Meet The Overcomers
June 17, 2019By Jerry Carnill, President & CEO (June 1, 2019) I’d like to introduce you to three people who are working to escape generational poverty and oppression. We call them “The Overcomers”. They have the spirit, drive and perseverance to overcome huge obstacles – but they need love and support to get there. You’ll see yourself in […]
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Overcomers: Artisans Shine at Quito Fair
May 17, 2019Women in the Quito Recycling Community are learning new skills, starting micro businesses and generating income to support their families. Read below how a Entrepreneurs Fair sponsored by ER and opened up to our partners and friends helped many artisans show off and sell their handiwork. (May 17, 2019) The first ever Feria De Emprendimiento […]
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Orphans Cheer Water
March 30, 2019These are exciting days for the kids at Belwop Child Rescue Center in Nyeri, Kenya. The 38 children and staff residing at Belwop have been struggling to get by with expensive – and inconsistent – water delivered by truck. They’ve been hoping and praying for a dependable source of clean water for years. Now that wait […]
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First Living Room Furniture Delivered!
February 18, 2019Story update: Fast forward less than one year, and the guys in the Quito Dump Community Men’s program are producing some stellar furniture. Check out this set below. Notice the recycled pallet wood. How awesome is this? ER’s Pete Emery shares: “We delivered our first living room set that the guys have been working hard […]
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10 Ways to Find Your Purpose
January 2, 2019Having grown up in Ecuador, Rheanna Cline created an opportunities list to encourage you to engage with ER. We’ve updated it for 2019. (Posted Sept. 25, 2016, updated May 24, 2019) By Rheanna Lea Cline Through the work of Extreme Response, thousands of people living in extreme situations are experiencing significant life change. With programs […]
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David’s Journey: From Dump Diaper Duty to President of Linguava Interpreters
August 10, 2017By Tim Fausch, ER Communications “‘The secret to living is giving’. That concept has really impacted my heart.” – David Brackett While in his early twenties, David Brackett traveled thousands of miles to change the diapers of infants and work in the Quito Dump Daycare. Diaper duty wasn’t highlighted in his short-term volunteer job description, but […]
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Matching Funds Goal Exceeded!
January 2, 2017(Jan. 2, 2017 Update) We Love Our Supporters We made it! Thanks to your generosity, ER was able to receive $200,000 in matching funds. Generous donors had offered to match up to $200,000 in donations given to ER as part of our year-end Love-Hope-Opportunity 2017 Impact Campaign. Many of you responded. ER exceeded the $200,000 threshold […]
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Team Omaha: Building Homes, Changing The Lives Of Dump Families
September 15, 2016By John Toney, Team Omaha Arriving late in Quito, Ecuador on July the 19, 2016, a team from Omaha, NE of 23 people arose early the next morning to join the ER team, Ricardo Vaca Maila and Luis Anibal Maila Vaca. Our purpose was to contruct a new house for Pedro and Martha Robles Guachi, […]
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Caro: Growing Up in the Dump Community
September 14, 2016Written By Dawn Carnill Caro was born just days after our daycare center opened in the Quito garbage dump. Her mother had been working there since she was a child herself– gleaning things she could use and mining for recyclables to sell. Caro’s two older sisters spent their toddler and preschool years with their mother […]
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Volunteers Pour Into Families, Build Classrooms For Kids
July 8, 2016By Paul Fernane ER’s Paul Fernane directs short-term teams in the Americas, with a majority of those trips taking place in Ecuador where he is stationed. Below, Paul shares the recent impact created by a team from Washington state. The team from Kennewick Baptist Church did an awesome job of strengthening their relationship with our […]
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