Tag "Missions"
Planting outside your kingdom
Ottawa churches have a rich legacy of working together. They collaborate on outreaches and conferences, but some groups are even helping plant churches outside their […]
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A noteworthy difference
Reaching into his backpack, Tom Affleck grabbed a pair of notebooks and pencils and gave them to the two girls in front of him. Little did he know this simple act of kindness would make attending school possible for them, for the first time. The […]
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Moving with the Kingdom
Bedbugs and cockroaches, high crime rates, and lots of people who have never heard the gospel—it’s the perfect neighbourhood to call home…that is, if you are a MoveIn-er. MoveIn is […]
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The human cost of nationalism
Compassion International, a leading evangelistic child-sponsorship organization, has closed their entire network of programs in India. After 48 years in India, Compassion centres ran out of money because […]
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Inspired for “new evangelism”
Hundreds of Catholics gathered in Ottawa, May 12 and 13, for a summit exploring “new evangelization”. The annual event aims to help inspire devout believers to begin evangelizing those around them. “There is such a tremendous need now in our country and North America—a post-Christian culture […]
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A week in the Dominican with Health Teams International
Mahassen Ghobrial shares her experience serving the people of Cabarete, Dominican Republic, on a medical mission. In one week, their team of Christian healthcare professionals served 1432 patients, giving each one a chance to hear the gospel. […]
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Finding family in India
Carli and Ben Albrecht may not officially be parents yet, but they have a group of kids they dearly love. These kids live in Nagpur, India, at Prem Sewa Shikshan Sangh—a children’s home and school where Carli and Ben have been volunteering since […]
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Winning souls, street by street
How one young man’s “Damascus Road” experience sparked an evangelism movement in the heart of Ottawa. “By the time Gimba had finished praying four hours had passed. Throughout the next two months he had similar experiences.” […]
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Growing in perspective
For seasoned believers, it can be a challenge to find solid, fresh training to take your faith to the next level. That’s precisely what the Perspectives Study Program does, as alumni can attest. “It changed everybody […]
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Preaching the gospel in unexpected places
A unique church model is bringing the gospel to Ottawa’s unreached residents. Tony Delahunty, of Kingdom Ministries, heads up a church that breaks with the traditional commuter-church […]
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