EAP Mission Coworker Stories Archives - Global Ministries https://www.globalministries.org/topic/eap_missionary_stories/ Global Ministries is a common missional witness of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the United Church of Christ. Global Ministries works with approximately 290 faith-based international partners in close to 90 countries. Our Vision: That all of God’s people and creation share in God’s abundant life. Our Mission: To receive and share the Good News of Jesus Christ by joining with global and local partners to work for justice, reconciliation, and peace. Thu, 11 Apr 2024 13:12:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2 https://www.globalministries.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/favicon-150x150.png EAP Mission Coworker Stories Archives - Global Ministries https://www.globalministries.org/topic/eap_missionary_stories/ 32 32 Preparing Social Workers in Japan https://www.globalministries.org/preparing-social-workers-in-japan/ Thu, 11 Apr 2024 13:12:12 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=55020 By Martha Mensendiek Martha Mensendiek serves with Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan Dear Friends, Many of my mission letters and my speaking in churches tend to focus on the Bazaar Café ministry. However, my full-time job is to teach in the Department … Read more

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]]> Sharing in Community https://www.globalministries.org/sharing-in-community/ Thu, 30 Mar 2023 15:47:56 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=50837 Abigail Reed serves with the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea (PROK). Community can be defined as, “a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.” Through growing up in the Midwest, … Read more

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]]> Prioritizing Peace https://www.globalministries.org/prioritizing-peace/ Thu, 30 Mar 2023 15:23:00 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=50827 Andrew Larsen serves with the United Church of Christ in the Philippines. How do we make sense of the misinformation, destruction, and violence that is seen in so many corners of our world? We see throughout the planet the pain … Read more

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]]> Two Issues Close to my Heart https://www.globalministries.org/two-issues-close-to-my-heart/ Tue, 14 Feb 2023 14:27:55 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=50281 Jeffrey Mensendiek serves with J.F. Oberlin University in Tokyo, Japan. Three years have passed since the COVID pandemic gripped our world and changed the way we go about our daily business. I have been at J.F. Oberlin University in Tokyo … Read more

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]]> Supporting the LGBTQ Community in Japan https://www.globalministries.org/supporting-the-lgbtq-community-in-japan/ Mon, 13 Feb 2023 15:16:11 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=50215 Martha Mensendiek serves with Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan. Dear Friends, I thought you might be interested in a story dominating the news in Japan these days. It concerns discriminatory remarks about sexual minorities made by Masayoshi Arai, Secretary to Prime … Read more

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]]> Together Stop AIDS & Together Share Health:Baoshan Christian Council held the anti-drug and AIDS prevention publicity campaign in Yunnan China  https://www.globalministries.org/together-stop-aids-together-share-healthbaoshan-christian-council-held-the-anti-drug-and-aids-prevention-publicity-campaign-in-yunnan-china/ Mon, 06 Feb 2023 20:08:03 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=50079 On December 1st, 2022, known as World AIDS Day, Baoshan Christian Council and Municipal AIDS Prevention Office together held the annual anti-drug and AIDS prevention publicity campaign on the street in Baoshan City in China’s southwestern Yunnan Province. It was … Read more

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]]> Small but Significant https://www.globalministries.org/small-but-significant/ Wed, 03 Aug 2022 16:16:53 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=48537 by Lydia Yang, serving with the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea (PROK) Recently I was invited to join the staff of the PROK Women’s Association Department of Education and their students on a trip to Cheongju city to … Read more

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]]> What’s Possible as a Global Mission Intern https://www.globalministries.org/whats-possible-as-a-global-mission-intern/ Wed, 27 Apr 2022 17:50:15 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=47678 The Global Mission Intern (GMI) program is an opportunity for young adults in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the United Church of Christ to serve internationally with global partners for one to three years. As you offer yourself … Read more

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]]> Sharing Experiences https://www.globalministries.org/sharing-experiences/ Mon, 18 Apr 2022 15:05:51 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=47526 Martha Mensendiek serves with Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan. During the pandemic, Japan instituted very strict limits to immigration as well as quarantine measures for re-entry into the country. Personally, this has made it impossible for me to travel to the … Read more

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]]> A Roleplay for Dignity https://www.globalministries.org/a-roleplay-for-dignity/ Wed, 13 Apr 2022 19:30:01 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=47469 Jeffrey Mensendiek serves with J.F. Oberlin University in Tokyo, Japan. For the past three years, I have been working with the Asian Rural Institute (ARI) in dignity education. ARI is a partner school of Global Ministries that brings together rural … Read more

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