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The highly anticipated new single of For King & Country is being released, simply titled 'Relate.'

It's been three years since the Smallbone brothers have released a new album, other than their Christmas album, A Drummer Boy Christmas, in November of 2020. 

Despite having only released their last album, Burn the Ships, in October of 2018, the band has ridden the success of that album up until now. Their last single before this was 'Together', a collaboration released in 2020 in connection to the pandemic. 

Kristina Hurrell has always had a passion for travelling. Growing up near Windsor in England, she used her fast-paced Dior modelling career as an escape to explore global cultures.

When she was just 20 years old, Hurrell was invited to photograph a Bedouin tribe in the Sahara Desert. She didn't think twice and took the offer.

"Through my grandmother, I have strong faith that God is really there and he will protect me," says Hurrell. "I was walking with stride and purpose into the experience, knowing I'd be protected."

Missionaries in Burma are continuing to do their best to bring the good news of Jesus in the midst of a "battlefield."

The country, also known as Myanmar, has been faced with the COVID-19 pandemic and then a bloody coup early in 2021. 

A local ministry leader speaking with Mission Network News says, "The situation is very bad – we are in a battlefield, every day there is killing."

Forest fires are still burning in many places in British Columbia, and a team from Samaritan's Purse is heading out to help.

The Christian relief and development organization has moved a convoy of vehicles—including a Disaster Relief Unit tractor-trailer— from Calgary to the region along with trained leaders who will equip and deploy clean-up volunteers.

Instead of playing at the famous Red Rocks stage in Colorado, Zach Williams is at home recovering from the coronavirus. 

A huge concert called Live at Red Rocks featured many Christian artists played to a packed open-air auditorium on August 3. This included Casting Crowns, We Are Messengers, CAIN, Brandon Heath, and what was supposed to be Williams.

With the last-minute information of Williams's diagnosis and therefore unable to perform, Cory Asbury played instead. 

Samaritan’s Purse Canada is aiding families who lost their homes and belongings in catastrophic wildfires in the British Columbia interior.

At the invitation of Thompson-Nicola Regional District officials, the Christian relief and development organization has moved a convoy of vehicles—including a Disaster Relief Unit tractor-trailer—to the region along with trained leaders who will equip and deploy clean-up volunteers.

Jeannie Cunnion, a pastor’s kid and life-long Jesus follower who became a Christian at the age of eight, found herself knee-deep in questions such as: Do I really rely on the power of God’s Spirit inside me or am I trying to do life in my own strength? How can I experience more of His presence? Why do I keep struggling with things I’ve been set free from? These questions led her to discover more about the Holy Spirit and become fully reliant on Him for the answers.

Brian Houston, the founder of Hillsong Church, has been charged by police in Australia over accusations that he covered up allegations of child sexual abuse. Houston says he is shocked by the charges.

NSW Police released a statement on Thursday saying that Houston, 67, "has been charged over the alleged concealment of alleged child sex offences."

A Canadian sprinter won his first gold medal with his cross dangling over his heart, leading the way to the finish line.

The mother and the coach of Andre De Grasse are both beaming with pride after De Grasse's latest Olympic run in Tokyo. In a Wednesday press conference outside of Beverley De Grasses, Andres's mother's Pickering home, she praised her son's accomplishments after he won the Men's 200m race. He is the first Canadian to win this race in almost one hundred years.

Government officials in Nigeria are discussing a bill that would make ransom payments to kidnappers illegal as the country grapples with mass kidnappings.

The most recent kidnapping saw 120 students taken from a Baptist school, with more than 80 of those students still in captivity. International Christian Concern, a persecution watchdog, says that over 1,000 students have been kidnapped in 2021.