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CHIC Food-Packing Event Sparks Dream in Connecticut

by covwebster – Sep 8, 2010

BERLIN, CT (September 8, 2010) – Nearly 271,000 meals for starving people in Swaziland were packed during a three-day event sponsored by Bethany Covenant Church.

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Mossai Sanguma Elected to Head Medical Work Initiative

by covwebster – Sep 7, 2010

KINSHASA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (September 7, 2010) – Mossai Sanguma, president of the Congo Covenant Church (CEUM), has been elected general secretary in charge of medical work for the National Protestant Church of Congo.

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CWR Seeks Donations to Pakistan Relief Fund

by covwebster – Sep 7, 2010

CHICAGO, IL (September 7, 2010) – Covenant World Relief (CWR) is asking Evangelical Covenant Church members to donate to relief efforts in Pakistan, which the United Nations says is suffering the world’s “greatest humanitarian crisis in recent history” due to flooding.

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Working in Haiti after Photo-ops Have Waned

by covwebster – Aug 31, 2010

LES CAYES, HAITI (August 31, 2010) – Cindy Hoover, an Evangelical Covenant Church medical missionary serving for a month in Haiti, says she is awed by the resilience shown by the people of that nation despite still horrific conditions and overwhelming challenges.

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CWR Seeks Two Physicians to Volunteer in Haiti

by covwebster – Aug 31, 2010

CHICAGO, IL (August 31, 2010) – Medical Teams International, longtime partner with Covenant World Relief, is looking for two physicians to accompany a team of eight nurses October 23-November 1.

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Graduation Photos

by covwebster – Aug 30, 2010

GEMENA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (August 30, 2010) – Following are additional photographic moments during the first-ever commencement exercises for the Ubangi Protestant University (UPU).

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Aid Still Needed for Flood Victims in India

by covwebster – Aug 26, 2010

LEH, INDIA (August 26, 2010) – News reports tend to give facts and figures when talking about the worst flooding in history to strike this small city and the surrounding region, but the story of one child and his family are indicative of the real human suffering taking place, says Steven David, moderator of the Hindustani Covenant Church (HCC).

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Bangui Ordination Photos

by covwebster – Aug 17, 2010

BANGUI, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (August 17, 2010) It was a festive occasion during the first ordination service conducted by the Evangelical Community of the Ubangi in Mission in Africa (CEUMA), which was planted by the Congo Covenant Church (CEUM). Following are moments captured during the service, which was attended by a crowd estimated at 1,200 individuals

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CWR Funds Sent in Response to India Flooding

by covwebster – Aug 16, 2010

CHICAGO, IL (August 16, 2010) – Covenant World Relief has sent funds to help the Hindustani Covenant Church (HCC) minister to survivors of catastrophic flash flooding in the Indian state of Kashmir, Director David Husby announced today.

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CWR Funds Assisting Victims of Pakistani Flooding

by covwebster – Aug 6, 2010

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (August 6, 2010) – Covenant World Relief funds are being used in Pakistan to help people who have been devastated by flooding that has affected 12 million people.

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