Child Sponsorship

Child Sponsor Follows God’s Call to DR Congo

Post a Comment » Written on August 12th, 2013     
Filed under: Child Sponsorship, Featured Churches, Ground Update, Hope Sunday, News & Updates, Travel

Click here to read an article on Denee Anderson, a member of Naperville Covenant Church, who was on a recent Vision Trip to DR Congo with church members and some ECC denominational staff. This demonstrates one way in which …

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Volunteer Shares His Love for the Children of Congo

1 Comment » Written on August 8th, 2013     
Filed under: Child Sponsorship, Ground Update, Hope Sunday, News & Updates, Travel

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Note: The translation in the video above is hard to hear. Please turn up the volume on your device before viewing to hear better.

Written by Kim Crawford, associate director for Mission & Mobilization

His name is Karl. …

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Bayside West VBS Raises Money for CKC!

1 Comment » Written on August 6th, 2013     
Filed under: Child Sponsorship, Featured Churches, News & Updates

Bayside West Community Church in Roseville, CA recently raised money for Covenant Kids Congo powered by World Vision through their Vacation Bible School in July. With the thought of creating something visual for the kids to “get” when they came …

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New Schools Being Built in Gemena!

1 Comment » Written on August 1st, 2013     
Filed under: Child Sponsorship, Ground Update, News & Updates

Check out the Ekstrand’s, Covenant missionaries in DR Congo, latest blog here to see pictures of the school being built in Bokonzo region in Gemena. Three new schools are being built in partnership with the Covenant Church of Congo (CEUM), …

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Partnership Engaging Communities in Christ

1 Comment » Written on July 31st, 2013     
Filed under: Child Sponsorship, Ground Update, News & Updates

Written by Christine Buettgen, short-term missionary in DR Congo

World Vision chooses their staff in every country based on their skill, their experience, and their dedication to the work of development, because this work is not for the faint of …

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Reflections from a Flight Leaving Gemena

1 Comment » Written on July 25th, 2013     
Filed under: Child Sponsorship, News & Updates, Travel

Written by Jerry Penick, a member of Naperville Covenant Church

Note: I wrote this while departing Gemena on our last day of the trip. It has taken me almost two months to finalize my edits and bring myself to posting

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Chantal’s Story: A World Vision Volunteer

Post a Comment » Written on July 9th, 2013     
Filed under: Child Sponsorship, Ground Update, News & Updates, Travel

Written by Kim Crawford, associate director, Mission Mobilization and Connection

“They are like my own children,” said Chantal speaking of the 110+ registered children that she is responsible for with the Covenant Kids Congo powered by World Vision Ledia Area …

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Where Do Your Sponsorship Dollars Go?

4 comments Written on June 20th, 2013     
Filed under: Child Sponsorship, Ground Update, Hope Sunday, Missionary Update, News & Updates

Written by Christine Buettgen, short-term missionary in DR Congo

It was a joy and encouragement to have a Vision Trip team come at the beginning of June. We were only able to have seven people come due to required use …

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Sanguma Speaks on Ledia Project

Post a Comment » Written on June 13th, 2013     
Filed under: Child Sponsorship, Ground Update, News & Updates, Travel

We were able to spend time in Gemena last week visiting the World Vision regional offices where we learned more about the amazing work already happening on the ground there. We were especially honored to spend time with Mossai Sanguma, …

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Three Ways You Can Connect with Your Child Today

2 comments Written on May 22nd, 2013     
Filed under: Child Sponsorship, News & Updates, Resources

1. Learn more about your child’s community at my.worldvision.org.

Visit my.worldvision.org to read current about your child’s community. Your experience on “myworldvision” will include updates from the field, photos of the community, and details on work and projects. To …

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