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From a loaf of bread, to COVID support, to the Bread of Life

A fresh loaf of bread in Missouri gave rise to a relief program in northeastern Arizona, serving people pummeled by COVID-19.

CBF West has launched a ministry on the Navajo Nation, guided by Pastor Greg Long of Flagstaff and CBF West Coordinator Glen Foster of Tucson. But the idea began with that bread back in Missouri.

“The Navajo Nation continues to be a hotspot for COVID-19,” Foster reported. Indeed, the Navajo Times reported almost 9,000 coronavirus cases among Navajos across the high-desert region as of Wednesday. Given the area’s sparse population, those infections have propelled the Navajo Nation to be one of the most acutely affected groups in the United States.

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