Southern Asia Missionary Stories Archives - Global Ministries https://www.globalministries.org/topic/sasia_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. Wed, 26 Jan 2022 20:28:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2 https://www.globalministries.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/favicon-150x150.png Southern Asia Missionary Stories Archives - Global Ministries https://www.globalministries.org/topic/sasia_missionary_stories/ 32 32 Blessings in the Time of COVID https://www.globalministries.org/blessings-in-the-time-of-covid/ Wed, 26 Jan 2022 19:14:51 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=46403 Anne Gregory serves with the Church of Christ in Thailand. Galatians 6:11, 14-18 Look how big these letters are when I write to you with my own hand!     —Galatians 6:11             What will I say about the COVID years?  Like … Read more

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]]> Sifting Our Lives https://www.globalministries.org/sifting-our-lives/ Wed, 22 Dec 2021 20:08:47 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=46105 Anne Gregory serves with the Church of Christ in Thailand. Read:  John 6:56-69 John A. T. Robinson, a 20th-century theologian well-known for his studies of the Gospel of John, when he found out he had terminal cancer, talked about “sifting” … Read more

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]]> The Stamina of Faith https://www.globalministries.org/the-stamina-of-faith/ Mon, 22 Nov 2021 14:30:00 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=45413 Karen Campbell-Nelson serves with the Evangelical Christian Church of West Timor in Indonesia. This is a story about how my church in Timor, the Evangelical Christian Church of Timor (GMIT) keeps on keeping on. GMIT prides itself on developing thoughtful … Read more

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]]> The Role of the Church https://www.globalministries.org/the-role-of-the-church/ Fri, 12 Nov 2021 18:59:21 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=45230 John Campbell-Nelson serves the Evangelical Christian Church of West Timor. Throughout the pandemic, I have been in the habit of taking daily walks around the rice fields behind our house. Open space, a constant breeze, and the ease of keeping … Read more

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]]> Building Understanding https://www.globalministries.org/building-understanding/ Wed, 21 Jul 2021 19:29:23 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=43717 John Campbell-Nelson serves the Evangelical Christian Church of West Timor. I have been spending a lot of time on my back porch lately, partly because of Covid isolation, partly because I’m semi-retired anyway, and mostly because it offers a beautiful … Read more

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]]> Galilee of the Gentiles https://www.globalministries.org/galilee-of-the-gentiles/ Thu, 10 Jun 2021 17:16:07 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=42944 Read: Matthew 28:7; Mark 16:7 For many years now, I have found myself meditating on the words of God’s messengers to the women disciples at the empty tomb: “He has gone before you into Galilee.”  Seemingly simple words, but there … Read more

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]]> To Connect with Gold https://www.globalministries.org/to-connect-with-gold/ Tue, 11 May 2021 14:47:15 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=42403 Jeffrey Mensendiek serves with J.F. Oberlin University in Tokyo, Japan. We have all been living under the cloud of the COVID crisis now for a year. Japan has weathered the crisis rather well, but in recent months there has been … Read more

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]]> COVID-weary Dry Bones https://www.globalministries.org/covid-weary-dry-bones/ Wed, 17 Mar 2021 17:02:30 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=40827 In part to promote Indonesia’s still fledgling efforts for mass vaccination, Rev. Mery Kolimon recently shared her personal experience in an open letter to members of the Evangelical Christian Church of Timor (GMIT). As an influential church leader, Mery was … Read more

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]]> The Role of Hope https://www.globalministries.org/the_role_of_hope/ Wed, 09 Dec 2020 21:24:33 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/the_role_of_hope/ Dear Friends, One thing I like about the season of Advent is that it gives us a regular opportunity to reflect on the role of hope in our lives, both personally and collectively. Waiting (and working) for Something Big on … Read more

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]]> Responding to Corona in Indonesia – Lasting Change? https://www.globalministries.org/responding_to_corona_in_indonesia_lasting_change/ Tue, 21 Jul 2020 23:34:18 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/responding_to_corona_in_indonesia_lasting_change/ Dear Friends, Grace to you, and peace, in the fifth month of the Time of Corona. As in the United States, places of worship here in Indonesia have been closed to public worship for several months now.  We have been … Read more

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