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ALARM Featured on Instead iPhone App

2012-01-18T16:39:54+00:00

We are excited that ALARM is now a featured non-profit on the Instead iPhone app. Instead is a micro-donation app that encourages people to live within or below their means in order to give to non-profits, like ALARM.   Instead of eating out, how about brown-bagging a lunch to work? Instead of seeing a movie, how about renting a film? Instead is a simple and fun way to support ALARM.

To find out more about Instead or to download the app, visit the iTunes store.

ALARM Scarves in Whole Foods Markets

2011-11-01T18:58:43+00:00

During this holiday season you can purchase ALARM scarves in select Whole Foods Markets across the southwest. The scarves are handmade by widows in Uganda who have fled the violence in their country. All proceeds from the scarves go to ALARM's micro-business projects in Uganda.

Please visit your local Whole Foods Market and purchase an ALARM scarf! Strong sales will encourage future partnerships between Whole Foods and ALARM.

PARTICIPATING WHOLE FOODS MARKETS

Store	Metro	Address
Arabella Station	New Orleans	5600 Magazine ST. New Orleans, LA 70115
Baton Rouge	New Orleans	7529 Corporate Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70809
Bellaire	Houston	4004 Bellaire Blvd Houston Tx 77025
Fairview	Dallas	105 Stacey Road; Fairview, TX 75069
Forest	Dallas	11700 Preston Rd. #714, Dallas TX 75230
Gateway	Austin	9607 Research Blvd. #300 Austin, TX 78759
Highland Park	Dallas	4100 Lomo Alto Highland Park, TX 75219
Kirby	Houston	2955 Kirby Dr. Houston, TX 77098
Lakewood	Dallas	2118 Abrams Road, Dallas, TX 75214
Lamar	Austin	525 N Lamar Blvd. Austin TX 78703
Little Rock	Arkansas	10700 N. Rodney Parham, Little Rock, AR 72212
Montrose	Houston	701 Waugh Drive; Houston, TX 77019
Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	6001 N Western Ave, Oklahoma, OK 731183
Park Lane	Dallas	8190 Park Lane Ste: 351; Dallas, TX 75231
Parkway	Dallas	801 E. Lamar Arlington Tx 76011
Plano	Dallas	2201 Preston Rd., Suite C Plano TX 75093
Quarry	Austin	255 E. Basse Rd. San Antonio, Tx 78209
Richardson	Dallas	101 South Coit Road, Suite 60 Richardson TX 75080
Sugarland	Houston	15900 Southwest Freeway, Sugar Land, TX, 77479
Tulsa	Oklahoma	1401 E. 41st St., Tulsa, OK 74105
Veterans	New Orleans	3420 Veterans Blvd., Metairie, LA, 70002
Wilcrest	Houston	11145 Westheimer Rd. Houston TX 77042
Woodway	Houston	6401 Woodway Houston TX 77057

We Need Your Help To Win $50,000

2011-10-18T20:32:17+00:00

WE NEED YOUR HELP TO WIN $50,000

It's easy.

ALARM can win up to $50,000 just by your vote. Visit the ALARM profile page HERE on the Giving of Life website and vote for ALARM. Its that easy.

The voting will end on Friday, November 4 at 5:00 p.m. EST, at which point the 50 finalists will be announced. Then, the Giving of Life Grant winners will be announced by the voting committee on Friday, December 16. Grant prizes range from $2,000 to $50,000.

This is an EASY way to help ALARM continue its work in developing leaders, reconciling relationships, and transforming communities in Africa. All you have to do is vote!

The best form of communication is through YOU, so share with your friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers where to go and what to do. Help get the word out and ALARM can win $50,000!

HINTS:

You can vote more than once. In fact, vote everyday! If you want to make your vote go even further, just log in with Facebook or Twitter to get more votes.

ALARM Giving of Life Profile Page:

http://givingoflife.com/browse/alarm_african_leadership_and_reconciliation_ministries/

World Affairs Council Welcomes Ambassador Jerry Lanier

2011-10-14T19:57:24+00:00

ALARM is pleased to partner with World Affairs Council DFW to welcome the Ambassador of the United States to Uganda, Jerry Lanier, to Dallas on October 18 & 19, 2011.

Tuesday, October 18 6:00pm:

For details and to register, please click HERE

Wednesday, October 19, 6:00pm (Young Professionals):

For details and to register, please click HERE

For both events, friends of ALARM are welcome to register at the Council member ticket price.

