Monthly Archives: February 2008

Praise Report on Bill C-2

Posted on February 29, 2008 by nhop

by Wendy Turpin  Praise the Lord, because the Lord has seen to the passage of Bill C-2!   You will recall that Bill C-2 is the government’s omnibus anti-crime bill, which among other things raises the age of sexual consent … Continue reading →

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New website launched!

Posted on February 29, 2008 by nhop

by Richard Long Well, the day has arrived!  After many months of discussion, webdesign, and translation work, our newly re-created website is up and running.  We are grateful to Dominic Poirier of Studio Justgraphx for coaching us as we learned … Continue reading →

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Does Prayer Matter? – Philip Yancey

Posted on February 27, 2008 by nhop

  by Richard Long In the sixth chapter of his book on prayer, Philip Yancey writes this answer to the question, “Does prayer matter?” “After surveying Jesus’ practice of prayer, I realize that his example does answer one important question … Continue reading →

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Budgets and Other Things

Posted on February 26, 2008 by nhop

by Wendy Turpin  It’s budget week and we’re praying strategically into it asking that the Lord’s will be done.  The budget is an automatic confidence motion which means that if the opposition doesn’t like it, they can vote and bring the … Continue reading →

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God cares about the Economy

Posted on February 25, 2008 by nhop

by Richard Long Tomorrow is Budget Day on Parliament Hill.  If you have been following developments in Ottawa then you will know that there is a concern that the government will be defeated on this important issue.  Budget presentations are … Continue reading →

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Jesus, I plead your blood…..

Posted on February 24, 2008 by nhop

(you can see a larger image of these pictures by double clicking on them) by Wendy Turpin I had the privilege yesterday of joining a team of young people deeply convicted to pray against abortion in this nation, in their … Continue reading →

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Trainspotting

Posted on February 23, 2008 by nhop

by Wendy Turpin The first part of  this week has been pretty quiet here at “the house” because Parliament is not in session and there are no visiting teams with us,  but last week was a pretty busy week.  We had … Continue reading →

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Meet the Prayer Missionaries

Posted on February 22, 2008 by nhop

by Wendy Turpin In case some of you come to the National House of Prayer and see these three faces and wonder what the heck they’re doing there, let me introduce you to (from left to right) Joan Jones, Kirsten … Continue reading →

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At a “Gathering”

Posted on February 21, 2008 by nhop

by Richard Long According to the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) there are 27 national prayer movements in Canada.  The good news in all that fragmentation is that most of these ministries work together and share information. One of the venues … Continue reading →

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Mother Teresa’s secret to prayer

Posted on February 20, 2008 by nhop

by Richard Long I’m reading Philip Yancey’s book Prayer:Does it make any difference?  Like all his books, he is a master at researching and quoting all kinds of sources on the topic. Here’s his quote from Mother Teresa of Calcutta…  … Continue reading →

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