Faces of Resilience – DR Congo
As we wrap up our ‘Faces of Resilience” photo series, we invite you to journey with us to the Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the five poorest nations in the world…
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Back to school… in a warzone
While here in Australia, many of us are preparing to anxiously (or excitedly) send our children off to school, in the DR Congo, our brothers and sisters are having to send their kids off in the middle of a warzone.
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Transforming lives through art class
Right now, in the city of Goma, in the DR Congo, there are thousands of children and young adults living on the streets.
Sharing God’s love for each of these vulnerable ‘street kids’, one of our ministry partners in the region created the Uamusho Project, an outreach program that provides refuge and empowerment for young people living on the streets.
And as part of their wholistic approach to trauma therapy, Uamusho recently started a brand-new art class.
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You’re helping save lives in the DR Congo
The conflict in the DR Congo continues to escalate. To find out the latest details, and see how your contributions are making a difference, watch Rochelle Nyatoro’s report on the Goma crisis after speaking with Charmant, the Director of Ephphatha.
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City2Surf success!
Find out how John Lamerton (and the rest of the WorldShare team) went raising funds for Ephphatha by running the City2Surf in silence.
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Our ministry partners are responding to an international food crisis
Right now, our ministry partners in the DR Congo, Uganda and India are each facing national crises, where severe shortages and skyrocketing prices of food and other essentials are threatening the lives and livelihoods of their countries’ most vulnerable people.
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Pray for Goma
In recent weeks heavy fighting has broken out between the DR Congolese Army and M23 rebel forces in the Eastern DR Congo, where our ministry partners, HEAL Africa and Ephphatha, live and serve.
Right now we’re asking if you can join us in praying for our ministry partners and the innocent people caught up in this conflict.
The meaning of Easter – reflections from our ministry partners overseas
Easter is one of the most central celebrations to our Christian faith. It’s a time for us to remember the death and resurrection of Jesus – the source of our salvation.
This is true for our brothers and sisters overseas as well, and so recently, in the lead up to Easter, we caught up with some of our ministry partners to find out what Easter means to them and how they celebrate it.
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Reflections on a decade of hope and transformation
After nine years of service in the role, Stuart Harris recently finished up as WorldShare’s Board Chair.
To commemorate this season, we caught up with him to reflect on the beginning, the changes, and the highlights of his time on the Board.
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Helping a father heal his son
From the moment Beni* was born it was clear that something wasn’t quite right.
Had he been born here in Australia, they may have picked it up early in a pregnancy scan, and they would’ve likely treated him within the first few months of his life.
Beni is now four years old and lives with his father, Joseph, in one of the outer districts of Goma city in the DR Congo. And he’s lived his whole life so far with a congenital malformation in both legs…
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