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Winnipegger Courtney Pratt was nearly bedridden after a horrific back injury from playing competitive soccer two years ago and today she is pain-free, all thanks to doctors, prayer, and faith. 

Pratt, the mother of two young boys, has enjoyed playing competitive soccer for years, including into adulthood. Two years ago while she was playing, she had an accident.

Former CHVN on-air host Dana Rogalsky is the new host of a Christian TV show called Beauty for Ashes. 

"Square One World Media started in 1947 as a little gospel radio show," says Rogalsky. "Since then it's transformed into an amazing media company. They have programs in all these different languages. The one that I'm doing is Beauty for Ashes." 

The show will premiere on Youtube on Jan. 20 with five episodes to follow. 

Canadian Christian singer and songwriter Samantha Ebert is releasing her second single, "Overthinking," on Friday. 

"I wrote it in a very similar way and sound to 'Flowers,'" says Ebert, referencing her first single. "It's an honest prayer. You're just telling God what you're going through and it's more of a song where you're venting about your struggles."

For a few years Ebert has struggled with Lyme Disease. 

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For 100 years, Providence University College and Theological Seminary has been serving Manitobans and people around the world with high-quality Christian secondary education.

Winnipeg missionary Pamela Walford is helping bring sustenance to bodies and souls in South America through ministry. 

"Right now we are working with a food bank, that's initially how we got started," says Walford, lead missionary with Tru Pasi. "Now it's much broader than that. Tru Pasi is Surinamese for True Path. This ministry is focusing on reaching out to the neediest people in Suriname, and meeting their needs so they can see the love of Jesus."

An Indigenous man who once fought to see the light is now using his experience and the power of forgiveness to bring healing through music and faith. 

It's been 150 years since Mennonites first came to Manitoba and one Winnipeg school is reflecting on the history and working towards a peaceful future. 

"It's an exciting milestone for all Mennonites, not just our school," says Judson Rempel, the Director of Community Relations and Marketing with Winnipeg Mennonite School. "There are two things going on. It's been 150 years since the first Mennonites landed here in Manitoba. They landed down at the Rat River and Red River. We're recognizing that milestone and what's happened since then."

A local ministry is heading across the ocean to share the gospel in some countries that face high Christian persecution.

"My first challenge was to share the gospel with 50 people in Canada," says Lin, who felt God leading her to share her faith in a tangible way. "The second challenge is, I need to encourage 1,000 Christians to pray for their role in the Great Commission. The name of the project is 'Go for God 50/50 Challenge.'"

The idea came to Lin while she was praying when COVID-19 had many people shut in their homes. 

Two young Christian artists from Canada and the U.S.A. have come together to release Christian music for the youth of today. 

"I'm a producer in BLVRS, Jordan is the vocalist," says Owen Bloomfield. "I do co-writing with him. It's a very cool God-story of how we got started. We essentially got paired up. If any of you know Matthew Parker in the Christian music space, EDM/pop artist. I got connected with him through a remix contest he was hosting. He liked what I was doing. He started connecting me with his friends. Jordan and I paired up and started doing a song every year."