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 …
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CWR Partnering With Japan Church to Provide Aid
Filed under: News
Tags: Asia, Covenant World Relief, Development-Relief, Japan Disaster, Mission
MIYAKO, JAPAN (July 11, 2011) – Japanese citizens whose homes barely missed being destroyed by the tsunami in March now are dealing with survivor’s guilt, and most of the people left homeless are still living in evacuation shelters or government-built …
CWR-Habitat Building New Homes in Haiti
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Tags: Compassion-Justice, Covenant World Relief, Haiti Disaster
LEOGANE, HAITI (June 22, 2011) – Covenant World Relief and Habitat for Humanity have entered into an agreement that will fund new houses here for families of this city left homeless by the devastating earthquake in January 2010.
ECC Missionary to Lead Conference on Sudanese Violence
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Tags: Africa, Covenant World Relief, Mission
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 …
CWR Funds Critical in Treating Victims of Conflict
Relief Work Continues in Tornado-Ravaged Areas
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Tags: Covenant World Relief, Midwest, Northwest
By Stan Friedman
JOPLIN, MO (May 30, 2011) – Goodwill is overwhelming this city devastated by a massive tornado a week ago yesterday, but that is creating a new set of problems.
CWR Funds Aid Drought Victims in Kenya
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Tags: Africa, Covenant World Relief, Development-Relief
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 to Help Channel Tornado Relief Donations
CHICAGO, IL (May 3, 2011) – Covenant World Relief (CWR) is providing immediate financial resources to help victims of tornadoes that ripped through Alabama and other southern states. The twisters killed more than 350 people and injured thousands, according to …
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.
Reflections on Ministering to Japanese in Need
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Tags: Asia, Covenant World Relief, Japan Disaster, Mission
By Stan Friedman
TOKYO, JAPAN (March 31, 2011) – Evangelical Covenant Church missionaries in Japan say helping others reflect biblically on the disaster has been important for their own lives even as they work through obstacles to relief efforts.
Report …