Tag "Prayer"
Ottawa Innercity Ministries celebrates God’s miraculous provision
After a disheartening move and years searching for a new location, Ottawa Innercity Ministries (OIM) has landed in the location of their dreams: back in their former home at 391 Gladstone. The ministry held an open house on October 16 to share the testimony of […]
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When silence speaks
Amid the busyness of Bank Street, downtown, everyone hurries about their business. Bureaucrats rush to meetings, tourists shuffle toward Parliament, and the corner of Bank and Queen is rarely without a student running to catch a bus. Every fall, however, one group is different. This group stands silently amid the hubbub […]
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Free missions conference equips believers to go local
Overseas Missionary Fellowship (OMF) is hosting a free citywide missions conference, called “A Heart for Asia and Beyond”. The event aims to equip Ottawa believers with tools to serve and share the gospel in their own communities. “The ‘and beyond’ part is […]
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City on our Knees highlights social justice
Every year, local prayer warriors kick off the New Year with “City on our Knees”, a week devoted to praying for the city and its challenges. The focus for […]
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Burning Hearts celebrates 1,000 days of prayer
“I don’t think it is coincidental that there was a sharp upturn in conversions since Burning Hearts started. It is my belief that Burning Hearts was God’s way of helping us repair a prayer foundation for our church and hopefully other churches in […]
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Finishing strong
Christians rightly put great emphasis on Christmas, but a growing community of Ottawa churches join together to praise God as the new year begins. Far more than another New Year’s Eve party, they see the Cross-over Prayer Vigil as an important witness to the city. “This is […]
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A gift of CHRIST-mas
The season of joy often rings hollow among the homeless. On December 9, a group of young people plan to bring them some Christmas cheer, complete with an opportunity to receive prayer and start a relationship with […]
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The prayer that beat the Taliban
The horrifying ordeal of Joshua Boyle and his family burst into international news when they were suddenly rescued from their Taliban-affiliated captors on October 11, 2017. The most awesome part the story, however, is how God stepped in to answer devoted prayers, where every human […]
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Grey Cup graces Ottawa Civic Prayer Breakfast
The Ottawa Civic Prayer Breakfast has a unique guest this year: the Grey Cup. With the city celebrating last year’s Grey Cup victory, prayer breakfast organizers appointed 1976 Grey Cup champion Gerry Organ as this year’s speaker. “Knowing […]
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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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