Covid 19 https://ncm.org/ en I Knew They Were My Church: Serving in a Guatemala Shelter https://ncm.org/blogs/guatemalashelter <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-above">I Knew They Were My Church: Serving in a Guatemala Shelter</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/user/23" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Grace Tia</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Tue, 08/11/2020 - 08:21</span> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="block block-hulma block-hulma-wysiwyg"> <div data-animation-type="animate__None"data-animation-duration="animate-d-default" class=" hulma-block hulma-wysiwyg text-left js-selected-block animate__animated animate-d-default animate__None " style=" width: 100% text-shadow: px px px ; box-shadow: 0px 0px 0px 0px #000000 ; transform: rotate(0deg ) ; animation-iteration-count: 1; " > <div class="js-bg " data-bg-color="" > <div class="wysiwyg-content " style="color: #444444" > <style type="text/css">.filter-wrapper { visibility: hidden; } </style> </div> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> </div> </div> <section class="hulma-container js-section-bg padding-top-medium padding-bottom-medium padding-side-medium layout-width--wide " style=" background-color: #ffffff; background-attachment: scroll; background-position: top; background-size: cover; background-blend-mode: normal " data-bg-desktop="" data-bg-mobile= > <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-8"> <div class="hulma-container container-main " style=" background-color: #ffffff; background-image: url(); background-attachment: scroll; background-position: top; background-size: none; background-blend-mode: normal " > <div class=" hulma-container hulma-grid hulma-grid--1 layout-width--full " style="grid-gap: 0px; align-items: flex-start" > <div class="hulma-column js-column-space" data-column="1"> <div > <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeblogtitle"> <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-above">I Knew They Were My Church: Serving in a Guatemala Shelter</span> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeblogbody"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><img alt="guatemala center" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="8a0b1e0d-d357-431b-b4f9-54bbbac0d9d4" height="363" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/WhatsApp%2BImage%2B2020-07-03%2Bat%2B7.44.38%2BPM%2B%281%29.jpeg" width="746" class="align-center" /> <p> </p> <p>Over the last few months, we have seen many doors closed by the COVID-19 pandemic. It has caused hunger, pain, and sorrow. But in Guatemala, it opened the door for one doctor to serve migrants on their way back to their home country.  </p> <p>When Dr. Emilio Ramos went to the Guatemala Department of Health, he had a simple question: how can I help? The virus was spreading, and the Nazarene medical doctor wanted to offer his services. He was assigned to treat those living at a migrant shelter in Guatemala.</p> <p>Initially, Ramos had to see patients in the open air. Then, he remembered NCM’s mobile clinic, which was established after the Fuego Volcano erupted in 2018. Ramos is a member of the NCM team for Guatemala’s Central District, and he knew that the mobile clinic could help him give patients comfort and privacy. With the help of a Work &amp; Witness team, who followed careful health restrictions, the mobile clinic was transferred to the shelter. </p> <p>Dámaris Kellogg, the North Central Area NCM Coordinator, shares that setting up a clinic allows Ramos to treat people with dignity. </p> <p>“I don’t care what their situation is or who they are, they still need their dignity,” Kellogg said.</p> <p> </p> <img alt="container van" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="3477c137-1cce-453c-8b01-993c2475c392" height="441" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/WhatsApp%2BImage%2B2020-07-03%2Bat%2B1.38.17%2BPM.jpeg" width="588" class="align-center" /> <p> </p> <p>The shelter houses around 180 people, though the number fluctuates regularly; those who stay there have been deported back to their country of origin. Kellogg says that they have been trying to find a way to help those living in the shelter for a long time. Usually, it is a place of transition, where people only stay there few a few days. During the COVID-19 pandemic, though, the length of stay is longer due to health restrictions. </p> <p> “We were working with them as they were making their journey North, but we also had all the ones who were sent back,” Kellogg shares. “For a little while now, I have been trying to figure out: how do we get involved as a church to minister to them when they get back?” </p> <p>Like any group of people, those living at the shelter are diverse and varied. Some are coping with deep grief and anxiety after being separated from family members. One man arrived recovering from an open-heart surgery. Ramos was present when the man arrived and was able to get the patient medicine he needed.</p> <p> </p> <h3><em>“I don’t care what their situation is or who they are, they still need their dignity.”</em></h3> <p>— Dámaris Kellogg</p> <p> </p> <p>Often, those at the shelter arrive with only the clothes they are wearing and a few government-provided articles of clothing. Now, Nazarenes in the area are also able to bring clothes and hygiene items, like masks and gloves. The Guatemala Department of Health has also asked the church to fill the role of spiritual guidance, creating specific times for church members to share a devotional and pray. The response has been wonderful, Kellogg shares.