BURKINA FASO: ESSENTIAL SUPPORT FOR A FAMILY IN URGENT NEED
Christian families struggling to survive in communities worst hit by fundamentalists’ violence in Burkina Faso, are looking up to you for help and hope this Christmas. Attacks by militants with no end in sight, loss of loved ones and loss of livelihood have disrupted the lives of many Christian families in Pama, eastern Burkina Faso, […]
LEBANON: A CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR A POOR CHILD
Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) wants to bring a ray of hope to thousands of poor children in Lebanon who are most affected by the ongoing war in their country. As many families cannot afford basic care for their children, buying a special Christmas gift like new clothes for their children is simply […]
BURKINA FASO: A FOOD BOX FOR A DISPLACED FAMILY
This Christmas, thousands of displaced Christian families fleeing violence due to the conflict in Burkina Faso are unable to celebrate as you do. Having lost everything to conflict, and struggling to get by every passing day, they rely on prayers and donations from kind-hearted people like you. As you prepare to celebrate with your loved […]
LEBANON: A HYGIENE BOX FOR A NEEDY FAMILY
Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has been receiving persistent calls for help from Lebanon. Christian families are feeling despondent and tired, due to the ongoing crisis. Sr Maya El Beaino, project partner for ACN in southern Lebanon said: “There are still about 9,000 Christians living here, spread across three villages. We have no […]
BURKINA FASO: SCHOOL FEES FOR A DISPLACED CHILD
There are thousands of children forced to live in displaced camps, who know little of a happy family home where all they should have to worry about is learning and playing. 80% of the displaced people welcomed by the Diocese of Nouna in Burkina Faso are school aged children from various villages. Many of them […]
HOLY LAND: EMERGENCY AID FOR A CHRISTIAN FAMILY
This Christmas, our brothers and sisters in the birthplace of our Lord need your urgent support. As you celebrate the birth of our Lord, please do not turn a blind eye. Many Christian families have been caught up in the ongoing war, many of them have lost loved ones, their homes and sources of livelihood. […]
LEBANON: FOOD PARCEL FOR A FAMILY IN URGENT NEED
The situation in Lebanon is troubling and over 340,000 people have been forced to flee their homes, leaving behind everything that they had. According to Marielle Boutros, project coordinator for Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) in Lebanon, “people are now living in church halls, desperately in need of food, sanitary products, mattresses and […]
LEBANON: Support the education of a poor Christian child
The situation in Lebanon is dire. The faithful are trying to resist leaving their country, while others were left with no other option but to depart. ACN is supporting projects that will encourage Christians to remain in Lebanon and keep the Faith alive. One of the crucial projects to keep families deeply rooted in Lebanon […]
LEBANON: Help provide a food package for a poor family
Food packages financed from Malta through ACN are also providing a lifeline for a number of Christian families facing extreme poverty in Lebanon. As the country’s political, economic and health crises worsen, families struggling to survive look to ACN’s emergency help as a means of survival. “People are constantly coming to the church to ask […]
WORLDWIDE: Support the training of a Seminarian
ACN currently supports around one in every 10 seminarians training for the Priesthood across the world. Coming mostly from very poor families and parishes, these men would be unable to complete their formation without our financial assistance. In Ukraine, there is an urgent need to support the training of seminarians who are also involved in […]