Sonagachi in Kolkata, India is Asia’s largest red-light district (Born into Brothels was shot there). With an estimated 20,000 sex workers, an environment has been created that allows the trafficking of under-age girls. Robbed of their future, these girls are…
A BC Christian Ashram Retreat will take place July 17 – 19 at Summit Pacific Campus in Abbotsford. (For a description of the ashram experience, see below.) The annual event is hosted by Ed Hird and fellow members of United…
A March 18 luncheon in Richmond should be helpful to pastors and other Christian leaders who want to relate more effectively to South Asia communities. The complimentary lunch event, spearheaded by Outreach Canada (OC), will take place at Peace Mennonite…
In the spirit of Missions Fest – where we were reminded more than once that well over half of the world’s Christians now live outside of Europe and North America – we will look at the fascinating history of Christianity…