Former Muslim turned Christian pastor helps bring millions of Iranians to Jesus

Dr. Hormoz Shariat grew up in Iran in a Muslim home and became a follower of Jesus in 1980.

"I was pretty devout in my early years, but then I questioned Islam. I said, what is this? It doesn't add anything to my life. I wanna know God," said Dr. Shariat. "So I read Quran very carefully one more time. It didn't fulfill my heart with the presence of God or peace."

Rachael Lampa grateful to become mom of 2

Longtime Christian artist Rachael Lampa recently welcomed her second child into the world and she has hilarious nicknames for the baby already. 

"Friday morning at 12:30 a.m., this little wonder took measures into his own hands and decided it was time for him to meet us."

Lampa gave birth to a second son on October 28. She and her husband Brendan McCarthy's firstborn is six-year-old Jax, who reportedly loves kissing all babies.

Back to the Future and back to God: The faith journey of Claudia Wells a.k.a Jennifer Parker

Although things seemed perfect on the outside, behind closed doors, Claudia Wells' world was crashing down around her. 

When she was just two years old, Claudia's parents divorced, and she was left to live with her mother, who, at the time, was battling an alcohol addiction.

LGBTQ students allege mistreatment, want change at Saskatchewan Bible college

Jordan McGillicky says she was devoted to sports and her studies at a private Saskatchewan college but eventually felt driven away from the school because of her sexuality. 

She enrolled two years ago at Briercrest College and Seminary, an evangelical Bible college in Caronport, an hour west of her hometown of Regina. The college grew in prominence in 2013 after former Saskatchewan premier Brad Wall, who has spoken at the school's chapel, gave it the right to grant university degrees, helping it attract students from across the country. 

Peace deal declared to end Ethiopian civil war

Last Wednesday, the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front agreed to end the two-year-long civil war. Negotiations took place in South Africa.

The war has devasted the Tigray region, killing hundreds of thousands. Millions of people lost their homes, and a blockade has largely cut the region off from communication and aid.

Roughly 5.2 million people need aid in the region. The United Nations says the Ethiopian government has used starvation as a weapon of war.