Wild Honey Spice Bread

Wild Honey Spice Bread

This simple bread recipe is both fitting and delicious, the perfect addition to a Saint John the Baptist Feast Day. You can eat this bread, which is actually more cake-like, warmed or cold, although there is nothing nicer than the smell and taste of freshly baked warm bread. Enjoy! Ingredients  2/3 cup firmly packed dark […]

Beyond Basic Needs: Honouring Individual Rights in Haiti and Kenya

Veronica and her siblings in Kenya

While government-granted individual rights vary across countries, on this annual Individual Rights Day (August 29), we are celebrating the fundamental, God-given rights of freedom, dignity, and self-determination inherent in every person. We often take these rights for granted living in safe, developed countries. However, across the 13 countries where Chalice operates — from conflict-filled Ukraine […]

Hope and Healing for Saumyo, Orissa, India

Funding request: $1,632.47 CAD Critical Need: CN-IOA0726 Saumyo is a determined 19-year-old university student pursuing a degree in Agriculture. Full of energy and ambition, he dreams of building a better future through education. He enjoys football and cricket, and despite his family’s limited means, he has always worked hard to make the most of every […]

A Neurological Illness Changed Manimaran’s Life

Funding request: $11,231.79 CAD Critical Need: CN-IMK0726 Manimaran is a devoted husband and father whose greatest joy is caring for his three daughters and creating a loving home for his family. Known for his gentle nature and dedication, he worked as a cook to provide for his wife, children, and elderly parents. His family depended […]

World Humanitarian Day 2026: A Lifesaving Hand Across the World

A family in Ukraine seating on sofa

By the end of May 2026, over 252-million people needed urgent humanitarian assistance and protection — up 13 million since 2025. On this World Humanitarian Day, August 19, the people of Ukraine still face critical danger and are in dire need of humanitarian assistance. It’s been over four years since Russia first invaded Ukraine, and […]

International Youth Day: Different Contexts, Common Aspirations

International Youth Day young girl graduation in Ghana

This International Youth Day — Wednesday, August 12, 2026 — reminds us that while young men and women across the globe live in vastly different realities, their dreams and aspirations remain the same. Today’s youth are seeking meaningful opportunities: access to education, dignified work, community involvement, and, above all, a voice in shaping their own […]

Helping Dalensky Walk Toward a Brighter Future

Funding request: $2,705.68 CAD Critical Need: CN-HHJ0726 Dalensky is a quiet, thoughtful 10-year-old who loves reading and dreams of continuing his education. He lives with his mother and several relatives in a small two-room house where eight family members share limited space. With very little income and no steady employment in the household, the family […]

Justin Needs a New Prosthetic Leg to Walk Safely

Funding request: $1,362.83 CAD Critical Need: CN-KMM0826 At just 19, Justin has already faced hardships that could easily have interrupted his dreams. Born with a congenital deformity of his right lower leg, he underwent a below-knee amputation as a child and has relied on a prosthetic leg to walk, attend school, and live independently. Justin […]

Urgent Surgery for a Young Girl Tukuy Pacha, Bolivia

Funding request: $3,803.08 CAD Critical Need: CN-BTC0526 At just 11 years old, Melody has already endured more pain than most children experience in a lifetime. Since birth, she has lived with multiple serious medical conditions, including severe intellectual disability, level 3 autism, epilepsy, cerebral palsy, and a rare genetic disorder. Unable to attend school, she […]

Pan-Seared Jalapeño-Strawberry Chicken

Pan-Seared Jalapeño-Strawberry Chicken

This delicious summer recipe offers the best of both worlds — a little spice with just the right sweetness. With pan-seared chicken breasts, a chipotle-strawberry sauce, and fresh jalapeño-strawberry salsa to top it off, this recipe will no doubt become a family favourite. Choose your side — rice, roasted baby potatoes, sweet potatoes, or even […]