</p> <p> </p> <img alt="group praying" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="be147452-b7c6-4d9e-a683-c59f69bd9e8e" height="391" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/WhatsApp%2BImage%2B2020-08-03%2Bat%2B8.58.37%2BPM.jpeg" width="521" class="align-center" /> <p> </p> <p>Before the pandemic, Kellogg says that the time at the shelter was so short that it was difficult for the church to learn the needs. Now that people are staying for longer, they can develop relationships and pinpoint specific needs. After about 10 days and a negative COVID-19 test, people are sent home. </p> <p>The challenge, then, is figuring out how to minister during a relatively short window. But Kellogg says that the clinic has made that easier. She points to the story of one man who had once been part of a Church of the Nazarene. He recognized the logo on the clinic right away and said to himself, <em>this is my church!</em></p> <p>“So you know, even if we came to be an encouragement for that one … he said, ‘Once I saw the logo, I knew,’” Kellogg shares. </p> <p> </p> <hr /> <p> </p> <p><em>Read more about this ministry </em><a href="https://nazarene.org/article/ncm-mobile-clinic-serves-migrants-guatemala-border"><em>here</em></a><em>.</em></p> <p> </p> </div> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeblogfield-tags"> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Tags</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/16" hreflang="en">Covid 19</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-extra-field-blocknodebloglinks"> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeblogcomment"> <section class="field 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Making a Difference in Ghana https://ncm.org/blogs/makingadifference <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-above">Making a Difference in Ghana</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/user/23" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Grace Tia</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Tue, 08/04/2020 - 08:42</span> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="block block-hulma block-hulma-wysiwyg"> <div data-animation-type="animate__None"data-animation-duration="animate-d-default" class=" hulma-block hulma-wysiwyg text-left js-selected-block animate__animated animate-d-default animate__None " style=" width: 100% text-shadow: px px px ; box-shadow: 0px 0px 0px 0px #000000 ; transform: rotate(0deg ) ; animation-iteration-count: 1; " > <div class="js-bg " 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block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeblogtitle"> <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-above">Making a Difference in Ghana</span> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeblogbody"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>In Ghana, the Church of the Nazarene is reaching out to their communities with needed supplies and assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Volunteers have distributed food, soap, gloves, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veronica_Bucket">Veronica buckets</a>, and face masks. Churches have also designed and installed touchless hand washing station to help community members clean their hands effectively. These activities were made possible partly through donations from church members, and implemented by church volunteers looking to serve their neighbors with love.</p> <p style="text-align:center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="294" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vYT0ga_hU_c" title="YouTube video player" width="523"></iframe></p> <p style="text-align:center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="392" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/edMN3MLjd7Y" title="YouTube video player" width="523"></iframe></p> <p> </p> <p>Within just a few weeks of compassionate response to the pandemic in Ghana, members of local churches in one region gave out 650 face masks and conducted educational activities in six different provinces. To encourage young people to take an active role in personal sanitation, volunteers prepared and distributed more than 550 containers of liquid soap to children, teenagers, and university students. </p> <p>In another area of the country, local church members cooked meals for 200 families in need. They provided breakfast and lunch for six weeks, relieving the burden of finding food during strict lockdown orders. Sanitation and hygiene practices were carefully observed while volunteers prepared and served the meals. </p> <p>Church members also provided spiritual care for the people included in these outreaches, praying with them and encouraging them to remain hopeful during this time. </p> <p><em>To support COVID-19 relief efforts in Ghana and around the world, click </em><a href="https://ncm.org/covid19-give"><em>here</em></a><em>.</em></p> <p> </p> <hr /> <p> </p> </div> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeblogfield-tags"> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Tags</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/16" hreflang="en">Covid 19</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-extra-field-blocknodebloglinks"> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeblogcomment"> 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https://ncm.org/blogs/makingadifference#comments Adapting to Serve: Reinventing Local Church Ministry During COVID-19 https://ncm.org/blogs/adaptingtoserve <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-above">Adapting to Serve: Reinventing Local Church Ministry During COVID-19</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/user/23" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Grace Tia</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Fri, 07/24/2020 - 09:03</span> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="block block-hulma block-hulma-wysiwyg"> <div