‘WEC has thrived in challenging circumstances and economic crises,’ says WEC International Director, Trevor Kallmier. In a statement on the worldwide economic crisis, Kallmier asks whether the mission should, like many organizations, retrench.

‘We don’t have any guaranteed income or a strong financial base in human terms. As we face today's economic crisis, should we scale down or draw back in some areas?’

His answer is a convinced ‘No’!

‘Our WEC statement on faith says our expansion and outreach are not controlled by "fixed budgets" and closed doors but rather by the "exceeding great and precious promises" of God in His Word.  I believe it important for us to state again that God is not limited by circumstances. He delights in doing the extraordinary. 

‘We want to declare afresh our trust that God will supply all that is needed as we obediently serve Him in reaching out to the remaining unevangelized peoples of this world.’

Kallmier points out that WEC has grown significantly in previous times of crisis:

‘During the Great Depression of the 1930s WEC sent out many workers and opened new fields.

The reason WEC has thrived in times of economic hardship?
According to Kallmier:

'It pushes us more deeply into God.

'We aren’t any better or more spiritual than other organisations, but situations like these create an opportunity for a new level of faith and total dependence both personally and corporately.

‘As I read the stories of the early WECers,' he says, 'I am inspired by the way they pressed on in faith – often in seemingly impossible circumstances.  Perhaps all of us need stretching situations from time to time so that we are reminded of our primary calling and commit ourselves afresh to Jesus and our task no matter what. 

‘Even though the beginning of the 21st Century is very different from the early days of WEC, we believe that our core values and objectives of reaching the remaining unevangelised are the same.

‘We are sensing it is time for WEC to take some new bold faith steps for the Kingdom. We need a new generation of workers who are willing to risk all for Jesus and go to the hard places of this world without any guarantees apart from the promises of God and the presence of His Spirit.’