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Nation-2-Nation Film Studios is excited to announce the launch of their newest Community Development Series: Effective Livestock Care (ELC). It’s designed to help people better their living conditions by training rural families and sustenance farmers on the basic care and treatment of livestock. In 13 bi-lingual sessions, Dr. Peter Quesenberry of Christian Veterinarian Mission covers [...]

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Here’s a new tool, in numerous languages, for short-term and medical mission groups to use in local churches, schools and community centers, for outreach and for development.  It is a revolutionary tool designed to help lift communities out of poverty.  Imagine taking the cumulative knowledge of doctors, dentists, nutritionists and agricultural experts, who have worked [...]

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Here’s a new Community Development DVD study solution, available in multiple languages.  This is a revolutionary new curriculum designed to help lift communities out of poverty. Imagine taking the cumulative knowledge of doctors, nutritionists and agricultural experts, who have worked among the world’s poor, and pooling that information into a single, practical and easy-to-use video [...]

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A friend of a friend runs a non-profit ministry that produces diagnostic kits for developing countries. These kits can be used by indigenous folks with limited training to enable them to accurately diagnose and treat people with a variety of diseases. If you want more information, check out their website at   http://www.sciencewithamission.org  

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The upcoming Christian Economic Development Institute (CEDI) in Guatemala is slated for November 7th – 13th, 2010. Missions Frontier will host the event at the Hotel Casa del Rey in Chichicastenango, and the training will be delivered in Spanish. Read about the courses offered — involving microfinance, church-centered savings programs, entrepreneurships, the prices, and more [...]

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Churches and individual Christians typically have faulty assumptions about the causes of poverty, resulting in the use of strategies that do considerable harm to poor people and themselves. When Helping Hurts provides foundational concepts, clearly articulated general principles and relevant applications. The result is an effective and holistic ministry to the poor, not a truncated [...]

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Our organization is going through a 20 month reinvent and one of the things we hope to accomplish is strengthen the relationship and network that exists between “the home office” and “the field.” So we figured we’d ask… What kinds of processes, technology, etc. does your organization use that promote unity in this area? Just [...]

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Chapin Living Waters exists to help poor people in third world countries grow vegetables when there is insufficient rain. They offer simple, sustainable technologies for subsistence farming, bringing hope to the poorest people and the opportunity to solve their own problems. Their simple “Bucket Kit” can be a tool for outreach and church planting. Check [...]

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