{"id":9846,"date":"2015-03-31T00:00:13","date_gmt":"2015-03-31T00:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.brethren.org\/news\/?p=9846"},"modified":"2018-11-09T01:48:15","modified_gmt":"2018-11-09T01:48:15","slug":"trip-to-nigeria-yields-testimonies-of-thanks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2015\/trip-to-nigeria-yields-testimonies-of-thanks\/","title":{"rendered":"Trip to Nigeria Yields Testimonies of Thanks for Support from American Brethren"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Roxane Hill<\/p>\n

This report from Roxane and Carl Hill\u2019s recent trip to Nigeria highlights testimonies about how the aid of the Church of the Brethren is appreciated by members of Ekklesiyar Yan\u2019uwa a Nigeria (EYN, the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria). Carl and Roxane Hill are co-directors of the Nigeria Crisis Response of the Church of the Brethren.<\/em><\/p>\n

Testimonies of thanks for the support made possible by Church of the Brethren or \u201cEYN America\u201d as some locals are calling us:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
A pastor trapped on Michika mountain: \u201cI thought I was alone not knowing that I had someone who could be of help. I lost all hope and didn\u2019t know what else to do when I was chased from my church. I was stranded and didn\u2019t have a penny on me and my family didn\u2019t have much to eat. This little sum of money means a world to me and I pray that God will always use people like you to bless others.\u201d<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
An IDP (internally displaced person) in Chinka who was put to work on a building project: \u201cYou don\u2019t know but this project has brought us \u2018blessings.\u2019 We were idle, not doing anything and having nothing to work on or for. Being incorporated into this work has changed our view of life. We have even forgotten that we are IDPs, please don\u2019t take this project from us.\u201d<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The mother who received medical help for her daughter: \u201cI had been spending lots of money but there was no improvement for my daughter until we administered the new drugs (provided by EYN). She is now responding to treatment. God has helped her using these people. Thank you very much.\u201d<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Director of a school for displaced children: \u201cThe pupils are already settling down to their new environment and making new friends in the process. We are noticing a lot of positive behavior changes and academically are seeing improvements in pupils\u2019 ability to interact in English.\u201d<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gurku interfaith IDP: \u201cWe are thankful to the leadership for involving us in the paid construction jobs of the housing project. We were able to get some money for the needs of our families. Thanks to this camp, we have hope for a better life.\u201d<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A woman receiving a livelihood gift: \u201cMadam, you have succeeded in putting smiles on the faces of the needy. Poverty is over for us.\u201d Another man said, \u201cThis type of assistance is a sort of poverty eradication; instead of giving a child a fish every day it is better to show him how to catch the fish. Thank you!\u201d<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0\"\"<\/p>\n

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What an encouraging visit! It was wonderful to connect with old friends and make some new ones.<\/p>\n

EYN leadership has settled into their Headquarters Annex in central Nigeria. The roof has been replaced, offices are equipped, meeting space is furnished, and business is getting back to normal. Every morning starts with all-staff devotions. Last week one person prayed and thanked God for the completion of the roofing of the EYN Headquarters Annex office. It happens that two days after the roofing, it rained heavily in Jos and he was thankful to Church of the Brethren for making the funds available because it would have been a very big loss for the staff if the roofing was not done before the rainy season.<\/p>\n

The energy level is high and leaders are poised for action. The EYN Disaster Team is functioning well and we were able to see evidence of their many activities. Overall, the team is working hard in the difficult task of meeting the overwhelming needs of EYN and its people.<\/p>\n

EYN also used the funds to hold the Minister\u2019s Conference. Over 500 ordained ministers came from far and near to attend this unifying event. Carl and I were able to address the ministers with a comprehensive overview of the Nigeria Crisis Response and to encourage them in their role as servants of Jesus Christ. We urged them to put their hands to the plow and to take to heart Christ\u2019s instructions to Peter in John 21:17: \u201cFeed my sheep.\u201d<\/p>\n

— Roxane and Carl Hill are co-directors of the Nigeria Crisis Response for the Church of the Brethren, working in cooperation with Ekklesiyar Yan\u2019uwa a Nigeria (EYN, the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria). For more about the crisis response go to<\/em> www.brethren.org\/nigeriacrisis<\/a> .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This report from Roxane and Carl Hill\u2019s recent trip to Nigeria highlights testimonies about how the aid of the Church of the Brethren is appreciated by members of Ekklesiyar Yan\u2019uwa a Nigeria (EYN, the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria). Carl and Roxane Hill are co-directors of the Nigeria Crisis Response of the Church of the Brethren.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[456,9,13,1263,1380],"wf_post_folders":[],"class_list":["post-9846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-brethren-disaster-ministries","tag-emergency-disaster-fund","tag-nigeria","tag-peace","tag-roxane-hill"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9846","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9846"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9846\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12569,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9846\/revisions\/12569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9846"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9846"},{"taxonomy":"wf_post_folders","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wf_post_folders?post=9846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}