Stories

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Jeanie and Phil: A Wellspring of Inspiration
~ DONOR PROFILE ~ Jeanie Beyer moves toward the center of the gathering. “The Lord be with you,” she says. And the church answers back, with enthusiasm, more like a tent revival than a sedate Eucharist. This is Grace Mission in Tallahassee, Florida where Jeanie and her husband
Two Emerging Leaders Embark on Episcopal Relief & Development’s Pilgrimage to Ghana
In the next week, two emerging leaders will embark on Episcopal Relief & Development’s pilgrimage to Ghana, Africa. One will bring with her a passion for civic engagement and education seeking to expand her global understanding of these issues, the other will seek to deepen her
Where is the Water coming from?
Access to clean water is a critical issue facing the most vulnerable communities around the world. In this blog Program Officer, Sara Delaney, reminds us that the solutions to accessing clean water are more varied and complex.
Better than Food Aid
Last week during my second visit to Burundi, we went up to the north of the country, just near the border with Rwanda, to a community called Rwibikara. The story we heard from the people our program is working with there amazed me – because of what the people there had been through, and
Searching for a Metaphor
I’ve heard “It’s like drinking from a fire hose” quite a few times since I arrived in New York, but I’m not so sure. Yes, there is a great deal to learn about the work of Episcopal Relief & Development, but the fire hose analogy sounds really unpleasant to me. There has
Instant Noodles
This disaster response story from China is a reminder of Episcopal Relief & Development’s global reach and the commitment we have to heal a hurting world, here and abroad. The warehouse run by the local government office in Ya’an has a mountain of instant noodle packets