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Updates on China Partners Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic
I officially started to work for East Asia and the Pacific office of Global Ministries in April...
Read MoreWisdom from Isaiah
If you listen to the news often the stories will ring out with a few catch phrases:...
Read MorePray with the Philippines Sunday, June 28, 2020
Lectionary Selection: Matthew 10:40-42 Prayers for the Philippines: Wellspring of Life and...
Read MoreArriving in Fiji
I have had the opportunity to work with the Pacfic Council of Churches in Suva, Fiji during these...
Read MoreAmidst Uncertainty
During this pandemic there are few things that I do routinely. The most consistent thing might be...
Read MoreTaking Root and Growing
I have heard many people talk about wishing that they could go on a cruise or live in a tropical...
Read MoreThe Value of Dignity
This is my second year working at the J.F. Oberlin University in Tokyo, where I serve as chaplain...
Read MoreLearning Across Borders
Every year, I take my seminar students to the Philippines as part of their course in social work at...
Read MoreCOVID-19 East Asia and the Pacific Area Update
Global Ministries hosted a series of COVID-19 Facebook Live updates from Area Executives. The...
Read MoreA Pastoral Letter on Jubilee for the Earth from the Pacific Conference of Churches
PDF Version 22 April 2020 A Pastoral Letter on Jubilee for the Earth 50th global anniversary of...
Read MoreResponding in Love
On January 12, 2020, after 43 years since its last eruption (1977), the Taal volcano erupted. An...
Read MoreWaiting Patiently and On Arrival
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways...
Read MoreCOVID-19: Indiscriminate Disease, Unequal Vulnerability, and Inspiration for Human Resilience
A Report and Commentary by Global Ministries Area ExecutivesApril 2020 Download PDF version Common...
Read MoreCommunity and Interdependence
When I contemplate the upcoming partnership with the United Church of Christ of the Philippines...
Read MoreAt this time of Crisis, Hear the Cry of your people! – NCC Philippines Statement
Statement from National Council of Churches in the Philippines “Feed the hungry, and help those...
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