There is a café/florist, called Joy Café and Flora run by and for young adults who on account of health needs have been disadvantaged and would find it extremely difficult to have gainful employment. The café offers more than beverages and flowers, it is a place where youth are finding opportunity to gain experience [...]
We will not rest ‘till we find a place for the Lord, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob. Our anticipated strategic plan will prepare our organization to remain aligned with God’s overarching plan and ensure our mission is relevant to the times. We want the best possible outcomes for the investment of [...]
We are preparing for our next strategic plan, a process that began by recruiting skilled and wise people with experience in leading groups such as ours to discern and carry out plans for new direction. Prayer, and Bible study will begin this fall and will continue throughout the process. Starting in January 2025, we [...]
We welcome Chishuvo (Chi) Mandivenga to our staff as Administrative Assistant. Chi has volunteered on our Zimbabwe teams since 2015 and joins EMAS Canada after six years at Sick Kids Hospital where she has been a project manager with extensive experience in Africa. She will manage our national office and support the Executive Director [...]
You may wonder just where your donations go. Let me answer some questions you might have about how we manage your contributions. Each EMAS Canada team has its own account. These are designated funds specific to a project or program, but there is also a shared fund called Overseas Ministry Support on which all [...]
Personal Testimonial by Hannah Reid RN (Ward Nurse) Getting prepared to come on the mission, people are always asking if we get paid to come, and when I say no, they then ask if I have to use vacation so that I am able to take time off. They then say, "Oh, I could [...]
We love the people we serve and serve with, but sometimes circumstances beyond our control separate us, as did the recent pandemic, and insecurity in some parts of the world. Despite advances in communication and the possibility of sending resources and other forms of remote engagement, we do reach our limit. We have been [...]
We want to take this opportunity to thank Susan Cheung for all the years of service to EMAS Canada and particularly for over ten years service as a board member. Susan joined EMAS in 1993. She then joined the China East Team in 2001, and since then joined mission trips to Kunming every year. [...]
In January of 1968, the Evangelical Medical Missionary Aid Society sponsored a short-term mission trip to Kola Ndoto Hospital in Tanzania which involved a stopover at the Maseno Hospital in Kenya. Dr. Ross Willows and his wife, Adele, were Canadians from Manitoba. Dr. Willows was an Obstetrician/Gynecologist and I suspect his wife was either [...]
by Joshua Wong The EMAS Cambodia Surgery team in Phnom Penh was a primarily reconstructive surgical mission team grown out of the China South Team. Since the original scouting tour in 2018, we have successfully completed 3 tours to partner with our host Hebron Medical Center in February 2019, 2023, and now 2024. With [...]
By Dr. Ian Ma (past team leader of EMAS China West Medical Mission) On one hand, I am very sad to learn of the passing away of Dr Bob Stephens, but on the other hand, I am happy that he is now in a better place with the Lord. Bob was my mentor, my [...]
Imagine a play or a movie in which the actors did their own makeup, set up the props, managed the lights, and shot the scenes all by themselves. The chaos would be astounding, in fact, there would be no play or movie produced. There are hundreds of skilled workers with tons of special equipment [...]
Deep in the lush northeast tropical forest of the Democratic Republic of Congo is Centre Médical Evangélique Nyankunde Hospital. It has a long association with EMAS Canada, dating back to 1948/49, when the Evangelical Medical Missionary Aid Society (EMMAS) sent hospital supplies to a young missionary doctor who had freshly graduated from the University [...]
by Peter Agwa, Executive Director. Dr. Robert Stephens (Bob) was the first Executive Director of EMAS Canada, and he celebrates his 100th birthday on March 18, 2024. Bob’s influence is still evident through EMAS Canada’s services to various parts of the world and at Nyankunde Hospital in Congo. Our China teams are the fruit of [...]
Among my favourite bible stories is one about Abraham, a wealthy old man who was resting in the heat of the day when three visitors arrived at his tents. “He ran…. to meet them.” The old man was effusive in his reception, yet polite, humble, and eager to serve. Even if his culture dictated [...]
Want to escape the winter blues? We have an opportunity for you. YOU ARE INVITED... Please join us for an elegant TROPICAL NIGHT as we celebrate the work being done at the Gambade Medical Clinic, Haiti When: Saturday, Feb 24 at 6 pm Where: Liuna Station, King George Room (lower level) 360 James Street N, Hamilton Tickets: $60 (cash, cheque, Visa) DRESS FOR THE [...]
The three pillars that define EMAS Canada continue to find expression as teams step out in action in 2024: Education, Medical Aid and Service. Already, a surgical team is in Tanzania; while a dental team is heading off to Honduras, an orthopaedic team is cautiously watching the security situation in Ecuador, prepared to serve [...]
Guest Post by Sandy Rumford As I sat down to think about what to write for the last blog of the year and the one that will be read as Christmas is quickly approaching, I had a playlist of Christmas music on in the background. I was trying and finding it hard to experience [...]
We are coming to the end of the financial and service year full of gratitude for having been the recipients of so many gifts in funds, volunteer hours, and gifts-in-kind. Beyond the quantifiable, so much was given to our teams and staff in hospitality, prayers, words of encouragement and consolation at times of grief; [...]
Training the next generation of healthcare workers is an aspect of the long-term perspective of EMAS Canada’s service. EMAS began to send medical personnel to teach after the solo mission of Dr. Nelles Silverthorne to Ecuador in 1958. Teachers have since been to India, Angola, Congo, Honduras, Tanzania, Mexico, Cuba, China, Nigeria, and other [...]