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Sonya Johnson's childhood started off like many others. She was an only child raised in a safe and happy Christian home. 

When she was just eight years old, her life was flipped upside down when her parents got divorced.

International Justice Mission is running a new program for Christians across Canada that are interested in helping fight for justice and freedom for those enslaved.

Joash Thomas is the National Director of Mobilization and Advocacy for International Justice Mission (IJM) Canada. 

Gang wars in Haiti killed 200 and displaced 16,000 in the month of May alone. Heavily armed gangs continue battling across the capital city, Port-au-Prince.

Haiti lost its president in an assassination last year, creating a power vacuum.

Clergy misconduct is not a new problem. It is, however, something that we have started to discuss more openly.

Val Hiebert is a program coordinator for abuse response and prevention with Mennonite Central Committee Manitoba. She is also a professor of sociology at Providence University College and Theological Seminary.

It was a hot and humid Father's Day for 2022 and one for the record books for many communities across Manitoba.

For almost a week meteorologists had been warning of extreme heat coming our way and they weren't wrong. It got so hot, so quick, that organizers of the Manitoba Marathon decided to cancel the event after it had already started, citing concern for the health of participants.

What are the limits on reaching the next generation? One Voice Student Missions ministry founder Brian Barcelona is pushing the bar on traditional evangelism and reaching Gen Z and younger through their phones.

"I mean what do most kids do in church now, they're on their phones," Brian explains. "I think if preachers and pastors continue to preach and not speak, it's like me going to China and I preach in English, how ineffective is that? We need to learn the language. Why do we not have that same expectation for generational barriers?"

Lutheran Church Charities in the U.S.A bring great comfort through golden retrievers to places that have faced great disasters, including recently in Uvalde, Texas.

According to Religion Unplugged, Lutheran Church Charities’ K-9 ministry deploys its teams of cute and cuddly comfort dogs to relieve stress and get people talking about their trauma.

When Juli Boit landed in Kenya for a short-term humanitarian mission 17 years ago, she has no idea this place would capture her heart and change everything about her life.

Boit, a 25-year-old nurse practitioner at the time, decided to make the move from Los Angeles to a small village in Kenya to be a part of an HIV program. 

Pastor and theologian Timothy Keller continues to battle stage four pancreatic cancer and is asking for prayer. 

"Dad is currently dealing with the side effects of an immunotherapy treatment that he is undergoing," says the pastor’s son, Michael Keller, on Facebook. "We ask that you continue to pray for Dad’s healing and for the decisions of his doctors and medical team who continue to provide excellent, compassionate care. Thank you for the outpouring of love and support. We deeply covet your prayers at this time."

Being a mom is challenging. Doing it alone is scary.

Heather MacFadyen, author and podcast host of Don't Mom Alone, says that community and God are key to helping parents through the difficult journey of parenting.