14-year-old The Voice singer releases first recorded single

A 14-year-old contestant who wowed judges and the audience during Season 26 of The Voice has released his first single. 

Jaukeem Fortson put out a cover of for KING & COUNTRY's "God Only Knows."

Forston performed for King & Country's "God Only Knows," bringing all four judges and the crowd to their feet.  

Co-founder of Mission Aviation Fellowship passes away at 103

A WWII veteran as well as the co-founder of the Christian ministry Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF), Jack Hemmings, has passed away.

On Jan. 24, 2025, at the age of 103, Hemmings passed away at a hospital in Sussex surrounded by his wife, Kate. 

In 1940, at the age of just 19, Hemmings volunteered as an air crewman in WWII. After the war, he received the Air Force Cross for exemplary gallantry while flying. 

Ukrainian church offers hope and assistance during foreign aid freeze

Erik Mock was in Ukraine last week during the first days of the USAID funding freeze. 

“There was just a growing sense of indifference and hardship that was going on,” he says. But the suspension of USAID funds wasn’t the main issue – far from it, in fact, according to Mock. 

The big culprit is hopelessness: Ukrainians are worn by the brutality and difficulty of life. 

Daughter of former Newsboys guitarist moves on to next round of The Voice

A year after sharing her voice with the world during a small duet with her father on The Voice, Jaydn Cree Olesen has returned as a contestant. 

Her father, Bryan, a former guitarist for the Newsboys, was a finalist in Season 25 of the show. 

On Monday, Jaydn performed Paramore's "Still Into You" during her blind audition and wowed two judges, with Michael Bublé and Kelsea Ballerini turning their chairs. 

Experiencing God’s provision: Andrew Goodman’s 30 years of missionary work in East Asia ▶️

From the United Kingdom, Andrew Goodman and his family have been missionaries in Asia for 30 years and that's what he'll be highlighting this weekend at Missionfest Manitoba 2025. 

"OMF International is a multi-denominational agency with a focus on East Asia and the unreached peoples of East Asia," says Andrew Goodman, who has worked with OMF International for 30 years. "Looking to God to see Indigenous Biblical church movements to Christ in that part of the world."

God’s timing: Living Bible Explorers expands to new facility across the street ▶️

A West End Ministry is giving all glory to God for securing a new building to better serve the community.

Living Bible Explorers vision has always been for the kids and youth in our community to know Jesus. LBE serves the entire family as a whole and now the ministry is on the move, but not too far away. 

What happens when civilization falls? Homestead film explores faith and survival

A new film, which follows the clash of two families in the fall of civilization and the plans God has in store is being well received nationwide.

Based on the best-selling book series, Black Autumn, by Jeff Kirkham and Jason Ross, this new post-apocalyptic family survival drama directed by Ben Smallbone, follows the families, an ultra-prepared, wealthy family and the military veteran family they’ve hired for property security, to a homestead. 

Grammy winner Jonathan McReynolds trading hustle culture for sonship

Christian singer and songwriter Jonathan McReynolds is opening up about redefining success and learning to slow down to see the goodness of God in the quiet moments. 

McReynolds received the Grammy Award on Sunday for Best Gospel Performance/Song for "One Hallelujah" alongside Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Erica Campbell, Israel Houghton, and Jekalyn Carr. 

Family Life Canada sees investing in marriages as the key to strong churches▶️

Helping marriages thrive is a focus of Family Life Canada and the National Director will be speaking about that this weekend at Missionfest Manitoba

"We want to bring help and hope to every family in Canada," says Brent Trickett, the National Director of Family Life Canada. "We do that by helping families flourish and live on mission and also by partnering with churches to strengthen the marriages in their community."