It is with great sadness to share with you Dr Robert McQuillan’s passing on Sunday 3 May 2026 after a period of illness. He leaves behind a legacy of constant prayer and encouragement for everyone he met, and a lifetime of service to the Lord.
Please keep Maureen and the family in your prayers.
At his request, there won’t be a funeral service.
(August 23, 2025) Dr Jim McClure responds to a thoughtful friend…
Dear Dr Jim
I’ve been doing some meditating on Psalm 23 which is very rich in meaning and has been a great comfort in this current season of uncertainly. I love the image of the shepherd and God’s gentle loving care.
Many of the descriptions of God’s leadership are quite gentle— ‘He leads me beside quiet waters’, ‘He guides me in paths of righteousness’, ‘you prepare a table’ and ‘you anoint my head’ and such.
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(August 18, 2025) Carol Round reminds us about necessary spiritual pruning to produce spiritual growth…
Each year as the summer wanes, I force myself to continue pruning my flowers or deadheading them!
Essential Motivated Pruning
In the horticulture world, deadheading means removing faded blooms, especially in flower gardens. After the plants are pruned, more blooms emerge.
In the spring, I’m filled with energy and excitement as I dig holes to plant my flowers. Pruning them as they grow isn’t a chore, but a delight because I know it will increase the number of blossoms. My enthusiasm, however, decreases as the summer days go by, sapping my energy and spirit.
(June 21, 2025) Dr Sam Selva Raj shares…
As a young man called to serve God I experienced the truth of Psalm 136:1,23NKJV— ‘Oh, give thanks to the Lord… Who remembered us in our low estate, for His mercy endures forever.’
From the beginning of my ministerial life, God gave me the desire and mindset to go to any extent in taking up any challenge to glorify Him and extending His kingdom— without expecting any immediate rewards.
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(May 10, 2025) Angeline Selvakumari shares some in-depth reflections…
Greetings to all our extended family members of Echo of His Call Ministries! Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Recently, I misplaced my passport. I searched everywhere but could not find it. It was driving me crazy! I was certain about where I had left it, yet when I went to retrieve it, it was gone. I searched every nook and corner, growing very anxious. The missing passport occupied my thoughts— I couldn’t focus on anything else, whether awake or asleep. More importantly, I needed it urgently. I didn’t have the time to apply for a new one or take a relaxed approach to search for it later.
Then it happened… as I frantically searched my house, I was reminded of Luke 1:3-7’s parable of the lost sheep.
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(November 15, 2024) GodReports shares good and sad news…
A local group of Muslim extremists on October 30 killed an evangelist in eastern Uganda after he and another Christian refused to convert to Islam, the other Christian said.death of an evangelist
After three days of a scheduled six-day evangelistic event at Nawaikoke trading centre in Kaliro District at which 18 Muslims put their faith in Christ, area Islamists surrounded Emmanuel Dikusooka, a 29-year-old father of three children, and a fellow church member, Jack Mbulante, at about 6:30 pm as they returned to their hotel in Kaliro town, Mbulante said.
Refusing to Embrace Islam
The six Muslim youths stopped the motorcycle the two Christians had rented just before crossing Lumbuye bridge, Mbulante said. Wearing traditional Islamic dress of tunics and capes and armed with long Somali swords (pangas), sticks and iron bars, the assailants forced them to surrender their bags, which contained Bibles and other Christian books, he said.
(October 27, 2024) Dr Richard Winter shares great encouragements …
My other article this month (Can Satan Read our-Minds) highlights Satan’s awareness of three human traits that he can trouble us with— tendencies, temperaments and temptations.
Below we will consider overing temptations the Jesus way… and to start I ask a question: Have you ever been tempted by the devil? Naturally I’m expecting you to retort ‘Yes! Haven’t you?’ Of course I have, we all have! But have you ever seriously reflected on the incident of our Saviour being strongly tempted by Satan for 40 days… and how He overcame him?
Let’s look at three of those many temptations aimed at Jesus, surreptitiously disputing God’s word of provision, promise and protection!
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(August 30, 2024) Mark Ellis shares good news…
Jung-Shim (*name changed) first heard the gospel from her younger sister. Initially, she did not fully understand or appreciate the message and replied, ‘So?’
At this time, she had been making plans to escape from North Korea and felt she needed help from a Higher Power, and prayed to a God she still did not know, according to a report by Cornerstone International Ministries.
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(July 08, 2024) Norman and Margaret Moss share another precious meditation…
I (Norman) was suddenly taken by surprise at church on Sunday when a couple of young men trained a movie camera on me and asked, ‘What one word would you use to describe your father?’
‘Reliability’ I found myself answering.
Now I would have liked to have had more opportunity to say other things as well. After all, how can you describe a beloved Dad in one word? My father had many other qualities for which I honour him.
However it was a good answer in that it also describes our Father in heaven.
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(June 05, 2024) Carol Round shares encouragement regarding dark times…
What an encouraging scripture is Psalm 91:4 – ‘He will cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you will find refuge.’
Tornado sirens were blaring as my dog and I took refuge in my walk-in closet. My cell phone was beeping with updates. A tornado was headed to our city.
It wasn’t the first time I had taken refuge while a tornado was nearby. I experienced a tornado on March 30, 2016, while taking shelter in my walk-in closet. It has been eight years since an EF2- tornado hit my house, leaving damage in its path. Surely, it wouldn’t happen again.
As the tornado roared over my house, I prayed. Then, I heard the Holy Spirit whisper, ‘The Lord will cover you with His feathers, and under His wings, you will find refuge.’ Peace settled over me like a soft blanket and my heart rate slowed. After the storm had passed over, I left my closet and found my house shrouded in darkness.
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