Update: Rebuilding lives after Hurricane Matthew
Hurricanes may do their damage in a day, but the recovery can take weeks, months and even years. Please read cbm’s report on how our support continues to help those devastated by Hurricane Matthew in Haiti one year after impact. Hurricane Matthew 2016 – One year report
Read morePartnerships: Simple math doesn’t add up
This is how a beautiful partnership was formed… While I was visiting a new Habitat for Humanity build site in Ethiopia, I was introduced to a group of families that were described as the poorest in the community. I pointed out that each of these “poorest” families had at least one member with a disability. It was one of...
Read moreBe part of a village to raise a child
Disability in a child often causes a child to feel alone. Sometimes it’s because the child or the family feels ashamed. Sometimes it’s because children in the community tease the child. Sometimes it’s because the child can’t keep up with the others during playtime. Sometimes it’s because the child doesn’t have the resources necessary to attend school. Whatever the...
Read moreAn A-Typical Thanksgiving
Guest Blogger – Brian Hatchell, cbm Canada This past weekend was Thanksgiving here in Canada. I must admit I don’t typically give a lot of thought to ‘giving thanks’ over this holiday. Consider me odd, or just self-absorbed, honestly, neither would be wrong. My focus over most holidays is always on being in the presence of my family, indulging...
Read moreHaiti – 5 Years On
© CBM/ShelleyA teacher works with a student at the Pazapa school for children with disabilities in Jacmel, Haiti. Pazapa means “step by step” in Haitian Creole, and offers three levels of education, a program for the deaf and medical assistance including orthopedic, plastic, and neurological surgery, rehabilitation, physical therapy, and occupational therapy. Courtesy of cbm International January 12, 2015 marks...
Read moreCall to Prayer for Those Facing Ebola Crisis
Yesterday we heard the tragic news that Dr. Martin Salia, 44 years old, died of Ebola in Nebraska. Our prayers are with his family, friends and colleagues. Dr. Salia was working in Sierra Leone at the Lowell and Ruth Guess Kissy Hospital, which shares the same compound as the Eye Hospital. cbm Canada is a partner with the Eye...
Read moreJesus calls us to help people with disabilities even in the toughest situations
I’ve been asked why cbm has chosen to be involved in bringing relief to the most vulnerable people of Gaza – young children, the elderly, those with disabilities. It’s because we believe Jesus is calling us to serve those who can’t see, walk, hear, and those at greatest risk of sickness and impairment, in the toughest places. People trapped...
Read moreA Different Kind of Fashion Statement
Who would have thought I’d have an opinion about fashion! Another blogger pointed me to a current show in Toronto’s Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) called “Fashion Follows Form: Designs for Sitting”. I haven’t gone to the show yet, but I did visit the ROM website. It’s interesting, but not surprising, how fashion is normally designed around people who stand...
Read moreWhy did God make Grandmother’s?
Laura Lynn Tyler Thompson, a friend and ambassador of cbm travelled with us on a trip – back to where she grew up – to Uganda. I wanted to share this blog with you because I feel she’s captured the vital role that grandmother’s play in Uganda, one of the world’s poorest developing countries. Enjoy the read! At the...
Read moreA Toilet can be a Gateway to a Future for a Child!
It’s bad enough if a child can’t get to school because of lack of mobility or distance. Imagine the indignity of a child being denied access to school because he or she can’t use the school toilet. It’s not a challenge – a humiliation – you’d wish on your own child or any other child, certainly not a sweet,...
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