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A Story of Hope: Charles [Video]
It’s a pleasure to share our latest video release with you! This video features Charles Mwanza, a Sponsorship Program graduate and one of our very first Mapalo scholars. I have known Charles since he was just a young boy in our program, and I couldn’t be more proud of...
Covenant Mercies 2015 Impact [INFOGRAPHIC]
As 2015 comes to a close, we are delighted to share what the prayers and generosity of our partners around the world have accomplished this year. We are committed to transparency, accountability, and integrity as we steward the resources entrusted to us for our...
An Interview with Wilbroad & Zicky Chanda: 10 Years of Lighthouse Christian School (PART 2)
Zicky and Wilbroad Chanda, founders of Lighthouse Christian School in Ndola, Zambia, recently visited Covenant Mercies’ US offices. In honor of the school’s tenth anniversary, Director of Development Joanne Burak sat down to talk with the Chandas about Lighthouse and...
An Interview with Wilbroad & Zicky Chanda: 10 Years of Lighthouse Christian School (PART 1)
Zicky and Wilbroad Chanda, founders of Lighthouse Christian School in Ndola, Zambia, recently visited Covenant Mercies’ US offices. In honor of the school’s tenth anniversary, Director of Development Joanne Burak sat down to talk with the Chandas about Lighthouse and...
Your Support is Changing Lives
I want to share with you the story of James Omoding, a sponsored child who began with Covenant Mercies in 2003. James is from the Pallisa District located in Eastern Uganda. Upon his registration for our program and assignment to a sponsor, James relocated to...
A Harvest of Hope
Ron and Jennifer Gleason know a thing or two about root vegetables. Jennifer’s family has run Hillside Gardens, a farm and produce company located in Ontario, Canada, and in the state of Georgia in the United States, for 50 years. Half of that time Jennifer has been...
Remembering David Sacks
David Sacks’ connection with Covenant Mercies began in January 2003, when he providentially visited my home church (and CM’s founding church, Covenant Fellowship) on the Sunday I was introducing our Orphan Sponsorship Program for the very first time. David and I had...
Embracing Opportunity
Julius Olwenyi was only five years of age when he lost his father in 1997. With no source of income, his mother struggled to care for him and his younger brother. The year after his father’s death, Julius was enrolled in a public school in his rural Ugandan village....