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New Place, New Work, New Challenges
The New Year brought a lot of new things. I moved from Manila, my home for just over a year, to a...
Read MoreDoctors Without Borders
I arrived in Maasin on the island of Leyte where the Southwest Leyte conference had to relocate...
Read MoreMatthew Fehse Update
I arrived in Maasin on the island of Leyte where the Southwest Leyte conference had to relocate...
Read MoreFebrero 2014 en español
En Diciembre, viajé a trabajar con dos socios que sufrieron daños por el tifón Haiyan (conocido...
Read MoreA Tale of Two Poverties
Like the 19th century novel by Charles Dickens—A Tale of Two Cities—that inspired today’s...
Read MoreHealing Bodies and Souls
The United Church of Christ in the Philippines exemplifies what we are called to do in Deuteronomy...
Read MoreFebruary 2014: Presence in Troubled Times
In December I traveled to work with partners who suffered damage from Typhoon Haiyan. Bethany...
Read MoreThe Christmas Card Project
I was feeling the weight of our 127 year relationship with churches in northeastern Japan as...
Read MoreA Covenant for the Earth
For over 10 years, I have been a part of a green group called Hong Kong Christians for Eco-concern....
Read MoreUpdate on UCCP response to Typhoon Haiyan
Matt Fehse, Global Mission Intern serving with the UCCP, reports the latest efforts of the church...
Read MoreHarvest Thanksgiving Celebration at the Asian Rural Institute
Fall has arrived, but without the color in this region yet. The sun is warm by day, but nights are...
Read MoreTyphoon Haiyan – Global Ministries, One Great Hour of Sharing and Week of Compassion Respond
At 4:40am on Friday, November the 8th, typhoon Yolanda* (International name: Haiyan) made land fall...
Read MoreDiciembre 2013 en español
Aprendemos unos de los otros El Foro de Cooperación Interreligiosa (ICF por su nombre en...
Read MoreARI Harvesting and Farming Activities
Bob’s foodlife work until now has been in the Denmark pig pens, mostly mucking out the pig manure...
Read MoreAsian Rural Institute in High Gear
The weather has changed. The Hokkaido Express (like the Montreal Express) seemed to blow in, and...
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