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2024 Impact Infographic
We're thrilled to share ministry highlights from the past year with our family of supporters. Thank you to all of our sponsors, donors and partners for making this important work possible. Through God’s grace and your prayers and generosity, we are making a difference...
Learning skills for self-sufficiency
I’ve recently returned from a visit to our program areas in Africa, and while I was there, I had the privilege of meeting Teddy, a mother of two children in our Maudo (Uganda) Sponsorship Program. In January 2021, Teddy and her children were evicted from the house she...
Covenant Mercies expands to Liberia – $50K matching gift challenge
We couldn’t be more excited to announce that, here in our 20th anniversary year, the Lord has given us the opportunity to expand our Orphan Sponsorship Program to Liberia, in west Africa. And to help us launch this new initiative in strength, a coalition of donors has...
New building expands educational opportunities for Lighthouse students
In January of this year, Lighthouse Christian School hosted the Official Opening of a brand new facility named in honor of Wilbroad Chanda, who founded Lighthouse with his wife Zicky in 2005 but passed away unexpectedly in 2021. Featuring computer and science labs, a...
Celebrating 20 years of ministry!
Twenty years ago, Covenant Mercies was founded in response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa and the Christian call to care for orphans, pursue justice and love mercy. Please join us as we celebrate lives transformed for God's glory!...
A Covenant Mercies Story: Hanna
The Providence of God in the Life of One Child (sharing with permission) Back in September of 2007, I was in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to pave the way for our new Ethiopian program. While walking through one of our targeted neighborhoods with an Ethiopian friend, we...
Stories of Hope: 2021 Annual Report
It's a pleasure to present our newly-released 2021 Annual Report, including the latest testimonies, updates and photos from each of our program areas. We thank all of our sponsors, donors and partners for sowing faithfully into our mission and enabling this work in...
2021 Impact Infographic
We're delighted to share our 2021 Infographic highlighting the impact of our work in sub-Saharan Africa. THANK YOU to all of our sponsors, donors and partners for making this possible. Through God’s grace and your prayers and generosity, we are making a difference in...
Empowering women with skills to provide
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, our staff in Maundo, Uganda became aware that some of our sponsored families were struggling with food insecurity more than others. Local markets were closed for several months and families did not have alternative means of...