Lenten Meditations: Life Changing Experiences

This year Episcopal Relief & Development's Provincial Coordinators are sharing their reflections on select devotionals from the 2013 Lenten Meditations booklet. In this blog Virginia Holleman looks at...
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Taking Time to Wait

  The time between Thanksgiving and Christmas is always a blur.  Between food, friends, shopping, traveling and – oh right – work, I have to confess that the whole Advent thing about “waiting” and...
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Reflections on my Network Experience, Part 2

Most recently, the 2012 Network Meeting was held in Dallas, Texas. After three years, I have friends I greet with great joy. Along with other Coordinators that serve in their dioceses and provinces, I...
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Reflections on my Network Experience, Part 1

A little over three years ago, I received a call from Bishop Steven Miller of the Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee, asking if I would be willing to become the Diocesan Coordinator for Episcopal Relief &...
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Remembering the Human Faces on World AIDS Day

Year after year on December 1, World AIDS Day, news coverage of the HIV/AIDS pandemic has often been expressed in numbers. Thirty-four million people on this planet currently living with HIV. About...
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Waiting, Preparation and Hope

Advent is a season of expectant waiting and preparation for the  celebration of the Nativity of Jesus.  The first Sunday of Advent (also known as Advent Sunday) is the fourth Sunday before Christmas –...
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Small Loans Making a Big Difference

Maria del Socorro's eyes sparkled with enthusiasm as she told our group about the micro loan she used to buy a pig and several chickens. She raises her stock behind the family's house in the Laurel...
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ADDRO: Helping People Become Self-sufficient in Ghana

Sean McConnell, the Canon for Communications in the Episcopal Diocese of California, visited Ghana this week to tour field projects implemented by the Anglican Diocesan Development and Relief...
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“Blessed are the Peacemakers”: Peacebuilding in Nyanza, Kenya

You may recall back in January 2008 seeing tragic scenes broadcast from Kenya, as violence erupted following the disputed presidential election–violence that resulted in injuries, loss of life,...
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Small Loans, Big Impact

Today was a good day. It was one of those days where I learned of the profound impact of our work – it was made crystal clear through the voices of Episcopal Relief & Development...
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Reflections from the Field

In this second guest post by Episcopal Relief & Development Volunteer Network members, Judy Quick, Coordinator for the Diocese of Alabama, reflects on her experience at the recent annual meeting in...
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Network Meeting Goes International

Following the recent meeting of the Episcopal Relief & Development Volunteer Network in Belize, I have asked some of our Network Diocesan Coordinators to share about their experiences. Today, Kim...
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The Story of Atewini

Last week I returned from visiting Episcopal Relief & Development and NetsforLife® programs in northern Ghana. Now I remember why I do this work!In each village the elders and the women gathered to...
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