My name is Vicky, and I have been a faithful disciple of Congo Church for 18 years. My engineer husband provided for our family with his steady income. On the other hand, I was a devoted housewife, raising our five children. But when my husband passed away at the age of 49 after a long battle with coronary artery disease, our world was turned upside down. Grief-stricken and alone, I found myself struggling to make ends meet. The financial burden of supporting five children was overwhelming, and I felt like I was drowning in a sea of responsibilities. Thankfully, the generous sisters at our church offered me help. They gave me a small loan and taught me how to sell dried fish (fretins) and spices. With their encouragement and support, I have found a new path, determined to provide for my family despite the challenges. Selling fretins and spices took work. I faced long hours, challenging customers, and the constant worry of whether I would earn enough to make ends meet. But the love for my children fueled my determination, and I persevered.
Due to the soaring inflation, I need help to make ends meet, provide food for my children, and pay our house rent. With my limited resources, I seek ETF's assistance to purchase essential groceries and settle our unpaid house rent. Your generosity would greatly help my family during these difficult times. Thank you for considering my request. May God bless you abundantly.

Request $900

My name is Jonathan, a baptized member of the Congo Church since 2011. I come from a large family of nine children, and as an entrepreneur in the food product marketing industry, I strive to support my widowed mother and siblings. This year, our nation's economy has been severely affected by the ongoing conflict in the eastern region, resulting in a decline in purchasing power and a struggle to make ends meet. Despite my efforts, I am unable to earn enough to cover our rent expenses, and I also urgently need to seek medical attention for a persistent eye problem that causes swelling, irritation, and significantly impacts my daily life. These challenges have placed a significant burden on my ability to provide for my family. I humbly reach out to my spiritual family for support to alleviate my financial strain and enable me to pay rent and cover medical expenses during this difficult time. Your generosity and compassion would be deeply appreciated.

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My name is Judith Beene Zamba; I am 33 and a member of the Zambia Church of Christ. I have two beautiful children and have been married for almost 12 years. My husband is not Zambian, and we relocated from Uganda to Zambia about a year ago. Life was so difficult in Uganda since my husband's contract was not renewed, and due to COVID-19, we lost our little business. After nothing left, my family and I decided to return to my home country, Zambia. However, things have been challenging due to the high inflation rate. I work as a preschool teacher and earn a monthly salary of about $100, which is insufficient to see us through all our basic needs. My husband is not working because he is a foreigner and needs paperwork to get a job. Despite my best efforts, I have found it incredibly challenging to make ends meet and provide for my family, particularly my children. I'm kindly asking for any help given. We will appreciate it. Any assistance given will significantly change our story.

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In 2009, Erika was baptized in the Church of Recife in Brazil and was a dedicated member who actively served. Her warm and cheerful personality was a source of encouragement for everyone. Erika persevered for many years and in 2017, she married Ailton, a fellow member of the church who shared her joy. In 2019, they expanded their family by adopting three pre-teen children. Unfortunately, the pandemic had a significant impact on Ailton's faith, and he began to experience difficult times. As a result, he left the church and ultimately divorced his wife in 2022.

Because of the divorce, Erika is facing the risk of losing custody of her children, which may indicate instability to government authorities. Despite working two jobs to support her family, her salary is not sufficient to meet their needs. She is seeking assistance to pay for family bills and provide food for her children. Despite her challenges, Erika remains faithful to the Lord and maintains a remarkable sense of joy without letting bitterness grow in her heart. Thank you for any help you can provide. God bless you.

Samir is a member of our church in Egypt. 10 years ago, Samir met a brother who told him about Jesus. He then started attending the service and studying the Bible with his wife. Samir is a very hard-working father of 3. He initiates help at the church and loves to serve. He is also part of the church choir playing on the tambourine.
This past year has been challenging for them as a family as he lost part of his job. He is trying to provide for his family, but one of the main struggles is paying the monthly house rent and bringing food to the table. Any assistance to help him and his family is very appreciated.

Edwin has been a disciple of the International Church of Christ in Liberia. He has been blind for a long period of time. He makes a living by tending to his little garden, but due to his age, he he is experiencing some health issues and body pains that require medication. His only son is not earning much to support his own family and Edwin.

We seek support on behalf of Edwin from ETF to enable him to feed his family and take care of his medical needs.

Request: $1,000

Greetings to all my brothers and sisters. My name is Beatriz Buezo Hernandez, I am 23 years old, and in faith I am 4 years old. Currently I am out of a job, I was taking care of a child and doing the cleaning, I am the only financial support of my family since my brother suffers from epilepsy and cannot work because because of his situation they do not want to hire him. Currently I am caught by surprise when I find myself without a job and I feel worried since the job included lodging, my boss gave me 3 more weeks of lodging, and this type of job is very long to wait to find and it is a long process in a matter of the recommendations, apart from my health is not good since the gynecologist detected a 4.5 cm endometriosis and this has affected my diet, and currently I cannot continue with my medical consultations and solution for my problem. I am seeking $850 to help support me during this time.

Thank you very much for taking the time to read these lines of my story, I trusted in God's plans and that he will be in control of my situation.

Hello brothers and sisters, my name is Clège Mata, I’ve been a disciple for 18 years, married and a father of two children.

I lost my job as a result of the pandemic, and I found myself in financial difficulties. I embarked on building a small business to survive with my family. Given the increase in the cost of living, I find myself in difficulty meeting family responsibilities such as paying rent, and buying groceries for my family.

I am seeking financial assistance of $1000 to help me pay the rent, and get food from the grocery store for my children.

May God bless abundantly.

My name is Chantal Kingolo, I’ve been a disciple of Jesus for 22 years. I am an entrepreneur working in the making of wedding and birthday cakes. My husband lost the job around 10 years ago. My family and I live from this little activity that I do. Unfortunately, business has slowed considerably since the pandemic and I now find it difficult to make ends meet. I ask for your help to get through this difficult time.

Thanks to generous ETF donors, this need has been met!

My name is Mayavati. I got baptized back in the 2020. We are a total of 7 members of the Buddhist family. My mom and all my sisters also became disciples of Jesus.

Our daily expenses are increasing day by day and my elder sister alone is working and taking care of all of us with her $15,000 (rupees) salary as of now. 17 years back we left our village and moved to town (Bidar,Karnataka) for higher studies. Since then we have been staying in a rented house which costs $4,000 (rupees) per month, and my elder sister stays in a rented house in Hyderabad.

After the death of my dad, my mom became weak and fell sick often. The doctors are saying her Blood Pressure is low and she needs to care for herself. Not only that my health has also not been good for 2 years. I have suffered from Anemia and I also need to take injections continuously to increase my blood level. Due to this not able not focus on my studies.

Recently 2 months back my grandmother fell down and her leg broken. She is not able to walk anymore and she is staying with us. Because of pain she is crying and shouting and our house owner is telling us to vacate the house. We need to move to another place at the earliest. We need to pay our debts also. It is very hard to find houses because prices are very high and facing a lot of water issues in many houses.

All these issues make us disturbed and stressed. No financial support from relatives and no one supporting us because we became disciples.

We all are praying and hoping in God only. We are requesting $1000.

Thanking you Sister.

Mayavati From Bidar Church, Karnataka, INDIA.

Thanks to generous ETF donors, this need has been met!