data-animation-type="animate__None"data-animation-duration="animate-d-default" class=" hulma-block hulma-wysiwyg text-left js-selected-block animate__animated animate-d-default animate__None " style=" width: 100% text-shadow: px px px ; 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0px; align-items: flex-start" > <div class="hulma-column js-column-space" data-column="1"> <div > <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeblogtitle"> <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-above">Adapting to Serve: Reinventing Local Church Ministry During COVID-19</span> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeblogbody"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><figure role="group" class="caption caption-img align-center"> <img alt="beau chevasuss" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="22906970-08d8-4106-b95b-fb472f626080" height="486" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/4-May%2B20%2C%2B2020%2B-%2BDJI_0010-edited-Beau_Chevassus.jpg" width="648" /> <figcaption><em>Cars stretch all the way around the church at a community distribution.</em></figcaption> </figure> <p> </p> <p>“This program is very good,” Mursal Alemi said when we spoke last year. “I like it. All people who are coming to this class like it.” </p> <p>The program Alemi was referring to is the <em>Sewing With Purpose</em> classes, a ministry of<a href="https://hillsidechurchkent.com/"> Kent Hillside Church of the Nazarene</a> in Kent, Washington, <a href="https://worldreliefseattle.org/">World Relief Seattle</a>, and community volunteers. Women who have come to the United States as refugees participate in the class to learn to sew, but also to learn English and build relationships. Kent is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the United States, and the church wanted to reflect that reality. The classes initially began when community members shared that an English class for refugee women would be particularly helpful. </p> <p>Like most things this year, Kent Hillside’s ministries have been impacted by COVID-19. The pandemic started in the middle of the 10th cohort taking the class, and they had to stop meeting right away. Debra Voelker, Glocal (Global and Local) Missions Pastor at Kent Hillside, says this was particularly difficult because they couldn’t say goodbye to the women. </p> <p>But there is good news as well: seven of the program’s past students were employed to make face masks by a Washington-based home and clothing brand called ADI Collective, which was started to employ women living as refugees in the Seattle area. Alemi says that she has made more than 1,700 masks. </p> <p> </p> <p style="text-align:center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" height="360" mozallowfullscreen="true" src="https://king5.com/embeds/video/281-5bf5c234-3b0a-4519-a855-9a4eb99ed4b0/iframe" style="border:1px solid #e6e6e6" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="640"></iframe></p> <p style="text-align:center;"><em>Adi Collective is a ministry of World Relief Seattle</em></p> <p> </p> <p>While classes are tentatively scheduled to begin again in September, Voelker adds that they are being cautious and creative to account for social distancing. “We value the sewing program and will do whatever we can so that we can continue to provide this needed service …” she says. </p> <p>During the break in classes, the teachers and volunteers were able to complete a detailed sewing curriculum. Head teacher Sandy Appl and Americop Intern Erin Baker meticulously took photos of every step of the projects they regularly teach, which include oven mitts, tote bags, baby blankets, and more. </p> <p>What makes this curriculum particularly useful is that it incorporates the English-learning objectives for each class alongside the sewing projects. Tahmina Martelly, Resiliency Programs Manager at World Relief Seattle, and Voelker both also added to the project. </p> <p>“It is very thorough,” Voelker said. “Anybody, anywhere will be able to pick up the curriculum and have a successful sewing ministry. It’s been a big project.” </p> <p>Kent Hillside has two other major ministries that have started in response to COVID-19. The first is a distribution spearheaded by Martelly and World Relief Seattle and in partnership with Northwest Harvest, Union Gospel Mission, Nazarene Compassionate Ministries, and other local organizations. At the weekly distribution, more than 800 families can regularly stop by the church for food staples, hygiene items, diapers, and other necessities.</p> <p> </p> <img alt="chevasus 1" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="5c9cac31-46c3-407c-84b5-cc803aafbd0f" height="532" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/12-May%2B20%2C%2B2020%2B-%2BP1499730-edited-Beau_Chevassus.jpg" width="709" class="align-center" /> <p> </p> <p>The second ministry is a Care Fund, which was built strictly on donations from the Kent Hillside congregation. Combined, they donated more than $20,000 to distribute to families who needed help with utilities, food, and housing due to loss of income during the pandemic. </p> <p><em>Read more about Sewing with Purpose in </em><a href="https://issuu.com/ncm.magazine/docs/2019_issue_2/20"><em>NCM Magazine</em></a><em>.