Three Questions is a semi-regular series introducing individuals across the NAB by asking them about their story, their ministry, and what they are learning. This week, we hear from Daisy Ejang, the director of Worship and Connections at Steel Heights Baptist Church in Edmonton, Alberta.
What’s your story?
My name is Daisy Hope Ejang. I was born and raised in Uganda. I am the last child of seven siblings. While I didn’t have what most people would call a “good” life, at least in terms of material things because poverty was a reality, it was still by far the most joyful and hopeful! God provided me with a mother who taught me to trust God in all circumstances. That was the best inheritance she left me.
She often reminded me that even though we were poor, God was in control. I recall a particular moment when we were without food. As a child, I expected her to provide. She told me, “Child, I have nothing to give you today, but if you will ask your Heavenly Father, he will provide for me, and I will be able to provide for you.” In my childlike faith, I cried out, “Abba, I’m hungry.” As the Lord would have it, when I woke up the next morning, my mother had miraculously found food for us that day. When I inquired about how she had done it, she gently reminded me, “Your Heavenly Father provided.” This particular event, along with many others, strengthened my faith and dependence on God.
Like most children, I saw my humble beginnings as unfair and unfortunate, but God changed my perspective over time. I used to despise the label of “orphan” that life had thrown at me, believing it to be unfair, but now I see how God used these circumstances as an invitation for an orphan child like me to know him as Abba Father. Where there was a substantial lack, the Lord transformed it into an opportunity to experience him as Jehovah Jireh, My Provider. As a result, my life is filled with testimonies of God’s goodness to this date. Praise the Lord! . . .
The next cohort of Blue Ocean is now accepting registrants!
Blue Ocean is an entry point into the missional movement of the NAB in which NAB leaders engage in what it means to join God on mission, be formed into the character of Christ, and learn what it means to be a sent people. The cohort meets three times throughout the year and has been a formative piece to the NAB in recent years.
The first gathering takes places October 20–23, 2024, in Vancouver, British Columbia, and covers the topic “Missional Theology – Joining in with the God of Mission.”
The second gathering is in February 2025 in Auburn, California, with the final one taking place in April 2025 in Chicago, Illinois.
Registration is free; the only cost to you is travel and accommodations. Don’t let this opportunity pass you by, as registration closes August 31.
Register for Blue Ocean 2024–25
Every three months, NAB international missionaries share news from through their various mission fields. These quarterly newsletters are just small snapshots of what God is up to in and through the NAB around the globe.
You can find the most recent newsletters at the link below, full of updates, prayer requests, praise reports, and photos. You can also sign up to receive the quarterly missionary newsletter email, sent out every February, May, August, and November.