FocusOnTheFamily

Focus on the Family Canada has a new home!

We are excited to share some good news with our friends and partners in churches across Canada: we’ve moved into our new home! Your prayers and support have been such an integral part of the process, and we are grateful to all of the pastors who have played a role.

Our journey toward owning our own office began more than eight years ago when Focus Canada moved from Vancouver to Langley, BC. Our board of directors considered building an office at that time, but it was as if God was saying “not yet.”

In 2004, when our lease was up for renewal, the board once again considered building an office – but still, the timing was not right. However, through this process, we found a great piece of land and remarkably, God provided the funds for it in advance. We purchased the land in faith and have since been waiting on His leading before moving forward in the building process.

Finally, in 2008, the board felt it was time to move forward, trusting that God would provide the funds necessary for us to build. We drew up a plan and, in a step of faith, began to share it with a few donors whom we hoped would partner with us on this project.

As of the fall of 2009, we had received more that 75 per cent of the funds necessary to complete our new home! Then we received some exciting news: one donor, who wanted to encourage others to give, generously pledged a $1 million matching grant towards our new home. This was a huge component in completing the funding for the building.

God was incredibly faithful over the next few years as we met with donors and invited fellow Canadians to join with us on this venture.  We are overjoyed to report that, on January 18, 2011, the staff of Focus on the Family Canada moved into the new office debt-free!  This was an extraordinary blessing and another remarkable answer to prayer.  Our expectations were far exceeded and we are very thankful to all who have partnered with us.

As we reflect on all that has happened, we can see how God has been guiding us through each stage of this journey. We have had to trust Him and He has provided for us abundantly.

“Now all glory to God, who is able, through His mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.” – Ephesians 3:20

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We invite all of God’s people – fellow labourers in the work of the Kingdom – to come and celebrate with us in June. Additional details of our grand opening are listed on Buildingfamilies.ca. If you can celebrate with us, we would be so delighted to have you come and bless God together.

One of our staff kept track of the progress of the project and shared a photo journal with friends of the ministry. Click here to see how this building came together.

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