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Monday, October 6th, 2025
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Cristina Baker
Now more than ever, we all face trying situations. The hope we need and hunger for is not a strategy or state of mind, but faith in Jesus. He stands secure for us in the face of every trial, from loss to sickness to injustice. Through 20 short prayers, 10 personal stories of miraculous transformations, and Biblical teachings, Hope in 60 Seconds will help you take the first steps towards a journey of security in the hope of Jesus.
“At twenty-one I was as far from hopeful as anyone could get. Maybe as far as you are now.” These are the words of Cristina Baker as she considered her traumatic life: from childhood abuse to troubled teen years, to a descent into substance abuse, she resonates with a lost world who understands first-hand how easy it is to lose hope. Then, just as she was about to go to jail for drug possession, the Hero of Hope, Jesus Christ, came into her life and set her on a completely new path.
If you are weary and doubting, Cristina understands. Hope in 60 Seconds will help you to:
• Be encouraged and empowered by someone who has been in a similar place of discouragement and discovered Christ’s authority and love,
• Learn how Jesus establishes hope and begin to experience it first-hand in the darkest of circumstances,
• Grow in your ability to connect with Jesus and find the hope you have longed for all of your life, and
• Prove that a connection with Jesus is the ultimate source of hope.
The message of Cristina’s life is Jesus, the hope we need and hunger for—a hope that will stand secure in the face of brokenness, loss, sickness, abuse, a brain tumor diagnosis, injustice, and death. In Hope in 60 Seconds, she shares the steps of her journey to encounter, receive, and walk in the hope of Jesus, and offers readers powerful wisdom for how they can take the same journey for themselves.
http://cristinabaker.com
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Tuesday, October 7th, 2025
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Niagara Christian Gleaners located in Smithsville, Ontario - is a Christian charitable organization that rescues surplus produce from local farmers to feed the hungry – both in Canada and globally. Through dehydrating vegetables & fruit, they can send food on sea containers across the world without refrigeration – feeding as many as 25,000 people every day. In the past 6 six years since their inception, they have shared 53 million servings of food… sometimes 3 tractor trailer loads of produce per week… through 30+ trusted partner organizations. They recently sent food aid to Kenya due to severe drought and later flooding.
And all of its workforce is made of church volunteers from many different denominations and ages. 340 volunteers come weekly, each filling a 4-hour shift.
It is with a grateful heart that this team of 340 volunteers and small part time staff -- come together seeking to right a wrong when it comes to food waste, insecurity and injustice.
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Wednesday, October 8th, 2025
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Joshua Ali
Joshua Ali is an international Gospel recording artist, producer, and musical ambassador from Trinidad and Tobago, now residing in Canada where he serves as a worship pastor in Ontario. Raised in the church and musically trained from a young age, he was mentored by legendary engineers Martin Raymond and Dextor Simmons— whose credits include work with Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey, and Beyoncé. Since launching his performance career in 2015, Ali has pioneered a unique genre he calls “alternative Gospel,” blending Caribbean soca with contemporary and traditional Gospel sounds. His debut album Over Dey – Where Home Is delivered standout hits like “Blanket” and “Over Dey,” earning him recognition throughout the Gospel music community. Ali’s life is a living testimony of God’s power—he and his three siblings are all miracle babies, a story that continues to inspire those struggling to believe that God is real. His journey of faith became even more personal when he and his wife Ashley welcomed their son, Israel Ali—a miracle baby and a constant reminder of God’s goodness and faithfulness. Israel’s life has strengthened their testimony, showing that even through seasons of loss and difficulty, God restores and brings forth joy. His work has earned him numerous accolades, including five Marlin Awards—with his first win in 2017, and four more in 2025 where he emerged as one of the top awardees in the entire Caribbean. He has also received 14 recent Marlin Award nominations and 19 nominations at the Atlanta Music Awards. In 2021, he became a voting member of the Grammy Recording Academy. His song “On My Way” was selected for Grammy consideration, and his production on Kay Morris’ “Abba Oh” was also recognized by the Academy. Beyond the achievements, Joshua is a devoted husband to Ashley Ali and proud father to Israel—their greatest joy and motivation. At the heart of his calling is a clear and urgent message: Jesus is coming soon. Through every song and every platform, Joshua Ali is committed to proclaiming hope, truth, and the soon return of the King.
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Thursday, October 9th, 2025
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Kevin and Leanna McCarthy
On December 27, 2024, Kevin McCarthy suffered a stroke that seemingly happened ‘out of nowhere’. As a young, healthy husband and father, this health crisis came as a complete surprise and his world shifted dramatically.
What was also a surprise at that time, was the level of peace and comfort Kevin felt while in the hospital and since that time as he has been in recovery.
He, together with his wife Leanna, join us to share the vital things they have learned about the importance of taking our health care seriously and also about the supernatural blessing and strength one can only find in Jesus Christ.
Today, they are grateful to God for the wonderful medical care Kevin received at the time and since suffering his stroke. And, they are grateful to God for His sustaining love and powerful presence and peace through it all.
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Friday, October 10th, 2025
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Pastor Tim Woodcock
Tim Woodcock, Lead Pastor Glad Tidings Burlington, Ontario, joins us today to share his reflections on the Asbury University Revival/Awakening. http://gtburlington.org
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Next Door Social Space
Next Door first opened its doors in 2012 as an outgrowth of their work with Compassion Society and Motel Ministry. Initially located in Burlington, ON alongside Compassion Society, in 2015 Next Door relocated to its current site where they are excited to be a ‘next door’ neighbour to the Warwick Surrey community. Since moving into Warwick Surrey, they not only operate out of our storefront, but occupy community spaces offering, among other things, a ball hockey league at the local pad and a gardening at the local community garden, an ESL program, a bicycle shop, and a Women’s coffee hour. Since Covid-19, the programs were cancelled (temporarily). Therefore, Next Door Social Space Site Manager, Angie Crichton, and her team of volunteers began cooking healthy and delicious take-away meals multiple times per week that are distributed at a central location (Wellington Square Church) for the vulnerable families and individuals signed up to the meal box program. Next Door has successfully collaborated with other churches of various denominations (Wellington Square, Compass Point, Glad Tidings, St. Christopher), in sharing food and preparing meals since the pandemic hit. The result is almost 1000 vulnerable people from the community are fed weekly with take away meals and other healthy grocery items. Volunteers with Next Door share about their motivation for helping. http://nextdoorsocialspace.com
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