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WINNIPEG, MB—What does it take to live out the Christian life Monday to Friday? Eastview Community Church is helping people find out at a new “campus” they recently opened in the Exchange District. The ‘church campus,’ called One88 for its…Read More→
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WINNIPEG, MB–Senior high students at Linden Christian School recently returned from a life-changing trip to Guatemala which exposed them to Third World poverty and helped them personally draw closer to God. The humanitarian trip was held in partnership with Impact…Read More→
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HAMILTON, ON – The Christmas of 1999 was especially depressing for Carol Willems. The single mother of two, who had lived the middle-class dream before her marriage ended suddenly the year before, was alone and had lost custody of her…Read More→
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HAMILTON, ON—The Christmas of 1999 was especially depressing for Carol Willems. The single mother of two, who had lived the middle-class dream before her marriage ended suddenly the year before, was alone and had lost custody of her daughter and…Read More→
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WINNIPEG, MB – Tammy Junghans went back to school last year, but she’s not in any hurry to get her degree. For the mother of four, becoming a university student had more to do with ministering to young adults than…Read More→
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WINNIPEG, MB – A large, old, recently renovated house in West Broadway has become a welcoming site for inner-city residents. House Blend Ministries bought and renovated the house last year to expand its existing outreach to the poor. More than…Read More→
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WINNIPEG, MB – Every summer when most people set off for their family vacations, a small group of local women get to work in a local church basement preparing hundreds of layettes to help mothers in need. In July and…Read More→
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WINNIPEG, MB—A small group of Hispanics in Winnipeg are training to be church leaders at a new Spanish Bible school and leadership training centre. More than 6,400 people make up Winnipeg’s Hispanic population, with most living in the northeast section…Read More→
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WINNIPEG, MB—Fatema Abdulraheem sets the table in her tiny, modest apartment that she shares with two adult sons. She puts out a spread of fried chicken on a bed of rice, finely cut potatoes and peas, accompanied by homemade naan…Read More→
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WINNIPEG, MB—When Brent Wong went to Africa in 2004 it changed his life. A dentist by profession, he travelled to Zambia and Mozambique as part of a humanitarian effort to bring oral health care to some of the world’s poorest…Read More→