War in Ukraine has resulted in '50,000 social orphans': Mission organization
The war in Ukraine has caused a dramatic surge in the number of “social orphans,” according to a mission organization responding to an escalating crisis of child abandonment.
Ukrainian church leaders estimate there are as many as 50,000 “hidden” social orphans, children barely surviving under the radar who’ve been abandoned or severely neglected by their parents due to the ravages of war and fueled by addictions.
We The Kingdom lead singer announces plans to step away
It's time for a new season according to the lead singer of We The Kingdom.
Franni Rae Cash Cain says in a social media post "God has been prompting a change of seasons in my heart, and I will be honoring that."
Cain is the lead singer of the band, which is comprised of family members Ed Cash, Martin Cash, and Scott Cash, as well as family friend Andrew Bergthold. Their debut album Holy Water was an instant success and the band has been busy writing and touring ever since.
The ultimate duo: CeCe Winans and Natalie Grant team up on new single
Natalie Grant's latest single is not only a cover of a beloved gospel song but also features one of the genre's most well-known singers.
Grant released her version of "My Tribute (To God Be The Glory" last week, with CeCe Winans joining her on the track.
The song was written in 1972 by Andraé Crouch and appeared on his album from the same year, Keep On Singin'. It's been recorded by countless artists since that time.
Alberta prosecutors drop public health violation charges against rodeo host, pastor
Pandemic-era public health charges have been dropped against an Edmonton-area pastor and church, as well as a central Alberta man who hosted a rodeo in protest of COVID-19 restrictions.
GraceLife Church pastor James Coates had been cited for violating public health orders by holding church services without following the gathering limits imposed by the provincial government.
Pastor's conviction highlights Uganda's growing problem involving ritual sacrifice
A Ugandan pastor who killed a 4-year-old child in a ritual murder in a twisted effort to grow his church’s fortunes has been sentenced to life imprisonment after pleading guilty to murder charges.
Joseph Sserubiri, 30, of Deliverance and Healing Ministry in Kakira Town Council, located in the country’s Jinja District, was convicted of murder and human trafficking following his plea on Aug. 1 before Judge Winfred Nabisinde.
Sserubiri was also sentenced to 30 years in prison for human trafficking and is expected to serve the two sentences concurrently.
Mohawk-language Bible published after decades-long effort by one Quebec man
Harvey Satewas Gabriel still remembers the first time he heard a preacher read Bible passages in the Mohawk language back in the 1950s. He watched the United Church minister open the book and translate the Scripture into Mohawk straight off the page as he read, the words sounding like “honey” to the then-17-year-old from Kanesatake, Que.
Gabriel went home and asked his mother why there was no Mohawk Bible. She said, "That’s a big project, who’s going to translate that?" he recalls.
Christian blood flows freely and frequently in the DRC
Terror plagues a majority-Christian nation in central Africa, and it goes by a three-letter name: ADF. The Allied Defense Forces (ADF) claimed 55 deaths in the first two weeks of August, killing 19 people in a single attack.
Based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the jihadists frequently target Christians in the eastern region. ADF terrorists killed 72 believers during two weeks in March and 80 Christians over 10 days in April.
New song shares lessons learned from waiting on God through a season of depression
Canadian Christian artist Emily Ruth is preparing to launch a new single by being open and vulnerable about the inspiration behind the song.
"In The Waiting" is set for release to all streaming platforms on September 15, 2023. Ruth says that she actually wrote the chorus for the song in 2019 before the pandemic.
Samaritan’s Purse sending more staff and equipment to help wildfire victims
Samaritan’s Purse, already operating two wildfire evacuation centers in British Columbia’s Thompson-Okanagan and Central Okanagan regions, is adding more staff and disaster relief equipment in Kelowna to clean up damaged properties and search for anything that survived the flames.
Local La Glace artist releases new song
Local La Glace artist Rachelle Nelson, grew up in a Christian home and was always involved in church, but it was not until she started into high school when she got serious about her faith and with her relationship with God.
Music has always been a part of her life growing up. She started to play violin in grade 4 and started to write her own songs during her junior high years.