Mission stories

Pray with Italy Sunday, September 15, 2019

Lectionary Selection: Luke 16:1-10 Prayers for Italy: Loving God, We live in confusing times...

Pray with Thailand Sunday, September 8, 2019

Lectionary Selection: Luke 14:25-35 Prayers for Thailand: You ask us, Gracious God, through the...

Pray with Lesotho Sunday, September 1, 2019

Lectionary Selection: Luke 14:1, 7-14 Prayers for Lesotho: O God, we pray for Lesotho, a country...

Strategic Planning with LECSA in Soweto, South Africa

In mid-May I had the pleasure of traveling to Soweto, South Africa with members of the Planning...

Welcome to Italy

In a city of many significant staircases, the Spanish Steps represent one of the best known. ...

Knowledge is Power

There are two things that come to mind when I reflect on my recent trip to Haiti on behalf of...

Report #2 from Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Report #2 from Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dzemal Bijedic University June 9, 2019 "I suspect...

Pray with El Salvador Sunday, August 25, 2019

Lectionary Selection: Luke 13:10-17 Prayers for El Salvador: We thank God for this woman...

Pray with Guatemala Sunday, August 11, 2019

Lectionary Selection: Luke 12:32-40 Prayers for Guatemala: Pray with the pleas of your Latin...

Pray with Japan Sunday, August 4, 2019

Lectionary Selection: Luke 12:13-21 Prayers for Japan: God, who speaks to us through...

Pray with Ecuador Sunday, July 28, 2019

Lectionary Selection: Luke 11:1-13 Prayers for Ecuador: Thanks God, that you have shown us how...

Pray with Botswana Sunday, July 21, 2019

Lectionary Selection: Luke 10:38-42 Prayers for Botswana: You who are the Good Shepherd of...

Pray with Morocco Sunday, July 14, 2019

Lectionary Selection: Luke 10:25-37 Prayers for Morocco: Precious God, creator of heaven and...

Pray with Venezuela Sunday, July 7, 2019

Lectionary Selection: Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 Prayers for Venezuela: Holy One, We give you thanks...

Biblical Foundations of Diakonia / Fundamentos Bíblicos de la Diaconía

A church that serves God by serving its community. Diakonia was a key concept for the first...