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Christmas in a Time of Numbers
By PortalBot • December 20, 2020

At this particular time in history, we are inundated with numbers. 

Over the past nine months, I have become exhausted by daily reports about the pandemic—new cases, deaths, hospitaliz...

An Advent List: 3 Ways to Practice JOY
By PortalBot • December 16, 2020

If you are like me, then you have days when it is hard to be joyful.  The pandemic has not made me feel joyful. Like hope and peace, we can choose to be joyful despite circumstances that ...

House of Omeed
By PortalBot • December 14, 2020

The House of Omeed (House of Hope) exists to inspire hope in the hearts of refugees and newcomers to Canada as they make the necessary huge adjustment to their lives now transplanted into a new, un...

Shaken
By PortalBot • December 08, 2020

This Christmas, as our normal celebrations are shaken, may we press in to know the one who came as a wee babe, lived and died for us, and who now can hold us when all around is shaking.

An Advent List: 3 Ways to Practice PEACE
By PortalBot • December 07, 2020

Peace. It can be hard to feel peace when the world around us is in such turmoil and uncertainty, but God wants us to experience his peace.

Here are 3 suggestions to practice Peace du...

An Advent List: 3 Ways to Practice HOPE
By PortalBot • December 03, 2020

Christmas will look different this year, but our Christmas celebrations can still be filled with hope, peace, joy, love. 

Here are 3 suggestions to practice Hope during the adve...

What will Christmas look like in 2020?
By PortalBot • December 01, 2020

Christmas is going to look different this year. But our Christmas celebrations can still be filled with hope, peace, joy and love. 

Freedom from Hunger: Mohamed's Story
By PortalBot • November 30, 2020

A Freedom 25 Story. Mohamed and his family live under constant threat of violence. India can be a dangerous place for Muslims to live.

A Story of a Network & a Bible
By PortalBot • November 29, 2020

A woman in Canada discovers an Arabic website that tells stories about Jesus Christ. Growing up in the Middle East in a Muslim dominant nation, she had never heard these stories.

She was ...

$25
By PortalBot • November 25, 2020

Consider the purchasing power of $25 dollars here in Canada: A movie at the theater with popcorn and pop. Four or five large specialty coffees. Two months of Netflix. Dinner for two ...

Freedom from Sex Work: Gina's Story
By PortalBot • November 24, 2020

A Freedom 25 Story. Working towards freedom from sex work for women in India. 

Freedom from Hunger: Isaac's Story
By PortalBot • November 23, 2020

A Freedom 25 Story. 

Isaac is a Christian leader in India, who runs a small church and school near his home. This summer he reached out to our team in India for help.