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Fuentes Libres – Oaxaca, Mexico

2 comments Written on December 5th, 2011     
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If you give a woman a dollar, she invests it in her family. That’s exactly what is happening through Fuentes Libres (FL), one of our new projects this year. Fuentes Libres is a Christian, nonprofit organization located in Oaxaca, Mexico.

The primary goal of Fuentes Libres is three-fold: promote income-generation, improve the living conditions of impoverished families, and instill and strengthen Christian values in individuals and families. These goals are achieved by forming savings and loans groups of 12-20 women, providing microloans, implementing a savings system, and encouraging participation in bible studies. Continue Reading »



Giant Soup Can

3 comments Written on November 2nd, 2011     
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Forest Park Covenant Church in Muskegon, MI (my home church!) had this creative idea for a giant soup can, which they used to pass out the CWR soup can labels and lids this fall:

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Overwhelmed

Post a Comment » Written on October 31st, 2011     
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“Overwhelmed” is a word that really describes the stage of life I am in right now. In any given week, I tell my husband that I am overwhelmed just a few too many times. I’m overwhelmed with the busyness that is summer – traveling, having friends and family visit, making the most of a season that should be restful. I’m overwhelmed that summer is ending and fall is coming, which signals the beginning of my seminary career at North Park. I’m overwhelmed by the craziness of living in a big city, feeling like there’s no time to slow down or rest or drive the speed limit without a chorus of honks blaring around me. I’m overwhelmed at changes that are on our horizon that leave me questioning what’s ahead. Continue Reading »



Conference Call about CWR

Post a Comment » Written on October 25th, 2011     
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Join us this Thursday for a Covenant World Relief conference call. Yes–you should join us! We will be talking about the work of CWR in 20 countries, how our projects are making a difference in the lives of the most vulnerable and spend time answering your questions.

Details of the call are available here.



New Materials!

Post a Comment » Written on September 26th, 2011     
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The new, fall CWR materials are now available. This year we are especially excited about two new videos–an overview of our ministry in the past year as well as a summary of how and why we respond to disasters the way we do.

The new materials include:

4 page CWR update
Bulletin inserts
DVD with 11 new videos
Poster
Soup can lids and labels (revised with new address)
Brochure which are also available in Spanish for the first time
Haiti shelter project brochure
Cover letter to walk through our new materials

 

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