Tag "Fatherlessness"
New Christian bookstore opens at Calvary Ottawa
Ottawa has a Christian book store again. The Upper Room is unique, however, among stores and even Christian bookstores. Started by Calvary Ottawa, the Upper Room sells their products on a donation basis (not for-profit sales). While they […]
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Going “All In” for kids in need
Ontario’s shortage of foster and adoptive parents has the Children’s Aid Society (CAS) turning to the Church for help. They reached out to local foster parent Hildy Sloots and her family who have organized Ottawa’s first All In conference, exploring […]
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Hoop Nights models Christ to city youth
Faith matched up with basketball last month, as local teenagers learned about Jesus while shooting hoops. Ottawa’s Metropolitan Bible Church (MET) held its Hoop Nights outreach basketball camp July 10 to 14 at the Michele Heights Community Centre, providing a free drop-in skills clinic to youth […]
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Crafting The Code
Up to 90 percent of homeless and runaway children come from fatherless homes, according to the US Department of Health and Human Services. Numerous studies demonstrate the challenges that father-absent children face. These problems disproportionately affect ethnic communities. Inspired […]
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