https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rJ0WctaJjM On Jan. 31, 2022, a huge mudslide triggered by the heaviest rainfall in Ecuador for nearly 20 years killed 26 people in the Quito, triggering disaster response from Extreme Response. Dozens of were injured and scores were...
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Vocational Training: Veggie Tales And Miracles
Steve and Anne Haag epitomize the concept of using your passions to help others through vocational training. Could God use a pole climber (fiber optics) and a greenhouse worker with prior addiction issues? That's a resounding "yes". Today they are ER staff running...
Truth Trumps Kids’ Insecurity
Insecurity – 1. uncertainty or anxiety about oneself; lack of confidence. 2. the state of being open to danger or threat; lack of protection. (Oxford Online Dictionary) Insecurity feels like a dirty word and yet it is something I’m certain we have all faced. It’s far...
Skills Training Restores Mirasol’s Dreams
As a young girl, Mirasol dreamed of becoming a fashion designer. To achieve this dream, she needed skills training. When she was 19, those dreams were dashed when she became pregnant and also lacked the finances to pay for training. She found contentment as a...
Staff Story: Ministering Through Accounting? You Bet!
Scroll through Extreme Response’s social media posts you’ll see photos of our field staff and the vulnerable people we serve. These images often are impactful and inspiring. What you don’t see are the other invaluable ER team members who help make what we do possible....
Rayne Dance: From Tragedy to Triumph
Investing in vulnerable children gives us a front row seat to seeing incredible life change. Take Rayne*, who experienced a severe childhood accident that could have left her crushed and hopeless. Instead, Rayne dances with joy. By Amy Townsend, Fish Hoek Dream Center...
Bethany Shoots Video on Two Continents in One Summer
It was a whirlwind summer for volunteer Bethany Johnson, who took her camera to South Africa and Ecuador during a hectic 10-week trip. A student at King's College in NY, Bethany had previously served with ER through our partner Living Hope in South Africa. Bethany...
Unity Savings Group Empowers 280 Participants
Savings Group Allows Elena to Help Her Family By Maryann Dagdag, Unity Savings Group Adviser, Pathway For Hope Staff When the Philippines was hit by coronavirus, millions of Filipinos lost their jobs. This included Elena’s husband and their children. Pandemic policies...
Cycles For Life Mobilizes Barber
Barber Overcomes COVID Hurdles Through Pay-It-Forward Program Yman was stuck. The 23-year-old was studying and working at a barber shop during COVID and it wasn't going well. He couldn't use public transportation to get to work or school. In fact, the barber shop was...
Newlyweds Donate Gifts to Belwop Kids
Paige Brenner Eubank was immediately intrigued when she heard about a ministry in Kenya that was helping vulnerable kids. In the summer of 2018, Canvas Church sent a team of volunteers through Extreme Response to serve at partner Belwop Child Rescue Center in Nyeri,...
ER Canada Invites You to Its Virtual Dinner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8tauxTJ_Kc&feature=youtu.be Help Make ER Canada's 2020 Virtual Dinner a Big Success Extreme Response Canada is not letting COVID-19 hinder its annual banquet. After some hearty discussions, the team has shifted to a virtual...
Hungry Family Loves Its Neighbors
By Nick Carnill, ER Africa Staff For three months during the COIVD-19 crisis in South Africa, ER staff members have distributed emergency food, books and supplies to families in great need in local communities. Nick Carnill shares a story that shows how one hungry...