall dinner tour.

Wednesday, November 17, Pompton Plains, New Jersey
Location: Christian Health Care Center, 301 Sicomac Avenue Wyckoff, NJ (Use Mountain Ave Entrance)
Doors Open: 6:30 pm
Dinner Served: 7:00 pm
For tickets, please call Mary at (973) 706-8454

Friday, November 19, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Location: Bethany United Reformed Church, 5401 Byron Center Ave. SW, Wyoming, MI.
Doors Open: 6:00 pm
Dinner Served: 6:30 pm
For tickets please call Heidi at 866.391.5728.
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Tuesday, November 2
Four Dinners featuring Carlos Coffin a great success!
The recent dinner tour featuring keynote Carlos Coffin from Nicaragua was richly blessed by the Lord. Efforts are now underway to have Carlos come and speak for two dinners in the USA (Pompton Plains, NJ and Grand Rapids, MI) since the ambassador from Nigeria to Canada, the original keynote speaker, had to cancel due to emergency meetings in Nigeria. Carlos meets with US embassy officials on Wednesday to request a visa for a brief visit. Please pray that the Lord will open doors for Carlos to come to speak in the USA.

Carlos Coffin oversees projects in Nicaragua. He was recently invited by Word & Deed to Canada (and now the USA) to give a powerpoint presentation about his work and that of his team in Nicaragua.

Below are some pictures of the recent dinners.









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Tuesday, October 12
The Fall Tour is upon us!
The Dinner Fall Tour is upon us with Carlos Coffin of Nicaragua speaking at 4 dinners (October) and the Nigerian ambasassador to Canada speaking at 2 dinners (November). All the Lord willing.

For Google Maps directions, click on the address below.

Friday, October 15, Surrey, British Colombia. ** this dinner is full **
Location: Cloverdale Canadian Reformed Church, 17473 60 Avenue, Surrey, BC.
Doors Open: 6:00 pm
Dinner Served: 6:30 pm

Saturday, October 16, Chilliwack, British Colombia.
Location: Chilliwack Alliance Church, 8700 Young Road, Chilliwack BC
Doors Open: 5:30 pm
Dinner Served: 6:00 pm

Friday , October 22, Jordan, Ontario
Location: Heritage Christian School, 2850 4th Av, Jordan, Ontario
Doors Open: 6:00 pm
Dinner Served: 6:30 pm

Saturday, October 23, Hamilton, Ontario ** this dinner is full **
Location: Rehoboth Christian School,198 Inksetter Road, Copetown, Ontario
Doors Open: 5:30 pm
Dinner Served: 6:00 pm

Other stops on this tour:

Sunday, October 17: Lynden, Washington URC
Monday, October 18: Neerlandia, Alberta (Neerlandia Canadian Reformed Church @ 8pm)
Tuesday, October 19: Edmonton Parkland Immanuel Christian School (11am)
Wednesday, October 20: Monarch, Alberta (Monarch Free Reformed Church; 7:30 pm)

November tour with Professor Iyorwuese Hagher, the Nigerian Ambassador to Canada ...

Wednesday, November 17, Pompton Plains, New Jersey
Location: Christian Health Care Center, 301 Sicomac Avenue Wyckoff, NJ (Use Mountain Ave Entrance)
Doors Open: 6:30 pm
Dinner Served: 7:00 pm

Friday, November 19, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Location: Bethany United Reformed Church, 5401 Byron Center Ave. SW, Wyoming, MI.
Doors Open: 6:00 pm
Dinner Served: 6:30 pm
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Thursday, September 16
Home Run!
After successful softball tournaments in Lethbridge (Alberta) and Grand Rapids (Michigan), Chilliwack (BC) had their first annual tournament and raised over $15,000 with 15 teams for orphan care in Malawi! Congratulations to the organizers and all who took part! Below find some pictures of the tournament and click here for more details on the event itself. This Saturday, there will be a softball tournament in Calgary (click here) and next Saturday in Schererville, Indiana (click here for more details). All the Lord willing.


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Friday, July 23
John Calvin Phase 2 Fully Funded!
The John Calvin Christian School (Barranquilla, Colombia) phase 2 has now been fully funded at $276,000. The Lord is good!
Students have moved into phase 1 and construction for phase 2 is underway.

Please click here to view the most recent pictures and watch the building go up.