ECWA Church History
ECWA Church History SIM/ECWA HISTORY SIM is an international, interdenominational Christian mission organization. It was established in 1893 by its three founders, Walter Gowans and Rowland Bingham of Canada and Thomas Kent of the United States. The Founding of SIM in Africa The vision for SIM (and ECWA) was first born in the heart of a woman – Margaret (Craig) Gowans. Margaret Craig was born in 1836 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, and married a brewer in Kilmarnock named John Gowans (1836-1906) in 1861. She was the first person in SIM/ECWA history to have a vision to take the gospel to the Soudan, which then led to what we know today as ECWA. They had nine children and emigrated to Toronto, Canada, in 1879.. Mrs. Gowans fervently believed that world-wide missions was an important part of the church’s calling. It was due, in part, to her influence that two of their children became missionaries. Annie , their oldest, went to Chi...
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ReplyDelete''one day i was lying on my back, thinking about things. He asked me wat i was thinking. I didn't want to tell Him. He looked at me. I realised he knew every thing i was thinking. I remember a verse, 'nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account' (hebrew 4:13)
I told Him i didn't want anyone to know my thoughts. I was ashamed of them. 'Where did you get them?', He asked. Some came from books i read. Some came from films, or music i listened to. I didn't know where some thought came from. He put his hand on my shoulder and said, 'i will help you. But you must do some thing too. Stop feeding your mind with dirty things. Feed it with God's word. 'let the word of Christ dwell in you richly...' (colossians 3:16). It will give you good things to think about. I will wash the dirt in your mind. My word is like water. It makes your mind clean. The Holy Spirit will help you do these things.'
I started to think about God's Word whenever i could. My thought are slowly changing. I don't think about dirty things so much. I think about things that are 'true...noble...right...pure...lovely...admirable...excellent or praiseworthy' (Philippians 4:8)'