FAITH & ACTION
Everyone receiving AMEN FOUNDATION support pledges to serve the spiritual needs of the people AND also pledges to serve as “change agents” to help improve the lives of the people they serve in every way possible. Most of them now serve in Africa. Others serve in Asia, Europe, and the Americas……
Making a Difference in Faith and Education
Education is the key to breaking out of the cycle of poverty. Priests, nuns, and lay ministers who have benefited from AMEN FOUNDATION programs are making a difference by reaching, preaching and teaching Christ to the people in a variety of ways. Some are pastoral ministers meeting the spiritual and sacramental needs of their communities. Some are chaplains in schools and hospitals. Some are counselors. Many are educators teaching at all levels of the school system in their respective regions.
Making a Difference in Health
Health care in Africa, for example, is virtually 50 years behind health care in the North America. Thousands of villages throughout Africa lack even minimal health care. HIV/AIDS, especially among children, is epidemic. A number of health clinics and immunization programs now exist thanks to people who received financial support during their formation from the AMEN FOUNDATION.
In much of the developing world, water is still hauled from the rivers as it has been for thousands of years. Yet the cost of drilling a well in a village is modest in terms of U.S. dollars. One priest was able to raise contributions enough to bring a well to the people in his village. Now no one has to carry water five miles from the river to the house. It is working!
Amen Foundation beneficiaries are also ACTIVE in growing PEACE !!!
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