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For many in the United States and Northern Europe, doing missions outside the country is a common practice. It often allows volunteers to experience new cultural realities, deepen their faith, and assist indigenous people in improving their own communities. However, without advanced prayer, discernment, and
After 333 years of colonization by Spain, 48 years of imperial rule under the United States, and three years under Japan, the Philippines (a name that outsiders gave our country) is one of the most westernized nations in Southeast Asia because of heavy colonization. Growing
Agencies meet in formal consultation for first time in more than 20 years. August 18, 2022 The General Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church (Global Ministries) and the Korean Methodist Church (KMC) mission board held a consultation at Global Ministries’ headquarters on
July 26, 2022 The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) and Church World Service (CWS) today launched a new joint menstrual hygiene kit initiative to provide essential health and dignity products to vulnerable communities across the U.S. The kits will be purchased and assembled by
July 7, 2022 In Ulaanbaatar, the largest yet still remote city of Mongolia, Urje led a carefree life without much purpose. That was until she had a car accident and was confined to bed for a time. A Christian visited her and shared the gospel.
August 9, 2022 Debbie Holcomb and Rose Calhoun were cheerfully sorting through tons of food donations that were coming in by truckloads and from individuals to the United Methodist Mountain Mission for the survivors of the worst flood in the history of Eastern Kentucky. The
A missionary who discovered United Methodism through the Cameroon Mission Initiative uses experience gained in 17 years of lay leadership and church development to help strengthen these areas in the East Congo Episcopal Area. June 29, 2022 Collins Etchi Ako from Cameroon has met and
August 4, 2022 Celebrating 100 years of mission in Eastern Congo, The United Methodist Church there recently organized a peace caravan. Leaders from the four episcopal areas of the Congo Central Conference gathered to assess the need for tribal peace in the region in order to
August 1, 2022 Bishops, clergy and laity representing the country’s four episcopal regions of The United Methodist Church gathered recently to celebrate the first 100 years of Methodist mission in Eastern Congo. A century ago, chiefs in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo
July 14, 2022 A $10,000 grant from the United Methodist Committee on Relief was announced July 11 after 37 people, including some United Methodists, were killed during an attack in Gambella in western Ethiopia. The clash between separatists and government forces last month lasted for
