2012–2013 Gift CataloGue
JustiCe and Compassion are not Just words.
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love God.serve people.ChanGe the world.
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welCome to the 2012–2013 allianCe JustiCe and Compassion Gift CataloGue!
Our teams of International Workers are ministering
among people in over 40 countries in four regions that
we refer to as the Silk Road, Caribbean Sun, Desert
Sand, and Asian Spice. Many work among the poor and
vulnerable where compassion initiatives are an essential
part of communicating the Gospel.
The message of the Gospel includes the promise of
forgiveness of sin and the transformation of people. This
transformation means that those who follow Jesus will
grow in their capacity to seek justice for the oppressed,
and have compassion for the sick, poor, the marginalized,
and the imprisoned. God is a God of compassion and
it is our responsibility, as his followers, to reflect that
compassion and care to the world! It is our vision that as
a result of this kind of ministry, we will see communities
transformed by Christ as they experience love and
compassion and embrace it for themselves!
Our compassion work is funded through Approved
Special project funds. In this catalogue we have
identified specific items that are related to tangible
projects that truly impact needy people. We invite you
to purchase a gift in honour of someone, or to share the
experience as a family, small group, or youth group and
raise funds for your selected projects. By participating,
you will assist us in communicating the love of Jesus as
our teams come alongside those with incredible needs.
Blessings!
Joanne BeaCh
Director of Alliance Justice and Compassion
“I was hungry and you gave me somethIng to eat, I was thIrsty and you gave me somethIng to drInk, I was a stranger and you InvIted me In, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sIck and you looked after me, I was In prIson and you came to vIsIt me . . . whatever you dId for these brothers and sIsters of mIne, you dId for me.”
—JeSuS
Impacting Niger
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$30villaGe mediCationThis gift of medication
will help ten infants or
five children win the
battle over malaria and
other deadly diseases.
$25mosQuito netsYour gift of $25 will provide two families with
mosquito nets that will dramatically lower the risk of
malaria and save children’s lives!
The United Nations Human Development Report ranks Niger in the bottom 2 of 187 countries. Many
people live on less than $2/day. Our C&MA team is committed to seeing the lives of the Fulani and
Tuareg people of Niger transformed both spiritually and physically. According to UNICEF, this region
of Africa has the world’s highest mortality rate for children under five. Relying mainly on subsistence
farming in an unpredictable climate, undernourished children are especially susceptible to preventable
diseases like malaria. Join with us as we seek to overcome preventable deaths in Niger.
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In Niger, a country largely covered by the Sahara Desert, over half the population struggles
to find water for their daily needs. Some walk miles to access even unclean water, carrying it
home in buckets on their heads. Others build wells in dry soil that often collapse during the
rainy season. By reinforcing existing wells and digging new ones, our workers are bringing life to
people in a dry and dusty land.
Impacting Niger
$1000water and sanitationYour gift of $1000 will help supply a community
with consistent access to clean water.
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“In gIvIng us thIs well, you have gIven us lIfe. thank you!” — WOMAn DRAWInG WATeR AT A COMMunITY Well
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Niger Vocational Training School
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Currently, our C&MA team in Niger is investing
in young Tuareg women and men, empowering
and educating them for a better future.
The Niger Vocational Training School for girls
at risk is geared toward girls between the
ages of 12 and 19 who are at high risk for
early marriage, early childbirth, abuse and
prostitution. This school serves as a vocational
training centre focusing on spirituality, health
and hygiene, nutrition, self-esteem, building
life skills and trades training in sewing,
embroidery and business. We know that
educated girls are more likely to earn greater
incomes, raise smaller families, have healthier
children, participate in political processes and
send her own children to school. In addition to
education, these girls also receive something
of immense value—their parents’ promise not
to give them in marriage until completion of
the two year program.
Our young men’s apprenticeship program is
targeted toward hard working Tuareg men
who have a desire to improve their lives and
care for their families through new skills and
trades. Our team is mentoring young men and
combining this with skills training in welding,
construction and small business skills.
www.nvoc.ca
$40feed a Girl for one monthYour gift of $40 will provide a month of hot lunches
for one student at our school for girls at risk.
Through this gift, you will directly affect her physical
growth, her capacity to learn and her ability to
attend school.
