Over the past several months, the Covenant Church of South Sudan (ECCSS) has been responding to the unspeakable mass killings and violence that broke out in the young nation’s capital on December 15, 2013. It has cost the lives of …
Disaster Relief
Haiyan Relief in the Philippines
The devastation in the Philippines has been catastrophic and the road to recovery has been long. CWR partner Medical Teams International (MTI) sent 14 medical teams of 60 medical professionals to the surrounding villages of Tacloban, Philippines. They joined with …
South Sudan Disaster Relief Update
I am currently taking a class called Conflict Transformation. Even in the few short classes I have already participated in, I have learned a great deal about what it means to work toward the transformation of communities that are ravaged …
Recovery Continues in the Philippines
On November 8, Typhoon Haiyan, one of the biggest storms ever recorded, slammed into the Philippines. The current death toll is 6,201 with 1,785 missing. More than 1.1 million houses were damaged or destroyed. Thanks to generous Covenant churches and …
India Drought Relief Update
About 11,108 villages of 34 districts in Maharashtra, India were hit by severe drought during 2013. There were shortages of water, not only for drinking, but also for watering crops. Farmers were helpless and people didn’t know where to go …
