By Tom Crago, CoB Volunteer in Nigeria This past week, visiting the resettlement camp in Gurku (near Nigeria’s Capital Abuja) was an eye-opener for me. This was our first visit to the camp, and we had a special opportunity to worship with them on Sunday, the 16th of August. Church attendance was 142 people that
Boko Haram
Food Distributions
Thank you for your support of the Nigeria Crisis Response. (Consolidated from a report by Rhoda) Ekklesiayar Yan’uwa a Nigeria (EYN) Relief Team has been very busy with food distributions. In the last two weeks, your donations have provided food for 988 families (about 6000 individuals). Food was distributed to three remote districts that had never received
Ishaya
By Janet Crago We met Ishaya at the temporary EYN headquarters in Jos this week. He’s from a small city in northeast Nigeria, which, like most towns in the area, is surrounded by mountains. This town was first attacked by Boko Haram insurgents in August of 2014. Ishaya was with two of his friends during
A Minister’s Wife tells her story
Salamatu’s Story (written by Janet Crago) It was a Sunday morning that won’t ever be forgotten. During worship services at Salamatu’s large EYN (Ekklisiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria which means Church of the Brethren in Nigeria) church, Boko Haram terrorists invaded the church building and started shooting people! There was a tremendous rush by everyone to
Nigeria Choir followup
by Carl Hill Thanks to you the Nigeria Crisis Response is moving forward What your Contributions are Doing for Our Nigerian Families So far, because of the generosity of Churches like yours, more than 20,000 displaced persons have received emergency food and basic materials from the EYN Disaster Team. Three large tracts of land
Testimonies from Nigeria
Testimonies – Thank yous from our Nigerian Brothers & Sisters Medical Relief testimony The medical team brought medical care and supplies to Madagali. An elderly Muslim woman named Fadi was sick and could not leave her home when the violence erupted. Upon receiving medical attention, she exclaimed, “I have seen the wickedness of these people,
A story of Courage
A Story of Courage by Donna Parcell Her name is Monica. She is 29 years old, and she is a widow. Her life changed forever in 2009. She lived in Michika village in Borno State, Nigeria. She had three sons, Godwin (age 12), David (age 11), and Joseph (age 6). The schools had just been
Though the fig tree does not bud…yet I will rejoice in the Lord!
Habakkuk 3:17-18 Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God
Abel’s Daughter – A success story
Written by Rhoda (secretary for the Nigeria Disaster Team) Abel was a staff member of EYN Headquarters. He worked in Mubi before the Boko haram attacked that community. In November he was assigned a new position as Medical Officer with the Relief Team. He has a 14 year old daughter named Sarah. In October she
Drawing strength from Jesus and each other
by Donna Parcell (Volunteer just returned from Nigeria) I am overcome by the strength and resilience of the people of Ekklesiar Yan’uwa a Nigeria (EYN-Church of the Brethren-Nigeria). Everyone has a story. There is not one who has not been affected. There is Zakariya, who hasn’t seen his mother in two years and doesn’t know