Global Partnerships
Using The Hands of God to Create Sustainable Missions
Patricia Perea has been involved with the Manos de Dios (Hands of God) Honduras Mission Team for the past 20 years. The mission started through a partnership between four churches in the Diocese of West Texas: St. Andrew’s, Seguin; St. Mark’s, San Marcos; St. John’s, New Braunfels; and St. Francis by the Lake, Canyon Lake. […]
Reflections from South Africa During COVID-19
By: Marilee Oldstone-Moore My name is Marilee Oldstone-Moore and I arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa from Ohio in January to start my year of service with YASC. My mission in South Africa is to develop the youth program at St. Michael and All Angels’ Church in Alexandra. Since the beginning of the national lockdown I have been […]
Fostering Meaningful Relationships in Haiti and Brazil
The Diocese of Indianapolis through the Global Missions Commission, chaired by Father Jeff Bower who is also the Associate Rector for Stewardship and Community Engagement at St. Paul’s Indy, has taken significant strides to create relationships with our brothers and sisters in Haiti and in Brazil. The Diocese of Indianapolis has been involved with the […]
Building Bridges Beyond Mission Travel
Jordan Moody is a youth leader at St. Augustine’s Episcopal Chapel in Nashville, Tennessee. In the Fall of 2018, she met with a staff member of the chapel, the Rev. Alison Lutz. Alison is currently a PhD student at Vanderbilt University exploring the ethical assumptions that drive humanitarian aid and mission work especially looking at […]
Maintaining Global Connections During COVID-19
In the midst of Holy Week we reflect upon the Passion of Christ, his final week, his journey to the cross as we prepare for the glorious celebration of Easter. For many of us this year, it feels as if we are living the Passion in a different light, as we experience the pain and suffering of the Coronavirus pandemic. One thing that […]
Reflections from Guatemala During COVID-19
By: Megan Copley My name is Megan Copley and I’m a YASC volunteer from the Diocese of New York on placement in Guatemala as a youth and social justice advisor. For work, I’ve been focused on opening a center for human rights education, research, and collaboration to support faithbased action in the Diocese. However, a lot […]
Reflections from Liverpool During COVID-19
By: Nelson Pike I can safely say that I didn’t ever expect to be spending this much time inside during my YASC year in Liverpool. Everyone in the UK is ordered to stay home for three weeks, at which time the Prime Minister will re-examine lockdown conditions. (Which will probably remain in effect, but that’s only […]
A Sermon for World Mission Sunday 2020
It is often said that mission is all about relationships – relationships with God and one another. This understanding is reinforced in our baptismal covenant when we respond to the question, “Will you seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving your neighbor as yourself?” To this we reply, “We will with God’s help.”
Siguiendo el camino del amor
Dado el estado del mundo actual, rara vez ha habido un momento más importante para recordarnos a nosotros mismos que, como cristianos, somos una comunidad global y que Dios nos llama a participar con todo el pueblo de Dios de todo el mundo, a participar globalmente en el Movimiento de Jesús. Cuando seguimos a Jesús en un contexto intercultural […]
Following the Way of Love
Given the state of the world today, there has rarely been a more important time to remind ourselves that as Christians we are a global community and we are called by God to engage with all of God’s people from around the whole world, to globally engage in the Jesus Movement. When we follow Jesus in a cross-cultural and global context, we remind […]
Contact:
Alan Yarborough
Director of Government Relations andGlobal Partnerships