We are God’s Gardeners – Please Help Us Plant Seeds of HOPE
2 Corinthians 9: 10-11
10 He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness.
11 You will be enriched in every way for your great generosity, which will produce thanksgiving to God through us.
Dear WICC Supporters
Your participation with “Informed prayer and prayerful action” is the bedrock of the Women’s Inter-Church Council of Canada movement, and your financial gifts help to plant seeds of hope for women and children touched by injustice. Lives are changed, and bodies, minds and souls are fed.
We are thankful for God’s presence and your generosity.
Tax receipts will be issued for all donations of $20 or more. Our charitable registration number is 108219890 RR0001.
Let us pray and carefully tend to the seeds that are planted.
If you have any questions, please call the WICC office (416.929.5184) or email wicc@wicc.org.
Blessings,
Rev. Jennifer Goddard-Sheppard
WICC Board President
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A Message from WICC President Rev. Jennifer Goddard-Sheppard
Greetings God’s Gardeners,
Together we plant seeds of hope.
In 2 Corinthians 9:7-9, we read “Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, not regretfully or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance, so that by always having enough of everything, you may share abundantly in every good work. As it is written,
“God scatters abroad; he gives to the poor;
God’s righteousness endures forever.”
With this fundraising request, you are invited to plant seeds of support for the mission and ministry of the Women’s Inter-Church Council of Canada. Below is a recent WDP grant story as well as a testimonial from a grateful grant recipient.
In the DR Congo, through the Canada Africa Community Health Alliance, a $5,000 food emergency grant was given to the Tchukudu Women’s Training Centre which exists in an active war zone. Eighty-five women, who were either trainees or graduates, and their families (over 500 individuals), were provided with the best-sourced food that could be safely transported to the Centre for distribution on a monthly basis for over half a year.
A testimony from a 2024/2025 grant recipient in Angola: I am Maria Luisa, a widow for over 15 years since I lost my husband. I lost all my possessions and the house that we had acquired with my late husband. His family confiscated everything. I was left with nothing, and I always tried to provide for my family, my children’s health, and their schools. God answered my prayer when I received a donation from our Church (IEIMA), which has now helped me to sell coal again, as well as other things. This way, I can buy food and pay school fees for my orphaned children who were left in my care. I am very grateful for the support provided by the ecumenical women, for thinking of us to continue changing the lives of more women like me. May God bless you.
May God give you the peace and joy and love of Jesus
as we celebrate this Christmas advent season in a world that needs hope.
With gratitude & prayers from the WICC staff