Over a hundred years ago, two Canadians and an American sailed from Lake Ontario.
Destination? Northern Nigeria (known as the Sudan then).
Dream? That others would know and love Christ as Lord.
If only they could have seen into the future …
Now, more than a hundred years later, Peter and Deborah Johnson have come to Canada to share the good news of Jesus with Canadians.
They live on the shores of the same lake – Lake Ontario.
During the pandemic, they preached, offered Bible study, and prayer online.
People began to listen and look forward to these services.
A sort of church began to form via Zoom.
After the pandemic, people wanted to meet face to face so they planned a church retreat to bring everyone together.
This past June, they met again at a retreat centre for the third year in a row.
Peter and Deborah want to befriend people and encourage newcomers that God has brought them here for a reason.
They want people to have a better understanding of Jesus, to tell others their story of God’s faithfulness, and then to see what God will do with it.
This special fondness for Canada that these Nigerians have?
This is the grace of God.