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Alberta Bible College– PACE Program635 Northmount Dr. NW, Calgary, AB T2K 3J6Phone: 403-265-7223 • Fax: 403-282-3084Email: pace@abccampus.caWebsite: www.abccampus.caPACE, Professional Adult Christian Education, is aprogram designed to help people find significance intheir Christian life. Among our students and graduates,you will find a forensic mental health minister,a medic and ICU nurse, a construction worker, aninsurance agent, a social worker, an airport chaplain,a coordinator for street ministries, a youth pastor forpeer ministries, a friend and helper for divorcees,a math teacher in a high school, a biker riding forChrist, a doctor on medical mission, a businessmantraveling on God’s business, a cross-culturalcounselor, an English teacher, etc.. And here is howone of them defines PACE: “PACE is serious faithbuilding; PACE is serious challenge; PACE is seriousBible study; PACE is serious people study; PACE isserious fun; PACE is an awesome walk on His path;PACE professors are loving, humble, knowledgeable,teachers who walk the talk.” - PACE Student.Visit www.abccampus.ca.cbm Canada3844 Stouffville RoadPO Box 800Stouffville, ON L4A 7Z9Phone: 1-800-567-2264Email: cbm@cbmcanada.orgWebsite: www.cbmcanada.orgcbm Canada is a Christian international developmentorganization with a clear focus on helpingpeople struggling to survive the double disadvantageof poverty and disability. cbm works to improvethe lives of children with disabilities in the poorestcountries of the world - where up to 80% of childrenwith a disability won’t survive the first few years oftheir life. cbm’s Forgotten Child Sponsorship findschildren who are hidden, misunderstood or forgottenby their communities and countries; providesurgent medical care or intensive rehabilitation to givethem the best chance of survival. The impact cbmhas on these children’s lives is tangible and lasts alifetime. Our goal is to empower them to be all thatthey can be. Worldwide, cbm transforms the lives ofmore than 25 million people annually with hope andopportunity. At cbm, our vision is a world where allpeople are valued as Jesus values them. Visit www.cbmcanada.orgThe Calgary Dream Centre– Restoring Dignity, Discovering Destiny &Realizing Dreams4510 Macleod Trail SouthCalgary, AB T2G 0A4Phone: 403-243-5598Email: info@calgarydreamcentre.comWebsite: www.calgarydreamcentre.comCurrently, the Dream Centre has 125 men seekinglife change and transformation. And we’ve alreadyseen 50 men graduate from our program and moveforward to integrate into our community this year,thanks to the restorative life lessons they’ve learnedin our classrooms. Many churches, corporationsand people contribute to and volunteer at the DreamCentre on a regular basis. Together, this year we’veserved 83,901 meals and given 27,971 heads a softpillow to sleep on rather than the street. In May of2008 we opened our Wellness Centre and thisyear have provided 819 counselling sessions and682 case management sessions. These men arelearning the importance of being a positive force intheir community by “Paying It Forward.” Through19 different community projects, our men havespent over 658 hours (year to date) helping widows,mowing lawns, painting houses and much more. Also,The Dream Centre has added Permanent ScatteredHousing to their portfolio. They were granted fundsfrom the Alberta Government to purchase homes fortheir men to move into. On December 15, 2010 thefirst of four men moved into their first property, sincethen they have purchased seven houses with a totalof 52 suites. Visit www.calgarydreamcentre.com.Canadian Bible Society10 Camforth RoadToronto, ON M4A 2S4Phone: 1-800-465-2425Email: info@biblesociety.caWebsite: www.biblesociety.caThe Canadian Bible Society (CBS) is a non-denominationaland inter-confessional organization continuingin its almost two-hundred-year commitmentto making God’s Word accessible. Core mandatesinclude Bible translation, publication, distributionand engagement – encouraging the use of God’slife-giving Word. To ensure that everyone in Canadahas access to the Bible in their heart language, CBScontinues to translate it for First Nations, to provideit to the military, to prisoners, to the blind, and tochildren and youth through a variety of initiatives, aswell as distributing Scriptures in over 100 languagesand in many formats. Around the world, CBS partnersin translation and distribution projects with the145 national organizations in the United Bible Societiesfamily. Together, we distributed 380 millionScriptures last year. While a great deal has been accomplished,4,421 languages in the world still waitfor even one book of the Bible. CBS depends on thegenerosity of Canadian supporters in the form ofdonations, bequests and annuity income from thosewho share the vision of reaching every man, woman,and child with the Word of God. For more information,email us at info@biblesociety or visit www.biblesociety.ca.Great Commission Media Ministries– Serving on the Front Lines of MissionsGCM MinistriesPO Box 75297Surrey, BC V4A 0B1Phone: 1-877-674-5630Email: gcmm@gcmministries.comWebsite: www.gcmministries.caGCM Ministries ministers to spiritually lost peoplein Russia, Ukraine, Central Asia, Israel, India andthe Islamic world. Many have come to faith in JesusChrist. Through our highly effective month-longevangelistic megacity campaigns we have reachedthe major cities in these countries. All availablemeans of media are used including life-changingstories seen on daily prime-time secular TV as wellas radio programs, billboard ads, bus ads, newspapers,etc. Local churches work closely with GCMMinistries to reach the people in each city with theGospel during these campaigns. Since 2003 GCMMinistries has delivered food, warm winter clothing,hygiene essentials to more than 20,000 boys andgirls in children’s prisons and correctional centersin Russia and Central Asia. Local churches in theseregions support GCM Ministries’ initiative and provideaid and spiritual counseling for the children.Many children have accepted God’s forgiveness forthem. This is their only hope for a better future. Thegreatest blessing in missions, that we have been partof, is reaching every city and village of Israel withevangelistic campaigns in Hebrew, Arabic and Russianlanguages. Thousands have made a decision forChrist. You can find more information about GCMMinistries missions at www.gcmministries.ca.“God had an only Son, and He wasa missionary and a physician.”— David Livingstone12 — NOVEMBER 2011, CITY LIGHT NEWS www.calgarychristian.com