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Power of Together

COA and Global Solutions unite to create a powerful alliance for the betterment of people with disabilities in Zimbabwe.

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From down South to the Oceanic Region of the Indian Ocean

As the GCM National Leader, Davis focuses on equipping his team to support churches in Zimbabwe and fulfill the great commission by planting vital churches in various communities. He and Pastor Sanjaye Sahye participated in MCC, training 200 leaders in evangelism and discipleship.

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Introducing our Journey as Missionaries

Lucia and Davis Mambure are CRU missionaries in Zimbabwe who founded Chenga Ose Association to support caregivers of disabled children, including their own son Tapona. They provide emotional, spiritual, and social support, and started initiatives like farming projects and food distribution during COVID lockdown.

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Two gather

This week, Davis and Lucia collaborated with Global BP, sharing their impactful partnership with COA during the national lockdown, and highlighting their combined efforts with local churches to support caregivers and disabled children in Epworth, Zimbabwe, while emphasizing the potential growth of this relationship through divine guidance and forthcoming initiatives.

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Growing empowerment

Davis and the team have made significant strides in the Chinyani village's agricultural project, battling unpredictable weather and climate change, while learning invaluable lessons on teamwork and project coordination, with plans to expand and replicate their conservation farming techniques across other communities in Harare, as well as intending to improve water security via irrigation systems, all towards the broader goal of community empowerment.

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Every life used

Celebrating the life of a cherished woman who has passed, her story and her mother's love, and the support they received from COA, have been instrumental in nurturing seeds of faith and relationships, inspiring the growth of COA's outreach from a single family to hundreds, thus leaving a lasting, beautiful legacy that continues to influence and inspire global acts of kindness and justice.

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Mothers up for the challenge

Celebrating the life of a cherished woman who has passed, her story and her mother's love, and the support they received from COA, have been instrumental in nurturing seeds of faith and relationships, inspiring the growth of COA's outreach from a single family to hundreds, thus leaving a lasting, beautiful legacy that continues to influence and inspire global acts of kindness and justice.

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Farming video update

When the initial wave of the COVID19 pandemic hit Zimbabwe, a food crisis emergency emerged, especially within the disability community. Fortunately there were angels out there who partnered with COA and came up with a relief food aid distribution program. Our Chinyani support group in Murehwa, Mashonaland East was part of the beneficiaries.

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Let it begin

Davis, Lucia, and the Chinyani Village Support Group have been diligently cultivating a five-acre plot of land in Murehwa with steadfast faith, aiming to start planting soon, with a hopeful prayer that their efforts and the ensuing garden will flourish and multiply in the coming days and years.

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Clearing the fields

As COA prepares a community garden amid the COVID-19 lockdown in Zimbabwe, the project, supported by widespread community participation, aims not just to provide food and income but also serve as an agricultural model for other villages, demonstrating resilience and adaptation in these critical times.

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Family Support Doubled

As COA prepares a community garden amid the COVID-19 lockdown in Zimbabwe, the project, supported by widespread community participation, aims not just to provide food and income but also serve as an agricultural model for other villages, demonstrating resilience and adaptation in these critical times.

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Blast fast challenge

Join the Blast Fast Challenge, an initiative asking participants to forego one weekly meal for a month, translating approximately $40 in savings into a month's worth of food for a family of six in Zimbabwe, through a donation to the Chenga Ose Association Zimbabwe (COA), which aims to serve 300 families amidst increased COVID-induced hardships.

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With 322 families

In response to the challenges posed by COVID-19, Davis and Lucia, through the Chenga Ose Association (COA), have mobilized their local and U.S. network to provide essential food supplies to 300 families they support year-round, showcasing a powerful example of unity, love, and generosity amidst crisis.

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Food and love during Covid-19

As the lockdown exacerbates the already precarious situation of many people with disabilities and their caregivers in Zimbabwe, COA is appealing for donations to provide meals to this vulnerable community, urging supporters to contribute and engage with related initiatives.

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Learning to work together

Global BP Solutions joined a recent Epworth support group meeting organized by COA, where they shared stories, testimonials, and visions of creating employment opportunities in Zimbabwe, fostering a sense of encouragement and camaraderie, and furthering their collective understanding of the community's needs and strengths.

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