</em></p> <p><em>Photos by Beau Chevassus, </em><a href="https://www.knok.org/"><em>Knok Studio</em></a></p> <p> </p> <hr /> <p> </p> </div> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeblogfield-tags"> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Tags</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/16" hreflang="en">Covid 19</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-extra-field-blocknodebloglinks"> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeblogcomment"> <section 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class="hulma-column js-column-space" data-column="1"> <div > <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeblogtitle"> <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-above">Sewing to Slow Infection: Nazarenes Provide Masks During COVID-19</span> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeblogbody"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>No part of the world has been unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic. As the virus progresses more parts of the world are adopting the use of face masks to slow infections. For many, though, making or purchasing a mask is not a simple task. Seeing this need, many churches have labored to supply masks to their communities. </strong></p> <p><strong>Read on for some of their stories. </strong></p> <p> </p> <hr /> <p> </p> <p>In <strong>Ghana,</strong> Nazarene church members are making masks for distribution to community members. Churches have sent representatives to the local markets to give masks, hand sanitizers, and soap to shopkeepers.  </p> <p> </p> <img alt="market" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="ed526f71-1a34-4e05-b072-45c48edc2a1c" height="360" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/3955b02a-f286-4dc2-b5bb-5e9b15827887.jpg" width="639" class="align-center" /> <p> </p> <hr /> <p> </p> <p>In <strong>Mexico</strong>, the parable of the talents inspired a young Nazarene couple to use their engineering experience to create face shields for medical workers. Jesús Alberto López Chevez and Brenda Ovando Torres learned how to use a 3D printer to create the headgear that holds the curved plastic shields. </p> <p> </p> <img alt="couple wearing faceshield" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="8692c1e0-b993-4912-8a89-b38a6e80da36" height="372" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-07-15%2Bat%2B9.23.21%2BAM_1.jpg" width="661" class="align-center" /> <p> </p> <hr /> <p> </p> <p>In the <strong>United States</strong>, a Nazarene woman has sewn more than 2,300 masks and gives each of them away for free. Gwenda Williams, a member of the Somerset Church of the Nazarene in Kentucky, began making masks in mid-March. There have been so many requests that Gwenda enlisted the help of several other friends to meet the need. They’ve given masks to Walmart employees, first responders, hospice and medical office employees, and handed them out to shoppers at local stores. </p> <p> </p> <img alt="lady sewing" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="8a5972e9-4334-4035-a2b3-ecb6a124bd82" height="501" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-07-15%2Bat%2B11.24.42%2BAM.jpg" width="501" class="align-center" /> <p> </p> <hr /> <p> </p> <p>In <strong>Liberia</strong>, church leaders have worked with the Empowering Women with Dignity Project to distribute masks, as well as food and sanitation supplies, to 250 people in five communities. These distributions took place during the first three-week community lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19, and Liberia Nazarene churches are continuing to address hunger and health care. </p> <p> </p> <img alt="liberia mask" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="dde63b71-e372-4106-b137-585affc5e70a" height="398" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Liberia%2BCentral_Soap%2Band%2BMask%2BDist%2B7.jpg" width="708" class="align-center" /> <p> </p> <hr /> <p> </p> <p>In <strong>Myanmar</strong>, a Nazarene pastor and his wife realized the need for masks was urgent in their area. They began sewing masks to give to church and community members. Soon, they expanded this outreach and invited women with sewing skills to join them. So far, they have given masks to more than 2,000 people, and the pastor’s wife has trained other local churches so they can also make and distribute masks in their communities, too. </p> <p> </p> <img alt="couple sewing" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="c7773dc6-4c4d-4b57-b370-2940767969d8" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/viber_image_2020-04-25_10-06-46.jpg" class="align-center" /> <p> </p> <hr /> <p> </p> <p>In <strong>Argentina</strong>, the Church of the Nazarene of La Rioja is making and giving away free face masks in exchange for donations of non-perishable food. The trade gives the church resources to create baskets of staples for families unable to get enough to eat. 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https://ncm.org/blogs/sewingtoslowinfection#comments Packs of Hope: How Food Packs are Helping Sri Lankan Families During the Pandemic https://ncm.org/blogs/packsofhope <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-above">Packs of Hope: How Food Packs are Helping Sri Lankan Families During the Pandemic</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/user/23" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Grace Tia</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Wed, 07/08/2020 - 01:51</span> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="block block-hulma block-hulma-wysiwyg"> <div data-animation-type="animate__None"data-animation-duration="animate-d-default" class=" hulma-block hulma-wysiwyg text-left js-selected-block animate__animated animate-d-default animate__None " style=" width: 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As has become an increasingly familiar story, people were unable to buy food without any income. The pandemic is creating dangerous situations in more than one way. </p> <p>Some of these families in need have students who attend Nazarene child development centers. In response, NCM Lanka mobilized to provide several weeks’ worth of food to 2,504 families from the centers during the month of April.