introducing our missionaries...
Vikki is an honorary NCEM missionary. Here is how the Lord led her to serve with us:
In Vikki’s teen years she could never have imagined the course her life would take, even though she did grow up in a God-fearing home. In fact, Vikki and her sister attended Sunday school, and Sunday morning church was a strict ritual. And she prayed nightly.
Still, when her younger sister came to know the Lord, Vikki, thinking she already was a Christian, mocked her sister saying, “I’m not going to be one of those evangelicals!”
One evening Vikki attended Beulah Alliance Church in Edmonton with her mom and sister, at the invitation of friend, Doris Erickson. The message was on “end times.” Shortly after that, on October 23, 1973, while she was praying, Vikki simply asked the Lord to “be in control” of her life.
Continuing on with attending Beulah Alliance after giving her heart to the Lord, Vikki began to learn about missions. She read biographies and she met several missionaries in person. It was on a Bible study night that Vikki met Art Tarry (one of our Mission’s cofounders). That night stands out to her as the beginning of her journey with NCEM.
Vikki graduated from Peace River Bible Institute, then went on NMTC (NCEM’s summer program) and was placed in the Yukon with none other than Doris Erickson! After this experience Vikki returned to her job with the City of Edmonton.
Over the next many weeks, though, she wrestled with the idea of getting personally involved in missions. She spent much time in God’s Word and prayer. The need of lost souls kept coming back to Vikki’s heart.
As a result, Vikki began her full-time missionary service with NCEM in 1981, and was assigned with Doris to the Yukon community of Carmacks, followed by a posting in Carcross. They were then stationed in Chilliwack, BC.
“Having the opportunity to live in the Yukon and learn a slower pace of life, compared to Edmonton where I spent my growing up years, was an eye-opener for me,” says Vikki.
And then serving among First Nations in southern BC, Vikki adds, “Had I not been exposed to another culture, I may never have realized that these people have the same hurts as we do. I’ve had the privilege of making some wonderful friendships.”
Vikki recently relocated from Chilliwack to Okotoks, Alberta.
