Welcome to Update - December 2021
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Working towards a truly just,
healthy and peaceful world.
  • PWRDF supports two emergency responses in Afghanistan
  • Manitoba farmers pitch in for Haiti
  • Advent daily reflections start Sunday!
  • December Praying with PWRDF special guests
Voices of Hope can be shared in your parish as a half-page bulletin insert, read as an announcement, or included in an e-blast. This month we share a report from the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya.
NEWS
PWRDF supports Afganistan relief with $80K
Between October 1, 2020 and April 30, 2021, PWRDF supported a COVID-19 response in Bamyan, Afghanistan. We used $30,000 equity from our Canadian Foodgrains Bank account and partnered with fellow Foodgrains Bank member Presbyterian World Service and Development (PWS&D) and Community World Service Asia (CWSA) on the ground. Now, with the food security situation is in crisis, PWRDF will partner again on two emergency responses in Afghanistan.
MB farmers pitch in for Haiti
This past summer, lack of pasture for cattle and lack of rain forced many cattle farmers all over Manitoba to sell their animals. Nancy Howatt is a cattle farmer in the southern part of the province, in Manitou. Unlike many northern producers, she did have oat straw to spare. When when a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Haiti August 14, and the Canadian Foodgrains Bank announced it was participating in a Humanitarian Coalition appeal for Haiti relief, Howatt was struck with an idea. Why not auction off the feed straw to farmers who desperately need it for their cattle, and donate those proceeds to the Foodgrains Bank’s Haiti appeal?
PWRDF accepting donations for B.C.
The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund is now accepting donations towards an emergency response in British Columbia. The news of the destructive floods, especially after a particularly devastating fire season in the province, are moving Anglicans to reach out to offer support.
Order In Your Honour cards by December 8
This year marks the fifth anniversary of the World of Gifts, and another opportunity for you to support our partners in climate action, food security, emergency relief, clean water, gender empowerment and Indigenous programs. And yes, there are goats galore!

You can order customizable In Your Honour cards with your gift, or ecards are available (for online orders only). Order your order your gifts by December 8 to receive In Your Honour cards by Christmas, or download them here to print at home.

Our Advent Resource starts this Sunday!
PWRDF is pleased to present our 2021 Advent Resource, Thread of Hope, which will include daily reflections, prayers and stories of PWRDF’s partnerships. Subscribers began receiving e-blasts on Saturday, November 27. If you subscribed but have not received any e-blasts, please check your junk folder or contact Janice Biehn.
PWRDF wants to hear from you!
Please share your fundraising success stories to inspire others and to spread the word about the good work you have done! Email Christine Hills and tell us about it. Many thanks to all of our donors.
EVENTS
December Praying with PWRDF
All are welcome to join our online parish. Hundreds have prayed with us from across Canada.
  • December 2 - Basimenye (Sime) Nhlema, Partners In Health Malawi/APZU
  • December 16 – The Primate, Archbishop Linda Nicholls
PWRDF coming to a church near you – virtually
PWRDF has joined scores of virtual worship services at parishes across the country. Staff can deliver a prerecorded sermon, or join live worship on Zoom or other platforms. To learn more or to book a virtual guest speaker, contact Public Engagement Officer Christine Hills.
RESOURCES

Book your online
Mapping Exercise
PWRDF's Mapping the Ground We Stand On is now available as an online workshop. Click here to learn more, or to book your workshop, email Christine Hills.
a just generation podcast
a just generation is a series of conversations with allies, educators and folks working to bring about equity and justice. Join us in December for the next episode: Supporting the World of Gifts with PWRDF Donor Relations Facilitator Mike Ziemerink. Listen to the podcast
Education Focus Module 3!
The third module of PWRDF’s Climate Action Education Focus for Year One focusses on Thanksgiving. Go to Module 3
Access our Celebrating Food & Faith Together worship resource here.
Climate Action resources available
for order
PWRDF’s 2021 resources focus on UN Sustainable Development Goal #13, Climate Action. Our series of bulletin inserts highlight how PWRDF partners are taking climate action to improve food security, empower women, health, Indigenous communities, emergency response, refugees and displaced people and engaging youth.
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