$100small Business start-up KitWe want to celebrate the success of each girl
graduating from the Vocational Training School
by sending her out with a small business set up kit
consisting of all the small things she will need like a
table and chairs, tools, thread, scissors and fabric.
$450apprentiCe traininG stationWith your gift of $450, you will provide one young
man with the equipment necessary to begin skills
training. This gift will cover things like work gloves, a
welding helmet, boots, safety glasses and tools.
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Animals for Loan
The Fulani people, who depend on herds for their livelihood, have a tradition in which someone lends a
female animal (sheep, goat or cow) to a friend in need. The recipient looks after the animal until it has
young and the young is weaned. They then keep the young and return the mother to its owner.
“poverty Is begInnIng to leave our vIllage.”
— lOCAl WOMAn
$50GoatYour gift will provide funds to purchase goats to
enable village women to establish a herd and thus
a means of improving their children’s diet and give
them a source of income from the sale of milk and
cheese. Please pray that these families will come to
know Jesus, their true provider!
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“our canadIan frIends work wIth us to help our communIty move ahead and that makes us brothers and sIsters wIth them.” — A VIllAGe leADeR ADDReSSInG A GROuP Of WOMen WhO ReCeIVeD lOAneR GOATS
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Guinea Rescue Centre
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In Guinea, public services do not care for unwanted newborns. In response to this, our team established
a Baby Rescue Centre. This Centre receives abandoned infants, provides immediate medical attention
and nourishment. The staff seeks to ensure that unwanted children are cared for physically, emotionally
and spiritually. They also act as advocates for these precious children to ensure the legal process is
engaged to qualify children for adoption.
$90BaBy formulaYour gift will provide a month’s supply of life saving
formula that will nourish an infant who has been
abandoned.
$50mediCal CareThis gift will provide life saving medical care to
malnourished and sick infants.
“we need resources as soon as possIble so that we do not have to turn any Infant away. we have only saved a few but our goal Is to save many more. we want the people of guInea to know why we are Interested In savIng theIr lIves — because god loves them and each IndIvIdual lIfe Is valuable In god’s sIght.”
— COleTTe, C&MA InTeRnATIOnAl WORkeR
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Kids in Crisis
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United Nations research estimates that Guinea has over 380,000 orphaned children. About 25,000 of
these children have been orphaned by AIDS. It is also estimated that less than 1% of Guinean orphans
go to school. Our Alliance team is seeking to minister to this vulnerable group by providing meal
programs and the funds needed to enable these precious ones to attend school.
$75sChool KitOne school kit will provide an orphaned child
with the required school uniform, tuition and
school supplies for one year. By educating a child
you will provide life-changing opportunities and
hope for the future.
$50feed a ChildYour donation of $50 will feed a young
abandoned child for one month.
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Terminally Ill Patients
$80mediCal CareYour gift of $80 makes it possible for a patient to
receive proper care and medication for one month.
Health care in Serbia is very poor, especially for people diagnosed with cancer. Without enough
resources, terminally ill children and adults are sent home without care or medication. Through this Silk
Road ministry to terminally ill patients, opportunities are created for teams to visit, minister to and care
for those dying of cancer.
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Rehab Centre
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Drug addiction and alcoholism has become a fast-growing problem in Serbia with an estimated
300,000 to 500,000 drug users. With alcohol, the situation is even worse where 83% of the population
is believed to abuse alcohol (Institute for Public Health). The good news is that these people are often
very open to the Gospel through the ministry of the Rehabilitation Centre.
$75reCovery proGramYour gift of $75 will cover the cost for one week of room and board, counseling, physical therapy, and
discipleship. The Silk Road Rehab Centre seeks to allow men with addictions the chance to become
healthy and contributing members of society as they graduate from this 6-month program.
** $1,800 enables one gentleman to complete the entire program.
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Human Rights and Emergency Fund
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Many people in the Silk Road region who convert to Christianity face persecution from family, society,
government and employers. Many lose their jobs, inheritances, family ties and for some, their very lives
are threatened.
$100assistanCe for perseCuted ChristiansYour contribution of $100 will help to
financially support persecuted Christians
in crisis. funds will be used to help with
relocation, legal fees and emergency medical
care (hospitalization, medicine etc.).
