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Regional growth and development Implementing ICMDA's regionalisation policy is resulting in much expansion. New contact groups are regularly identified, with members expressing the intention to form national organisations. Out of such beginnings, now happening in a number of countries, a further member organisation will emerge, adding to the size of...
In August, Jonny Thiessen formally left CMF and ICMDA. He describes his call to mission: 'Siberia?! Are you crazy?' Well, maybe, but… As a 'platdeutch'-speaking Mennonite growing up in the prairies of Canada, my world was speckled with combine harvesters, sunflower fields and rowdy village ice rinks. At the same...
We have just returned from the UK and Germany where we were privileged to participate in four significant meetings, all impacting the development and growth of ICMDA. CMF.UK Meeting with Peter Saunders and his CMF.UK team is always an encouragement. As we shared around the process of their restructuring and the...
ICMDA F ollowing the whirlwind excitement and encouragement of the 2006 Sydney World Congress it has been so strengthening to learn of ongoing growth and development for the kingdom around the world, particularly in South America. The next World Congress in 2010 will be in Punta del Este, Uruguay....
ICMDA The ICMDA XIII World 'Health and Hope'Congress was an incredible time encompassing a number of gatherings of God's people which culminated in being together at the Convention Centre in Sydney, Australia. Regional Secretaries met each other for the first time to talk about their expectations for the Regions. The...
ICMDA Hope in Christ As CMF News goes to press around 1,000 delegates will be sharing in the experience and fellowship of all the ICMDA World Congress in Sydney, Australia on 7-16 July 2006. The conference theme is 'Health and Hope'. Greater than just hope in numbers, is the hope...
ICMDA Short Term Missions For many years ICMDA member organisations have been involved in short term missions as an outreach to neighbouring countries. Those who have participated and shared in this experience have benefited enormously in their own spiritual journeys. This adds further to the value these outreach projects are...
Visit to Central America and Brazil - 14-26 November 2005 At the Conference in Ecuador in December 2004 the Regional ICMDA Secretary, Dr Luis Urrutia, extended an invitation to attend the X1 Congreso Centreamericano to be held in San Salvador from 17-19 November 2005. This visit afforded the opportunity to...
Visit to North East Asia 16 August - 5 September 2005 The 34th Annual Exchange Programme, linking the Christian Medical Association of Japan, Korea and Taiwan, took place from 15-21 August 2005 in Karuizawa, Japan.This event opened the door for Priscilla and I also to visit the ICMDA member organizations...
Oceania regional visit At the invitation and support of the CMDF Australia National Organising Committee, I had the privilege to visit Fiji, New Zealand and Australia from 6 April to 4 May 2005.The aim was to share information and raise awareness of the International Christian Medical and Dental Association and of...
