“Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest. ”
Who we are:
I (Bryce) grew up in a Christian family that was heavily involved in our local church. I trusted in Christ as my Savior at a young age. In 2009, God led our family to plant Dayspring Baptist Church in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Throughout my teen years, God developed a passion for ministry and missions within me. After I graduated from high school in 2019, I attended Dayspring Bible College in Mundelein, Illinois which is a ministry of Quentin Road Baptist Church. This is where I met Emily.
Emily also grew up in a Christian family that served in their local church. Emily trusted in Christ as her Savior as a child as well. Her family would often travel up to Canada in the summers to help at Christian camps that ministered to First Nation boys and girls. It was through these trips, that God directed them to move to Beardmore, Ontario to start Community Baptist Church. After completing high school, Emily attended Dayspring Bible College in the fall of 2021.
While at Bible college, we were both given the opportunity to serve in many of the ministries of Quentin Road Baptist Church, our favorite being the Simple Steps addiction recovery program. I got to work in the Christian school, kitchen, maintenance, and janitorial crews, while Emily got to work in the preschool. We were blessed to be able to take part in several of our church’s mission trips including trips to the Philippines, India, Chile, and 3 trips to Canada to serve at Waasayaa North Bible Camp (a ministry of CBC, Emily’s home church). These trips have made a profound impact on our lives and deepened our passion for missions.
In 2023, I graduated from Dayspring Bible College with a Bachelors in Christian Missions. Emily and I got married in the fall of 2024. Emily grew up on the mission field in Canada and I’ve been able to take many trips up to Beardmore, Ontario to aid in evangelistic outreach in remote northern communities, general community visitation across the region, Sunday morning pulpit supply, directing Waasayaa North Bible Camp, and youth group involvements at Community Baptist Church. After much prayer and counsel from our pastor, parents, and leaders in our church, we knew that God was leading us to serve in Canada.
One week after Emily graduated from Dayspring Bible College with a Bachelors in Primary Education, we packed our bags and headed north. We moved to Canada May 6, 2025.
Our Vision:
When we first moved to Canada, we lived in Beardmore, Ontario, serving at Community Baptist Church (CBC) under the leadership of Pastor Rick Mikesh, Emily’s dad. For three years, the Mikeshs faithfully traveled to Nakina to host a Bible study at the local Canadian Legion. We joined them in this ministry as soon as we moved to into the region, In July of 2025 God opened the door for us to purchase a building for a church plant in Nakina. We held our first service at Nakina Baptist Church on December 21, 2025, and Emily and I have since officially moved to Nakina to fully immerse ourselves in the community.
Alongside our local church ministry, we serve as the directors of Waasayaa North Bible Camp, a ministry of CBC. This camp allows us to share the Gospel and disciple youth from across the region, including several remote, fly-in communities. Through Nakina Baptist Church, we plan to extend our outreach to children, youth, and families in the Aroland reserve neighbouring Nakina, as well as the northern reserves that fly into the Nakina airport. While a few of these remote communities have a church, there is a deep need for local churches that teach the clear Gospel and sound doctrine. Because kids from many of these reserves attend our Bible camp in the summer, we have a unique, ongoing opportunity to build relationships with their families. Our ultimate prayer and long-term vision is to eventually see a thriving, Bible-based church established in each of these northern reserves.
Remote Communities in NW Ontario
Our Sending Church
We are sent from DaySpring Baptist Church of Pewaukee, WI (20 minutes west of Milwaukee) under the leadership of Pastor Daniel Reehoff.
Website: www.dayspringbaptist.com
Phone: (262)-404-5092
Address: N14W29489 Silvernail Rd. Pewaukee, WI 53072
Mission Board
InGrace Missions is an independent mission board and ministry of Quentin Road Baptist Church of Lake Zurich, IL where Pastor Jim Scudder Jr. serves as Senior Pastor.
Website: ingrace.us/missions
Phone: (800)-784-7223
Address: 2426 N Quentin Road, Lake Zurich, IL 60047