</p> <p> </p> <img alt="kasun" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="661a161a-1a9d-4664-a6ea-4359aa45ab71" height="460" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-07-01%2Bat%2B1.46.15%2BPM.jpg" width="460" class="align-center" /> <p> </p> <p><strong>Kasun’s* Story:</strong></p> <p>Kasun attends a child development center in the central part of Sri Lanka. He is in the first grade. During the month of April, tourists would normally be visiting his area for the temperate climate and to enjoy several festivals. But with no tourists this year, many businesses suffered. As a single mother, Kasun’s mother typically earns income by selling vegetables, fruit, and flowers. “Usually during April, I make about two to three thousand Rupees from sales, but this year I don’t have money to even buy food for my children,” she says. She was able to visit the center during the shutdown to receive a food pack. “I don’t know how to say thank you to NCM Lanka and the people who provided for me and my children,” she shares. “Now I can make rice and curry.” </p> <p> </p> <img alt="kasun 1" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="a9c6b6ef-ede1-40fe-81b0-902ddf0c1dfb" height="361" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-07-01%2Bat%2B2.30.32%2BPM.jpg" width="361" class="align-center" /> <p> </p> <p><strong>Ashan’s Story</strong></p> <p>Ashan is one of nine children in his family, and because one of his siblings is physically challenged, his mother stays home to take care of them. They live in the northern part of the country in a village that was hit hard by a civil war. Ashan’s father is a day laborer who works on a farm, but he couldn’t work once the shutdown started. “What I earn for the day was just enough to feed the children” he explains. “Nothing remains. We have no savings to use in times such as this.” Ashan and one of his sisters attend a child development center, where they have come to know Jesus. The family was given two food packs from NCM Lanka to supplement their needs. “All I want is for God to bless you for helping my family … especially when no one thought of us,” his father says.</p> <p> </p> <img alt="ashan" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="186a053e-ef0c-4be1-bfeb-db0e2029237c" height="433" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-07-01%2Bat%2B2.41.25%2BPM.jpg" width="433" class="align-center" /> <p> </p> <p><strong>Sachini’s Story</strong></p> <p>Sachini lives in Sri Lanka, where she normally attends a nearby child development center. Sachini’s mother had to leave their village to find work to support both her daughter and her mother, who cared for Sachini as she grew. So she lives and works as a domestic helper in the city. “Her earning is not very sufficient to meet all our needs, but since our family does not have too many members, it is manageable,” Sachini’s grandmother shares.</p> <p> All that changed when the lockdowns began. Sachini’s mother was home for a bi-annual visit to see her daughter and mother when they found out she wouldn’t be able to return to the city for work. The family has had to go into debt to pay for groceries to survive.</p> <p>When they received a food pack from the center, Sachini’s mother was overwhelmed. “This is a very big support to my family,” she shares. Sachini agrees, saying, “Mom was very worried that she could not make good food for me. Now with what we’ve received, she will make pittu, which is my favorite food!” </p> <p> </p> <hr /> <p> </p> <p>The NCM Lanka staff joined in praying for this family and the many others who were helped from this food distribution. The families will be provided with similar food packs as they have need and study packs for children who still cannot return to school until restrictions are lifted. 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" > <div class=" hulma-container hulma-grid hulma-grid--1 layout-width--full " style="grid-gap: 0px; align-items: flex-start" > <div class="hulma-column js-column-space" data-column="1"> <div > <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeblogtitle"> <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-above">Isolated, But Not Immobilized</span> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeblogbody"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>“If you are 60 years or older, or have an illness that puts you more at risk, I am offering my time to go to the supermarket or pharmacy once a week. Make a list, and I’ll go. I won’t charge you anything.” </strong></p> <p>This was reaction of Abraham Saucedo, a young Nazarene in Paraguay, to the stay-at-home restrictions imposed upon older adults in his country. Abraham is not alone. The Church of the Nazarene has responded swiftly to the COVID-19 pandemic, uniting to care for those most impacted by the virus and associated shutdowns. What makes the Nazarene church so well-positioned to respond in a crisis is that it’s a global church. Nazarenes are already caring for their communities in 162 world areas, and thus are already on the ground ready to serve the most vulnerable through this pandemic.</p> <p>Some churches are caring for medical workers. Others are making sure those who are isolated are still surrounded by community. Even more are providing food, sanitation supplies, income assistance, and learning-at-home guidance for students in child development centers. </p> <p>In countries all over the world, the Church of the Nazarene is living out the compassionate love of Christ. </p> <h3>Paraguay</h3> <p>Abraham’s willingness to serve his community in Paraguay impacted many. Because of his efforts, others in his church are joining him to deliver groceries and supplies to those stuck at home. “More than anything else, what we are doing is what God has commanded us to do,” Abraham says. “We need to help one another.”