What's Happening Now

Matthew Coley is inexhaustible.  This former U.S. Navy hospital corpsman, now working as program director for prosthesis and rehabilitation for Conscience International, has been working in Turkey since May 2018, distributing wheelchairs for those who cannot walk and strollers for children who are disabled. But he wanted to do more. 

When the on-going Syrian war scattered families across the border seeking refuge in Turkey, the fleeing exodus of people who lost homes and homeland included many who had also lost legs and arms in the war.

Conscience International - Helping Hurting People in Nigeria, Lagos, Bangladesh, Haiti, Greece and Ethiopia. Read how in our Summer, 2018 newsletter.

Kenny Phillips Reports: Doc Kenny and I had an 8:00 AM meeting this morning with Marlon from Maná de Vida. Marlon had taken our architectural plans several days ago to see what kind of discounts on materials he could come up with. We talked about the project again and as expected they are eager to see it get off the ground.

Today we met a man named Marco who took us out to the country to look at some potential land to buy so we can build 10 permanent houses for victims of the Fuego Volcano eruption,

Project Director Kenny Phillips reports: We arrived in Escuintla in late afternoon and met Dr. Kenny at the Maná de Vida compound. They have a school, clinic, agriculture training, high school scholarship program, feeding program and more.  They have been active since 2006.

It’s travel day. Could not have come at a better time.  Our youngest daughter Lydia has joined me. What an awesome time to spend together out in the field. Conscience International and Give Me Shelter Ministries will once again join forces and continue where we left off last trip. Our vision is to help relocate some of the volcano victims with land and a home.

Standing in a cramped aluminum container building with two small folding desks, a bench, and an essential wall unit air conditioner, Conscience International Program Coordinator Jeremy Holloman is at the center of a turbulent village of 5,000 refugees from thirty nations.