Created to Belong

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We recently received an update from Pastor Arnold Phiri in Malawi. His letter, edited for space and clarity, follows. Greetings in the name of Jesus. First of all, I would like to thank you for the prayers and support, this quarter has been good, and also challenging. Thank you very much for trusting me to … Read more

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Empower recently facilitated a training for the staff of Sonrise Ministries in Jinga, Uganda. Sonrise started as a home for orphan babies in 2009. It has since grown into a Baby Village, a Children’s Village, a Home for street girls, and three community schools.  Running all these ministry operations is a work of love for … Read more

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For years, Empower Minister Linda Ikeda, RN MFT, has traveled to Malawi, often accompanied by Empower Minister Missionary Sue Kerrigan, RN, bringing two seminars Linda developed: Healing from Trauma, and Created to Belong. The first is to help people suffering from trauma to find healing. The second is for caregivers of those who are traumatized, … Read more

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It’s not too late to make your tax-deductible contribution to the Empower Year-End fund. Make your gift by Dec. 31, and you can make a difference for families around the globe–especially women and girls. In our travels (we visited five different countries this year), we often talk to people who are losing hope–whether because of … Read more

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Thank you so much for your continuing support! We’re excited about Empower’s growth, and optimistic about the future! Because of your generosity, we have been able to equip churches, families and whole communities to love and care for one another better. As the year comes to an end, we’d like to ask you to give … Read more

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 Sue Kerrigan and Jeanette Wheeler recently returned from a two week trip to Malawi, where they taught in two locations: Nkhata Bay and Mulanje. The trip began with four days in Nkhata Bay, where Sue and Jeanette taught Created to Belong, Healing from Trauma, and our new Women’s Health Seminar, which covers a wide range … Read more

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Our ministry comes alongside leaders to help combat the root causes of abuse, abandonment and injustice. One of the important ways we do that is through our teaching on trauma. Two seminars, Created to Belong & Healing from Trauma, both address this issue, helping both the traumatized and their caregivers. Created by Linda Ikeda, LMFC … Read more

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Linda Ikeda recently returned from Malawi. Here is her report. I arrived home recently after a 35-hour return journey from the beautiful country of Malawi, Africa. I want to thank you for all your prayers and support as I prepared, participated and returned from this endeavor. This was my tenth trip to Africa, my third … Read more

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Linda Ikeda and Sue Kerrigan are back in Malawi this week, seeing first-hand the effectiveness our “train the trainers” model. Linda reports that she and Sue, along with new partner Ann Lo, have visited ten villages in two days, where graduates of the Created to Belong and Healing from Trauma workshops have trained others. The … Read more

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Children who lose their parents go through unimaginable trauma. The loss of the person they’ve just begun to attach to, especially at a tender age, interrupts their emotional and intellectual development. Those left to care for them are often traumatized as well. In areas devastated by the AIDS pandemic, poverty, hunger, and other challenges, trauma … Read more

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Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord and savior.This Sunday at the church we are taking our problems to the cross of Jesus (an exercise from Healing from Trauma). Last Sunday I told the church that everyone when coming should bring some paper where they are going to write about their problems to … Read more