Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.

Proverbs 3:5-6

When we seek God and follow His will, He will lead us through the challenges, frustrations, confusion, and anger we have all faced over the past few years. We have all had to face covid, cancer, illness, loss or even financial struggles. Placing your faith and trust in God, reading your Bible and investing time in prayer will lead you to the answers we all need. Going through our daily routines without God’s guidance can be like a sailor looking for the harbour without a lighthouse guiding his way. God is our beacon of hope and understanding in dark times, the Bible is like a GPS, offering us direction on safely navigating the waters, and prayer is our direct line to gain understanding of what God is calling us to do.

It has now been over 4 years since Dave passed on February 4, 2020.

We hear quite frequently, from our advertisers, how the Ministry of the Shepherd’s Guide has made a positive impact on their businesses and lives. Hearing this feedback shows that by following God’s will, the ministry that our family has been involved in since 2007 is still on the right path and moving in the right direction. While covid may have impacted us all, God is still in control. As we look to the future, we invite you to join us in praying for growth and prosperity for the Shepherd’s Guide team; past, current, and future advertisers; ministries; schools; and organizations; as we continue to promote and encourage the furtherance of His Kingdom.

Blessings,

Your Shepherd’s Guide Team

We continue to pray for you!

LINDA and TREVOR SZUSZ – Publishers

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 2 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 2023-2024 edition.

We have been living and doing ministry work in Calgary for over 26 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.