This week, leading up to Thanksgiving, contained so many good news stories in sports, history, and sharing the gospel.
Jets honour Hawerchuk's hockey greatness, memory with special statue
Crystal Hawerchuk told a crowd of hundreds of people how much her late husband, Dale, loved the city and the province before the official unveiling of the statue of the greatest Winnipeg Jet of all time just outside of the Canada Life Centre on Saturday afternoon.
“Now, he is home again,” Crystal said.
Jets & Bombers team up in front of sold out crowd, share the good news of Jesus and personal testimonies
Winnipeg's top athletes and biggest sports fanatics came together in downtown Winnipeg Sunday night.
The annual Pro Sports and Faith Night was finally back in person after running virtually for the past two years due to the pandemic. The event is held each fall in support of Lorne Korol, who is the chaplain to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Winnipeg Jets, and Manitoba Moose. Korol is a missionary with Athletes In Action and is responsible for raising 100 per cent of his salary and work expenses.
Embracing trust: The art of letting go and holding on to a forever-faithful God
Many of us have been hurt at some point in our lives or maybe experienced something that has led us to lose trust in people.
Bestselling author Joanna Weaver has been there and says trust issues with people can eventually turn into trust issues with God.
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Pacifism, Paul's letters, politics and more: seniors get chance to learn and grow in faith
Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) is anticipating another successful year for the 55-plus senior courses they offer, due to Canadian-wide interest.
Xplore: Keep Thinking is CMU's six-week continued learning program for seniors ages 55 or older, however, it has received increasingly high interest from a slightly younger demographic as well.
Genesis School of Dance: an assemblé of community, dance and faith
Genesis School of Dance is a new dance studio that offers affordable and accessible classes to Winnipeg while also keeping God at the centre.
Six Winnipeg artists, Naomi Wiebe, Kristie Sidwall, Chelsea Tielman, Kristie Enns, Michal Goertzen and Jodi Kristjanson have come together to create Winnipeg's newest non-profit dance studio: Genesis School of Dance.
Airport garden exceeds 5,000 lbs of produce in this year's harvest
Winnipeg Airports Authority marks another successful year of providing food to families in need with its vegetable garden at the Winnipeg Richardson International Airport.
Winnipeg Airports Authority (WAA) first began this initiative in 1997 in support of Harvest Manitoba. The garden is located at Winnipeg Richardson International Airport and it produces a variety of vegetables every year.
Ministry hoping to send 1 million Bibles to Iran
Protests are continuing in Iran after a woman was killed for wearing her hijab improperly.
On September 16, 22-year-old Mahsa Amini was arrested by morality police in the northern Tehran region of Iran for wearing a hijab improperly. Later, her family shared that she died after allegedly being hit multiple times in the head. This has caused people to protest for more rights.
'Find of a lifetime': Archaeologists discover rare burial cave from time of Exodus
Israeli archaeologists recently discovered a burial cave that could date as far back as 3,300 years to the time of Ramesses II in Egypt.
Pharaoh Ramesses II is thought to be the pharaoh from the biblical story of the Exodus from Egypt from the Bible.
How to stop comparing, own your giftedness, and rest in Jesus
Many women struggle with the voice in their head that tells them they are not enough, not smart enough, not pretty enough, not capable enough, and not present enough.
Denisse Copeland is one of the many women to feel that way. She was raised by a single mother in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. Her upbringing offered little stability, and Denisse soon found herself on a seemingly endless quest to find love and acceptance.
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Shipwrecked first mate recalls losing hope, ending it all, until God saved him
A sea captain almost ended his life while awash at sea until God intervened and now he's sharing his testimony bringing hope to any who will listen.
Captain Johnny Savage was 27-year-olds when he ventured out on a 350-mile boat trip from Key West, Florida, to Cancun, Mexico. Savage was onboard the 56-foot sports fishing boat with Captain Eric Bingham. The boating expedition was 24 years ago but the impact on Savage's life remains today.
Adult & Teen Challenge takes on ministry, offering hope in Flin Flon
A ministry up in northern Manitoba has now taken on the name of Adult & Teen Challenge to continue putting hope within reach for people battling addictions.
"It's a very exciting time for Freedom Outreach," says Daniel Emond, CEO of Adult & Teen Challenge of Central Canada. "Pastor Al and Kandie Lagore have been part of the Adult & Teen Challenge family, we kind of called them distant cousins because they used all the ATC discipleship curriculum but a separate charity."
Elvis was 'Bible-carrying Christian': stepbrother tells all in new memoir
The stepbrother of music legend Elvis Presley is opening up about the artist's faith, a side many people often didn't see.
Billy Stanley, the stepbrother to Presley, released a memoir this week called The Faith of Elvis.
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