Operation Christmas Child: Small Shoeboxes, Big Impact
Operation Christmas Child (OCC), a project of Samaritan’s Purse, mobilizes churches and volunteers each fall to pack gift-filled shoeboxes – simple toys, school supplies, and hygiene items – that are delivered to children around the world, alongside a clear, child-friendly presentation of the Christian Gospel. The ministry’s stated purpose is to demonstrate God’s love in…
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Iron Sharpens Iron Men’s Conference 2025
Iron Sharpens Iron returns to the Lower Mainland on Saturday, November 22, 2025. “ISI” is the annual “Iron Sharpens Iron Men’s Equipping Conference” that has been happening in Metro Vancouver since 2012. Even during Covid, ISI became an online conference that continued to Build Godly Men. This conference is designed for men of all ages…
Helicopter Governments: part two – Bill C-9
We’ve all heard of helicopter parents, hovering over their little ones to protect them from every scrape and fall. Can governments, sincere in their motive, overprotect their citizens? The Liberal government has introduced Bill C-2 (Strong Borders Act) and Bill C-9 (The Combatting Hate Act) as a solution to the social turmoil in our nation.…
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A new Secretary General at the World Evangelical Alliance
He’s from Nazareth. In recent months, while the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) sought a new secretary general, I bothered the search committee with a suggestion: “Go down to Bethlehem and find a David, someone no one knows, but one the Spirit has appointed.” Smiles greeted my metaphorical reference to the Old Testament story. Well, surprise.…
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Persecuted for their Christian Faith
Mozambique Since 2017, Cabo Delgado in northern Mozambique has been a place of unimaginable violence. The region has been repeatedly attacked by militants from al-Shabab, also known as the Islamic State Mozambique (ISM). The brutality has been intense, with beheadings, forced conversions, and entire villages burned to the ground. Thousands have fled their homes, seeking…
Abundant Thanks to Abundant God
Thanksgiving Day in Canada has come and gone, but as we all know, giving thanks is not about a single day or weekend. Churches around the world give thanks every Sunday as part of their regular worship. Some of us give thanks every day when we pray before a meal, when some of us pray…
Rev Dennis & Rita Bennett; Healing of Body, Mind & Spirit
Dennis and Rita Bennett pioneered in the area of healing the whole person. All of their 11 books, read by over a million people, involved the healing ministry in the power of the Holy Spirit. As consummate story-tellers the Bennetts wove numerous healing stories throughout each book. In his first best-seller Nine O’Clock in the…
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Mission/Ministry Spotlight
CFI – Christian Friends of Israel | CSB Canada | Lighthouse Harbour Ministries | Salvation Army Kettles | Iron Sharpens Iron Conference | International Christian Response CFI – Christian Friends of Israel Christian Friends of Israel celebrates their 40th Anniversary in Jerusalem, November 4-7, 2025. With a vision and a dream, Ray & Sharon Sanders…
How Signal Hill Is Building Hope and Resilience Across Canada
Helping students discover their worth: “You matter. Your life has value. And you are worth fighting for.” The words printed on the inside cover of Signal Hill’s Gratitude Journal recently moved a young teen to tears. These simple sentences tucked inside thousands of backpacks distributed through Surrey’s City Dream Centre and Vancouver’s City Reach are…
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From PAIN to PURPOSE
A Voice for the Voiceless Abortion remains unrestricted in Canada, with over 100,000 procedures performed annually. Since 1988, Canadian taxpayers have funded more than 3.3 million abortions. In 2023 alone, Health Canada allocated $36 million – including $4.2 million through the Sexual and Reproductive Health Fund—and to organizations like the Contraception and Abortion Research Team…
Operation Christmas Child shoebox program helps children around the world
National collection week is Nov. 17-23 Canada’s 2025 Operation Christmas Child shoebox collection season is underway. Individuals, families, churches, businesses, sports teams, and community groups are now packing shoeboxes with toys, school supplies, and hygiene items, plus personal notes and photos, to be delivered to children in need around the world. Operation Christmas Child is…
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