Over the past 60 years in Burma (now called Myanmar), every ethnic state has had a resistance movement to respond to the oppression from the central government. Today, there is a ceasefire and a call to ratify the ceasefire with …
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Success Story from Kenya!
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Written on January 1st, 2014
Filed under: Community Development
Tags: Congo, Education, Kenya, Refugee
Filed under: Community Development
Tags: Congo, Education, Kenya, Refugee
Forced to leave war torn Congo, Florence Benza and her family journeyed to Kenya. There, they found the Kitengela Covenant Church and Florence began to take classes through a program supported by Covenant World Relief for Congolese refugees. She …
Meeting the Needs of Syrian Refugees
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Written on December 9th, 2013
Filed under: Community Development, Disaster Relief
Tags: Refugee, Syria
Filed under: Community Development, Disaster Relief
Tags: Refugee, Syria
Home is important to us all. It may be the house you grew up in, the church you attended, or the school you most loved. By definition, home is the place that you live, but I think it can be …
Ceasefire Negotiations Bring Hope, Health to Burmese
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Written on September 23rd, 2013
Filed under: Community Development
Tags: Burma, Refugee
Filed under: Community Development
Tags: Burma, Refugee
For over a year, increasing violent conflict in Burma has caused many communities and thousands of people to become displaced within their own country.
But recently the Karen National Union has participated in talks of peace. While concerns still remain …
Relief for Kenya Flooding
Several hundred families are looking for relief from flooding in Kenya. Funding from Covenant World Relief helped provide food (maize and beans), mosquito nets, and vehicles for transport of people and goods (two trucks and one car). Kitengela church members …
