Tag "Refugees"
Bridging the gap with Muslims
Canada has a rising Islamic demographic. While many Christians struggle with how to reach out to Muslims, Christians who see Muslims in their communities are starting to see the need and respond […]
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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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International Pastors and Leaders Forum focuses on unity
Given the unique challenges immigrant pastors face, the IPLF’s annual conference aims to encourage and empower them for service in their communities. This year’s theme is “Encouragement for […]
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Celebrating the hope rising in the Middle East
Good news from the Middle East can be hard to find. Yet encouraging stories of hope from the Middle East are a focus at the Metropolitan Bible Church’s Celebrate Missions 2016 conference. The keynote speaker this year is Nizar Shaheen, founder of Light for All Nations, a Middle Eastern media ministry. Despite […]
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Modeling Christ’s love among immigrants
As an immigrant from Uganda, Joseph Kiirya remembers the challenges of settling into Canada. His empathy for newly arrived immigrants spurs him on in his role as Senior Pastor at River Jordan Ministries and it has not gone unnoticed. On […]
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From child soldier to child sponsor
Emmanuel Jal, a former child soldier turned hip-hop artist, actor, and peace activist is coming to Ottawa. He will be performing some of his music and sharing his story at Gloucester Presbyterian Church, on September 17, 2016. “Emmanuel Jal has been marked by profound suffering, yet there’s an irrepressible joy as […]
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Journey to Lebanon
Travelling to Lebanon is likely not on your bucket list right now. With the Syrian conflict barely across the border circumstances are volatile, to say the least. However, a journey to Lebanon is precisely what […]
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Seeing fruit from the Big Give
Building on last year’s momentum, the Big Give 2016 impacted people across Ottawa, inside the Church out. The breadth of participation across the Church is one aspect that most encourages […]
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Refugee support: Making it work
When Parkway Road Pentecostal Church first contemplated sponsoring a refugee family, they had no idea how much work is involved. Like many Canadians, they were moved by the suffering they saw and wanted […]
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House of refuge
After 35 years in real estate, Theresa Quann Bakker knows all the tricks to helping people find the right house to call home. But a few years ago, she found an area with serious challenges. The discovery set her on a personal quest to open […]
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