by Emily Evans | Mar 22, 2022 | Zambia, Education, Lighthouse Christian School
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...
by Doug Hayes | Feb 21, 2022 | Updates
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!...
by Doug Hayes | Feb 15, 2022 | Orphans, Ethiopia, Sponsorship, Testimonies
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...
by Doug Hayes | Feb 9, 2022 | Updates, Orphans, Ethiopia, Zambia, Uganda, Education, Testimonies, Lighthouse Christian School, Mapalo Scholarship Fund, Hope Community Primary School
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...
by Emily Evans | Jan 18, 2022 | Sponsorship, Updates, RunFAR, Lighthouse Christian School, Mapalo Scholarship Fund, Hope Community Primary School, Education, Orphans, Ethiopia, Zambia, Uganda
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...
by Emily Evans | Sep 1, 2021 | Orphans, Uganda, Family, Western Uganda Primary School
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...
by Doug Hayes | Jun 28, 2021 | Orphans, Uganda, Education, Hope Community Primary School
At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, schools around the world closed to contain the spread of the virus. While most children in Western nations attended virtual classes or returned to in-person learning within a few months, 15 million Ugandan children remain out of...
by Doug Hayes | May 11, 2021 | Orphans, Ethiopia, Education, Sponsorship, Testimonies
During my January visit to Addis Ababa, we held a special dinner in honor of the first four Ethiopian Sponsorship Program students to have graduated from university as well. Joining these guests of honor were about 50 high school students who are currently sponsored...
by Doug Hayes | Apr 5, 2021 | Orphans, Zambia, Lighthouse Christian School
One of the many endearing qualities of our dearly departed friend, Wilbroad Chanda, was his regular, conversational quotation of the Word of God. Whether in the pulpit, in prayer, or in casual conversation, our brother Will thought and spoke in the language of the...
by Emily Evans | Mar 9, 2021 | Uganda, Testimonies, Hope Community Primary School, Orphans
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...
