{"id":1112,"date":"2010-11-10T08:00:49","date_gmt":"2010-11-10T12:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/?p=1112"},"modified":"2011-09-22T11:56:59","modified_gmt":"2011-09-22T16:56:59","slug":"colombia-hope-of-life-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/2010\/11\/colombia-hope-of-life-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Colombia Hope for Life Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every once in a while you hear those stories that just warms your heart and makes you thankful for the local church empowered to show Christ\u2019s love to those in their community.\u00a0 The story of Hope of Life Covenant Church in Colombia was one of those stories for me.\u00a0 They had previously started a program for preschoolers to give them a head start on their education and also provide nutritious meals for them.\u00a0 The work they\u2019re doing through this program attracted the notice of the city, and the government has recommended that this program grow in size.\u00a0 This church recently added on another roof and other repairs to another part of their facility in order to double the size of the program.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2010\/11\/IMG_3232-1.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[1112]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1113 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2010\/11\/IMG_3232-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"442\" height=\"332\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Not only does this preschool program benefit the children in some really positive ways, but it assists the community in other ways as well.\u00a0 It provides local people with steady cleaning and maintenance jobs.\u00a0 It also provides the moms of the preschoolers the opportunity to look for work if they are in need of it.\u00a0 It has proved to the city that the church is trustworthy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2010\/11\/IMG_4562-1.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[1112]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1116 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2010\/11\/IMG_4562-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"442\" height=\"332\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I really appreciated hearing about this story because this church is making a quietly profound impact on their community.\u00a0 They are showing the love of Christ through practical ways that are transforming the community.\u00a0 Redemption is coming to this town through healthy food and learning the alphabet.\u00a0 Cycles of poor nutrition, unemployment for single moms, and inadequate education are being reversed.\u00a0 We often hear the negative stories, the failures and the flops.\u00a0 But Covenant World Relief is specializing in the success stories, when the Church is getting it right, and that\u2019s so encouraging to hear.<\/p>\n<p>Please pray about ways that you can become involved in aiding the local church.<\/p>\n<p>-Lizzy Lwanga, intern for CWR<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr?moderation_action=report_form&#038;object_type=post&#038;object_id=1112&#038;width=250&#038;height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every once in a while you hear those stories that just warms your heart and makes you thankful for the local church empowered to show Christ\u2019s love to those in their community.\u00a0 The story of Hope of Life Covenant Church in Colombia was one of those stories for me.\u00a0 They had previously started a program [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[279],"tags":[295,308],"class_list":["post-1112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-community-development","tag-colombia","tag-education"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Colombia Hope for Life Update - CWR Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/2010\/11\/colombia-hope-of-life-update\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Colombia Hope for Life Update - CWR Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Every once in a while you hear those stories that just warms your heart and makes you thankful for the local church empowered to show Christ\u2019s love to those in their community.\u00a0 The story of Hope of Life Covenant Church in Colombia was one of those stories for me.\u00a0 They had previously started a program [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/2010\/11\/colombia-hope-of-life-update\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"CWR Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2010-11-10T12:00:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2011-09-22T16:56:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2010\/11\/IMG_3232-1.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Covenant World Relief\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Covenant World Relief\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/cwr\\\/2010\\\/11\\\/colombia-hope-of-life-update\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/cwr\\\/2010\\\/11\\\/colombia-hope-of-life-update\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Covenant World Relief\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/cwr\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d3d42cd03dbfbe705c7d4dc17d16799c\"},\"headline\":\"Colombia Hope for Life Update\",\"datePublished\":\"2010-11-10T12:00:49+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2011-09-22T16:56:59+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/cwr\\\/2010\\\/11\\\/colombia-hope-of-life-update\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":310,\"commentCount\":1,\"keywords\":[\"Colombia\",\"Education\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Community