I'm not pretty although I've had some people say that I have flawless skin. Some even compliment on my complexion, saying that it looks like rich, dark chocolate. I've been told that I have nice eyes and an attractive smile yet, most of these same people were shocked when they found out that Faraz had …
Brody Blows Off Steam
It was still raining and he was still fuming over his run in with Kalisha. He couldn't believe that she was engaged to Professor Warren. Why didn't the professor mention that when he saw him? Had it slipped his mind? No, that wasn't likely. Perhaps, they hadn't made the announcement public as yet. Kalisha was …
Silenced, For Now
Image from Wall Street Journal Last night, we watched a documentary on Zohra, Afghanistan's first all-women orchestra named after the Persian goddess of music and made up of girls and women between the ages of 13-20, from a Kabul orphanage, was created in 2010 as a symbol of freedom from Taliban rule. I was truly …
Stand Up For Jesus
Pope Francis endorsed same-sex civil unions for the first time as pontiff while being interviewed for the feature-length documentary Francesco, which premiered at the Rome Film Festival on Wednesday, Oct 21, 2020. "Homosexual people have the right to be in a family," the Pope said in the interview. "They are children of God. What we …
Take the Pledge
[T]he more I traveled and met with girls and learned from experts about this issue, the more I realized that the barrier to girls’ education isn’t just resources. It’s also about attitudes and beliefs – the belief that girls simply aren’t worthy of an education; that women should have no role outside the home; that …
Corrie ten Boom
I just finished watching this documentary on a remarkable woman of faith, Corrie ten Boom. What a heartbreaking, inspirational and encouraging story. We are taken on a journey of courage, the courage to do what is right, betrayal, loss, deliverance and forgiveness. As you watch this film, try to imagine how you would feel if …
Oscar Winning Documentary
Director of the documentary Saving Face, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy has won another Oscar. This time it is A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness, a documentary about a 19-year old girl who fell in love and survived being shot and drowned by her father in an honor killing crime. The Academy Award documentary premieres on March 7 on HBO Canada. Here are the …
Gender-Selective Infanticide
Over 50,000 baby girls are aborted every month in South Asia – just because they were girls - Gospel for Asia According to writer and gender-activist Rita Banerji, "Females are being killed in India at every stage of life, before and after birth, only because they are female" It has been said that the three deadliest …
Watch This Film
As a mother who lost five children, would you be able to forgive the man who killed them? What about the bomber who killed your father--could you see yourself being friends with him? People who have suffered unimaginable tragedies share their stories in the documentary Beyond Right & Wrong: Stories of Justice and Forgiveness. Watch …
International Women’s Day
Sunday, March 8, 2015 is International Women's Day. Gospel of Asia Canada is celebrating this day in South Asia by: Giving new saris to widows Encouraging women by sharing stories of women found in the Bible Distributing food and blankets to poor children and families in the slums Visiting women in prison and encouraging prostitutes …
Notes to Women 