Dr. Rebecca Dali is the Director of Center for Caring Empowerment and Peace Initiative (CCEPI). Her Non-profit runs three Skills Acquisition Centers in Jos, Yola, and Michika. They specialize in training widows and orphans by teaching them for 3-6 months in either sewing, knitting or computers. As part of the computer training, the students worked on
Nigeria
Tractor Update
By Dave Reist Both Gurku and Kwarhi have received their tractors. Pam and I were at Gurku from Wednesday noon through Friday noon which gave me an opportunity to get some of the bugs out of the tractor and the implements. They actually had me out on the “back 40” with the disc plow, which
Trust and Obey
contributed by Pam Reist Our Nigerian experience began yesterday, with a deeply meaningful and moving full-of-life worship service of about 500 at the EYN Church in Abuja: a modern worship team, woman’s choir with drums, consecration of church leadership, awards presented to youth, and recognition of others for special service, all in addition to preaching and
Nigeria Tractor Project is a go!
Thank you to all who have been raising special funds for the Nigeria Tractor Project! Several churches and districts have contributed significantly and we are ready to buy the tractors and get the project underway. (Any additional funds raised for this project will go into purchasing seeds and fertilizer.) The recipients in Nigeria are very
EYN Church to Maximize Soya Bean Production
By: Zakariya Musa EYN Church of the Brethren in Nigeria’s Agricultural Department embarked on a Soya Beans Chain Training Workshop. The three day workshop was planned to train 32 people from different communities, reported Rev. James T. Mamza, Director of Integrated Community Based Development Program (ICBDP) The workshop trained trainers who will go back to
WHY SHOULD I GO?
by John Krabacher My wife Pat returned from her first Nigerian Fellowship Tour in August 2016. First thing she said was, “You need to go – it was a fantastic experience.” My first thought was why do I need to go? Or, do I need to go? Pat left to go grocery shopping and I picked
Workcamp Reflections
by Carol Goss (participant in the January Workcamp in Nigeria) When I read in the Messenger about Nigerian Workcamps, I knew I wanted to go. As a child I became enamored with Nigeria when my pastor Bob Bowman and his young family left to serve in Nigeria. And then along with many others, my heart
Food Distributions Continue
Director of the Nigerian Disaster ministry, Rev. Yuguda Mdurvwa, reports that the team is continuing with food distributions. The following pictures (provided by EYN) are from a distribution near Michika in the village of Munni. Medical assistance was also made available. Violence continues in the regions nearest the Sambisa Forrest where Boko Haram still has
Education Must Continue – Highlights of 2016 and Prayers for 2017
By Becky Gadzama Education Must Continue Initiative (EMCI) is so thankful to God for another year. Our prayer is that , every one of you would enjoy a very exciting walk with the Lord through out this new year. We also pray that He will provide ALL your needs both spiritual and material according to
Trip to Nigeria connects with peacebuilding efforts, food crisis needs
Meeting with the EYN President, Vice President, and General Secretary Jennifer Hosler and I recently traveled to Nigeria to consult, connect with, and support the development and peacebuilding work of Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria (EYN, the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria). Jennifer traveled to Nigeria in her role as a member of the advisory