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Food Supplies Sent to Nepalese Villages

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A massive earthquake struck Nepal on April 25. CAMA sent a staff member to assess the situation on the ground and propose how we could be involved in the earthquake response. By God’s grace, this worker had had nearly 10 years of experience in Nepal previously and is fluent in the language and culture. He also […]

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The Top 10 Reasons You Should Prepare for a Disaster

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Responding to a major disaster is compelling and exciting—but preparing for a disaster is not as compelling and certainly not exciting. Yet preparation can significantly reduce the impact of a disaster and facilitate both immediate and long-term recovery. Still, it’s a tough sell to get individuals, families, and local churches to prepare for a disaster. Here […]

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AIDS and Home Health Training in Papua

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Today’s post is written by Myrna Maxey, a CAMA worker in Papua, Indonesia. I received a test from my friend Fitri that read, “I want to talk with you about the mobile phone we received for AIDS information. Now already there are more and more people phoning.” Fitri and her friend Hana received HIV/AIDS training and […]

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CAMA Workers Returning to Conakry, Guinea

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Update 1/15/2015: The Albrights returned to Conakry on January 14, 2015. Please continue to pray for them and the Guinean national church as they work together to raise awareness of Ebola. The goal of effective relief work is to meet people’s basic needs in times of calamity while offering compassionate care and hope for the future. […]

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Leading while in the Muddled Middle: Lessons from International Development Leadership

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Written by Matthew Will. This post was originally found on LinkedIn and is reposted with the author’s permission. International development leadership is a mix of creating movements, managing people and budgets, and casting a constant vision of what a new reality could be. It is a world of emergence. The development leader is in what Michael […]

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