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EFC Update Newsletter February 19, 2020

18 February 2020

Call for a National Human Trafficking Awareness Day

The EFC supports a proposal in Parliament to begin to recognize Feb. 22 as a National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. Click here to start a pre-addressed email to the relevant leaders in the Senate and House of Commons. Your message might say something like:

I believe it is important to raise awareness about the devastating impact of human trafficking. I am asking you and your colleagues to condemn all forms of human trafficking and slavery. Please support a motion to recognize February 22 as Canada’s National Human Trafficking Awareness Day.

Moncton Event Tackled Trafficking

The EFC’s Julia Beazley was in Moncton, New Brunswick last week, speaking on "What does pornography have to do with human trafficking?" at an informational event about human trafficking hosted by the Evangelical Fellowship of Moncton.

Youth Ministry Training Event: Saturday in Oakville, Ont.

Love Is Moving, the EFC’s youth initiative, is one of the sponsors of the 37th annual Today’s Teens Conference taking place this Saturday, February 22 in Oakville. At the conference, the EFC’s Rick Hiemstra will be giving a couple of seminars on Renegotiating Faith. Today’s Teens is a leading youth ministry training gathering for youth pastors, volunteer ministry teams, community youth workers, parents and student leaders. This year’s focus is “There is hope” to reaching youth today! Register today and learn more about this conference at www.todaysteens.ca.

Canada Summer Jobs Applications Now Open

The 2020 Canada Summer Jobs application period is open now until February 24. The 2020 application is very similar to the 2019 program. Read an analysis by Deina Warren of the Canadian Council of Christian Charities.

When We’re Too Proud to Admit Our Pride

“There in front of hundreds of people, my last name was misspelled. I felt annoyed and irritated. If you asked me ten minutes later, I could not have told you about the rest of the video. All I focused on was my bungled name.” EFC Vice-President David Guretzki reminds us that we all need to allow the Holy Spirit to reveal moments when we are giving in to sinful pride.

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Coming Events at TheEFC.ca/Calendar

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→ The Psalms: Songs of Healing (Wycliffe College Preaching Day), Toronto, Feb. 18
→ CCCA webinar: Communicating Around Climate Change, online, Feb. 19
→ Ambrose Pastors Conference: Discipleship in an Age of Distraction, online/Calgary, Feb. 19
→ Watching with Wisdom, Knowledge and Understanding, Regina, Feb. 20-21
→ A Morning with Heather Card, Burlington, Feb. 21
→ Missions Fest Alberta 2020, Edmonton, Feb. 21-23
→ Christian Veterinary Professionals Weekend, Sundre, Alta., Feb. 21-23
→ Today’s Teens Conference (includes the EFC's Rick Hiemstra), Oakville, Ont., Feb. 22
→ Plunging the Depths of Spiritual Renewal Workshop, online/Calgary, Feb. 22
→ EFC Speaker in Calgary, Feb. 23
→ Night with the Persecuted Church, Edmonton, Feb. 24
→ Interchurch Families: Uniting the Church through Love, Guelph, Feb. 27
→ A Day with Shane Claiborne, Toronto, Feb. 29
→ Becoming a Faith-Based Workplace, Mississauga, Feb. 29
→ IMPACT National Men’s Conference, Ottawa, Feb. 29; Winnipeg, Mar. 6-7
→ WEA webinar on Artificial Intelligence, online, Mar. 6
→ Apologetics Canada Conference, Abbotsford, Mar. 6-7
→ Canadian Youth Workers Conference, Calgary, Mar. 6-7
→ WICC World Day of Prayer, worldwide, Mar. 6
→ Mental Health and the Church, Hamilton, Mar. 7
→ International Women’s Day, Hamilton, Mar. 8

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