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Semillas de Salud (Seeds of Health)

Announcing the 2008 VBS Project from Covenant World Mission

In the United States and Canada, we take some activities for granted. One activity that is not usual or customary in other countries is the ongoing screening of children for problems that could interfere with their ability to succeed in school and in life. These include yearly physical exams, vision tests, hearing tests, following height and weight, and checking for anemia. 

Schools in Oaxaca, Mexico, have no such requirements, nor do they or the local health system routinely provide testing.  Semillas de Salud (Seeds of Health) a Covenant health ministry is working to change that, providing children with the basic health screening vital for success in school and long-term health. 

Through this year's World Mission VBS project, children in the US and Canada will be helping the children of a town named Tehuantepec. Important instruments needed to carry out health screenings will be purchased so that every 3 –12 year old child in the local schools will be tested. This will mean more success in school and better long-term health for all the children of Tehuantepec. By doing this, Semillas de Salud also shows God’s love for all people and His desire that we all have healthy lives. 

Packet available to view/download/print here.

Photos available to view/download/print here. 

VBS Projects Archives

2007 - Sandals and Bibles for Sudan

2006 - Providing Education in Rural China

2005 - Colombia: Providing for Learning

2004 - Bringing VBS to Congo

For more information about the children's ministry projects sponsored by the Evangelical Covenant Church, click here.

Hemocue.pdf

Screening-Kit.pdf

Hearing-Screener.pdf