Last Friday I asked you to pray for our Heritage ESL (English as a Second Language) International Christmas Dinner. What a joyful, meaningful night it was. The friends who came from several countries enjoyed sampling foods from around the globe…
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Praise and Prayer Update (December 9, 2022)
Last night we had a knock on our door and heard singing outside. The music was coming from Heritage students who were out in the community singing Christmas Carols to those who live in the neighbourhood. As they finished singing…
Praise and Prayer Update (November 4, 2022)
Linda and I spent ten days on the West Coast recently. We attended the annual SPCE Conference (Society for Professors in Christian Education) in San Diego. The theme of this year's conference was how Christian Colleges and Universities can better…
Praise and Prayer Update (December 17, 2021)
This week marks the end of classes and final exams at Heritage. You can see the joy and relief in students as they successfully complete their courses and get ready to head home for Christmas. Yesterday, we hosted our staff…
Christmas Under the Stars
Last night, we had a wonderful (but chilly) outdoor Christmas gathering for ESL families on the Heritage patio. Everyone who came enjoyed individual hot soup boxed-dinners (courtesy of Lilly Ruth, our school's caterer). Students from Heritage college served our guests…
Praise and Prayer Update (December 10, 2021)
A big thank you to all of you who continue to pray for us and the ministry of Heritage College and Seminary. We sense our need for God's protection and provision. I would echo the words Paul spoke to the…
Prepare the Way
“Prepare the Die.” That’s what he said. I (Linda) had asked, “What is your greatest burden?” This young man, still learning English, tried with gestures and simple English to explain his greatest burden was “what will happen when I die?” …
New Gospel Resource for ESL Teachers
We're delighted to announce that Heritage has just released a brand new gospel resource for anyone involved in teaching English as a Second Language. It's a curriculum that moves through the gospel of John to teach English and introduce people…
You Get What You Pray For?
Seems like most people were unhappy with our unusually cold winter. The Weather Network stated: “North American just had its coldest February since 1994.”[1] Dare we admit that’s just what we prayed for? In late November, we began to pray…
Praise and Prayer Update (November 27,2020)
One of the blessings of being dual citizens of both Canada and the US is that we get to enjoy two Thanksgiving celebrations. Linda and I celebrated US Thanksgiving yesterday and found many reasons to thank God. Here are some…
Rick and Linda Reed 