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Crisis pregnancy centres see spike in needs
April 30, 2021Anxiety levels increased dramatically this past year, exponentially so for women facing unplanned pregnancies. Isolated, facing job losses, and afraid of the virus, many women contemplated abortion. This is the bleak picture that saw a dramatic increase in the work for Ottawa’s crisis pregnancy centres […]
Read full articleChristian camps down, but not out
April 22, 2021Parks and campgrounds are again closed for overnight stays, until further notice. One largely unnoticed victim of these latest restrictions is Christian summer camps, which struggled through the past year with no special government funding to offset their mandated […]
Read full articleEllel expands reach
April 16, 2021Is the Church an essential service? For the past year, this question has sparked heated debates, and while those debates will likely continue for the foreseeable future, the question is settled for the work at Ellel Ministries. “We were […]
Read full articleThe God who answers prayer…in Westport
April 8, 2021This story, sent in by a reader (and occasional Spur contributor) continues our series highlighting how God answers prayer. (It also conveniently connects with this week’s article on Watercolour Westport.) We hope this story encourages and inspires you.
I was so late, and lost. And now this […]
Read full articleKingdom builders offer families a different pace of life
April 8, 2021Kingdom-building projects come in all forms. In church, the phrase, “a Kingdom building project” might mean an evangelism campaign or new discipleship course—it may even be a slogan to raise money for a new building. At Watercolour Westport, the vision of a Kingdom-building project takes on a much […]
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