The Shepherd’s Guide Christian Business, Church & Ministry Directory in Canada

Mark joined the Shepherd’s Guide as the General Manager for Manitoba in April 2026. Raised in St. Catharines, Ontario, he has lived in many places including: Calgary, Niagara Falls, Port Colborne and the GTA (Greater Toronto Area). He has resided in the Pembina Valley of southern Manitoba since 2024.
After high school, Mark was a student at Emmaus Bible School for one year in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He continued his education with Business Administration at Niagara College and Brock University and Electronics Engineering Technology at Sheridan College.

Mark’s broad career track includes: Data processing (large scale mainframe), computer and Internet consulting, sales and marketing, manufacturing quality control, bus, truck and taxi driving and he excelled at driving his parents and pet cat crazy during his formative years. The role that he was most passionate about was as a credentialed Niagara Parks’ tour guide and bus driver in Canada and the US as well as Toronto. This gave him the opportunity to meet thousands of visitors from 150+ countries around the world and learn about global cultures. At the onset of the global pandemic, he retired after 32 years of service. Today Mark enjoys a part-time gig with family owned Triple E RV.

Mark is very people friendly and not the least afraid to walk up to a stranger and start a conversation or offer to take their photo with their own camera!

Mark attends a church in Winkler and sings in the local adult choir, Prairie Soundscape. Mark loves to travel and explore Canada. He considers himself a Canadian Patriot with a deep love for his country. He is also passionate about his hobbies of ham radio (VE3MR & VE3JMR) and creative photography with his Nikon DSLR, Fuji mirrorless, digital darkroom and experimenting with AI for photography.

The best summer of his life was in 1976 when he joined a summer missions team in rural Scotland ministering to children and their families. He is most passionate about Christian missions and presenting Christ to a lost world by reminding them that Life has an expiry date.

Slogan: I don’t know what the future holds. I know WHO holds the future. James 4:14 Jer.29:11

Life Verse: The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my Savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety. Psalm 18:2 (NLT)

Dear Friends and Supporters,

I want to extend my deepest gratitude for your steadfast encouragement and supporting the Christian Businesses and Ministries in Windsor & Essex County.

As publishers of The Shepherds Guide, we believe that these enterprises are more than just organizations; they are testimonies of faith in action, serving as beacons of light in the marketplace. By supporting them, you help ensure that biblical values of integrity, service, and compassion are woven into the fabric of our communities.

Your commitment to supporting these Businesses and Ministries has also strengthened our efforts in allowing us to share the message of Christ with a wider audience.

In a world filled with competing voices, your support has enabled us to promote truth and hope through creative and impactful outreach. Together, we are proving that advertising can be more than promotion—it can be ministry, reaching hearts and inspiring lives.

Though challenges, obstacles, and financial burdens have tested our resolve, we remain encouraged by the promise of Scripture: “But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 15:57). With faith and perseverance, we continue to overcome difficulties, knowing that every step forward is guided by His hand. Thank you for walking alongside us in this mission, and may God bless you abundantly for your dedication.

With gratitude,Linda Szusz & Trevor Szusz

 

Please feel free to reach out to us, so that we can help to promote, encourage, and pray for each other.

The Shepherd’s Guide of Eastern Ontario and the Ottawa Valley is now in it’s 28th year of publishing online and in print to the Christian community.

We invite all churches and Christian organizations to call our office or email us for free copies to give out to your members and visitors The Shepherd’s Guide makes a great addition to your welcome/visitors package.

The 2024 The Shepherd’s Guide has such features as: a full church listing for Eastern Ontario (approx. 850 church addresses, leadership names and contact info.), local ministry listings, Christian bookstore map / listing, Christian school directory, Christian family camp / retreat / family farm map and listing, and of course a full compliment of Christian owned and / or operated businesses to select from when you are in need of a service or product.

Please support the Christian advertisers listed in The Shepherd’s Guide. You’ll find a blessing in the quality and integrity that you meet through your experience with terrific business people. You’ll be delighted, and you may even find that you receive much more than you expected.

Please don’t forget to tell our advertisers that you found them in The Shepherd’s Guide.

Dean & Shelley Alexander have been publishing The Shepherd’s Guide together full time as a husband-wife team since 1995. They currently serve in four communities:

The Region of Niagara

The Golden Triangle (Kitchener-Waterloo)

The Greater London Area

The Greater Hamilton, Burlington, Oakville, and Brantford Area

Each publication takes roughly 3 months to prepare, produce and deliver.

Their family is now grown and three of their four adult kids are married and all four work in various Ontario cities.

We have also been blessed with 4 grandsons!

“We feel strongly that the Christian community is strengthened through everyday contact Christian to Christian. The Shepherd’s Guide is a great source to do this. May God bless each of you this day!”

It is the privilege of Tan and Dai Ngo to join The Shepherd’s Guide team as we prepare the 2025-2026 edition.

We have been living and doing ministry work in Calgary for over 27 years. Currently, we are pastoring for the Vietnamese Community Church.

Tan Ngo is the founder and president of the Christian Expo/Christian Trade Show in Calgary (2011-2014), as well as a coordinator for the Christ Centered Professionals Club since 2009.

Terry earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of Alberta in 1970 and a Master of Divinity from Luther Theological Seminary in 1974. He also holds a journeyman ticket in carpentry. He joined The Shepherd’s Guide in 1988 and published the first Canadian edition of in central Alberta that same year. Now, he and his wife Dawn (with the help of a close-knit team) publish physical and digital guides in 12 Canadian regions. They oversee the publication of nine others run by faithful publishing partners across Canada.

In 1995, Dawn received a diploma in business administration specializing in sales and marketing. Together with Terry, she founded Rising Oaks Ministries, which promotes and teaches the pursuit of a pure heart after God. “Our desire,” they will tell you, “is for every facet of our lives—whether business, family, or church—to come from a pure heart after God!” They have taken this message across Canada and into the United States, the Philippines, and Africa.

Terry and Dawn reside in Edmonton, Alberta and worship at Celebration Church. They have two sons, Ian and Cory, and one granddaughter, Madison. Over the years, they have “adopted” many additional children and grandchildren into their fold. One of their favorite hobbies is fishing in the summer.