60 children (between the ages of 3 and 16) attended the Children’s Conference in February. Because of the conflicts that take place in South Sudan, many children are left orphaned and responsible for caring for themselves. These children oftentimes get married early, are fatigued, and get involved with drugs and other harmful behaviors. The number […]
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In the first quarter of 2021, the Lietnhom Primary Health Care Center medically treated 2,021 patients and provided additional services to 1,380 others. These services included counseling, community sensitization, sharing the Gospel, and prayer. As these patients come to the Lietnhom Primary Health Care Center, they receive physical, spiritual, and emotional healing. In this quarter, 53 people gave
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The Lietnhom Primary Health Care Center successfully raised supplies for the first and second quarters of the year and is still in progress. This project is a partnership between ALARM, CompassioNow and the Lietnhom community. With the funds that CompassioNow and ALARM have raised, they were able to buy medicine, other medical supplies, and equipment that
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ALARM Tanzania held an Integrated Community Mobilization Program in Shinyanga, Tanzania. The churches that are a part of the Christian Council of Tanzania (CCT) have worked to engage communities and church members in addressing poverty as a cause for GBV. These churches invited ALARM Tanzania to provide support in capacity building and to raise in-house
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The Pastoral Leadership Training Institute (PLTI) in Lietnhom finished the first semester of classes for its 4th class of PLTI participants in 2020 and these 33 participants are ready to start up classes again for 2021. As these pastors go through trainings and teachings, they are educated in theology, trained in leadership skills and mentored
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Last year, ALARM Tanzania trained 30 women in financial literacy and money management skills and as a result, the Ebenezer village savings and loan group formed. These women are continuing to save and use the money for loans to start small-scale enterprises. The group decided that each share would be worth $1 and each individual
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The Pastoral Leadership and Training Institute program in Lietnhom successfully implemented 2 more sets of 2-week trainings that were held in February and April. These PLTI students participated in daily devotions, lectures, group discussions, group presentations, assignments, and examinations. As these students wrapped up their sessions, they left empowered to lead their communities in peaceful coexistence
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On October 1st-2nd, ALARM DR Congo facilitated a General Youth Conference to develop young leaders to understand their impact on families, churches, and nations. As Reverend Theo, the DR Congo Coordinator of Servant Leadership taught these youth, he referenced young Biblical characters and how they demonstrated bravery, trust in God, and hard work. Reverend Theo
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The story of Alice and Emmanuel is a story of reconciliation; former enemies made friends. ALARM Rwanda has guided Alice in her trauma healing and forgiveness process and because of her commitment to reconciliation, she is now able to testify to the power of forgiveness; she is healed, reconciled, and made new. ALARM Rwanda walked
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A trauma healing training for local pastors in Unguja is in the beginning process and will be held over the course of the next year. Because Christianity is the minority religion in Zanzibar, the Christians and specifically the pastors in the community have faced much persecution. Pastor Amos (pictured above) had just finished building his church when the Muslim
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