Retreat and family. These two words conjure up warm feelings, relaxing thoughts and memory making potential. Put the two together and you have the makings of one fabulous gathering! Add a sprinkle of disability and, well…it’s indescribable joy. In 2015, a small team from the US and an eager team in Zambia joined forces to … Continue reading A New Dawn family retreat by Delinda
Olga, our paid in country representative, wrote the piece below For 21 years I worked in a hospital as a nurse in the intensive care unit. I graduated from the University with a degree in Human Physiology. I met Vickie and George at the Alpha and Omega summer camp in Ukraine. At first we just … Continue reading ECW Story – Meet Olga
The piece blow written by Olga, ECW paid in country representative It’s time to take stock of the past camp. Thanks to your support, 10 children with disabilities spent a whole week at sea in a youth Christian camp. It was a wonderful time of rest, communication, swimming in the sea, fun, delicious food, sports, … Continue reading 2018 Camp review – Olga
ECW’s trip to Zambia July 29 – Aug. 8, 2018 was clearly from God. While the family retreat was a huge success, God showed us a heartbreaking reality for families with disabilities. So many live in unimaginable poverty, with no electricity or running water, and so many don’t have enough food to eat. Families … Continue reading ECW 2018 Zambia Trip – Vickie
Update from our ministry partners in Zambia – Life on Wheels: In keeping with one of our objectives: to make life bearable for our friends living with disability, we had a wonderful privilege o f hosting the first ever Family Retreat for families with disability. Our friends Delinda Carr, (accompanied by her Daughter Sarah), Vickie … Continue reading 2018 Zambia Update
The Generosity of True Love! Go and do Likewise. Luke 10:25-37 Many believe in the importance of love in solving some of the most difficult problems that orphans with disabilities face. However, it is much easier to talk about how to help than to put love into practice. As we were planning for our trip … Continue reading 2018 Ukraine Update