</p> <p> </p> <figure id="yui_3_17_2_1_1617874513079_91"><img alt="paraguay" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="994b96aa-4ec9-4e56-9bb6-52d855c67fbf" height="365" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/paraguay.jpg" width="649" class="align-center" /></figure> <p> </p> <hr /> <h3> </h3> <h3>Dominican Republic</h3> <p>In the Dominican Republic, the Nazarene church in San Juan began collecting donations for families most impacted by the virus shutdown. The church has so far supported 700 families with food, sanitation supplies, masks, and gloves, including families of children who attend their child development center. Pastor Benny Sanches Ramirez shares that church closures haven’t meant the end of ministry. “Though the temple is closed, the church is still a church coming to their aid … the local church [becomes] a benchmark of loving your neighbor in the most difficult times.”</p> <p> </p> <figure id="yui_3_17_2_1_1617874513079_119"><img alt="dominican republic" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="2cb112c5-8825-4e57-b651-c49eb941fd97" height="355" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Dominican%2BRep%2B1.jpg" width="631" class="align-center" /> <p> </p> </figure> <hr /> <h3> </h3> <h3>Rwanda</h3> <p>Economic difficulties due to lockdowns are intertwined with the public health threat of the new virus. That reality is especially true for the day laborers in Gisenyi, Rwanda, who would normally cross borders to trade or work. When the shutdown started in March, the church in Gisenyi immediately began raising funds to support those who were vulnerable due to loss of income. More churches followed suit, and between five churches, 2,400 people have been cared for through food donations. “We cannot help everyone, but we can help and save some lives,” the pastor of the Gisenyi church, Rev. Simon Pierre Rwaramba, explains. “From my understanding, the time to start was now with what we have and keep praying for God to provide more.”</p> <p> </p> <figure id="yui_3_17_2_1_1617874513079_138"><img alt="rwanda" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="a041ea5a-a4d8-448c-a156-b8463d6fba28" height="363" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Rwanda.jpg" width="645" class="align-center" /> <p> </p> </figure> <hr /> <h3> </h3> <h3>Albania</h3> <p>In Albania, residents were still recovering from the earthquake in November of 2019 when the coronavirus began to spread. The economic strain of two disasters coming so close together has been difficult. During the earliest days of the pandemic, Nazarene Compassionate Ministries joined six Nazarene churches in Albania to mobilize in their communities. Each project addressed the greatest need: making sure people had enough to eat. So far, food distributions have supported more than 912 families. Another church has shared weekly food distributions with the families of their enrolled child development center students. </p> <p> </p> <figure id="yui_3_17_2_1_1617874513079_157"><img alt="albania" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="b9ac31b5-26ba-4fe7-bcd8-e6425fa8dd53" height="366" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Albania.jpg" width="650" class="align-center" /> <p> </p> </figure> <hr /> <h3> </h3> <h3>The Philippines</h3> <p>“You really cared for us. This would be our meal for today and in the days to come.” Saturnina, a mother of a student at a child development center in the Philippines, spoke these words to Nazarene volunteers who gave her food and supplies.</p> <p>Though the Nazarene churches in the Philippines are small and scattered, they have been sharing hope and encouragement to thousands of people during the pandemic. Eight churches and several Nazarene child development centers prepared food packs to share with their communities, and nearly 3,000 families have been reached through the distributions.</p> <p>Razel, a parent of a student at a child development center, says the support has made a huge difference. “This is an answer to what I was praying for,” she says. “Since the first day of quarantine, we worried how we can get money for our food since we are many in our home.”</p> <p> </p> <figure id="yui_3_17_2_1_1617874513079_176"><img alt="philippines" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="34fd8c79-8a91-4ddb-96f6-62eafa75ecd9" height="350" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Philippines%20%281%29.jpg" width="622" class="align-center" /> <p> </p> </figure> <hr /> <h3> </h3> <h3>The Global Response</h3> <p>The resources of these churches may be limited, but that has not stopped their desire or efforts to care for those in need. As of June, 2020, there are 176 church or district-led compassionate projects around the world caring for those impacted by the coronavirus. These projects have impacted more than 350,000 people.</p> <p>To learn more and support the compassionate response to COVID-19, click <a href="https://ncm.org/covid19" target="_blank">here.</a></p> <p><em>Adapted from the latest issue of </em><a href="https://ncm.org/magazine" target="_blank"><em>NCM Magazine</em></a><em>.