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
ECW Story – Meet Olga
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
2018 Camp review – 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 2018 Zambia Trip – Vickie
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
2018 Zambia Update
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