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It is estimated that anywhere between 40-60% of citizens on this Asian Spice Island are unable to
read or write. At the same time, it seems that many in this region suffer from illness and preventable
disease because of their poverty and distance from healthcare. Health problems are often exacerbated
by illiteracy. Many women are unable to fill out government forms that would entitle them and their
children to free medical care. Our Spice team is offering literacy classes for women while incorporating
health clinics for their families.
Cup of Cold Water
$100women’s literaCy and healthYour gift of $100 will provide the funds needed for
one woman to complete the literacy course and
provide medical treatment as needed.
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Sustainable Village Health Care
The Sustainable Village Health Care project works among seven different tribes of people in Papua,
Indonesia. Many of these tribes live too far from urban centres to receive necessary care. In these tribes,
it is not uncommon for women to bear 10 children, yet see only half of these children reach adulthood.
This is most often caused by complications in childbirth, poor nutrition and lack of medical assistance.
Prenatal education and medical care is needed to reduce the extremely high rates of infant and maternal
deaths in this people group.
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$30villaGe health CareYour gift will allow nationals to be better equipped
to help their own people through the purchase of
medicine and other health resources.
$50midwifery Kit$50 will provide training for a woman in midwifery
techniques and the means to travel to remote
villages to assist women in childbirth. This will have
a lasting impact in communities as women gain the
skills necessary to assist others in the fight against
high infant and maternal mortality.
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In this Asian Spice country, the cost of fruits and vegetables has escalated beyond the reach of the poor.
Living in an urban centre, many families do not have either the skills to grow their own food or the land
on which to do so. Our team has introduced Urban Gardening, a technique in which small community
plots or individual containers are used to grow vegetables where space is limited. The Urban Garden
project has allowed many people the opportunity to supplement their diets and prevent malnutrition.
The project has also opened the door to friendship and sharing of the Gospel in this region.
Urban Gardens
$50urBan Garden proJeCtYour gift of $50 will provide the means for a woman
to begin her own urban garden project and thus
enable her to provide nutrition for her family.
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Tricked, Trafficked, Treasured
The Tricked, Trafficked, Treasured
project seeks to minister to the
victims of human trafficking.
This program has two locations.
One that ministers to women
who have been trapped in the
sex trade and another site that
seeks to bring healing to men
recovering from drug addiction.
Through this ministry, our
International Workers have
an opportunity to express
God’s love in tangible and
practical ways. The counseling,
discipleship, skills training and
employment opportunities
created by this project are vital
to help women and men heal
and reintegrate into society
with dignity and hope. It is
amazing to see the growth and
transformation that occur when
these people come to realize
that they are treasured by God.
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$50resCue and proteCtYour gift of $ 50 helps those who are trapped in the
sex trade and drug addiction find freedom, healing
and transformation.
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Inca Link works hand in hand with Alliance churches in Ecuador to reach out to the hurting in the
community. Ecuador has the highest teen pregnancy rate in South America. Our dream is to not only
take care of pregnant women and their babies, but to help educate them, their families, friends and
society so as not to repeat the cycle.
Inca Link
$100prenatal and infant CareGive at-risk children and rejected teen moms a head
start in life and in parenting with the gift of prenatal
and infant care. Your gift will provide moms and
babies with things like: housing, prenatal counseling,
vitamins, diapers and other necessary items.
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Brave Heart Kids
Investing in education is a long-term solution to deeply rooted problems of poverty
and addiction. The marginalized people groups of Mexican society, like the Otomi,
live on the outskirts of Mexico City and are often overlooked or ignored. Their
opportunity to receive quality education and nutrition is minimal.
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$30lovinG CareYour gift will provide a child with tutoring, food
programs, Bible studies and children’s clubs. This
initiative gives dignity to families and provides hope
for their future.
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There are 300,000 – 400,000 Nicaraguans living in Costa Rica hoping for a better life; 30% live in
extreme poverty. Even though schooling is free, many children cannot attend because they cannot afford
the cost of a school uniform and school supplies. Many parents have made the choice between feeding
their children and paying for their school needs. Our team works alongside the local church in Costa
Rica to minister to these families.
