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Stories, Teaching & Ministry
Here you’ll find pieces of our journey—teachings and messages we’ve shared, and moments from ministry and family life along the way.
TEACHING SERIES
Teach Me To War
Teach Me to War was born out of our own battle. What God walked us through in our marriage became a journey of repentance, prayer, healing and learning to bring what was hidden into the light. In this series, Derek shares some of what the Lord revealed along the way.
Teach Me To War: Derek’s Introduction
The story behind the battle—rejection, addiction, hidden struggles and what Derek carried into marriage.
Teach Me To War: Module 1
Freedom begins when what has been hidden is brought into the light.
Teach Me To War: Module 2
The wilderness, the breaking of pride, and learning to depend completely on Christ.
Teach Me To War: Module 3
Jesus sees what religion can hide. Derek shares how God began uncovering old wounds and teaching him to bring them into the light so they could finally be healed.
Teach Me To War: Module 4
Intimacy with Christ begins when we stop hiding. Derek shares how God began drawing him into an open, honest relationship with Him.
Teach Me To War: Module 5
God began using Bethesda Mission, 5:15 mornings in prayer, and forgiveness to break down pride, heal old wounds, and make Derek a new man.
SERMONS & TEACHINGS
Sonia McLeod
LONDON FIRST NATION OUTREACH – AUGUST 2018
Sonia shares a message about knowing Christ personally, breaking free from the things that keep us bound, and allowing the Word of God to transform our lives. Drawing from her own journey, she encourages us to stand on God’s promises, believe for our families, and follow Him wholeheartedly.
PART 1
PART 2
PART 3
PART 4
Sonia: “Knowing Him & Living Wholeheartedly”
SAULT STE. MARIE – JUNE 2019
Through stories from her own life, marriage and walk with Christ, Sonia shares about trusting God’s timing, walking in obedience, standing on His Word, finding freedom from fear, and pursuing Jesus with your whole heart. It is a message about knowing Him personally and allowing Him to transform every part of our lives.
PART 1: GOD’S TIMING
PART 2: IT’S OBEDIENCE
PART 3: KEEP BUILDING THE WALL
PART 4: LAY MY LIFE DOWN
PART 5: PRAYING GOD’S WORD
PART 6: TRUSTING GOD
PART 7: WE CAN ALL MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Derek: “Take No Thought”
LONDON FIRST NATION OUTREACH – JANUARY 23, 2019
Derek shares from Luke 12 about the battle that takes place in our thoughts and Jesus’ call to live free from fear and worry. Rather than being ruled by what might happen tomorrow, we can trust the Father, rely on the Holy Spirit and rest in knowing that He has our lives in His hands.
TESTIMONIES
Sonia McLeod
MY TESTIMONY
Sonia shares how Jesus met her in the brokenness of her past and began transforming her life from the inside out—bringing healing, freedom and hope where there had once been addiction, shame, anger and fear.
Derek McLeod
MY STORY | HIS GLORY
From childhood wounds, rejection, addiction and years of running from God to redemption, restoration and a life surrendered to Christ. Derek shares the story of the God who never stopped pursuing him.
MY NAME IS …
Derek shares how rejection, hurt and addiction shaped his early life—and how he came to discover that having Jesus is worth more than anything this world could offer.
SET FREE BY THE NAME OF JESUS
Derek shares the night he walked away from a party and went home, where one encounter with Jesus changed the course of his life forever.
INTERVIEWS & FEATURES
The 700 Club Canada – Sonia
THE 700 CLUB CANADA, HAMILTON ON – MAY 10, 2017
Sonia shares her testimony of how Jesus delivered her from a life of drugs, alcohol and the streetlife. She speaks about the transformation God brought into her life and the hope she found in Christ.
Intertribal Life Magazine
PUBLISHED SEPT 11, 2024
Sonia McLeod: Teaching People to War for Their Marriages.
In this feature, Sonia shares about her journey with Christ, the battle we faced in our marriage, and how Teach Me to War grew out of that season. She also talks about 100 Days Walking by Faith, ministry, and the hope she has found in the Word of God.
Reality Radio – Sonia
POWER 93.9-FM CKWC-BRANTFORD, MAY 26, 2016
In this two-part Reality Radio interview, Sonia shares her journey from childhood brokenness, addiction and difficult relationships to finding freedom and hope in Jesus. She talks about forgiveness and reconciliation, the story behind Rise Up My Beloved, how she and Derek met, and the desire God placed in her heart to reach others with the hope she had found in Christ.
PART 1
PART 2
THE STREETLIGHT
The StreetLight Radio
The StreetLight was a live radio program that aired Friday nights on CHMO in Moosonee/Moose Factory ON. We recorded each show and later uploaded the broadcasts to SoundCloud. We shared music, scripture, and encouragement centered on Jesus Christ. During each broadcast, Sonia would also share a chapter from her book, Rise Up My Beloved, and we would invite people to follow Jesus. These are some of the broadcasts we’ve been able to preserve from then.
OUR MUSIC
Preacher Man
WRITTEN & COMPOSED BY DEREK MCLEOD
Christ calls us to give our lives to answering His call. Preacher Man is a story of faith, calling and a life given to serving the One who called – one word, one song and one sermon at a time.
When Jesus Walked Upon The Water
WRITTEN & COMPOSED BY DEREK MCLEOD
There are times when following Jesus means stepping out simply because we heard His voice. When Jesus Walked Upon the Water is a song about faith in the midst of the storm, keeping our eyes on Christ and trusting the One who has called us.
Little Indian Girl
WRITTEN & COMPOSED BY DEREK MCLEOD
About five years after we were married, I was sitting with my guitar, just strumming, when I suddenly knew, absolutely knew, that I was supposed to write a song about Sonia’s life. It wasn’t something I had planned. I just felt the leading of the Lord very strongly that this was what I was supposed to write. About thirty minutes later, Little Indian Girl was the song that emerged. It tells part of Sonia’s story, a story of brokenness, survival, faith and the God who never stopped reaching for her.