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A southern Manitoba mom is helping coordinate a walk to bring awareness to mental health struggles and also bring her faith and community together. 

"Sashbear Foundation is a program that has been created for families," says Marisol Pulido, a mom from Steinbach, MB, who is a volunteer with the Sashbear Foundation. "It offers a lifeline for families or friends of loved ones facing emotional challenges. Things like emotional dysregulation, substance use, depression, anxiety, self-injury, and suicidal ideation."

Square One World Media in Winnipeg has brought over a ministry couple from Ukraine to share in person with Manitobans what God is doing during wartime.

Natalia and Nikolai Chernomor help run a Christian media company called The Bible Today in Ukraine. They have partnered with the Manitoba Christian media company, Square One World Media (S1WM), for over 25 years. S1WM brought the couple to Winnipeg this week to share what God is up to in their country despite the tensions caused by the continuing war with Russia. 

A ministry retreat centre, located just outside of Winnipeg's city limits, has announced they're selling the property in hopes that someone new may fill the role. 

"Women Refreshed at the Well was never our dream," says Joy Klassen. "It was a call. I heard God say this is what I needed to do. That was back in 2000. We officially opened in 2013."

A Christian ministry based out of Winnipeg is sharing what God is up to in Ukraine with a ministry couple that has been working with them for decades. 

Square One World Media is bringing Nikolai and Natalia Chernomor to Manitoba from Ukraine to share insights on how the gospel is being shared during a time of war. 

"They were our ministry partners for the last 25 years," says Shoaib Ebadi, the president and executive director with Square One. "They are producing Christian media in Ukraine in different formats such as podcasts and videos, ever since the war started."

A couple from England, formerly from Manic Drive and Seventh Day Slumber, have reached out to share their compassion with one of their biggest fans, Tasha Wiese. 

Keith and Talia Comer met while touring on the road across North America over a decade ago. Keith was formerly in the Christian band Manic Drive, and Talia was in the Christian band Seventh Day Slumber. While touring and making their way through Manitoba, they met a huge fan of their music, Steinbach woman Tasha Wiese. 

Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) Festival Chorus is performing the 300-year-old choral masterpiece, St. John Passion, this weekend in Winnipeg.

The retelling of the Passion story, written by J.S. Bach, weaves the Easter story using choir, orchestra, and soloists. 

A Christian author and dad to 10 children is offering funny and heartwarming insights to raising children in his newest book. 

"This is my brand new book called Yes Dear, I'm Watching Them," says author Jason Weening. "It's a joke for many dads who've probably said that exact phrase, as the kids are hammering nails into their fingers, or falling out of trees, or building bike ramps over the garage." 

Weening lives in Estevan, SK, with his wife and their 10 children between the ages of one and 19. 

The Christian ministry Well of Plenty is helping Africans thrive, and they are inviting Manitobans to come along side their work to feed them physically and spiritually. 

"Well of Plenty is a holistic ministry," says director of Well of Plenty, Harry Dalke. "Our leader out in Africa has often said to us, 'They cannot grasp thinking of eternal things with their stomach constantly in pain with hunger.' That is a reality for them."

The Christian app FaithSpark recently added many more resources to their library to further help out youth ministries across Canada. 

"The FaithSpark app is a discipleship tool for youth workers to stay safely connected with their youth," says Josh Woodcock, the Director of FaithSpark. "We specifically stand out in a world of social media, messaging, or communication apps as being safeguarded specifically for youth workers."

Based out of the Toronto area, Canadian Christian singer and songwriter Morrissa Nicole is releasing a new song in time for Easter. 

"I think you get into music the way most believers get into music," says Nicole. "Obviously through church. You're in children's choir, VBS, and teen choir. Church is such a powerful playing ground for discovering your talent. If you want to discover what you're good at, you want to be in church. We're going to shine that light."