Faith Comes through Hearing | Heart for Asia Victoria 2026

Our next-door neighbour. Canadians everywhere. People around the world, including vast areas of East Asia … people need Christ. But how will they find faith if no one goes to tell them?

Heart for Asia 2026 brings stories, learning, and opportunities to participate in Jesus’ call to preach the gospel to all creation.

Join us to hear the creative ways God is working, in East Asia and here at home in Canada. Come see how we – you, our fellowships, our churches, all of us together – can participate in this glorious task.

Faith comes from hearing the message … through the word about Christ.
—Romans 10:17Heart for Asia 2026 ...

Full agenda and speaker lineup to be announced.

• Praise, worship and sharing the vision of God
• Ministry stories of God at work locally and in East Asia
• Interactive workshops
• Opportunities to engage
• Snacks and refreshments included

• University, college and seminary students
• Church leaders, missions pastors, and missions committee members
• Church and student ministry groups
• Believers of any age interested in serving cross-culturally
• Anyone interested in serving and supporting missions from home
• Anyone interested in learning more about missions

OMF International is a global fellowship of Christians with a heart for East Asia, serving the church and sharing the good news of Jesus Christ in all its fullness |

In partnership with Emmanuel Baptist Church |

• ・October 23
• ・October 24

Info: Andy Smith has served in the Philippines with OMF International for 37 years. He has extensive experience in church planting, training and coaching cross-cultural workers in evangelism, disciple making and church planting in Canada, the US, and throughout East Asia.

Info: Your choice of 2 presentations in this session. See the tab to the right of this Conference Program for workshop presenters and descriptions.

Info: Your choice of 2 presentations in this session. See the tab to the right of this Conference Program for workshop presenters and descriptions.

Info: David and Ruth Ullstrom have served in Taiwan with OMF since 1988 where they have helped start several churches. Ruth taught at the missionary kids school, Morrison Academy for ten years, and they have also cared for over fifteen children as foster parents.

Info: Ina Fu is the Mission Coordinator at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Victoria, BC, and serves as Chinese Ministry Intern at Emmanuel Langford Mandarin Fellowship at Westshore. This July she travelled to Kuching, Malaysia, for the 10th Chinese Congress on World Evangelization (CCCOWE), where about 1,800 Chinese church leaders from more than 50 countries and regions gathered.
In this workshop, Ina shares her experiences from the trip and what she learned at the congress: how the gospel took root in multi-ethnic Sarawak, missionary’s stories, and the call for the Chinese church to unite in mission so the good news of the kingdom keeps reaching new people.

Info: Andy Smith has served with OMF International in the Philippines since 1989. His roles have included church planter, leader, trainer, and writer. He enjoys facilitating conversations about evangelism, discipling, and church planting.
This workshop will focus on how to make people curious about the Good News.

Info: Jacob Adams has been leading and caring for the next generation of Christians for the past decade. He has received his BA in Biblical Studies at Briercrest College and Seminary in 2022 before moving to Vancouver Island. He now serves at Camp Qwanoes as the Kaléo Program Leader, a one-year foundational college program organized by Briercrest and Qwanoes.
Jacob will be sharing why it is essential for youth and young adults to be involved in mission work.

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