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The Canada Conference<\/a> of the Evangelical Covenant Church has sponsored 133 children which is more than halfway towards their goal of sponsoring 200 children in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Read these words of encouragement from Julia Sandstrom, director of ministry support:<\/p>\n

“Thank you to those of you who have worked and prayed for this initiative. It is awesome to see the Canada conference come together in such a significant way. Some of you are going to host your Hope Sunday<\/a> soon. Be encouraged that you are part of this greater movement. If you are interested in hosting a Hope Sunday, let me know so we can get you signed up.”\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

We also encourage you to check out this video of Arden Gustafson, pastor at Nelson ECC<\/a>, as he speaks about his experience with Covenant Kids Congo powered by World Vision at the Covenant’s recent Midwinter 2013<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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