With famine imminent in Gaza, Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) has delivered a critical truckload of emergency food for besieged families. As part of a convoy of other trucks transporting humanitarian relief via Jordan, the vehicle sat for more than a week waiting to cross the border but finally made its way through the Kerem Abu…
The Canada Ministry Board of the CRCNA recently announced the appointment of Rev. Albert Postma as the new Executive Director, Canada. This permanent role replaces the transitional executive director position established in May 2022. Postma’s selection followed a rigorous recruitment process. In the announcement, the hiring team highlighted Postma’s ability to synthesize and collaborate, essential…
During the 1980s, All Nations Christian Reformed Church in Halifax was involved in “Sunday Suppers,” a partnership between local churches that helped feed the homeless in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia. Out of these suppers, it became clear that vulnerable youth in the city also needed a place to go and gather as some organizations, like…
When Jerry An visited China last fall, it was the first time he set foot on his home country’s soil in four years. As the Chinese ministry leader for ReFrame Ministries, his goal is to share the gospel with Chinese speakers around the world using media. As the ministry team celebrates 50 years of Chinese…
“Between friends.” That was the title of a book given by the Government of Canada to the U.S. on the occasion of that country’s bicentennial. The title well summed up – still sums up – how Canadians feel about their relationship to their American neighbours. For 150 years the two nations have been allies and…
“Why are you different?” Dishes clanked as Ms. Litha scooped rice noodles into a bowl. A cook at Chhay Villa Restaurant, she was preparing num banh chok, a traditional Cambodian dish, as she posed her question to owners John and Anna. John is the son of Ly Chhay and Navy Chann-Chhay, Resonate Global Mission missionaries…
The NewGround program of Diaconal Ministries Canada has been on a 40-year journey of impact and blessings all across this country. Some may remember the program by its former name, Operation Manna. NewGround believes that God is constantly at work, inviting churches to follow him into their communities to work for its transformation. Through partnerships…
After more than 20 years working for a Canadian justice ministry, I am grateful for the opportunity to share some observations on the sacred calling of all Christians to be agents of justice, peace, and reconciliation. Small is okay When I first started at the Christian Reformed Centre for Public Dialogue in 2002, it was…
When Paul references Isaiah in 1 Cor. 15 – “Death is swallowed up in victory” – he’s referring to a future resurrection day. But at World Renew, mercy and justice work is about participating in God’s vision for lives being fully reconciled (in right relationship with God, with creation, with self and with one another)…
My husband and I are not traditional missionaries. In our decades of work in Canada and around the world, we have never properly fit in any box. We have perpetually struggled to bridge the gap between what is ‘ministry’ and what is ‘vocation.’ We started young. We spent our university years learning how to evangelize…
On July 1, a new agency of the Christian Reformed Church in North America officially began. Thrive is a consolidation of nine former, small ministries of the CRCNA, each of which had its own synodical mandate and budget: Chaplaincy and Care Ministry, Faith Formation Ministries, Disability Concerns, Diversity, Safe Church Ministry, Pastor Church Resources, Race…
Over the past several years, Christians in India have been fearful of new laws passed by the national government. In 2023, several sources that track reports of violence have confirmed those fears. One report published by the United Christian Forum in June 2023 stated, “we have just completed half a year of 190 days and…
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