100 Children Attend Trauma Workshops
Many children in Northeast Nigeria have experienced trauma. In July five workshops were held for orphans ages 10 to 17. Read their stories.
trauma healing
Praise for EYN’s Disaster Ministry
The work of the Disaster Ministry is demanding and sometimes dangerous. Many humanitarian relief agencies focus on one main area of assistance, but the Disaster Ministry does it all. Their areas of focus include food, shelter and home repairs, trauma counseling, medical care, education of orphans, livelihood development for widows, along with training others in security and disaster preparedness.
Home Repairs, Security Wall, and Emergency Food Distribution in May
As violence continues in Northeast Nigeria, the Disaster work continues to meet the changing needs through Home Repairs, Building a Security Wall, emergency food and trauma counseling and more. Read a widow’s testimony.
Entrepreneurship and One-On-One Lay Counseling
50 young women attended a workshop in Yola. The focus of the workshop was to teach about entrepreneurship along with a hands on session. Many women are unemployed and lack the skills and initiative to provide for themselves. Poverty and hunger are rampant in Northeastern Nigeria and the situation is compounded by the large numbers
Nigeria Crisis work continues amidst the violence
There have been new reports of violence and attacks in Northeast Nigeria. Continue to pray for our brothers and sisters as they live in fear but continue to proclaim Jesus Christ as their strength. As security continues to remain a concern, the EYN Disaster team has provided monetary assistance for the building of a wall
October by the Numbers
The EYN Disaster Ministry continues its work in Northeast Nigeria. In October: 2 food distributions were held for 1600 people ($12,419) 25 homes were re-roofed ($11,430) 3 boreholes were drilled (1 motorized with an overhead tank) for 3 communities reaching over 2000 with clean water ($10,686) 2 trauma workshops for 42 individuals whose lives are
Circle of Hands – Circle of Hope
Peggy Gish, 19 April, 2015 “When I came home after escaping the attack, our home had been bombed, and everything was destroyed,” one woman said, expressing a lot of pain. “I was away when Boko Haram attacked my village,” a man voiced with regret. ”I still feel horrible that my wife had to face it
Fear and I: Cliff and Boko Haram
By Cliff Kindy, Brethren Disaster Ministries volunteer reporting from Nigeria Fear of Boko Haram has a major impact on the people of EYN today. Fear has driven most of the members of EYN to move from their homes. That fear impacts where I am allowed to travel as one who works with EYN. That same
Reports from Nigeria: A phone report from Cliff Kindy
Phone Report from Cliff Kindy to Carl and Roxane Hill on Feb. 3, 2015. Cliff is currently a Brethren Disaster Ministries volunteer reporting from Nigeria. Cliff is helping organize a Peace and Democracy Conference in Yola: promoting civic responsibility as the national elections draw near (scheduled for 14 February) He will accompany delegates from the Swiss
Reports from Nigeria: Progress Report for the Week of Jan 26, 2015
PROGRESS in our Nigeria Crisis Response New Headquarters for EYN has been established EYN staff have been housed and their children have been enrolled in local schools Building of staff housing is going on at Headquarters 2 trucks were purchased to use in the distribution of food and construction supplies Lifeline Interfaith project – 100