Helen MacMinn

I was born in Bathurst, N.B., raised as an only daughter in a family of five children. After graduating from Bathurst High School I moved to Moncton, N.B. where I completed a full secretarial training. My spiritual journey began in a family who were devoted Presbyterians. One evening after listening to a Word of Life radio broadcast, when I was 14 years of age, I accepted Jesus Christ as my personal Saviour. It was about six years later while living and working in Moncton, N.B. that I received the baptism of the Holy Spirit in a service at Glad Tidings Church. Interestingly many years later in 2001 I was also ordained to the Christian ministry under the P.A.O.C. in an ordination service held in Glad Tidings Church. It is notable that the call to missions became clearer and stronger after being filled with the Holy Spirit. In 1967 I graduated from E.P.B.C. with a diploma in ministerial studies. After a short time in full time church work in Montreal, Quebec I secured a job in an international trading corporation in Montreal, Que. In 1974 I received missionary appointment to Kenya and have served in various capacities up to the present. During this period I also continued my education completing a BTh in 1992 and an MA degree in 2005.

Responsibilities
At present I am serving the Lord at Pan Africa Christian University where, from time to time, I have been teaching on campus courses but my main responsibility and joy in service is in directing the PACU Transformational Church Leaders (TCL) Development Program which takes place in centres established all over Kenya. This is in keeping with a deeply heartfelt sense of calling to take the teaching of God’s Word to the grass roots level. It is rapidly expanding with over 370 students now registered in the program since January 2007 and God is confirming his Word with signs of the Spirit’s work in lives. In the TCL Program students take courses leading to a Certificate or Diploma in Christian Service and Leadership. Another area of involvement is in coordinating a Child Care Plus program in Western Kenya. I also have a responsibility to continually express gratitude to God for his call, his enablement and the privilege of serving Him in Kenya along with much thankfulness for those he has raised up in the P.A.O.C. Maritime District as prayer partners and supporters.

Responsibilities
Maurice’s primary role is working with the Transformational Church Leadership Program (TCL). TCL is under the umbrella of Pan Africa Christian University and serves those who are not able to attend the university for various reasons. It enables individuals to study outside of the university setting and provides training on the certificate and diploma level. As this program is growing rapidly and expanding to new areas, the vision for the future is to set this program up in Juba, Sudan and as well the Congo! In addition to giving oversight and direction to TCL, Maurice will be teaching both here at Pan Africa Christian University and its extension campus’ in Uganda, Zimbabwe and Zambia.

Maureen is serving in the area of directorship of the Child Care Plus program in Kenya. This program has various aspects some of which are individual sponsorships of children, the Ngei School feeding program and the Happy Life Baby Orphanage as well as others. In addition to this role she will also be giving a number of hours per week to the finance/administration offices at Pan Africa Christian University.

Jordan Riley turned five on January 1, 2008 and will begin his journey of school life in mid-August at Rosslyn Academy ~ he is very excited and is anxious to be a “kindergartner”! 

Marji Price

Born and raised in St. Catharines, Ontario, Marji attended EPBC. Since then, Marji has worked with major companies such as Magna International and Alfield Industries as an ISO 9000 specialist. While living in PEI, Marji worked as the Manager of Human Resources at Resolve Corporation, overseeing the personnel needs of nearly 1,000 employees.

Marji is the Director of Human Resources for the Eurasia Region, and a member of the Lead Team.

Marji will be working from Moncton on a day to day basis but will go to Europe/Asia four times (1 month at a time) a year to meet with our global workers. Currently she is working daily from Canada. She used to work from Germany and fly to our global workers 3 times a year, so now she actually gets to meet with our workers more.

Here are some things you can pray about for Marji in her work.

- Effectiveness in ministering to global workers in the Eurasia region

- For health and safety as I travel and work in the Eurasia region

- For health and safety for our global workers in the Eurasia region

- For her daughter Amanda as she finishes her first year of Bible College in Sydney Australia

- Also for her daughter Angela as she continues to build her new business

You can contact Marji at mprice@eurasia-now.org

Mark & Kim Pope

Mark was born and raised in St. John’s, NL and Kim was born and raised in Miramichi, NB. Shortly after graduating from EPBC in 2000, Mark joined the staff of Boom Road Pentecostal Church. While on staff there Mark and Kim were introduced at a Maritime Youth Convention and married in June 2002. Mark and Kim have been involved with vocational ministry in the Maritime District for the past 10 years, including a one-year term in Thailand in 2005. In addition to Thailand and Boom Road, they have served on staff at Kings WayAssembly in Quispamsis and Teen Challenge near Moncton. Together they have sensed God’s calling back to Thailand and are passionate about the plans God has for the Thai people and for them personally! Their focus in Thailand will be in providing ministry support in the areas of:

1. Working with the national church in planting churches in the Northeast;


2. Equipping the local church in the Northeast to do cross-cultural ministry into Laos


3. Children’s ministry and outreach;


4. Teaching English as a second language as a means to form a bridge between the Church and the community;


5. Timothy’s House, which through the Khon Kaen church provides residential care and discipleship to teenagers struggling with substance abuse.

73 Martindale Drive,
Moncton, NB,
E1G 2J3,
506-962-8995,
mpope@paoc.org,
blog: mkpope.wordpress.com