Stories
Please enjoy the many stories illustrating how lives are transformed through the shared abundance of our partners and friends. Be sure to sign up to receive inspiring new stories and multimedia features throughout the month. Join us and be a part of this caring, compassionate community!
Meet our Gender Initiatives Director: Chiseche Mibenge
Dr. Chiseche Mibenge joined Episcopal Relief & Development in Fall 2019. She reflects on her new role and how a chance meeting with a bishop dr...
By Episcopal Relief & Development
Under the Mango Tree: A Savings Group is Born
Twenty-five men and women from the farming community of Kuladaboog in Northern Ghana were meeting for the second time under the shade of a huge man...
By Mike Smith
Lessons from my Three-Year-Old
Ash Wednesday is a reminder that we are fashioned from dust, and to dust we will return. However, children are a reminder that a whole lot happens between those dusty bookends, and while we are on this Earth, we have work to do – and we can’t always do it alone.
By Chad Brinkman
Seeing God in the Midst of Disasters
YOU’RE INVITED TO BECOME A PARTNER IN RESPONSE AND RESILIENCE! The US Disaster Program works in partnership with dioceses around the country that h...
By Katie Mears
Best of 2019: Top Stories of the Year
Our stories bear witness to the lived experiences of vulnerable women and children, the effects of a changing climate and the partners that are working together with Episcopal Relief & Development for lasting change.
Reasons to Be Hopeful: Engaging God’s Plan for Us
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” – ...
By Teri Lawver
