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Bridgeway Foundation Partners with Word & Deed in Colombia |
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Tuesday, 14 February 2012 13:38 |
 Displacement has affected the country of Colombia for over 40 years. Armed conflict among guerillas, paramilitary groups and the army have forced hundreds of thousands of women, particularly, to leave their homes for refuge in one of Colombia’s many, unofficial, “Internally Displaced People (IDP)” zones. As another social implication of the violence in Colombia, many of these women are widows or female heads of households. Without the... |
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Update: Health Brigades |
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Thursday, 15 December 2011 13:10 |
 Thousands of families in Colombia have literally no access to public, let alone private, health care services. Among other things, this means no basic medical care or advice for young mothers, no dental visits for young children and no care for those with visual or auditory impairments.
Each year, the Health Brigades project in Colombia provides mobile health stations for communities that live in extreme poverty with no access to public... |
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The Struggles of Change |
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Tuesday, 13 December 2011 19:57 |
 By John OttenWord & Deed has been partnering with the Colombian organization Corporacion Dios es Amor (CDA) for over 15 years now. It is exciting to work with our Colombian partners as they develop their organizational and local leadership. In March, my wife, Connie and I had the opportunity to see how CDA is working to educate people and change their hearts and attitudes with God’s Word.
On our first day in Colombia, we attended a weekly... |
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Testimonies |
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Tuesday, 12 July 2011 02:03 |
 LindaEl Pozon School, CartagenaStudent 10th GradeMy name is Linda Montes Villadiego. I am 14 years old and in the tenth grade. I began studying at CDA when I entered the sixth grade. I live with my parents, Osmar and Maria, and my younger brother Osmar who, just like me, always dreamed of attending this school. I liked it very much when I was transferred to this school because I could see and feel the difference. It is much better than the... |
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John Calvin Christian School Building Project |
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Friday, 25 February 2011 18:41 |
 John Calvin Christian School, Barranquilla, Colombia
The completion of phase one and the funding of phase two have been a cause for celebration in 2010. Work on phase two has begun. The school is located in quite a dangerous area so a major component of phase two is the construction of a security wall.
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Being Christian in Colombia |
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Saturday, 16 October 2010 12:54 |
 Encouragement in the Lord by John Otten
It is a privilege to be able to see how Christians confront the various pressures and joys of life in the developing world. In May 2010, I traveled to Colombia with Rick Postma, Colin Postma and Derek Naves, visiting projects supported by Word & Deed. While talking with our various project partners at CDA (Corporacion Dios es Amor, Corporation God is Love), we found that in discussing the operation and... |
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