Tag "Syria"
Refugees feeling the love from the Big Give
On May 30, three days before the Big Give 2018, a Barrhaven fire displaced 16 families. One was a refugee family who had recently moved to Ottawa. They had a young baby and three […]
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Kemptville churches pull together to resettle refugees
Canadians have been working to bring Syrian refugees into Canada and to help them begin a new life. Efforts in the big cities receive most of the media attention, but small towns are doing their part, as well. The congregation of St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, in Kemptville […]
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Finding their niche
Richard Raya is an Arabic pastor in the east of Ottawa. He pastors a small church of about 30 people, called Jesus Light of the World Arabic Evangelical Church. Although they are a small congregation, the church is having a dramatic impact among new refugee families […]
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Refugees—one year in
The refugee resettlement is approaching a critical milestone at the one-year mark. It’s a time many refugees really struggle as government support dries up, but the response from the Church is having unforeseen results […]
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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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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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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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Putting compassion into practice
The name of Alan Kurdi, and the iconic image of his lifeless body, galvanized the Western world. The distant problems of Syria suddenly became more real, brought home by the tragic picture of a drowned migrant toddler with a Canadian connection. It sparked greater awareness and breathed life into […]
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East Gate Alliance offers free Christmas concert
East Gate Alliance Church is hosting a free concert featuring local worship artist Colin Bernard. The concert is taking place this Friday, December 18, starting at 7 p.m. “We’re taking all the chairs out of the sanctuary and putting in some tables with candles, so it will […]
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