We are currently on Home Assignment in Canada, but when we live in Phnom Penh, the Capital City of Cambodia, we facilitate a student centre. This creates opportunities to connect with a variety of university students while teaching English and computers, and hanging out. During these times, we were able … Read More
I Want it All
I had been in the Middle East for just five months when a global pandemic interrupted all of my barely established rhythms and routines. Language lessons cancelled, activities restricted, gatherings of any kind prohibited, and now fully cut off from the people I came to share Jesus with. I had … Read More
Call for Nomination Papers for the Position of District Superintendent of The Canadian Pacific District of The Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada (C&MA)
The Committee on Nominations for the 2021 District Conference of The Canadian Pacific District (May 18-19, 2021) is prepared to receive Nomination Papers from candidates who wish to be considered for nomination to the position of District Superintendent. The CPD is a complex, diverse family of 82 churches and ministries, … Read More
What is the President’s Report?
Over the last two years God has moved in amazing ways! Although we can’t meet in person for General Assembly, we are excited to gather online to worship, hear stories from across the Alliance, and consider where God is leading us next. The President’s Report will feature our three strategic … Read More
Community Impact through Emergency Aid
Paul and Chantelle, and Bob and Karin, along with the rest of the team in their region were involved in an emergency aid program in response to COVID-19 for Rohingya refugees from March 2020 – June 2020. A story about their experience can be found here: A Different Kind of … Read More
Frame of Mind
A recent CTV newscast during which the hosts profiled a teacher who was seeking to help her students deal with COVID-19 really inspired me. The teacher began by describing her desire to share a song she had composed that was intended to express what so many of us are feeling. … Read More
72 Hours of Prayer
International Worker, Maida Anderson attends a small Alliance church on the outskirts of Madrid, Spain. Carlos*, a man in their congregation, was stricken with COVID-19 and ended up in ICU. In late April, the doctors called Carlo’s wife to say that they didn’t think he would make it through the … Read More
National Statement on Racism
We are shocked and saddened by recent events and headlines, both in the US and Canada. We acknowledge that racial injustice continues today in Canada for Black Canadians, Indigenous people, and many other persons of colour. Racism is a denial of God’s image in every human being (Gen 1:27), and … Read More
Re-imagining General Assembly – A Meeting of Members
God the Holy Spirit is always at work. Across Canada and around the world Jesus is still building His Church even though usual ways of meeting and ministering are curtailed. Every other year Alliance people gather at General Assembly (GA) to worship and listen to Jesus, enjoy fellowship with each … Read More