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Reflections on our Father’s Love for the Fatherless
On Easter Sunday this year, the Lord took my father home after 85 rich and meaningful years. His departure has left me in a reflective mindset about the blessing he was to me personally, and the importance of fathers more generally to all of us. My dad worked hard...
A Covenant Mercies Story: From Orphan to Teacher
Before she was even born, Mildred’s life was marked by trials. Her father died of AIDS while she was in her mother’s womb, and her mother passed away of the same disease eight years later. This left Mildred and her four older siblings to care for themselves. When...
Remembering Wilbroad Chanda
Dear friends of Covenant Mercies, I have the difficult task of informing you today of some very sad news in the Covenant Mercies family. Our dear friend and brother, Wilbroad Chanda, has gone home to be with the Lord. He became ill last week, was hospitalized...
Stories of Hope: 2020 Annual Report
We are pleased to share our 2020 edition of Stories of Hope, the Covenant Mercies Annual Report. Click here to view the report, and learn how our sponsors, donors, and partners are making an impact in Uganda, Zambia, and Ethiopia.
2020 Impact Infographic
We are delighted to share our 2020 Infographic highlighting the impact of our work in Sub-Saharan Africa. Sincere thanks to our donors, sponsors and all those who enabled this important work on behalf of orphaned and vulnerable children throughout this challenging...
2020 RunFAR Challenge
2020 RunFAR Challenge Like many events in 2020, our annual RunFAR (Run For African Relief) Challenge went virtual this year. The virtual nature allowed church teams from around the country to participate, making the event a great success. This year marked the...
Lighthouse Christian School Expansion Project
Covenant Mercies began partnering with Lighthouse Christian School in 2006, with the shared vision of providing quality Christian education to orphaned children living in the shanty settlements surrounding Ndola, Zambia. Thanks to the generosity of our donors,...
COVID-19 Updates from our Program Areas
As we continue walking through these unusual and challenging times, I am exceedingly grateful to Covenant Mercies partners of every kind. By God’s grace, you have persevered in prayer and generosity through the early days of this crisis, and you are making a...
COVID-19 Virus Reflections and a Call to Prayer
I had planned to use this quarterly message as an opportunity to celebrate the opening of Hope Community Primary School in Uganda, which many of you generously helped us to achieve. We will come back to that story later. As with so many other things, the...