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180,000+ Immunizations Administered – and More in the Winter 2018 Report

Written on January 31st, 2018 by
Categories: Ground Update, News & Updates, report

By CKC Project Manager Cat Knarr

Covenant Kids Congo celebrates several wonderful achievements highlighted in the new CKC Winter 2018 Report. Here’s a glimpse of what’s happened through your faithfulness and the work of our amazing partners in Congo.

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Meeting CKC Sponsored Children

Written on December 19th, 2017 by
Categories: Child Sponsorship, Ground Update, News & Updates

By CKC Project Manager Cat Knarr

Earlier this fall, CKC sponsored child Moise got to meet his sponsor, Al Tizon!

Watch what it was like for them to meet – and see other CKC kids who got to meet their …

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A Triumphant Entry: Clean Water Comes to Merveille’s Neighborhood

Written on December 4th, 2017 by
Categories: Ground Update, News & Updates, Team World Vision

Merveille fills her jug with clean water

Merveille, age 12, and her family used to collect drinking water from the murky waters of a local brook. As a result, Merveille often got sick from the contaminated water.

“I suffered bellyaches because of the bad water qualities, and …

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Give a CovCares Gift for CKC This Christmas

Written on November 27th, 2017 by
Categories: News & Updates

By CKC Project Manager Cat Knarr

As Christmas approaches, take a moment to explore the new CovenantCares Gift Guide and consider what gift you could give to walk with our brothers and sisters in Congo (and around the world!).

Through …

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Get Ready for the Global 6K!

Written on November 15th, 2017 by
Categories: News & Updates, Team World Vision

By CKC Project Manager Cat Knarr

Every day, women and children in Congo walk through intense heat to collect contaminated water that could make them sick. This year, you can come alongside our sisters and brothers there – to walk …

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CKC Sponsored Child Saverine Learns Reading Skills

Written on October 19th, 2017 by
Categories: Child Sponsorship, Ground Update, News & Updates

At her home, Saverine has created a reading board. She loves teaching her brothers and sisters what she’s learning about reading and writing. Saverine is 12 years old, and she recently learned how to read through a reading club supported …

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Check out the New CKC Hope Sunday Kit

Written on October 12th, 2017 by
Categories: Hope Sunday, News & Updates

By CKC Project Manager Cat Knarr

This is a wonderful time to engage in CKC, offer an update from Congo, and share the beautiful opportunity to sponsor a child. Covenant Kids Congo just released a brand new Hope Sunday Kit

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Covenanters Run in Record Heat to Benefit CKC

Written on September 28th, 2017 by
Categories: News & Updates, Team World Vision

By Stan Friedman, as featured in the Covenant Newswire

Covenant Offices employees who ran the Chicago Half-Marathon amid sweltering record-breaking heat on Sunday said they gained an even greater appreciation of the need for clean water wells in Gemena, Democratic …

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How the Young People’s Parliament Advocates for Children’s Rights

Written on September 1st, 2017 by
Categories: Ground Update, News & Updates, Travel

By CKC Project Manager Cat Knarr

Young People's Parliament

On a hot afternoon in June, kids ages 10 to 17 gathered in a classroom in Gemena, DR Congo for a plenary session of the Young People’s Parliament. They sat around desks and discussed …

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My Visit to Congo: Dean’s Experience

Written on August 18th, 2017 by
Categories: Child Sponsorship, Ground Update, News & Updates, Travel

Dean Honnette is the senior pastor of Hope Center Covenant Church in Pleasant Hill, California. He recently traveled to DR Congo on a CKC Pastoral Vision Trip. These are his reflections on the experience.

Dean meets Saverine, his sponsored child.

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