By Jessie Marsiglio We visited IDP (Internally Displaced Persons) camps and were greeted so warmly that the women even had us join them in singing and dancing. At the Gurku site (this was the one Markus had started with both Christians and Muslims) we saw the solar system of water that had just been installed
Nigeria
Some Highlights – Fellowship Tour August 2016 (Part 1)
(by Jessie Marsiglio, PSWD Pomona Fellowship CoB) From America we set off with expectations and ideas that were quickly squelched. We thought Nigerian life would mimic our sheltered American existences. Americans MUST have kitchen appliances, good paved roads, uninterrupted utilities and internet, well stocked grocery stores and every other convenience of our everyday life. But
Summer at Gurku Interfaith Camp
As reported by John Joseph (Camp coordinator and administrator) Summer is rainy season in Nigeria. It’s time for planting. $2500 from Church of the Brethren support provided seeds, fertilizer and herbicides. Thanks to an abundant rainfall, the crops are growing nicely. As the new crops grow, food from last years crop tends to run out. 22 families were
Nigeria Crisis Update
FOOD DISTRIBUTION A team of four staff of the EYN Disaster Relief Ministry took food supplies to the Futu District. The team was led by the EYN Director Relief, Rev. Yuguda Z. Mdurwa. Other staff were Acting Coordinator, Rev. Joshua B. Mainu, Mr. Aniya Simon, Accountant and the Driver, Mr. John Haha. The truck could
A church is people stuck together by love
Church in Uba by Zander Willoughby Last Sunday, while staying at Kulp Bible College near Kwarhi, Adamawa State, Nigeria, Joshua, my travelling companion, and I got up and headed to church in Uba, Joshua’s home church. The road on which EYN headquarters and KBC sit is, by Nigerian standards (especially Adamawa State) fairly good, meaning
The Joys of Working for Nigeria
by Carl Hill One of the real joys my wife and I have experienced over the last four years is just being a part of something bigger than ourselves. Our involvement in Nigeria has been a blessing for us like no other (outside our children and grandchildren). It comes down to the people. We have
Maiduguri was an amazing experience
Reflections by Zander I spent five days in Maiduguri. For the three days of trauma healing workshops, I spent each day with a different group. The leaders were Dlama Kagula, Esther (I missed her last name, but the has a master’s from the UK), and Rev. Toma. That was an amazing experience in itself. LCC Maiduri
Healing continues in Chibok
The disaster ministry of Ekklisiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria (EYN) includes a Peace/Trauma division. This group of 13 trained facilitators holds Trauma workshops throughout North East Nigeria and at various Internally Displaced Person camps. On June 9th-11th, 4 such workshops were held in the Chibok area. [After the abduction of the 276 Chibok girls in April 2014,
Children’s Trauma Training in Nigeria: a huge success
Fourteen women theologians including our host Suzan Mark, Women’s Ministry Director for Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria (EYN), attended the two-day training on trauma healing for children. Day 1 of training was spent learning to know each other and learning about how people respond to trauma and how to support resilience. The group was then presented
Workshop held for Medical Clinic workers
by Norman S. Waggy, M.D. I had served as the medical consultant to the EYN Rural Health Program during the 1980’s, so the current status and well-being of the program was of particular interest to me. Carl and Roxane Hill, coordinators for the Nigeria Crisis Fund, also asked me to assess the program as much as