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What Is Real Hope?
March 28, 2016
Today’s post is written by Mike Sohm, President of CAMA. “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” – Jeremiah 29:11 We all need hope, but the truth is we need real hope, not […]
Continue ReadingFive Countries, Five Water Projects
March 21, 2016
Today there are still 650 million people, or one in ten people, without safe water to drink.* World Water Day on March 22 brings awareness to this need, yet solutions aren’t easy. Each country, each community face their own unique difficulties. For this reason, our workers take part in water projects distinct to their communities. Here […]
Continue ReadingFive Years of War: Emotions Refugees Face
March 14, 2016
Today’s post is written by Gary Fairchild. On March 15, 2011 the Syrian Civil War officially broke out. Five years later, nearly 4.8 million Syrians have fled the country. Most of us will never comprehend the loss and trauma Syrians have experienced. We will never fully understand the depth of emotion they face, but I’m […]
Continue ReadingCAMA Indonesia: A Story on Sea Cows and Offerings
March 7, 2016
Today’s post is written by a Myrna Maxey, a CAMA worker serving in Papua, Indonesia. She and her husband Buzz began the Papua United Football Club as an HIV/Aids awareness program in 2011. For the past seven years, they have also partnered with two local pastors translating the Bible into Ngalik. This is a recent story […]
Continue ReadingJɛgɛ Ɲuman: A True Fish Story
February 22, 2016
This article was originally published on the Alliance website. A fish farm is creating new waves of opportunity for a riverside village. It was a generous fall harvest—a bumper crop of fish. Villagers were gathered on the shores of the Niger River recently to purchase tilapia the Jɛgɛ Ɲuman (“good fish”) fish farm was selling. […]
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