(GUATEMALA) In Baja Verapaz, Guatemala, there is a small community called Cabulco where every inhabitant is from an indigenous background and lives by the customs they have been taught since childhood. Micaela López Teletor, now 47 years old, is a lifelong resident of Cabulco who is from the Maya Achi ethnic group. Micaela remembers growing up in a poor household with few resources.
World Renew has been blessed to be a part of
Doña Nereyda is a Nicaraguan nutritionist, with more than 20
World Renew, an agency of the Christian Reformed Church in
That June, his home was severely damaged by a history-making
World Renew staff in West Africa request urgent prayer for the negotiations between the Nigerian government and Boko Haram for the release of 219 kidnapped schoolgirls. On Friday, the Nigerian government announced that a ceasefire agreement had been reached with the Islamist militant group known as Boko Haram. This agreement could mark the end of six months of captivity for 219 girls who were kidnapped from a school in Chibok, Nigeria back in April.
The other day I looked up from the supper table
Recently, the World Renew began working in this region through
In Tanzania, two big problems that farmers face today are irregular rainfall and mono-cropping. In the past, there were two or more rainy seasons each year, March through May and October to December.
(ASIA) What is really at the heart of World Renew’s calling to show compassion to the poor? I think that respect and striving to impact the root causes of poverty are two of the keys. First, we try to work respectfully across cultures, races, and religious ways of life—because of the image of God in all humanity. One of the ways this respect becomes visible is when we work with partnering organizations around the world that share values and vision with us.