Canadian Christians invited to Fast for Change
On Oct. 16, James Kornelsen wants people to fast—for change. “Fasting is a way to change yourself, change your relationship to God, and change the world,” says Kornelsen, who coordinates the annual Canadian Foodgrains Bank Fast for Change event. “It’s a way for people of faith to respond to the issue of hunger through fasting,…
Canadian Foodgrains Bank commits $7.8 million to East Africa drought response
Two new projects supported by Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Canada and the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee—Canadian Foodgrains Bank member agencies—have been added to the Foodgrains Bank response to the food crisis in East Africa. In all, $7.8 million dollars will be used to provide food to more than 230,000 people in Ethiopia and Kenya.…
Beyond Ourselves: Partners in China
As a young seminary graduate in 1995, Timothy Zhang became pastor of the Anjing church. With few material resources, a common reality in rural church settings where most families are subsistence farmers, the Anjing church had little support to offer him. Pastor Timothy worked in almost complete isolation from other church communities and pastors. Making…