Patarra Project
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$60hope for a Child’s future By giving a gift of $60, you can make it possible
for a poor nicaraguan child to live a life of hope
by providing things like education materials,
vitamin supplements for nutrition and a Bible in
their own language.
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Caribbean Island Ministries
Severe restrictions have been
placed on the economy of an
area of the Caribbean Sun
region. This reality causes many
to live in extreme poverty. Our
team started a microeconomic
project to help the members
of Alliance churches prosper
economically so they could
be sustained through tithing.
This program has expanded to
other denominations in order
to foster a spirit of unity among
the people of God and to partner
together in reaching this nation
for Christ. Church members who
have experienced this blessing
developed the vision to invite
people in the neighbourhood to
participate as a way to serve the
community and express the love
of Christ.
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$200miCroeConomiCsA gift of $200 will provide a person with a loan to
begin a small business venture that will better their
social and economic situation which will allow them
to be a blessing to their community.
“now my lIfe has been transformed; I am so thankful that the church opened theIr group up to me!”
— COMMunITY PARTICIPAnT WhO CAMe TO ChRIST
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The Alliance Compassion Fund is used to
finance justice and compassion ministries in
Canada and around the world not already
covered under other projects. We need funds
for immediate use as needs of the poor and
oppressed are brought to our attention.
Alliance Compassion
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$ where most neededPlease use this gift of where most needed
for ministries of justice and compassion.
Food Aid
Money designated to this fund will be transferred to the C&MA—Canadian Foodgrains Bank account
to enable us to do food programming throughout the world, either administered by our teams or other
CFGB members. Funds designated for CFGB Food programming are eligible to receive up to a 4:1 match
from the government’s Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).
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$25feed a householdA gift of $25 could become $125 with a CIDA
match and would provide a household with the food
needed to survive.
Defend Dignity
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$50Be a voiCe and help end prostitutionWith this gift of $50, you will become a voice for the
voiceless and help our Defend Dignity team work
toward ending prostitution in Canada.
“defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed. rescue the weak and the needy; delIver them from the hand of the wIcked.”
— PSAlM 82:3-4
for more information visit www.defenddignity.ca
Defend Dignity is a Canadian justice initiative of the C&MA. It works towards the abolition of
prostitution by raising awareness through education and acting as a catalyst for individuals
and churches to get involved. Defend Dignity is also involved with advocacy for law and policy
reform in our governments.
2012–2013 Gift CataloGue
order formTheRe ARe TWO eASY WAYS TO PARTICIPATe
option 1
Select the gifts from the projects outlined in this catalogue, then go to our website at
www.justiceandcompassion.com/catalogue, click “Purchase Items” and follow the simple steps on the
donation page. If you are purchasing a gift in honour of someone, you may indicate this there.
please note: For online donations a tax receipt will be emailed immediately upon purchase.
option 2
Cut or tear out this response form, fill it out and mail it in with your cheque made payable to
the Christian and missionary alliance.
please note: For mailed in donations an acknowledgment will be mailed initially and a tax receipt will be issued early in the following year.
Choose your Gift(s) Below
Gift/Item Quantity Cost Per Total
Impacting niger — Village Medication $30
Impacting niger — Mosquito nets $25
Impacting niger — Water and Sanitation $1,000
niger Vocational Training School — feed a Girl for One Month $40
niger Vocational Training School — Small Business Start-up kit $100
niger Vocational Training School — Apprentice Training Station $450
Animals for loan — Goat $50
Guinea Rescue Centre — Baby formula $90
Guinea Rescue Centre — Medical Care $50
kids in Crisis — School kit $75
kids in Crisis — feed a Child $50
Terminally Ill Patients — Medical Care $80
Rehab Centre — Recovery Program $75
human Rights and emergency fund for Persecuted Christians $100
Cup of Cold Water — Women’s literacy and health $100
Sustainable Village health Care — Village health Care $30
Sustainable Village health Care — Midwifery kit $50
urban Gardens $50
Tricked, Trafficked, Treasured $50
Inca link — Prenatal and Infant Care $100
Brave heart kids $30
Patarra Project $60
Caribbean Island Ministries — Microeconomics $200
Alliance Compassion — Where Most needed (gift of any amount)
food Aid $25
Defend Dignity $50
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