BANGKOK, THAILAND (October 28, 2011) – Abundant Life Center has been closed temporarily in anticipation of possible flooding from waters that have ravaged other parts of the city, says Byron Amundsen, director of administration and finance for the Department of …
Posts Tagged ‘Asia’
Post-Tsunami – Need for Assistance Continues
TARO, JAPAN (October 25, 2011) – Good fortune isn’t always what it seems, as Evangelical Covenant Church missionary Gary Carlson learned during a relief trip to a tsunami-devastated region of Japan.
Walk Raises Funds for Economic Empowerment
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Tags: Asia, Compassion-Justice, Latin America
WHEATON, IL (October 12, 2011) – More than 100 people participated in the recent Walk for Economic Empowerment, a fundraiser co-sponsored by Covenant World Relief (CWR) and other international organizations to benefit development work.
Asia Event Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Thai Church
ROI ET, THAILAND (October 11, 2011) – A team of Evangelical Covenant Church ministers from across Asia crammed into the small house that is the meeting space for the Thailand Covenant Church congregation, which is located in a rural village …
Flooding Again Threatens Thailand Fish Hatchery
CHIANG MAI, THAILAND (September 29, 2011) – Incessant rains caused flash flooding that threatens the fish hatchery operated by the Thailand Covenant Church, says Randy Bevis, missionary with the Evangelical Covenant Church Department of World Mission.
CWR Partnering With Japan Church to Provide Aid
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Tags: Asia, Covenant World Relief, Development-Relief, Japan Disaster, Mission
MIYAKO, JAPAN (July 11, 2011) – Japanese citizens whose homes barely missed being destroyed by the tsunami in March now are dealing with survivor’s guilt, and most of the people left homeless are still living in evacuation shelters or government-built …
Japan Covenant Church Celebrates 60th Anniversary
TOKYO, JAPAN (May 4, 2011) – The Japan Covenant Church celebrated its 60th anniversary at the Covenant Seminary on Tuesday. More than 120 people from the denomination’s 23 churches attended.
Reflections on Ministering to Japanese in Need
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Tags: Asia, Covenant World Relief, Japan Disaster, Mission
By Stan Friedman
TOKYO, JAPAN (March 31, 2011) – Evangelical Covenant Church missionaries in Japan say helping others reflect biblically on the disaster has been important for their own lives even as they work through obstacles to relief efforts.
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Generosity Abounds in Midst of Turmoil
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Tags: Africa, Asia, Covenant World Relief, Mission
BISHKEK, KYRGYSTAN (March 30, 2011) – David Husby, director of Covenant World Relief (CWR), says he was inspired that despite the current turmoil in Kyrgyzstan, he found donation boxes at local markets in which people could contribute to Japan relief …
Church, Restaurant Team to Raise Funds for Japan
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Tags: Asia, Covenant World Relief, Japan Disaster, Local Church, Pacific Southwest
GRANITE BAY, CA (March 28, 2011) – Bayside Church and Mikuni Restaurant Group hope to raise $75,000 with a special evening of dining and entertainment on Wednesday night to help Japanese citizens affected by the earthquake and tsunami.