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 …
Posts Tagged ‘DR Congo’
CKC Sponsored Child Saverine Learns Reading Skills
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Written on October 19th, 2017
Filed under: Child Sponsorship, Ground Update, News & Updates
Tags: child literacy, Child Sponsorship, DR Congo, education, reading clubs
Filed under: Child Sponsorship, Ground Update, News & Updates
Tags: child literacy, Child Sponsorship, DR Congo, education, reading clubs
Check out the New CKC Hope Sunday Kit
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Written on October 12th, 2017
Filed under: Hope Sunday, News & Updates
Tags: Child Sponsorship, DR Congo, Hope Sunday, Hope Sunday kit, Hope Sunday tips
Filed under: Hope Sunday, News & Updates
Tags: Child Sponsorship, DR Congo, Hope Sunday, Hope Sunday kit, Hope Sunday tips
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…
Covenanters Run in Record Heat to Benefit CKC
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Written on September 28th, 2017
Filed under: News & Updates, Team World Vision
Tags: Chicago Half marathon, Covenant Kids Congo, DR Congo, Evangelical Covenant Church
Filed under: News & Updates, Team World Vision
Tags: Chicago Half marathon, Covenant Kids Congo, DR Congo, Evangelical Covenant Church
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 …
How the Young People’s Parliament Advocates for Children’s Rights
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Written on September 1st, 2017
Filed under: Ground Update, News & Updates, Travel
Tags: child parliament, children's rights, Covenant Kids Congo, DR Congo, World Vision, young people's parliament
Filed under: Ground Update, News & Updates, Travel
Tags: child parliament, children's rights, Covenant Kids Congo, DR Congo, World Vision, young people's parliament
By CKC Project Manager Cat Knarr
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 …
My Visit to Congo: Dean’s Experience
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Written on August 18th, 2017
Filed under: Child Sponsorship, Ground Update, News & Updates, Travel
Tags: Covenant Kids Congo, DR Congo, Gemena
Filed under: Child Sponsorship, Ground Update, News & Updates, Travel
Tags: Covenant Kids Congo, DR Congo, Gemena
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.…
Meet Justin and Read the Summer 2017 CKC Report
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Written on July 26th, 2017
Filed under: Ground Update, News & Updates, report
Tags: Covenant Kids Congo, DR Congo, World Vision
Filed under: Ground Update, News & Updates, report
Tags: Covenant Kids Congo, DR Congo, World Vision
By CKC Project Manager Cat Knarr
When you sponsor a child through Covenant Kids Congo, you become part of the transformation of an entire community. 28,000+ people in Gemena, DR Congo now have access to clean water. 131,815 children have …
Bokonzo Water System Serves Thousands
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Written on July 20th, 2017
Filed under: Ground Update, News & Updates, Travel
Tags: capped springs, clean water, Covenant Kids Congo, DR Congo, WASH
Filed under: Ground Update, News & Updates, Travel
Tags: capped springs, clean water, Covenant Kids Congo, DR Congo, WASH
By Covenant missionary Pete Ekstrand
Recently I joined the Covenant Kids Congo team on their visit to the expanded and renewed Bokonzo water system. Thanks to CKC powered by World Vision for renewing this critical water source for the Bokonzo, …
Mama Beatrice’s Story: Working Hard to Feed Her Family
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Written on May 26th, 2017
Filed under: Child Sponsorship, Ground Update, Travel, Women's Agricultural Groups
Tags: agriculture, Covenant Kids Congo, DR Congo, malnutrition, women, women's agricultural group
Filed under: Child Sponsorship, Ground Update, Travel, Women's Agricultural Groups
Tags: agriculture, Covenant Kids Congo, DR Congo, malnutrition, women, women's agricultural group
By CKC Project Manager Cat Knarr
In Mama Beatrice’s garden, she’s growing spinach and other greens. She learned how to farm these vegetables through a women’s agricultural group supported by Covenant Kids Congo. Her garden produces enough to feed her …
Water access adds unexpected benefits
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Written on April 17th, 2017
Filed under: Ground Update, News & Updates, report, Travel
Tags: clean water, Covenant Kids Congo, DR Congo, WASH, World Vision
Filed under: Ground Update, News & Updates, report, Travel
Tags: clean water, Covenant Kids Congo, DR Congo, WASH, World Vision
A nearby water kiosk holds more than the usual health, household, and education-related benefits for Mama YuYu and her family of seven.
Mama YuYu lives in Gemena, and has trained for and earned the rank of water kiosk officer in …
Watch the New CKC Videos
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Written on March 14th, 2017
Filed under: Ground Update, Hope Sunday, News & Updates, Travel
Tags: Child Sponsorship, Covenant Kids Congo, DR Congo, Hope Sunday, Resources, videos
Filed under: Ground Update, Hope Sunday, News & Updates, Travel
Tags: Child Sponsorship, Covenant Kids Congo, DR Congo, Hope Sunday, Resources, videos
By CKC Project Manager Cat Knarr
See the transformation that’s happening in your sponsored child’s community – and share these videos with your church, so others can see, too! All six of these new videos can be downloaded from Vimeo …
