Millions of people around the world suffer from food insecurity, lacking access to or funding for healthy food. As a result, destitute families cannot afford to provide regular meals for their children, and nursing mothers are sometimes so malnourished that they cannot breastfeed their babies. This lack of nutrition creates a generational cycle of poor […]
This summer, two high schoolers had the opportunity to participate in a summer missions trip to CEMIPRE in Chile. CEMIPRE serves families and individuals with vision impairment (low vision or blindness), involving family and friends as much as possible to educate and encourage program participants. Rather than focusing on a diagnosis or a disability, the […]
The visually impaired, along with other differently enabled people, are some of the most marginalized people in Chile. CEMIPRE works among the visually impaired in Chile to address their spiritual, emotional, and physical needs. Through year-round Bible studies and gospel-driven focus in their activities, they highlight each participant’s value and dignity as image-bearers of […]
MEET CEMIPRE (Valparaíso, Chile) Filled with fear and shame, Macarena took her first steps into CEMIPRE. These steps meant she was becoming one of “them”–a person with a disability. Macarena was young, fit, and working at a job she loved. She didn’t want to be disabled, even though she was diagnosed with degenerative low vision. […]