Seeing Ndazkoh transformed by the love of Christ
Seeing Ndazkoh transformed by the love of Christ
Jon Wyminga & Shannon Bell
Jon and Shannon both grew up in Southern Ontario: Jon in the Toronto area and Shannon in Port Hope, a small town along Lake Ontario.
Jon first pursued a diploma in graphic design and during that time in college committed his life to Christ at a youth retreat. At the same weekend he sensed a call to missions. He went on to work in short-term missions in Holland and Toronto before going to Ontario Bible College, York University and eventually seminary. Shannon studied for a diploma from Ewart College in Christian Education and a degree in Religious Studies before she and Jon went to Knox College for ministry training.
Jon and Shannon dated while in university and were married in 1986. They each finished their degrees and entered Knox College together and were ordained together in 1991. Their ministry experience to that point had been focused on inner-city missions and they went on to share a position in Montreal in an inner-city ministry of the church. The call to the Cariboo and rural ministry was quite unexpected, but God always knows what is best for them. They have been truly blessed to labour in God’s vineyard in the Cariboo.
They have settled in the remote, predominantly Dakelh community of Ndazkoh where they are reaching out to their own village as well as other local villages and bands. Jon and Shannon have 2 children: Shel and Joelle are both actors having each graduated with a BFA in Acting from Trinity Western University. They both live in Vancouver are pursuing their artist gifts through acting, directing, costume design, play writing, and teaching theatre to children as well as other forms of performance art. Shel and Joelle have formed their own theater company called “Far From The Tree Productions”.
Jon and Shannon’s vision is to see Ndazkoh and the surrounding bands transformed by the love of Christ.