Mission stories Archives - Page 39 of 103

Democracy and Diversity: Lessons From 27 Years in Hong Kong

Dear Family and Friends, I’m writing this annual letter to you at about 30,000 feet somewhere...

As I conclude my appointment to Inanda Seminary, I share with you the farewell address to them: In...

Dear Friends, Hong Kong . . . the Caribbean . . . the Philippines What do these three places have...

It’s not every year the tropical rains drench, and drench some more, but this is one of those...

As you come to him, the living Stone…you also, like living stones, are being built into a...

“When a stranger sojourns with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong. You shall treat the...

Who among us can blame another person? The sad fact is that it happens every single day. We all...

It was dusk and the smoke of tear gas still hung in the valley like a benign cloud with the...

Today is February 20, 2018, my 25th birthday. I am thinking about how thankful I am for all I...

While I have only been in Ecuador with Ecumenical Foundation for Development, Integration, Training...

Exactly a year ago we left the U.S., left family and friends, left a familiar environment and...

I saw a woman on the main street of Lospalos selling vegetables the other day. She was crouched on...

As many of you know, getting my visa for my upcoming Global Mission Intern (GMI) placement has not...

Dear Friends, When you read the story of the Israelites’ forty years of wandering in the desert,...

Greetings Friends, As a Global Service Worker (Long-term Volunteer), having served for more than...