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Teachers and staff at a Winnipeg school that specializes in teaching newcomers and refugees are going without a paycheque while the school struggles to complete a new science lab in order to meet provincial requirements.

What was initially thought to be a less-pricey project is costing Freedom International School a lot more than they thought. 

PRAY: "Life-altering" Hurricane Ida bears down on Louisiana 

Residents along parts of the Gulf of Mexico coast are preparing for what has been called a potentially "life-altering" hurricane. Meteorologists now say Hurricane Ida is expected to hit land with winds as strong as 155 mph (250 km/h).

The storm is currently at a Category 4, with winds around 150 mph and is expected to make landfall Sunday afternoon.

Members of an Ethiopian seminary are in mourning after a flash flood killed eight people, including three children.

Mekane Yesus Seminary is located in the city of Addis Ababa, and was hit by heavy rains the afternoon of August 17. A post made that day to the school's Facebook page said that four people had died. Since that time another four deaths have been confirmed.

The school has been asking for prayers and receiving letters of support and condolences from Christian organizations around the world. 

A brief but cryptic message is coming from Matthew West's Twitter.

Opening a battered blue box with the words "Welcome to W Publishing." 

"Oh, what? Get ready. Get ready guys," are the only words West said while holding up a card with his name and the word "author" written underneath.

Got something interesting in the mail. 😏📖 pic.twitter.com/smuvqpkEhW

An NFL star is getting ready to hang up his cleats and pick up his Bible to preach the Good News.

Stefen Wisniewski was an offensive lineman with the Kansas City Chiefs, winning a Super Bowl championship with the team in 2019. He also won a championship ring with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2017.

“The absolute best part of my life is my relationship with Jesus Christ and I can’t imagine a better full-time job than teaching people the Bible and sharing the love of Christ with others.”

A husband and wife duo says they are using music to share the Bible with others.

Camille & Gabriel, a Montreal group, met in September of 2017. As their love grew, so did their music.

"From our first exchange it was undeniable: we had found a soulmate. Of all the things that united us, the love of music was one of the greatest," Gabriel says.

Listen to the conversation here

Years later, they are now married and making music from their home studio.

Talasi Guerra is a Christian author and communicator who is passionate about infusing Jesus into her everyday life and empowering others to do the same.

Having travelled across the globe to bring a message of hope to children, students, and adults in all kinds of different settings, nothing excites Talasi more than watching a “light-bulb moment” happen. But it wasn't always that way.

But it wasn't always that way. For years, Talasi battled with anorexia and depression and ran as far away from God as she possibly could.

Mike Donehey, a recording artist, songwriter, author, and founding member of the band Tenth Avenue North, has seen his fair share of the unexpected.

Following a potentially fatal car crash as a teen, Mike learned to play the guitar while recovering from his injuries. Playing guitar gave birth to songwriting, which then led to the formation of Tenth Avenue North who became one of the most loved and successful bands in Christian music.

Adam Rieger always felt as though something was missing in his life, but he was never really sure what it was. 

In his teen years, Adam Rieger stopped going to church. He became an atheist and began listening to death metal music. It was then that he also decided that he needed to travel the world. This adventure led him to try out hitchhiking.

Two leaders from a group of house churches that have faced constant pressure from the Chinese government are in jail after their gathering was raided by officials on the weekend.

Early Rain Covenant Church was raided on August 22 while a small group was meeting in the Chenghua District. In a video posted to a Facebook group dedicated to praying for the church, several officials can be seen in the doorway of the gathering space, talking with and then grabbing at leaders.