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Last night,  Alberta Wildfire had night vision helicopters working throughout the night. on the Teepee Creek wildfire, along with a wildfire crew, municipal fire fighters and heavy equipment to secure the perimeter on priority hotspots.

Crews continue working and have made good progress, completing 90 per cent of the fire guard around the perimeter. 

Proverbs 31:30

"Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised."

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Romans 8:18-27

"Rome wasn't built in a day." If I heard that once, I heard it a hundred times while I was growing up. I was young and impatient, anxious to reach the goals I felt were important. But there was always this irksome reminder that good things take time and great things take even longer.

Now, however, at long last, I am discovering that stuff about Rome is true. And Paul's words to the century-one Christians who lived there are also truer than ever: "But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it" (Romans 8:25).

An upcoming ceremony will be honouring the late evangelist Billy Graham with a statue in Washington, D.C.

On May 16 at 11:00 a.m., Graham's statue will be revealed alongside 200 other American statues. The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) announced that Michael W. Smith as well as House Speaker Mike Johnson will attend the ceremony. 

The statue was designed by an artist from Graham's home state of North Carolina. The bronze figure will stand seven feet tall with Graham holding a Bible in one hand. 

For Marina Hofman, being a mother was something she had dreamed of. However, in 2014, Marina and her husband were in a head-on collision that left both of them with life-altering injuries.

"Although we survived, I had a lot of issues after my surgeries were complete," said Hoffman. "I was depressed all the time and anxious constantly. I had PTSD and a brain injury, in addition to several body injuries."

Proverbs 31:10, 27-28

"A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies. She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her."

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From a distance we in the church often look like beautiful people. We're well-dressed. We have nice smiles. We look friendly. We appear cultured, under control...at peace.

But what a different picture comes in view when someone gets up close and in touch! What appeared so placid is really a mixture of winding roads of insecurity and uncertainty...maddening gusts of lust, greed, and self-indulgence...and pathways of pride glazed over with a slick layer of hypocrisy. All this is shrouded in a cloud of fear of being found out.

Adventure-seeker and TV host Bear Grylls opens up about the privilege of recently baptizing Russell Brand in the River Thames.

"Me, Bear Grylls, The River Thames and of course, The Holy Spirit," says Brand on Instagram after he was baptized last week. 

On April 26 Brand made it official after publicly declaring on Instagram that he was excited to be baptized. The baptism happened two days later on April 28.

In response to escalating wildfire threats, authorities have declared an evacuation zone in the North Goodwin area, prompting the relocation of a small number of residents to Valleyview. 

RCMP have notified affected individuals, ensuring their safe evacuation from the endangered zone.

Despite the intensity of the situation, there was minimal growth in fire activity overnight, offering a glimmer of hope to residents and emergency responders alike.

Today's update from the County of Grande Prairie, May 11, 2024, at 9:20am

Teepee Creek Wildfire