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Hindustani CC Projects Impact the Poor Photos

by covwebster – Apr 15, 2010

PUNE, INDIA (April 15, 2010) – The Hindustani Covenant Church are helping to transform the lives of former slaves and others in need. The church invited roughly 60 prostitutes to lunch at its national offices. In Melghat, the church provided a micro-enterprise loan to a widow who started a small sundries store in front of her home. In the same area, the church is providing a ministry that offers programs to improve nutrition and literacy, as well as provide loans.

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48-State Race to Raise Funds for Guatemalan School

by covwebster – Apr 8, 2010

SAN DIEGO, CA (April 8, 2010) – March Madness may be over, but Richard Paff is preparing to run the longest fast break in the history of American basketball.

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Palm Sunday, Easter – Festive Worship Events in Congo

by covwebster – Apr 7, 2010

BOKONZO, CONGO (April 7, 2010) – Despite extreme heat and rain, more than 1,400 worshipers gathered for Palm Sunday and Easter in Bokonzo, the largest church of the Covenant Church of Congo (CEUM).

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Camp Director Moved Out of ICU Care in Thailand

by covwebster – Apr 5, 2010

CHIANG RAI, THAILAND (April 5, 2010) – Tom Cousineau, executive director of Covenant Heights Conference Center who was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident last week, was moved from the hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU) to his own room today.

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Students Get Close-Up View of India’s Caste System

by covwebster – Apr 2, 2010

CHICAGO, IL (April 2, 2010) – Katherine Mook was prepared to encounter desperate poverty during a recent mission trip to India, but she never expected to be welcomed by women whose personhood the country barely acknowledges.

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Camp Director Injured in Motorcycle Accident

by covwebster – Apr 1, 2010

CHIANG RAI, THAILAND (April 1, 2010) – Tom Cousineau, executive director of Covenant Heights Conference Center, is recovering in a Chiang Rai hospital from injuries he suffered in a motorcycle accident Tuesday.

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Tuesday Service for Former Missionary W. Norman Barram

by covwebster – Mar 29, 2010

PARKSTON, SD (March 29, 2010) – A funeral service for former Evangelical Covenant Church missionary W. Norman Barram, 91, will be conducted at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the United Church of Christ. He died Saturday.

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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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Reflections on Haiti: Need to ‘Go the Distance’

by covwebster – Mar 23, 2010

PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI (March 23, 2010) – The following reflection was written by David Mark, World Mission regional coordinator for Latin America, who along with three other Evangelical Covenant Church leaders visited Haiti last week. They were there to assess ongoing needs that will help shape future distributions of the more than $1 million contributed in recent weeks to the Covenant Haiti Relief Fund to assist long-term rebuilding efforts.

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