Jesus 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,...
Read moreDo the Stones Need to Talk for Us?
In the Middle East stones are representative of protest. Whenever protest happens, it is accompanied by stones – usually being thrown. There are certainly many of them around. After living in the Middle East, seeing stones used in this way, I came to appreciate a new meaning to the story in Luke concerning Palm Sunday: As he was now...
Read moreOpportunity Links Canada with Malawi
At cbm Canada we believe all people have equal value. This means that when given opportunities for education and leadership and employment, people with disabilities have so much to offer their communities. One man, who believed this whole-heartedly, was our friend Paul Hutcheson. A devout Christian and long-time advocate for persons with disabilities, Paul faithfully served on the cbm...
Read moreGod really did create us for relationship
Brian Hatchell, cbm Canada Guest Blogger Monday, March 26, 2012 The penultimate build day, hard to believe it’s coming to an end. After taking Sunday off to go to church and relax for a day, it was back to the build site today.
Read moreWe knew the pain was the result of hard work, hard work on behalf of someone who needs assistance
Brian Hatchell, cbm Canada Guest Blogger Nothing makes you feel as sore as manual labour, especially if you are used to working at a desk all day. Today was our first day on the build site, and I don’t think very many of us, including myself, had any idea how hard it is to build a house from the...
Read moreIn Niger – How do you plan for drought?
How do you plan for a food crisis? How do you include people with disabilities in that planning? One answer might surprise you… you build a garden and dig a well! In Niger we have this wonderful example of how cbm worked with Oumou Moussa, a woman with a disability, to help her use her land for a well...
Read moreThe importance of maternal health.
Last year I was visiting our community based rehabilitation (CBR) program in Lusaka Zambia. On one day we saw six clients – each a child with their mother, each with cerebral palsy. I watched how these mothers were taught to care for their children. They helped their child through exercises that encouraged mobility. They worked to get them to...
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