As many of our readers know, Lighthouse Trails began supporting the Understand the Times (Roger Oakland) missions outreach – Bryce Homes of Kenya – in 2011. Since then, many Kenyan Christian families (primarily widows and children) have been assisted. Lighthouse Trails readers have been a vital part of the ongoing support of this missions work. … [Read more…]
As many of our readers know, Lighthouse Trails began supporting the Understand the Times (Roger Oakland) missions outreach – Bryce Homes of Kenya – in 2011. Since then, many Kenyan Christian families (especially widows and children) have been assisted. Lighthouse Trails readers have been a big part of the ongoing support of this missions work. … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: Lighthouse Trails readers have been supporting the Bryce Homes for Widows and Children in Kenya since 2011 when Roger Oakland of Understand the Times established the program there. To learn more about the Bryce Homes and/or to help support them, visit Understand the Times. By the Bryce Homes Board in Kenya The month … [Read more…]
By Nanci Des GerlaiseNanci is the daughter and granddaughter of Canadian Cree medicine men. [Indigenous People’s Movement] leaders teach that God has been redeeming cultures and that He placed in all cultures a way for men to have a relationship with God outside of the Gospel.1 DID GOD CREATE CULTURES?A trend in the evangelical church is … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: Lighthouse Trails readers have been supporting Roger Oakland’s Bryce Homes for Widows and Children Program in Kenya for many years. Please pray for these Bryce families in Kenya as the coronavirus spreads across Africa where in many communities (such as the ones where the Bryce Homes are located), there is inadequate clean water … [Read more…]
By Lukio Board member in Kenya Several miles away from the capital city of Kenya in a remote village is the home of Benter. As you enter the non-gated home, you quickly notice the void left by the demise of the former family’s sole breadwinner. Benter is a young widow living with her six children … [Read more…]
This week, we received a letter to the editor that alerted us to plans for a “2020 Global Year of the Bible.” As you read the information below, please keep in mind, Lighthouse Trails does not oppose the idea that “billions” of people in the world could potentially read the Bible. Of course not! The … [Read more…]
Written by the Board Members in Kenya June Report: About eight years ago, Understand The Times and Lighthouse Trails conceived a vision to distribute basic resources to several needy families in Kenya. At this time Bryce Homes Kenya was birthed. While offering physical assistance to widows and orphans around the world, it was noted that … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following is a story from the book Stories From Indian Wigwams and Northern Campfires. The book was written by Egerton Ryerson Young, a young Canadian missionary in the late 1800s, who, with his wife and small children, spent years with the Native people in Canada, living among them, loving them, and sharing the Gospel and the Word of … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: Since 2011, Lighthouse Trails has partnered with Understand the Times, International (the ministry of Roger Oakland) in UTT’s Bryce Homes for Widows and Children in Kenya. Lighthouse Trails readers have played an integral role in making this missions program an ongoing reality. The following is a report written by the board in Kenya. … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: We have received the following note from Roger Oakland and are passing it along to our readers. January 5, 2019 Dear Friends, My family is aware of the many concerns expressed regarding my health by concerned supporters of Understand The Times. We are very appreciative of this prayer support that comes from sincere … [Read more…]
A recent photo of some of the Bryce Home children in Kenya during a visit by Understand the Times co-administrator Kevin Fox of Saskatchewan, Canada. The Kenya Bryce Home program began seven years ago under the leadership of Roger Oakland and has continued to be successful in helping Christian widows and their children with food, … [Read more…]
Two weeks ago, a 26-year-old Christian man named John Allen Chau was killed when he attempted to make contact with a remote tribe on North Sentinel Island, one of the Andaman Islands of India According to reports, Chau had spent several years preparing for the trip, saying that he wanted to tell these isolated … [Read more…]
As many of you know, Lighthouse Trails readers have been an integral part of the Bryce Homes Program (particularly in Kenya) for several years. Bryce Homes was founded by Roger Oakland after the death of his son Bryce at the age of 27 and is run by Roger’s non-profit ministry Understand the Times. In 2011, … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: Recently, a father called us very concerned about the growing popularity of “Pub Theology.” He asked if we had any information about it. The late Larry DeBruyn wrote the following article in 2009 and gave permission for Lighthouse Trails to post it. Since 2009, Pub Theology has indeed increased greatly in popularity, especially … [Read more…]
