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Wednesday, 14 December 2011 21:12 |
 Imagine being born into a family on the island of Sumba, in Indonesia. The fact that you are a part of a nation of 232 million people with 250 languages which has the highest number of Muslim people in the world has little impact on you because your island has 600,000 people and is dominated by animism. Your family, along with most others on the island worships its ancestors and lives in dread of offending them in some way. Fighting between... |
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Costa Rica: Sewing Cooperative in Los Cuadros |
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Thursday, 25 August 2011 01:56 |
 By Hanna Luong, referenced in Summer 2011
San José, the capital of Costa Rica, is a modern city. It is home to the University of Costa Rica, modern architecture and many cultural exhibitions, and is ranked highly among Latin American countries for standard of living. However, if you venture into Los Cuadros, an outer district of San José, found quite a way up the mountains, you would find single mothers and young women travelling long distances from their homes to sew for less than minimum... |
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Travel with Hanna to Malawi! |
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Tuesday, 09 August 2011 14:01 |
Hanna Luong is in Malawi together with Bernie & Ina Pennings. Hanna will be posting updates to Facebook as time and technology (!) allow.
Join her by clicking here and check back on a regular basis.
In addition to visting many of the projects, Project Director Bernie Pennings is providing a number of seminars to the many personnel involved in the projects.
Projects include:
Orphan support - placing orphans with relatives or families involved with local churches so they can... |
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Drought, Famine and Refugee Crisis in the "Horn of Africa" |
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Friday, 22 July 2011 17:38 |
 After two failed rainy seasons the UN has declared two parts of Southern Somalia to be experiencing a famine for the first time in decades. “Famine” is not a word that is used loosely. The UN uses three benchmarks to define a famine:At least 20% of the population has access to fewer than 2,100 kilocalories of food a dayAcute malnutrition in more than 30% of childrenTwo deaths per 10,000 people, or four child deaths per 10,000 children every... |
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Chilliwack Choir Concerts raise $14,000! |
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Monday, 11 April 2011 18:24 |
 Thanks to our Word & Deed Ambassadors in BC, two choir concerts held this past weekend, on April 8 and 9, in Chillwack were a huge success. The 75 Voice Choir raised $14,000 for Word & Deed supported projects.
Many thanks to the following indiivudals and churches:
Gord Maljaars (Choir Director)
Willetta Les (Event Organizer)
Bill Boesterd of Denbow Transport (Costs of printing programs and posters)
Chilliwack FRC (Use of their facility for rehearsals)
Cornerstone CRC (Use of their... |
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