It Is Written Canada

Even though no one had yet conveyed those dreaded words, “You have breast cancer,” Karen Dobbin knew she needed to talk—and listen—to her heavenly Father that afternoon. God clearly spoke to Karen that day, and He continued to guide her onto a career path she could never have anticipated.   

Sagrada is a small coastal village nestled behind one of the largest mangrove forests in the Philippines. If you did not have a local boat guide, you may never find it. And yet ADRA Canada has! For the last seven years, ADRA has been helping the people of Sagrada learn new ways to live better, healthier, more self-sustaining lives.   

“I was a very lost sheep.” Paul Croft confessed. “I lived my life as I wanted to live, and didn’t care about anyone, or anything. It eventually cost me my freedom as I ended up in jail for seven months. It cost me a lot more though, my family, my reputation, and my job. Living life my way wasn’t working, but God had a plan.”   

Shaun Young became so overwhelmed and almost defeated in the greatest battle that was ever fought, and he almost completely lost his mind. Shaun shares how he was entirely unable to silence the voice of rebellion without divine help.

Olena Didenchenko did not know what to do or where to go, but she just knew she had to leave war-torn Ukraine to save her family. Her older daughter pleaded, “Mom, just let them shoot me!” Olena and her daughters couldn’t live like this any longer.

Elmer Manzanares prayed, “Lord, Show Me a Miracle!” However, he got far more than he asked for. It was definitely not what he expected.

Paulie Rogers shows us the bedroom, a place to rest peacefully, knowing that Jesus stills the raging storms of trials and heartache in our lives. Here we will learn what it truly means to trust our Creator and Redeemer with everyone and everything in our lives. 

Paulie Rogers takes us into the most private room in a home, the bathroom, a place where, in the spiritual sense, only God can create a clean heart and renew His right Spirit within us. 

Paulie Rogers reveals how the living room is a place where we can take time to sit at Jesus’ feet. Then, Paulie leads us into her kitchen where we will learn how to stop doing everything alone and experience the divine touch of perfection. 

When Paulie Rogers and her husband, Kenny, started renovating and remodeling their old Victorian farmhouse, it inspired her to write a book called: My House Renovated, One Room at a Time . It is a six-week Bible Study to discover what it means to be remodelled in Christ as we experience Him in every room of our lives.

From a heart surgery when he was a year and a half to multiple surgeries to his legs and ears to surviving a tornado that collapsed the entire barn onto himself and his family when he was five, Clint Wahl kept getting up from one setback after another.

The Bible tells the story of the birthday of our King: “Behold, the virgin shall be with child and give birth to a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel”—which, when translated, means, “God with us.” – Matthew 1:23

In 1991, Jorge Torres and his family moved from war-torn El Salvador to what they presumed would be a safe and simple life in Winnipeg, Manitoba. But as a first-generation immigrant living in poverty, Jorge quickly began to feel that what he had – and who he was – didn’t seem to be enough. Battling against cultural differences and emotional abuse, he compensated by creating a criminal persona that...

Ricardo Mena exhibited behavioural problems at a young age: smoking, fighting, doing drugs, drinking, and getting kicked out of one school after another. His parents took him to a psychologist, but he never said anything to anyone about the secret that was really plaguing his young heart.

Like Jonah in the Bible, Troy Guderyan was running from God; however, he found out that he was not able to outrun God’s love for him.

“We wish there was some kind of formula this side of eternity for how to stay happy and sane, but we don’t have it. Some days, we melt down, but that’s not where we stay.” Carolyn and Dacia Rowe share their story with us of how they were beautifully broken.

At 5:00 that morning Nataliia Prylepa and her husband were awakened by the sounds of explosions. It was the 24th of February 2022, the day the war in Ukraine started. They looked out their 11th floor apartment window in Kyiv and witnessed the explosions. Feeling lost in their own home, Nataliia and her husband grabbed suitcases and packed them frantically. Nataliia Prylepa had to flee her home on...

Ramogi Nyagudi is an all-star, Canadian basketball player, who stands a solid 6 feet 9 inches tall and is still growing! Because he has put his faith first, Ramogi refused to play on Sabbath, and miraculously, the league accommodated his convictions.

When you meet people who are generous, the big question is why. Ron and Patti Hetland, humble farmers from Saskatchewan say, “The reason we give back to God is because He has blessed us so much in so many ways!”

Listening with a non-judgmental, supportive ear, Joshua Hernandez works with young men at Kingsway College, influencing them to trust their lives to Jesus as he also does day by day.  

Ines Telis came home to an empty house: her children gone. Her children admitted that they were under the delusion that their mother’s rules were too strict, and they decided to live with their father, “who had no rules.” As the years passed, they lost touch with God, but their mother never quit praying. 

What if you were faced with one tragedy after another? How would you be able to go on? Here are some strategies to help.

God desires to teach you the sound of His voice. The truth is that we usually learn it in the dark times, in the shadows of personal struggles and affliction. Did you know that listening to God’s voice will also help you find your own? What other voices are distracting you? And how does God help you silence the legion of distracting voices so that you can start singing the song He wishes to teach...

Jennifer Barter started suffering with lung problems as a teenager. Her health drastically declined, and it became evident that she needed a double lung transplant. She was on oxygen for 2 1/2 years and on the transplant list for 19 months, then finally she had a double lung transplant on December 12, 2014. Jennifer shares how God’s faithfulness carried her through the most difficult time of her l...

American researcher B. S. Centerwall conducted an elaborate study to evaluate violence in society before and after the introduction of television. You will be astonished by his scientific findings.