July 17 has been set as the day for the International Churches of Christ to donate in response to this cry for help that comes from Abidjan, Ivory Coast in West Africa. Traumatized by the violence of civil war, our brothers and sisters in our Abidjan Church of Christ now face 50% unemployment with little food and water. Hundreds lost everything and are now living like refugees. Over 1100 disciples are without jobs. 400 college students are without housing and food.
In terms of the number of our members affected and duration of suffering, this is the largest humanitarian crisis our churches have ever seen. Please help these desperate disciples.
See below for how you can help and to see the Abidjan video. Click here to donate to this crucial need.
God has blessed the disciples faithfulness with over 40 baptisms and 12 marriages since the civil war began!
Click here for more information on the crisis.
The news media has moved on from the civil war stories but the needs remain. Being a close-knit family, our churches are responding around the world. Help us get the message out by using the icons at the top of this story or the tool bar at the bottom of the page to send this article by email or post it on your Facebook page.
Your donation makes a difference:
$32 feeds 1 family of 4 for 1 week
$120 feeds 1 family of 4 for for 1 month
$100 provides school fees for 1 child for 1 year
$1000 provides HOPEww clinic medicine for 1 month or shelter for 1 family for 4 months
$1500 feeds a family for 1 year
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Please send a donation from your church to HOPE worldwide.