Grande Prairie man arrested on multiple charges

On Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024, Grande Prairie RCMP Drug Section with assistance of Grande Prairie Crime Reduction Unit execute simultaneous search warrants at a property in the Mountainview area of Grande Prairie City and a residence in Clairmont.

As a result, the following items were seized by police:

-1.4 kilograms of cocaine
-991 grams of methamphetamine
-3 kilograms of initially unknown pills
-203 cartons of illicit cigarettes
-1 stolen revolver with ammunition
-Over $27,000 in Canadian currency
-Drug trafficking paraphernalia

Christian artists call for prayer amid California Wildfires

Five people have died and thousands have fled their homes as wildfires continue to ravage Los Angeles.

Several Christian artists, authors, actors and actresses have taken to social media to share their experiences and ask for prayer. 

Candace Cameron Bure was devastated after driving past the home she owned for 30 years in the Palisades. Bure and her husband sold the house a year ago, and on Wednesday discovered it had completely burned to the ground.

Young Colombian pastor and family members attacked while eating lunch

A young Colombian pastor, his wife and their daughter are dead after they were attacked following a church service late last month.

Pastor Marlon Lora, 43, his wife Yurlay Rincon, 40, his daughter Ángela, 24 and their son, Santiago, 21, were enjoying lunch together on Dec. 29, 2024, when a group of gunmen on motorcycles began shooting at them.

The attack killed, Marlon, Yurlay and Ángela and left Santiago severely injured. 

Interactive Christian monument going up in U.K. will be biggest in the world

The development and construction of the largest Christian monument ever made is underway in the United Kingdom. 

The monument, titled The Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer, will be located 90 miles north of London, England, stationed at Coleshill, Birmingham. 

The wall will be designed as an infinity loop and consist of one million white digital bricks. 

Verse of the day: January 9

Matthew 6:19-21

"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."

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Vision

Acts 1:8

It’s a cartoon I’ve smiled at again and again. 

There are two Inuit sitting on chairs, fishing through holes in the ice. The fella on the right has draped his line through your typical disk-like opening...about the size of a small manhole. 

The man on the left has his line in the water, too. He also waits calmly for a nibble. His hole, however, is more like a crater, a Rose Bowl-sized opening that reaches to the horizon—in the shape of a whale. 

Now that’s what I call vision

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The inspiring ways Canadian artists are supporting emerging talent

Canadian Christian musicians will soon have an opportunity to grow in the field. The Canadian Christian Artist Accelerator cohort is set to start at the end of this month and applications are being accepted now. 

"Jaylene [Johnson] and I had this vision for wanting to grow artists in Canada," says Canadian Christian artist, Elenee. "Having been a recipient of accelerators in the past for my music or business, I've found it's a really great expedited learning experience."