My name is Shelly, I am a leader with ARM (Addiction Recovery Ministry) in Abbotsford BC. We are a faith-based 12 step group using the 12 steps with Scripture and biblical teaching to align with those steps. This ministry is very special to me personally, as I am a recovered addict. I got involved after [...]
With the new year comes exciting new ventures for Connecting Streams! We are thrilled to announce that we are beginning the building process for a brand new ministry program: GPS! GPS is a gap-year program for students who have graduated high school to ignite their faith, explore God’s calling on their life, and experience vocational [...]
I do hope you had a chance to truly enjoy the Christmas season with relaxation and the blessings of the Lord. It certainly wasn't a usual time of celebration with government restrictions and lockdowns. Nevertheless, I am confident that God is still in control and He is challenging each one of us to embrace the [...]
Recently, Connecting Streams was given the opportunity to provide hundreds of chocolate bars for inmates at two Edmonton-area prisons. These prisons currently house approximately 1600 inmates combined. We have 35 CS volunteers who served regularly on teams at these two facilities prior to the pandemic. The prison chaplains give a Christmas bag to each [...]
As we enter the season of Advent, a time of preparation for Christmas, there are 3 words that resound in my head: FAITHFULNESS, SUFFERING and THANKFULNESS. As I reflect back over the COVID-19 pandemic, I see SUFFERING everywhere. Sometimes it looks like anxiety over the uncertainty of jobs, finances, stability, and even routines. It may [...]
On Saturday, November 7th, 2020, Connecting Streams held it's first Canada-wide online volunteer gathering. The purpose of the gathering was to come together, learn what is happening with Connecting Streams, and thank the Lord for the great things that are happening, even through these challenging times. The event was well attended, and powerful testimonies were shared. [...]
I think there are few words that hold as much assurance, confidence, and comfort as these words uttered from a valued friend, especially when life is full of challenges and disappointment. While on my silent retreat in the summer of 2019, Jesus revealed Himself to me in a profound, personal, and intimate way. As I [...]
Written by Allan Mitchell for The Life “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest... let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.”- GALATIANS 6:9A-10B Have you ever been a member of a sports team? If [...]
I volunteer with the Connecting Streams prison ministry in Ottawa. Every third Saturday I meet partner Roger. at the OCDC reception. We go through a security check and then head to the worship centre and collect the materials we need. From there we walk past minimum-security, through the segregation unit and then into maximum [...]
“There’s no other way but God to get through this. No other way.” Shelly struggled with addiction since she was 14. Her attempts to stop never lasted, until finally, three and a half years ago, Shelly felt God reach into her life. All seemed well as Shelly stayed sober and rebuilt her life. But then [...]
