Annual Conference coming to Winnipeg,
May 26-30, 2010. Watch for details.
November
22-26, Camp Arnes, MB. Presented by My People International. A 5 day
workshop that provides the necessary skills to deal with personal
abuse issues and lead others through their healing. For
registration/information: Here Latest Newsletter: September, 2009
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The
Seventeenth Annual National Rising Above Conference was held June
10-14, 2009 in Fredericton, NB. Read about
it:
Here
Rising Above is:
First Peoples helping First Peoples
Initiated and governed by First Nations people, Rising Above is a
Christian based registered charitable organization, offering hope and
healing from a biblical perspective. Through teaching, counseling, music,
support groups and resources, Rising Above seeks to:
Educate concerning abuse issues
Empower the abused to “rise above” the hold the past has had on
their lives
Equip caregivers with tools to help those suffering from abuse
Rising Above is effective because it:
Touches hearts through testimonies of people who have ‘risen above’
Deals with the root issues that cause pain and dysfunction
Offers individual biblically based counselling by qualified
counsellors
Claims Jesus Christ and His work on the cross as the ultimate means of
healing