Tag: Bosnia
Bosnian Church Helps Flood Survivors Prepare for Winter
October 9, 2014
Record rainfall caused the worst flooding in Bosnia in 120 years in May 2014. Countless landslides occurred as a result of the floods, affecting thousands of people’s homes and crops. CAMA facilitated the Tuzla Evangelical Church’s outreach to those affected by floods in their community (read about their initial efforts here, here, and here). Now, […]
Continue ReadingBosnian Churches Continue Reaching Out
September 4, 2014
Record rainfall triggered the worst flooding in Bosnia in 120 years last May. “Three months’ worth of rain fell in three days,” said an Alliance international team member in Bosnia. “It is estimated that 10,000 families lost their homes.” Clean up from the floods is an ongoing effort. Heavy rains at the beginning of August […]
Continue ReadingCAMA Invited to Provide Crisis Training in Sarajevo
July 11, 2014
CAMA Kosovo worker Lisa Ramsey was invited to provide training for Red Cross volunteers responding to the severe flooding in Bosnia. Below is a translation of an interview she gave to the Bosnian news agency FENA regarding the training seminars. American Psychologist: People in Bosnia and Herzegovina are strong, but the floods brought great pain. […]
Continue ReadingWorld Refugee Day
June 20, 2014
Today is World Refugee Day. CAMA began in 1972 as an outreach to refugees from Southeast Asia’s war-ravaged countryside. When the war ended in 1975, refugees fled to camps in Thailand where CAMA provided food, clothing, medical care, job training, and a verbal witness to the truth that God’s Son died and rose again for us. Many who […]
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