The following is an update from the Bryce Homes in India overseer, Pastor Wilson. Bryce Homes is an international missions program founded by Understand the Times (Roger Oakland’s ministry). There are currently Bryce Homes in several different countries. In each Bryce Home country, local pastors oversee the Bryce Homes (which are comprised of Christian widows … [Read more…]
Note: This report has been written by the Board members at Bryce Homes in Kenya, Africa. The Bryce Home program is an Understand the Times ministry under the leadership of Roger Oakland. UTT has established dozens of Bryce Homes for needy Christian families in seven different countries. Lighthouse Trails readers have been helping to support … [Read more…]
YWAM (Youth With a Mission), an evangelical missions organization (founded in 1960 by Loren Cunningham) that trains about 25,000 people every year for world-wide mission trips, has issued an announcement regarding its commitment to teaching contemplative prayer. On Saturday, a reader alerted Lighthouse Trails to a June 2018 YWAM promotional audio piece on the YWAM … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: As many of you know, Lighthouse Trails is the publisher for a book called The Gospel in Bonds, written by the late pastor Georgi Vins. Pastor Vins spent 8 years in a USSR prison camp in the 1960s and 1970s for preaching the Gospel during the Soviet communist regime. Today, Pastor Vins’ daughter, … [Read more…]
From Bryce Homes Kenya Board Members April 2018 World over, widows and orphans experience new challenges day by day. It is touching to learn that they (widows and orphans) do not have the capacity to deal with these challenges that are unique to them. This month, while on a mission to reach out to the … [Read more…]
From Understand the Times, Bryce Homes in Myanmar. If you would like to partner with this amazing mission program (directed by Roger Oakland and Understand the Times), please visit their website. Lighthouse Trails readers have been coming alongside UTT’s Bryce Homes since 2011. We hope and pray that you are doing well along with all … [Read more…]
By Sandy Simpson When did ANY of the Patriarchs and Prophets in the Old Testament and the apostles or Jesus Christ in the New Testament ever claim that the “supreme beings” of the nations were Elohim/YHWH, the one True God? And yet, this very thing is being taught by popular figures within the Christian church … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: Roger Oakland’s Bryce Homes International program has been going on for several years now. There are Bryce Homes in seven countries now. If you have never looked into this missions program which assists Christian families who are in poverty with spiritual, physical, and educational needs, we hope you will take the time to … [Read more…]
LTRJ Note: The following is the content of Roger Oakland’s booklet, The New Missiology – Doing Missions Without the Gospel. We are reposting this important article because Lighthouse Trails has many new readers who may not have seen this. By Roger Oakland Emergent Missiology I must add, though, that I don’t believe making disciples must … [Read more…]
From Understand the Times Roger Oakland is currently in Kenya visiting the Bryce Homes Feb 21 – Feb 28. We will be posting trip reports when Roger can get internet access and send them. Please keep Roger and his team in prayer during this time. Report 1 From Kenya Report 2 From Kenya Here … [Read more…]
Roger Oakland has returned safely home from his trip to India. Thank you to all who prayed for him during this time. Below are the links to his daily reports while there, including a report about Bryce Homes in India. If you would like to become a regular supporter of Understand the Times and Bryce … [Read more…]
As we come to the end of 2016, we thank the Lord for the wonderful things He has done with the Bryce Homes in several different countries. The Bryce Home program is an Understand The Times, International ministry; however, Lighthouse Trails readers are a big part of the Bryce Homes. The donations that come from … [Read more…]
By Roger Oakland Understand the Times International and Bryce Homes International Without a vision the people perish (Proverbs 29: 18). Understand The Times has been serving the Lord in Kenya since November of 2011. We have seen God work among us in the development of a program that has become a blessing to many widows, … [Read more…]
By Roger Oakland (Director and founder of Understand the Times, International and Bryce Homes International) If you have follow our reports from our Bryce Homes over the years you will see that we have a policy. It goes like this: We report, and you decide. We do not beg for money. We provide information with … [Read more…]
By Egerton Ryerson Young Written in the late 1800s (author of Stories from Indian Wigwams and Northern Campfires) I was interrupted one day while sitting in my study by the quiet entrance of a stalwart Indian whom I had not seen for a year. I had met him the previous summer in his own wigwam … [Read more…]