Posts Tagged ‘Latin America’

AVA Materials Making a Difference in Colombia

Post a Comment » Written on December 6th, 2011     
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BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (December 6, 2011) – The introduction of Advocacy for Victims of Abuse (AVA) material here already is making a difference in Covenant Churches as pastors and lay leaders are introducing the topic to their congregations.

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Art Helps Victims Find Meaning Amid Devastation

Post a Comment » Written on October 20th, 2011     
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TOMÉ, CHILE (October 20, 2011) – Mission Friends Covenant Church is working with women artists in the nearby community of Dichato, who are reclaiming their lives and hoping to enrich others spiritually and economically more than a year after a …

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Walk Raises Funds for Economic Empowerment

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WHEATON, IL (October 12, 2011) – More than 100 people participated in the recent Walk for Economic Empowerment, a fundraiser co-sponsored by Covenant World Relief (CWR) and other international organizations to benefit development work.

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CHET: Nothing Like Success to Create More Challenges

1 Comment » Written on September 26th, 2011     
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By Don Meyer

COMPTON, CA (September 26, 2011) – “Can you believe it?” the email begins. “We have just started our second academic school year at our new, beautiful CHET Compton venue, and we are literally bulging at the seams.”…

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Festival Celebrates Hispanic Heritage

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BROOKLYN PARK, MN (September 21, 2011) – More than 350 people attended the Hispanic Heritage Festival, an outreach of Redeemer Covenant and La Bendición Covenant churches to their increasingly multicultural neighborhood.

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News Briefs: Covenanters Making Headlines

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Soccer Player’s Injury Leads Him to Mission Trip

MANCHESTER, CT (August 31, 2011) – Josh Valentine was the captain of the Manchester High School soccer team when an injury ended his season, yet it turned out to impact not only …

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Combating Violence – Exhausting, But Rewarding Work

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MONTERREY, MEXICO (August 1, 2011) – The Foundation for Family Development (FUNDEFAM) recently facilitated an eight-week violence prevention program called Proyecto Cambio (Project Change) at the local junior high school.

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Deportation Rips Apart Family Engaged in Ministry

18 comments Written on July 27th, 2011     
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By Stan Friedman

TURLOCK, CA (July 27, 2011) – Members of Turlock Covenant Church, almost entirely an Anglo congregation, had gathered for worship last November 7 when the photograph of Maria Isobel Chaparro was illuminated on the screen at …

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New Church Making Inroads in Drug-Infested Region

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MONTEMORELOS, MEXICO (June 6, 2011) – Drug cartel violence is common here, but a new church started by Chile Covenant Church missionaries is making inroads to sharing the gospel.

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Memorial de Reed se transmitirá en vivo por Internet

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CHICAGO, IL (12 de mayo del 2011) – El servicio conmemorativo para Jerry Reed, misionero jubilado de la Iglesia del Pacto Evangélico se transmitirá en vivo desde la Capilla Anderson en el campus de la Universidad de North Park. El …

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