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Women’s Empowerment

Updates from India and Myanmar In late 2022, with $5000 in support from SowHope (a partner organization), Priya*, the head of GATE (Gypsy and Tribal Empowerment), began a job training for twenty women. These women, treated societally and legally as sub-human and therefore blocked from education or job opportunities, have spent most of their lives […]

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A Few of My Favorite Things

Our annual Summer Giving Match is well underway! This year, our goal is $45,000. As of July 24th, we are at 69%! If you plan to give, this is a great time to do it. All Summer Match donations postmarked on or before August 6th will be included, until our goal is reached. Learn More! […]

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Thanksgiving Special

Dear Friends, I am writing this letter from Nepal, the week before Thanksgiving. It’s been a very full past three weeks, as our leaders in the country have been carrying out church savings group trainings for about 75 church leaders in two different regions. These groups provide vulnerable families with a place to safely save […]

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July 2022: The Reunion

After 2 1/2 years of a pandemic, with all communication with our leaders in Asia being through messaging and video calls, I’ve been able to take two trips to visit our leaders since March. One to Chennai, India in April, and the other to multiple parts of Nepal and Bangladesh in June. Honestly, it was […]

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May 2022 – Being a Neighbor

Hearing God’s voice and Responding to others’ “A miracle that I witnessed in the last six months was in the life of an old woman named Junu, aged 58. Junu was also my neighbour. She was very nosy and talkative, but whenever I talked to her about the Gospel or my testimony, she’d get really […]

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Persevering Through August

As Covid-19 is still ravaging many of the communities we come alongside, there is unparalleled endurance among our partners who are more motivated than ever to share the love of God. Your immense support through our summer matching campaign, which received 130% of its target funding – a total of $69,000 given by you in […]

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Loving Mother And Baby – Jandi

“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” ~ Psalm 139:13-14 For Women’s History Month, we are sharing wisdom from our sisters in Christ on a very common and natural part of their lives and […]

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Loving Mother And Baby – Rina

“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” ~ Psalm 139:13-14 For Women’s History Month, we are sharing wisdom from our sisters in Christ on a very common and natural part of their lives and […]

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Loving Mother And Baby – Priya

“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” ~ Psalm 139:13-14 For Women’s History Month, we are sharing wisdom from our sisters in Christ on a very common and natural part of their lives and […]

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Women’s History Month – Equality in Jesus

“In Nepal, from the early days, women are the ones who are expected to care for the family and do all the hardest work. It has been true for generations. Women do not have opportunity for education or learning job skills or being involved in social things. If they want to do something, including getting […]