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In this section you'll find examples of where prayer has answered prayers, and areas of the world in need of prayer right now. We'll be adding more articles here over the next few months.
Poor villages in rural Cambodia face their own unique set of problems. Like many others of its kind, Trapaeng Keh has struggled under the weight of a brutal past and an unforgiving present. Dry wells, predatory money-lenders and an epidemic of mistru... More >> |
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There’s really a whole book’s worth of everyday miracle material here. The work of Gotera Church in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa is remarkable, effective and wrapped around a storyline that stays with the imagination for days.
It all starts with t... More >> |
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Here’s one for all the accountants out there; a tale of sound finances, forward planning and excellent money management. What’s even better is that it comes from Ethiopia, a country plagued by poverty.
Run by Kale Heywet Church (KHC), the Nazareth C... More >> |
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When we asked our partner ODE who we should speak to about the impact of Tearfund support in Burkina Faso, they knew precisely who to contact; two pastors with inspiring stories to share. Theirs are real-time, early days tales of the journey towards ... More >> |
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It started back in 2002. There was a famine, a ‘hunger crisis’ as Cuthbert calls it, and poor communities throughout Malawi were struggling. Cuthbert – a member of the Living Waters Church - had just finished Bible college and his thoughts were tuned... More >> |
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Partner: Asociación Betesda Place: Malambo, Colombia
Since the Micah Challenge campaign, we have been working with 25 pastors (these pastors care for more than 3,000 people) from a city of the metropolitan area of Barranquilla called Malambo, throug... More >> |
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In an area that is as beautiful as it is remote, Tearfund partner, the diocese of Niassa, is working to change lives through the power of the local community. Almost untouched by modern society, this corner of Mozambique is cut off from the world by ... More >> |
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Ask Christine Kilipamwambu to define extreme poverty and she’ll give you an equally extreme answer: she will tell you that the current benchmark of US$1 per day – a figure which an estimated 1 billion people worldwide struggle to survive on – is too ... More >> |
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According to the myth, disaster relief work is a pretty glamorous affair, all off-road driving and high-adrenaline food drops. However the truth is a little different, even in a country as notorious as Afghanistan. For it is here, in the land of the ... More >> |
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Sometimes the simplest results are the most profound. Like that of Rusayon Leriari, a 48-year-old widow who cannot hide her joy. ‘I have been able to feed my family of six, sell the surplus to my neighbours and accumulate an income of Kshs. 1,600,’ s... More >> |
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It’s not surprising that some say there has been a culture of self-preservation and suspicion throughout Uganda. Years of living under a brutal dictator followed by recent struggles and internal conflict have left many wary of helping others. Yet slo... More >> |
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As Uganda’s history gradually releases its grip on the country, new stories are emerging. Poverty, HIV and AIDS, grieving children left in charge of their younger siblings; these are some of the themes common to many throughout the country. Yet there... More >> |
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When the team arrived Kaytouzon, Liberia everything went a little wild. A crowd of excited children, repeatedly chanting, ‘We want Tearfund’, gathered around the team that had come to find out how a project to deliver clean water had been going.
Te... More >> |
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The work of Tearfund teams with local partners often produces the simplest of results, such as a growing awareness of a health issue or help in creating an income. In these two cases from Africa the result was the supply or safe, reliable water. Yet ... More >> |
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Hamid’s story is not unique. When he was just 15 months old his family – forced to leave their home in Darfur and find shelter in a camp for others displaced by the internal conflict – had reached the end of their resources. Without intensive and pro... More >> |
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Wars and international disputes always bring suffering to ordinary people; this is one of life’s eternal truths. After the Bangladesh war of independence in 1971, thousands of Bihari people living as refugees in Dhaka were not allowed to return to Pa... More >> |
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When standing up for your principles has caused you to be unemployed and £5,000 in debt many would take it as a cue to back down and give up. But for Samuel Masih it was the start of an epic journey to help those trapped by poverty.
In 1986, Samuel... More >> |
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In the Zulu language the word for ‘rejoice’ is ‘jabulani’. Perhaps it is heard less often than it should be. In some areas around Durban, South Africa, the high prevalence of AIDS and a lack of employment opportunities have stripped much of the joy f... More >> |
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Bringing light and hope to unemployed women in South Africa’s Cape Town region is what Cheryl and Dave Milligan are passionate about. That is why their organisation is called Umtha ‘ray of light’ in the local Xhosa language.
Umtha’s roots are mode... More >> |
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The surroundings may well be dry, dusty and run-down – echoes of better times only barely in evidence - but the intricately hand-painted crafts that leave the workshop are truly stunning. Here in the small carpentry studio on the outskirts of Lima, P... More >> |
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So precisely how does an old tumble dryer motor get to be the catalyst that changes lives and ignites hope?
Ask anyone who knew John Karunaratne and you’ll hear about a fully-fledged, living and breathing answer to the question. Thirty years ago he... More >> |
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While the church is generally free to speak and act as it wishes in Nigeria, there is frequent tension between Christians and Muslims. Add to that the fact that poverty and food scarcity are common experiences for many Nigerians and it is not hard to... More >> |
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Hope comes in many forms. For an increasing number of adults and young people across Cambodia the shape it takes all belong to one Tearfund partner; Cambodia Hope Organisation (CHO). Using whatever means they can to communicate effectively – from car... More >> |
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It might not sound like the most likely source of practical support and change for a rural African region, but the Institut Supérieur Théologique de Bunia is at the heart of some inspiring work. More >> |
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Changing the name of a city is child’s play: it is changing the lives of some of its poorest and most vulnerable inhabitants that takes the real effort. More >> |
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