Development\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/cwr\\\/2010\\\/11\\\/colombia-hope-of-life-update\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/cwr\\\/2010\\\/11\\\/colombia-hope-of-life-update\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/cwr\\\/2010\\\/11\\\/colombia-hope-of-life-update\\\/\",\"name\":\"Colombia Hope for Life Update - CWR Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/cwr\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2010-11-10T12:00:49+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2011-09-22T16:56:59+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/cwr\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d3d42cd03dbfbe705c7d4dc17d16799c\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/cwr\\\/2010\\\/11\\\/colombia-hope-of-life-update\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/cwr\\\/2010\\\/11\\\/colombia-hope-of-life-update\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/cwr\\\/2010\\\/11\\\/colombia-hope-of-life-update\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/cwr\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Colombia Hope for Life Update\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/cwr\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/cwr\\\/\",\"name\":\"CWR Blog\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/cwr\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/cwr\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d3d42cd03dbfbe705c7d4dc17d16799c\",\"name\":\"Covenant World Relief\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/648bf93592fc683fa9a15a5febbc51d746fb93a962c92b107977dcb9681a68af?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/648bf93592fc683fa9a15a5febbc51d746fb93a962c92b107977dcb9681a68af?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/648bf93592fc683fa9a15a5febbc51d746fb93a962c92b107977dcb9681a68af?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Covenant World Relief\"},\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/cwr\\\/author\\\/chrissy\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Colombia Hope for Life Update - CWR Blog","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/2010\/11\/colombia-hope-of-life-update\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Colombia Hope for Life Update - CWR Blog","og_description":"Every once in a while you hear those stories that just warms your heart and makes you thankful for the local church empowered to show Christ\u2019s love to those in their community.\u00a0 The story of Hope of Life Covenant Church in Colombia was one of those stories for me.\u00a0 They had previously started a program [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/2010\/11\/colombia-hope-of-life-update\/","og_site_name":"CWR Blog","article_published_time":"2010-11-10T12:00:49+00:00","article_modified_time":"2011-09-22T16:56:59+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2010\/11\/IMG_3232-1.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Covenant World Relief","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Covenant World Relief","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/2010\/11\/colombia-hope-of-life-update\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/2010\/11\/colombia-hope-of-life-update\/"},"author":{"name":"Covenant World Relief","@id":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/#\/schema\/person\/d3d42cd03dbfbe705c7d4dc17d16799c"},"headline":"Colombia Hope for Life Update","datePublished":"2010-11-10T12:00:49+00:00","dateModified":"2011-09-22T16:56:59+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/2010\/11\/colombia-hope-of-life-update\/"},"wordCount":310,"commentCount":1,"keywords":["Colombia","Education"],"articleSection":["Community Development"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/2010\/11\/colombia-hope-of-life-update\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/2010\/11\/colombia-hope-of-life-update\/","url":"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/2010\/11\/colombia-hope-of-life-update\/","name":"Colombia Hope for Life Update - CWR Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/#website"},"datePublished":"2010-11-10T12:00:49+00:00","dateModified":"2011-09-22T16:56:59+00:00","author":{"@id":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/#\/schema\/person\/d3d42cd03dbfbe705c7d4dc17d16799c"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/2010\/11\/colombia-hope-of-life-update\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/2010\/11\/colombia-hope-of-life-update\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/2010\/11\/colombia-hope-of-life-update\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Colombia Hope for Life Update"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/#website","url":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/","name":"CWR Blog","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/#\/schema\/person\/d3d42cd03dbfbe705c7d4dc17d16799c","name":"Covenant World Relief","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/648bf93592fc683fa9a15a5febbc51d746fb93a962c92b107977dcb9681a68af?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/648bf93592fc683fa9a15a5febbc51d746fb93a962c92b107977dcb9681a68af?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/648bf93592fc683fa9a15a5febbc51d746fb93a962c92b107977dcb9681a68af?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Covenant World Relief"},"url":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/author\/chrissy\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1112"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1112\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2006,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1112\/revisions\/2006"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}