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Funds for South Sudan Relief Limited, But Effective

by covwebster – Apr 6, 2010

SOUTH SUDAN (April 6, 2010) – In a region where abject poverty is the norm and worsened by an ongoing drought, the Covenant Church of Sudan and Ethiopia (ECCS) is feeding some of the most marginalized people.

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Screenplay on Life of Paul Carlson Wins Top Award

by covwebster – Mar 25, 2010

BEVERLY HILLS, CA (March 25, 2010) – A screenplay based on the life of Evangelical Covenant Church missionary Dr. Paul Carlson recently earned the $25,000 Kairos Prize for Spiritually Uplifting Screenplays.

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PCP Program Connects Congo Farmers to Large Markets

by covwebster – Mar 12, 2010

LOKO, CONGO (March 12, 2010) – The first office for the new Farmers to Markets program sponsored by the Paul Carlson Partnership (PCP) has opened and space has been found for a second office, says PCP Director Byron Miller.

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Missionaries Returning to Congo: Familiar Territory, New Role

by covwebster – Mar 10, 2010

CHICAGO, IL (March 10, 2010) – Evangelical Covenant Church missionaries are returning to work in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but they are not going back in the pioneering role they once played – and that’s good for everybody.

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Photos from Farmers to Markets Program

by covwebster – Mar 10, 2010

LOKO, CONGO (March 10, 2010) – The first office for the new Farmers to Markets program sponsored by the Paul Carlson Partnership (PCP) has opened. Farmers to Markets is a major new economic development program made possible by a grant to PCP by the U.S. Agency for International Development, USAID.

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Gampela Construction Reservoir Perfect Site for Baptisms

by covwebster – Feb 24, 2010

OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO (February 24, 2010) – Workers erecting the office and recording studio facility at the Gampela Conference Center asked Evangelical Covenant Church Missionary Galen Johnson to see that a block reservoir be constructed so that they would have an adequate water supply for their work.

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Getting International Guests to U.S. Events Is Difficult

by covwebster – Feb 22, 2010

CHICAGO, IL (February 22, 2010) – People who attend the Department of Women Ministries Triennial events consistently rate the International Celebration held on the second night of the conference as one of the highlights, but helping participants from other countries to get to the United States proves difficult due to problems obtaining visas.

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Congo Choir Seeks Donation of Used Choir Robes

by covwebster – Feb 9, 2010

KINSHASA, CONGO (February 9, 2010) – The first church planted by the Covenant Church of Congo (CEUM) is looking for a donation of used choir robes as the music ministry prepares to celebrate its 26th anniversary.

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Covenant Service Project to Buy Bed Nets for Congo Kids

by covwebster – Jan 5, 2010

CHICAGO, IL (January 5, 2010) – A recent report from the World Health Organization states that the number of malaria cases dropped significantly in 2009 due to wider use of mosquito nets, a fact that points to the importance of this year’s Children’s Service Project, says David Husby, director of Covenant World Relief.

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