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Palabra, Pan y Pez
The Word, Bread, Fish Foundation is giving hope to the poorest communities of Medellin, Colombia. In the Barrio La Cruz, the Foundation is working to expand their Casa Azul or Blue House… which means a place of security in Colombian culture. For 6 years now they have been focusing their efforts on evangelism, education, recreation, &hellip Continue reading
Haiti Update
First, thank you to everyone who has said a prayer and given a dollar to the people of Haiti. They are grateful, very grateful. The Haitian death toll stands at 230,000 people. There are more than 1.2 million people who are living in spontaneous settlements and more than 460,000 people who have left Port-au-Prince for &hellip Continue reading
Haiti Relief
In response to the devastating earthquake and after shocks that hit Haiti last week, Christ For the City International (CFCI), is asking people for help by giving to relief aid and by assembling short-term teams to help with reconstruction efforts. Give. Through donations given, CFCI is sending immediate relief aid to Haiti through ministry partners &hellip Continue reading
Urbana Update
We had a great time at Urbana this year! We saw students impacted by the harsh reality of the world and by the love of God towards those who live in disparaging situations. We decided to engage college students by telling Helen’s story of hope and letting them write notes to other girls who are &hellip Continue reading
Urbana09
Just a couple of days ago we got back from Urbana09. I would say that it was more than a conference… God changed lives there. We are so thankful that we were able to be apart of what God did there and what he is going to do in the lives of the students. If &hellip Continue reading
7 Things We’re Thankful For
Today I went around the Omaha office and asked everyone what they were thankful for. Here’s what they said…. 1. That I can answer phone calls from wonderful people from around the world. ~Sandra, CFCI Office Assistant and Missionary to Latin America for 15 years. She has the best stories! 2. My family, good health &hellip Continue reading
That the World May Know
I cannot believe it- September is more than half over with!! I am amazed at how time flies by so quickly. For the remainder of this month, we will be checking out two CFCI events, Operacion Luz and Gospel Park! For the third year now, Operacion Luz will reach out to the youth of Tijuana &hellip Continue reading
Staying Connected
Thanks for taking a look at Christ For the City’s blog! Each month we’re going to be taking a look at a country that CFCI works in. This month we’ll take a look at Bolivia. We will be learning a little bit about the country, interviewing missionaries, getting stories from the field, and asking you &hellip Continue reading
RE:VOLT
Feed the Hungry*Clothe the Poor*Help the Hopeless THE HOPE CENTER Friday April 3rd, 2009*7:00pm WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT? Join a panel discussion of Omaha’s inner-city mission leaders as they discuss poverty in the Omaha metro… Ty Schenzel- The Hope Center Dr. Linda Burkle- Salvation Army Director Mary Anaya- Mission For All &hellip Continue reading
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