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Experiencing God at Work
Apr 29, 2024

Experiencing God at Work

In a squatter house along a drainage canal in Java’s cultural capital, we learned the power of pr...
Teaching and Trusting
Apr 22, 2024

Teaching and Trusting

I cannot remember a time when I did not know about missions. Surely I was naive about what “going...
God’s Plan for a Broken World
Apr 15, 2024

God’s Plan for a Broken World

As the freighter eased into its berth at the Seattle harbour in July 1972, a small group of passe...
Leaving Their Legacy Among the Vietnamese
Apr 8, 2024

Leaving Their Legacy Among the Vietnamese

My Dad, George Irwin, simplified life. He took complex issues and made them simple, practical. To...
Spoiled for the Ordinary
Apr 1, 2024

Spoiled for the Ordinary

“I’m afraid she’s too girly and fragile to be trekking around the world with a 30-pound backpack ...
Breaking Up Dry Ground
Mar 25, 2024

Breaking Up Dry Ground

The year 1994 was significant in the life of The Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA). Both C...
Chaplaincy: Lessons from Lazarus (John 11:38-44)
Mar 20, 2024

Chaplaincy: Lessons from Lazarus (John 11:38-44)

When Jesus asked the bystanders, family members, and community to roll away the stone, what was a...
President Herbold | March 2024 Update
Mar 18, 2024

President Herbold | March 2024 Update

Hi, Ailliance Canada. I just need to say I know some places around Canada are cold right now, but...
Encounters with God
Mar 18, 2024

Encounters with God

My parents came from farming backgrounds in Nova Scotia. Their parents followed Jesus, and one of...
Following His Will is So Worth It
Mar 11, 2024

Following His Will is So Worth It

Just before coming home on home assignment in June 2013, a man came to see me. "Mama Anne, I'm yo...
Deep & Wide: A Conference on Ecclesial Engagement with Disability Across Canada
Mar 7, 2024

Deep & Wide: A Conference on Ecclesial Engagement with Disability Across Canada

A Deeper Communion is an annual conference. This year, we will explore the width and depth of ecc...
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