CHICAGO, IL (July 21, 2011) – Covenant World Relief (CWR) has set up a special crisis fund to provide assistance for the most vulnerable people in the Horn of Africa, which is experiencing its worst drought in 60 years. Continue Reading »
Posts tagged ‘Africa’
ECC Missionary to Lead Conference on Sudanese Violence
JUBA, SUDAN (June 16, 2011) – James Tang, an Evangelical Covenant Church missionary, has been asked to lead a conference of representatives from main faith and ethnic groups in South Sudan who are gathering to address rapidly escalating violence in their country. Continue Reading »
News Briefs: Covenant Heights to Dedicate Pavilion during the Feast
ESTES PARK, CO (June 9, 2011) – Covenant Heights Camp and Retreat Center will dedicate their new pavilion as part of the annual Big Sunday celebration June 26. Festivities begin at 2 p.m.
Outbreaks Still Plague Congolese, Missionaries Offer Help
GEMENA, DR CONGO (May 11, 2011) – Fighting diseases that have largely been wiped out in developed countries continues to be a focus of Evangelical Covenant Church missionaries here.
CWR Funds Aid Drought Victims in Kenya
KITENGALA, KENYA (May 10, 2011) – Kenyans walked as far as nine miles to receive food and clothing distributed by the Evangelical Covenant Church of Kenya (ECCK) that purchased the goods with funds from Covenant World Relief.
CWR Funds At Work in Several Regions
By Stan Friedman
CHICAGO, IL (April 21, 2011) – Recently released funds from Covenant World Relief continue to assist humanitarian efforts in Libya, Ivory Coast, Kenya, and Japan. Continue Reading »
Generosity Abounds in Midst of Turmoil
BISHKEK, KYRGYSTAN (March 30, 2011) – David Husby, director of Covenant World Relief (CWR), says he was inspired that despite the current turmoil in Kyrgyzstan, he found donation boxes at local markets in which people could contribute to Japan relief work. Continue Reading »
CWR Providing Assistance to Libyan Victims
CHICAGO, IL (March 10, 2011) – Covenant World Relief (CWR) sent funds today to help provide medical kits and provide support for personnel for hospitals in east Libya. Continue Reading »
Covenanters Among Refugees Fleeing in South Sudan
MALAKAL, SUDAN (March 8, 2011) – A leader of the Evangelical Covenant Church of Sudan (ECCS) and his family are among refugees displaced from Fangak County to neighboring villages due to continued fighting between South Sudan’s army and units commanded by “renegade” generals. Continue Reading »
CEUM Pastor Elected President of Protestant Group
GEMENA, DR CONGO (March 7, 2011) – A Congo Covenant Church (CEUM) pastor recently became the first member of the denomination elected president of the Provincial Synod of the Congo National Protestant Church. Continue Reading »
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