Support for UNI Students from Rwanda
CHCPC has had the unique opportunity to reach around the globe to touch the life of a wonderful young woman from Rwanda. In return, our lives have been profoundly changed. Nadine Ishimwe is now a sophomore at UNI. In 2006 CHCPC answered the call to provide the financial support to bring Nadine to the United States. We have since helped with tuition and other expenses. We have been blessed to watch her learn and grow. We are excited to have the opportunity to do this again. Nadine’s sister, Diane, joined her in Cedar Falls December 18, 2008, and CHCPC played a pivotal role in funding her move to the United States. She has begun her studies at UNI with an intensive English language program. We are blessed to provide the financial support Diane will need for her studies. |
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Diane and Nadine, (left, right below) younger sisters of Nancy Ishimwe, are both students at UNI. Shown here with Nancy, now graduated from UNI, all three women have received financial support from Cedar Heights Presbyterian as they left Rwanda to study in Cedar Falls. The sisters recently led an Adult Forum class after Sunday morning worship.
CHCPC Adult Mission Trip
CHCPC supports opportunities for hands-on mission work coordinated with Presbyterian Disaster Assistance. Cedar Heights Presbyterian mission budget funds have been used to support a trip to Houma, LA, for disaster relief following Hurricane Rita, and on-site work with families in Parkersburg and Clarksville, IA, assisting them following tornadoes and flooding in 2008. See this work in our Photo Gallery.
Over the Rainbow
Over the Rainbow Health and Education Services is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established by Jenny Hall who grew up in the Cedar Heights Presbyterian Church family. The organization is committed to improving the lives of impoverished women and children around the world. A variety of health and education programs are offered at the community-based center in Salvador, Brazil. Programs have also been started in Kenya, Romania, and Mozambique. Projects include children's and women's education, oral health, HIV/AIDS prevention, and nutrition and physical education. See Jenny Hall’s work in our Photo Gallery. http://www.over-therainbow.org |
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Hillcrest Family Services
Hillcrest Family Services, a child welfare organization supported by the Presbyterian Church, provides comprehensive human services targeting troubled children and adolescents, women and their families, and adults with serious mental illness. www.hillcrest-fs.org
Fair Trade Coffee
The Mission Committee purchases Fair Trade Coffee for the church use and makes it available for purchase by church members. Worker-owned, these co-ops work with small farmers in Latin America, Africa, Asia and the U.S. building just trading relationships based on trust, fair prices, affordable credit and environmental sustainability. The Program partners with faith-based organizations to promote Fair Trade and offers 100% fairly traded coffee, tea, cocoa, chocolate and nuts to congregations.
Bairo Pite Community Health Care in East Timor
Primary health care is the top priority for Bairo Pite Clinic. With an average of 539 patients each day (2009), it is the most visited health clinic in the country. Doctor Daniel Murphy received his MD from the University of Iowa. Dr Dan has worked in East Timor since September 1998, although the Indonesian government forced him out after a few months. He returned September 1999 and has been working since to provide health care for poor people and train health care workers.
Feed My Starving Children
A non-profit Christian organization committed to feeding God's starving children hungry in body and spirit. The approach is simple: children and adults hand-pack meals formulated specially for starving children, and ships meals to nearly 70 countries around the world.
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance
PDA is the emergency and refugee program of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. It focuses on the long-term recovery of disaster-impacted communities around the world. It manages a number of volunteer teams nationally and internationally. PDA has responded to hurricanes Ike and Gustav, flooding in Iowa, the cyclone in Myanmar and the earthquake in China during 2008. http://www.pcusa.org/pda
World Vision
World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children and their families worldwide, tackling the problems of poverty and injustice. CHCPC currently sponsors 5 families. http://www.worldvision.org
Women for Women
Women for Women International helps women who have survived conflict move from victim to active citizen. Women participate in a one-year program and receive support after graduating to assume leadership positions in their villages. CHCPC currently sponsors three women from developing countries including Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. http://www.womenforwomen.org/index.php
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