<h1>Missions Fest Vancouver</h1>
Justice is a right relation to God, actively overflowing to self, neighbour and creation: a foretaste of the flourishing and peace of God\’s shalom
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\”There is forgiveness after bitterness, there is hope where there was none. Unconditional love is indeed a powerful tool and safety is to be found in the shadow of a God who would die for the helpless.\”
– Brian McConaghy
Speakers
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Brian McConaghy, Founding Director
Brian McConaghy is the only member of the RCMP to have smuggled 9 tonnes of medical supplies across international borders to save lives. His life has been an unlikely journey from RCMP Forensic Specialist to acclaimed human trafficking expert, with a life-long commitment to see hope and justice for victims in Cambodia. His story has inspired people around the globe.
As a young Forensic Specialist with the RCMP, Brian sought relief from crime and death on a vacation to South East Asia – only to end up in the middle of a war zone on the Thai-Cambodian border. No previous exposure to violence could prepare him for the devastation and trauma the Killing Fields had left behind.
Completely overwhelmed, he returned to Canada determined to do something – despite a lack of relevant skills. He planned to collect two suitcases of medical supplies and smuggle them into Cambodia, but the response was overwhelming and Brian found himself with a full shipping container. That spark resulted in the beginning of Ratanak International more than 25 years ago.
As Ratanak grew, Brian continued his work with the RCMP. Eventually his work on the file of serial killer Willy Pickton introduced him to the dark world of prostitution. As he worked this file, he also encountered an investigation unlike any other: crimes of a Canadian pedophile that would take Brian into the shattering world of child sex slavery in Cambodia. It took every ounce of faith and courage to reach into this unbearable darkness to try and help.
Brian’s dedication to the people of Cambodia is a reflection of the person of Jesus Christ at work in his life. The challenges in Cambodia have been immense from the start and the horrifying realities of human trafficking are overwhelming – but hope is tangible as devastated lives are restored, shamed ones know dignity, and redemption is found.
Evelyne Reisacher is currently associate professor of Islamic studies and intercultural relations at Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, U.S. Before coming to Fuller, Reisacher worked at an organization called L’Ami for 20 years in France, facilitating the relationship between churches and North African immigrants and developing courses, teaching tools, and seminars for sharing the gospel cross-culturally. She is the author of Joyful Witness in the Muslim World: Sharing the Gospel in Everyday Encounters, with Baker Academics (2016) and the general editor of Toward Respectful Understanding and Witness among Muslims: Festschrift in Honor of J. Dudley Woodberry (2012). Her articles include reflection on Muslim-Christian relations, gender in Islam, mission in Muslim contexts, and multicultural relations. Reisacher is also involved in several global mission networks. She travels regularly to Muslim majority countries to teach and encourage churches. Reisacher was a plenary speaker at the InterVarsity Urbana Conference in 2015.
Evelyne Reisacher Fuller Theological Seminary
William Franklin Graham IV (Will) is the third generation of Grahams to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ under the banner of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Will is the grandson of Billy Graham and the oldest son of Franklin Graham.
The first of Will’s crusade-style events – called Celebrations – took place in 2006 in Leduc, Alberta, Canada. His first Celebration on United States soil came later that year in Gastonia, N.C. Since then, he has held evangelistic outreaches on six continents around the world.
His 2016 schedule includes a three-day Celebration in Arizona, as well as international outreaches in Scotland, Australia, Uganda, and multiple cities in Norway and Canada.
“I’m not trying to be the next Billy Graham; I’m just Will Graham,” says the ordained minister. “I have a burden in my heart to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ. If that’s to an arena full of people or one person on the street, I will do whatever God is calling me to do.”
In addition to his evangelistic outreaches, Will also serves as vice president of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and as executive director of the Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove in Asheville, N.C. The Cove offers multi-day seminars on a variety of Christian subjects and features nationally-recognized speakers.
Will graduated from Liberty University in 1997 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Religion and in 2001 graduated from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity degree.
Will and his wife, Kendra, have two daughters, Christine Jane (CJ) and Rachel Austin, and a son, William Franklin Graham V (Quinn).