It Is Written Canada

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 the day the war began.

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 you?

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 life.