Voices from the Field

As North American Baptist missionaries in Central Europe, Ron and Jeannie Seck wear several ministry hats. While they serve as NAB Hungary field leaders, Ron also oversees Community Health Evangelism (CHE) teams in Hungary and Serbia where the NAB and NAB churches have developed partnerships.

We praise God for a safe return to Romania – we felt a sense of peace as we sought God’s direction for our return to Camp Falcon Rock. We arrived here on October 23. It is great to be settled here again, and another plus is that we get to enjoy fall. The colours here are amazing.

Often when I begin thinking about what to share in my newsletters, I go through my photos for the past quarter to see what I have recorded as important memories. The photos of the past three months are basically pictures of dew on the rice fields and sunrises.

Recently I’ve been encouraged by Psalm 32:8 as it encourages me to continue to trust in God because He has His eye on me and knows what is best. As we all continue to navigate through these times of uncertainty during this pandemic, trusting in our Almighty God continues to be a theme that He brings.

The COVID pandemic has done much to change our way of life and alter many of the norms which have been established over the years. Physicians who had planned trips to Cameroon to help with the residency program have had to cancel.

It is a great time to give thanks for Edith and Mobit, our Baptist Institute of Health Sciences office coworkers who are rarely in the limelight but always behind the success of every program or ministry.

I love November. This month people openly share reasons to be thankful. For us, November also brings a shift toward Christmas, the downhill slide toward the end of the school year for our daughters, and a celebration of two years on the mission field.

Traditionally the 15^th of November is considered the end of the rains and beginning of true dry season, but considering the storms we have seen in recent weeks and the unpredictability of 2020 thus far, no one is making any bets on that this year!

NAB Gateway has been involved in Short-Term Mission and Sister Church Partnership development in Central Europe since 2002, but as was mentioned in the past (see November 2019 newsletter), in addition to my NAB Gateway role I’ve been asked to provide more leadership among our national partners in…

Last week, we concluded about four months of substantial travel in Manitoba, Alberta, and British Columbia, with a quick run into Ontario.