Winnipeg, Manitoba – The Torchbearer Pathfinder Club at West Park Seventh-day Adventist Church has launched a heartfelt outreach initiative to support newly arrived immigrant families. Through this effort, the club has “adopted” 40 newcomer households, providing essential food every two weeks and hygiene supplies on a quarterly basis.
Before the planter box ever arrived, Anne — like many families in Yellowknife — faced a growing challenge. The high cost of groceries in the North meant that fresh produce was often a luxury. On top of that, years of mining had left much of the city’s soil contaminated with arsenic, making it unsafe to grow food directly in the ground. For parents trying to feed their children healthy meals, the choices often felt limited — pay more at the store, or go without.
The Cascade Hutterite Colony in McGregor, Manitoba, partnered with the ADRA/ACS Community Centre in Winnipeg to distribute 1,000 pounds of potatoes to those in need. Volunteers from three local churches organized and prepared the donation for distribution within 24 hours.
This summer, as wildfires swept across Newfoundland, the Seventh-day Adventist-run camp Woody Acres found itself at the very heart of the emergency. Located on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland, an area heavily affected by ongoing fires, the camp made the extraordinary decision to pivot from its summer mission of serving children and youth to housing and supporting first responders.
While the headlines may shift with each update, the effects of Canada’s wildfire season are still a daily reality for many.
The widespread wildfires in both Manitoba and Saskatchewan have forced over 30,000 people to flee from their homes this summer as a total of 417 fires have blighted towns and cities.
In the Sandan district of Kampong Thom province in Cambodia lives Lai Eang, a 34-year-old farmer, wife, and mother of two boys. As a child, Lai Eang longed to become a doctor. She studied hard through twelve years of school while helping her parents and working to save money. “Every day, I balanced school with helping my parents, watering crops, feeding animals, and even working as a laborer to earn money for school,” she said.
In Syria, nine-year-old Abdulkarim carries responsibilities far beyond his age. When his family returned home after the war, they faced new struggles: his father’s illness worsened, leaving the family with limited income. To help, Abdulkarim worked long hours in his father’s small grocery store, doing what he could to cover basic needs. But this came at an important cost. His education.
Every year, Canada’s agricultural sector depends on migrant workers — many from Latin American countries — who take on jobs that are essential but often go unnoticed. These men, who make up the majority of the agricultural workforce, come to Canada seeking opportunity and increased financial security for their families, but arrive with limited resources, education, or connections. Their hard work fills Canadian tables with freshly-grown produce, yet their wages often leave little room for necessities many Canadians take for granted — essentials such as bodywash, deodorant, and toothpaste.
On March 28, 2025, a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar near Mandalay, causing widespread devastation for the nearby populations. The epicenter was just 17 kilometers from the city, and tremors were felt across the country, reaching as far as Thailand.
In Bangga Village, Indonesia, Nur Faiza is building a future one batch of banana chips at a time.
As a 26-year-old mother of two, Nur Faiza wanted more stability and stronger support for her family. She soon noticed the abundance of bananas in her village, which sparked a life-changing idea for her and her family: banana chip production.