</em></p> <p> </p> <hr /> <p> </p> </div> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeblogfield-tags"> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Tags</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/16" hreflang="en">Covid 19</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-extra-field-blocknodebloglinks"> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeblogcomment"> <section class="field field--name-comment field--type-comment field--label-above comment-wrapper"> <h2 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https://ncm.org/blog/2020/5/14/covid-19-response-in-the-philippines <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-above">COVID-19 Response in the Philippines</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/user/23" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Grace Tia</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Thu, 05/14/2020 - 04:07</span> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="block block-hulma block-hulma-wysiwyg"> <div data-animation-type="animate__None"data-animation-duration="animate-d-default" class=" hulma-block hulma-wysiwyg text-left js-selected-block animate__animated animate-d-default animate__None " style=" width: 100% text-shadow: px px px ; box-shadow: 0px 0px 0px 0px #000000 ; transform: rotate(0deg ) ; animation-iteration-count: 1; " > <div class="js-bg " 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Lockdowns and quarantine restrictions have left many unable to work or attend school. In the Philippines, Nazarene churches and child development centers are creatively serving their communities in the midst of a strict lockdown.</p> <p> </p> <img alt="GMA " data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="826d218b-1590-42ca-8fef-cc6e38ba5e44" height="427" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/2020-3-28%2C%2B1%2B31%2B45%2BPM%20%281%29.jpg" width="650" class="align-center" /> <p> </p> <p>At one church, volunteers have already prepared and distributed almost 300 food and hygiene packs of rice, eggs, vegetables, soap, bleach, and sanitizer to community members in need.</p> <p> </p> <img alt="relief" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="a1541b52-2947-4a76-903f-f4a458eb3b20" height="427" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/2020-3-28%2C%2B2%2B34%2B06%2BPM.jpg" width="650" class="align-center" /> <p> </p> <p>They’ve also packed kits for pastors and their families, produced and donated 3D-printed face shields to front line medical workers, and are providing food for local law enforcement members.</p> <p> </p> <img alt="GMA 2" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="fb532dae-a684-4021-a2e8-b1e8956dd5e6" height="427" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/IMG_0886.jpg" width="650" class="align-center" /> <p> </p> <p>Children in are writing letters and cards of encouragement to send to medical workers and COVID-19 patients in local hospitals, and church members are praying for and with the recipients of donations.</p> <img alt="GMA 4" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="3ef6e549-e132-4fb7-b67b-d7e1cb8d93bb" height="427" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/IMG_0900.jpg" width="650" class="align-center" /> <p>Child development centers across the Philippines typically provide educational, spiritual, nutritional, and social care to children. The lockdown means children are currently unable to attend, and many of their parents are out of work. Center staff and church members have a mutli-faceted approach for reaching out to these students and their families.</p> <p> </p> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md"><img alt="TEACH ormoc" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="08ed912b-b0ea-4054-8520-c3014edb9a6c" height="337" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/TEACH%2BOrmoc_0.jpg" width="253" class="align-right" /></div> <div class="col-md"><img alt="relief 2" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="24d6d1d4-4137-4f42-b766-f35d49d83361" height="337" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/IMG_9525%2Bcopy.jpg" width="253" class="align-left" /></div> </div> </div> <p> </p> <p>Through cash distributions, families can purchase the food or supplies their household needs most. Distributions of food and medical supplies are also helping families make ends meet. 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They also tailor the resources to each specific family and their needs; one family they care for recently welcomed home a new baby, and the ministry gave the family a gift card to purchase infant supplies.</p> <p>Additionally, Front Step has gathered thousands of pounds of other groceries that are then distributed by a local Nazarene food bank and six other organizations in North Philadelphia. </p> <p>While children and youth cannot currently attend after-school programming, a ministry at Front Step, the staff are regularly contacting each child through phone calls to check in on them, encourage then, and pray for their needs. </p> <p> </p> <img alt="Front step 2" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="d2a1b45a-ec98-4381-a2d5-c2698e823627" height="371" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Front%2Bstep%2B2.jpg" width="495" class="align-center" /> <p> </p> <p>Erika, a single mother, shares how the ministry is making a difference for her family. “Front Step has been like family to me,” she says. “In these times of need they have shown me tremendous amounts of support, whether it be counseling, help with groceries, clothing my family, or a simple ride to resources. </p> <p>Erika isn’t alone. 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school, or stay connected to social support. Recognizing the great needs, the Church of the Nazarene is reaching out with the love of Christ. </p> <p> In the United States, compassionate ministry centers and churches are pivoting their existing outreaches to match social distancing requirements. In Philadelphia, the Front Step compassionate ministry center is providing groceries, sanitation supplies, and gift cards to families in need. In Kentucky, the Appalachia Reach Out program now offers their food pantry as a drive-through service. In Jackson, Michigan, Found Church of the Nazarene is offering the same outreach. </p> <p> </p> <img alt="church food" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="e6952ee9-ad80-4fe8-9088-c441a9b84f4e" height="581" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Found%2BChurch%2BFood2.jpg" width="581" class="align-center" /> <p> </p> <p>In Rwanda, a nationwide lockdown meant that families that rely on cross-border trading instantly lost their income. Members of Gisenyi Bridge Church of the Nazarene in Rwanda have raised more than 1,200 USD to support people in need. The church used the cash to buy food and supplies to benefit at least 350 households. Most of these families are unable to work during the lockdown, and many don’t have a good savings system either. </p> <p>In Mexico, a young professional couple, members of the Church of the Nazarene in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, are using their 3D printing skills to make protective masks for healthcare workers.