Jon Siebert, General Director
WE ARE HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE our Governing Board’s appointment of Jon Siebert as NCEM’s new General Director. Jon will carry on this leadership role previously held by Walter Selke. Walter and his wife, Cindy, continue with NCEM as full-time representatives – visiting churches, schools and other gatherings, reporting on God’s work through our Mission and challenging God’s people concerning the Great Commission among Canada’s First Peoples.
Jon and his wife, Evelyn, have served in NCEM since 1984. Most recently they had the position of Field Administrators, overseeing our missionaries living and serving in First Nations communities across Canada.
Jon and Evelyn grew up in Christian farm families, both exposed to missions from a young age through the many missionaries who visited their churches and homes. They each surrendered their lives to the Lord as young people, and Jon’s ministry among First Nations began while still in high school through a children’s outreach in an Indigenous community near his home in Alberta.
At Prairie Bible Institute, Jon joined the North America Native prayer group. During his graduating year, God used a visiting NCEM missionary to prompt him to consider full-time service. About that same time Jon’s father called him with an invitation to join him in business. Jon had replied, “Dad, that’s not my niche in life.” His parents fully understood and were already familiar with NCEM, having supported two of our missionaries.
Evelyn, too, had a growing desire to serve in missions. Following her Bible school graduation, she also joined NCEM. God brought the two of them together at missionary candidate training, and they were married in 1985. Their first station was Sturgeon Lake (AB) First Nation. In 1992 the Sieberts and their three children moved to serve at Key-Way-Tin Bible Institute at Lac La Biche, Alberta – Jon as an instructor, and later as director.
Pray for the Sieberts as Jon takes on this task. Jon & Evelyn will keep their home at Valleyview, Alberta. Each month will include time at NCEM’s main office in Prince Albert and, no doubt, they will keep taking every opportunity to personally visit and encourage our missionaries.