What started out as a sponsorship of one Karen family from Burma turned into a church filled with Karen refugees for a surprised Christia

A small sign points the way down a country road to a farm tucked away in Surrey, British Columbia. The farm is called A Rocha.

Nearly 200 years ago, during the War of 1812, Canadian and British soldiers successfully pushed an invading American army back across the

This was the fourth Urban Youth Conference for Jyson Beasley, 18, and he declared that it was as good as ever.

For a bunch of Bymas, the Youth Unlimited Convention was time for a little convening of their own.

With a prayer, a cheer, and a splash, the Christian Reformed Church’s 2008 Sea to Sea bicycle tour came to a joyous conclusion.
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Ben Vandezande will take over as interim director of Christian Reformed Home Missions on Oct. 1. He will replace Rev.

Learn to do right! Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow.”

For the first time ever, the Cadet International Camporee was cut short when flooding forced the evacuation of more than 1,300 boys and

August 23, 1924 – November 14, 2007

Rev. Gilmer Compaan, a conscientious Bible student, evangelist at heart, U.S.

December 26, 1918 – May 10, 2008

A thoughtful pastor, youth leader, educator, one-time meteorologist for the military, and

September 3, 1934 - May 23, 2008

A fervent preacher, Christian school promoter, accomplished blacksmith and metal worker, and dev

Imagine feeding a few hundred hungry cyclists every day for nine weeks.

• Cycling days:    54

• Distance:    3,881 miles/ 6,245 km

As about 200 eager Sea to Sea cyclists arrived in Ontario aboard the Sombra Ferry, they could almost smell the Tim Horton’s coffee.

Ask cyclist Brent DeVries how you get married and then leave your bride for nine weeks, and he’ll tell you, “Very carefully.&

Cynthia Aukema was having a great Sea to Sea tour until July 28.

For Paul Buth, 54, the Sea to Sea tour provided opportunities to serve as well as cycle.

Every great party has its morning-after cleanup, and the Sea to Sea tour was no exception.

For the Sea to Sea tour’s logistical manager, Ed Witvoet, it was a great bike tour, but he was also glad when it finished.

Early on in the tour, Katrina Miller of Gaylord, Mich., somehow became the designated weather announcer.

Teens participating in a SERVE project in Port Perry, Ontario, got an unexpected opportunity to put into practice this year’s theme

Individuals with special needs deserve the chance to serve, said Ron Hosmar, youth pastor of Calvin Christian Reformed Church in Ottawa,

Rev. Pieter Tuit, associate professor of missiology at Calvin Theological Seminary, is leaving that institution in June 2009.

“Why not movies?” asked Liz Tolkamp, pastor for children’s ministry at Willoughby Christian Reformed Church in Langley,

Josh Potter of Calvin Christian High School in Grandville, Mich., saw firsthand the immensity of God’s universal church during a Ju