</p> <p> </p> <img alt="couple" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="7f90991e-1cc4-4136-a416-c9ca6f269a03" height="488" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-04-17%2Bat%2B12.35.49%2BPM.png" width="467" class="align-center" /> <p> </p> <p>In the Philippines, while child development centers are currently closed, the staff are reaching out to the families of sponsored children by offering cash assistance, vegetable seeds, food packs, and household supplies. </p> <p>While these times are uncertain, the church is springing into action around the world to provide support and hope. With each outreach, the love of Christ is demonstrated. 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field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/user/23" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Grace Tia</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Thu, 04/02/2020 - 05:19</span> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="block block-hulma block-hulma-wysiwyg"> <div data-animation-type="animate__None"data-animation-duration="animate-d-default" class=" hulma-block hulma-wysiwyg text-left js-selected-block animate__animated animate-d-default animate__None " style=" width: 100% text-shadow: px px px ; box-shadow: 0px 0px 0px 0px #000000 ; transform: rotate(0deg ) ; animation-iteration-count: 1; " > <div class="js-bg " data-bg-color="" > <div class="wysiwyg-content " style="color: #444444" > <style type="text/css">.filter-wrapper { visibility: hidden; } </style> </div> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> </div> </div> <section class="hulma-container 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block-field-blocknodeblogbody"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><img alt="TW" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="e7e6c065-e380-434e-80ed-b64498b0b756" height="313" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/TW_Apr2-2_0.png" width="626" class="align-center" /> <p> </p> <p>As the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues, you may be wondering about the status of child development centers, where sponsored children go to experience holistic, transformative care.</p> <p>Though schools and child development centers (CDCs) around the world are closing to slow the spread of the virus, many centers will continue providing food and resources for children. This type of ministry will be vital, since the impact of social distancing requirements will be a great burden for those already a part of vulnerable communities, including children living in poverty and their families. <br />  <br /> <strong><em>What does this mean for child sponsors? </em></strong></p> <p><strong>First, it simply means that your correspondence with the child you sponsor will be delayed. Since the global NCM staff is now working remotely, gathering and sending letters—even electronically—won’t be possible. </strong>But please don’t stop writing! When our staff returns to the office all letters we receive in the interim will be forwarded to sponsored children. (It is possible that mail services in some countries may also be delayed depending on the impact of COVID-19.)</p> <p>You can also always access information regarding your sponsorship online any time by: </p> <ol> <li> <p>Signing in to your sponsorship account online through the <a href="https://cs.ncm.org/donor/sponsor/login_sponsor">Child Sponsorship Portal</a>, or</p> </li> <li> <p>Contacting us by email at <a href="mailto:info@ncm.org">info@ncm.org</a> or calling 800.310.6362</p> </li> </ol> <p><strong>Second, your sponsorship is needed now more than ever.</strong> Your monthly sponsorship will help provide support as children and their families recover from extra economic strain. Your relationship with the child you sponsor will provide the knowledge that they are loved and cherished. The letters you send now will be a source of comfort to them and their families when they arrive.</p> <p><strong><em>How are churches around the world engaged?</em></strong></p> <p>In the <strong>Philippines</strong>, centers are providing nutritional and financial support to low-income families of children who attend.</p> <p>In the<strong> Dominican Republic,</strong> NCM is partnering with a Nazarene church with a center to provide support for 700 families. </p> <p>In <strong>Madagascar, </strong>staff at one center provided food to families as soon as the lockdown order came, making sure they had enough during the first difficult days.</p> <p> </p> <img alt="TW1" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="a37c5734-8f0d-498c-9628-bf5a1ad6f110" height="311" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/TW_Apr2-3_0.png" width="622" class="align-center" /> <p> </p> <p>These are just a few examples out of many – churches in every world region are developing ways to tangibly, socially, and spiritually support those in need. As the situation unfolds, NCM will continue to monitor the status of child development centers and other ministries around the world. 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