ALARM is cooperating with the World Affairs Council on this event to help bring a greater awareness of issues affecting Africa to the citizens of the Dallas/Ft. Worth area.

Donor Bridge Giving Day Update

2011-10-11T14:13:34+00:00

THANK YOU! Due to your generous giving and undaunted efforts, ALARM received almost $110,000 from the North Texas Giving Day. That is amazing! These gifts will continue ALARM’s work in Africa as we seek to develop leaders, reconcile relationships and transform communities. Thank you for being a part of that work…it is greatly appreciated.

President of Burundi to Speak in Dallas

2011-09-20T14:44:50+00:00

ALARM is excited to announce that the President of Burundi, Pierre Nkurunziza, will be the featured speaker on September 26, 2011 at Watermark Community Church in Dallas, TX at 7:30 p.m. The event is co-sponsored by ALARM and Watermark Community Church.

Pierre Nkurunziza, a former Hutu rebel leader, became the first president to be chosen in democratic elections since the start of Burundi's civil war. He was selected as president in August 2005 and was re-elected again in June 2010. Nkurunziza currently chairs the East Africa Community, a regional intergovernmental organization comprised of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. Nkurunziza married his wife Rev. Denise Bucumi in 1994 and together they have five children and care for more than ten orphans of war and HIV/AIDS in their home.

President Nkurunziza’s leadership has been admired by the international community. In her congratulatory message on the 49th Independence of Burundi, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave the following message to Nkurunziza:

“Your continued efforts to build a new political culture that prioritises peace and dialogue over conflict and violence is admirable. Throughout the African continent, you have demonstrated a commitment to stability and have become a role model for other countries.”

President Nkurunziza received the Peace Award in July 2009 by the U.N. Commission on Peace Consolidation.

The event on September 26 is free, but guests are asked to RSVP.

Crisis in the Horn of Africa

2011-08-17T12:58:06+00:00

Photo Reuters

The world's greatest humanitarian crisis continues to deteriorate. Right now, more than 12 million people spanning three countries: Somalia, Kenya, and Ethiopia, are being impacted by the worst drought in 60 years. The UN has formally declared a famine in parts of southern Somalia- its first in nearly 20 years. The scope of this tragedy is historic.

In response to the crisis, ALARM is partnering with local Kenyan churches and Christian ministries to provide immediate relief and supplies to the region, while also continuing to provide long-term spiritual care and equipping pastoral leaders in this ravaged region.

We ask that you pray for the many Africans being affected by this severe drought. Pray that ALARM will continue to empower the local church in northeast Kenya to impact the many hurting people in the region by demonstrating Christ's compassion.

You can also donate to the ALARM Horn of Africa Crisis Fund. Your donation will help empower the local church in northwest Kenya to provide critical resources, both physical and spiritual, to the many suffering people in the region.

Cape Town 2010 Congress

2011-07-25T18:53:33+00:00

In October 2010 Célestin Musekura and ALARM participated in Cape Town 2010. Cape Town 2010 has been called the most representative gathering of Christian leaders in the 2000 year history of the Christian movement (Christianity Today). Four-thousand Christian leaders representing 198 countries attended the Congress in Cape Town, South Africa.

Lausanne recently released a short documentary of this historic gathering.

To watch the documentary, please visit:

http://www.lausanne.org/cape-town-2010/short-documentary.html

If you would like to learn more about Cape Town 2010, you can visit their website at http://www.lausanne.org/cape-town-2010.

Celebrate the Birth of a New Nation

2011-07-05T19:39:20+00:00

Following decades of civil war, Southern Sudan is set to declare independence from the north on July 9. The Republic of South Sudan, as it will be named on Saturday, will be the world's 193rd country.

ALARM is proud to partner with more than 5,000 southern Sudanese who call Dallas / Ft. Worth, TX home and want to invite our Dallas area friends to join us in celebrating the birth of a new nation.

WHEN: July 9, 2011 3-5pm

WHERE: Irving Bible Church 2435 Kinwest Parkway, Irving TX 75063

HOSTS: DFW Sudanese Churches

SPEAKERS: Key Political and Community Leaders

CELEBRATION: Speeches, Music, Dancing and Food

INFO: www.DFWSouthSudan.com

ALARM Featured in IBC Chatter Magazine

2011-06-28T18:53:09+00:00

ALARM is featured in the July issue of Chatter Magazine.

To read the full article, visit the Chatter Magazine website HERE.

Chatter is Irving Bible Church's monthly magazine devoted to telling stories about God's work in and outside the walls of IBC.