Category: Missionaries

I give thanks for the blessing of relationship and partnership in mission. I was deeply moved that every church I visited, big and small, had glad and generous hearts for mission. Thank you for the extra efforts you made, the joy you brought, and the

It is Thanksgiving weekend as we compose this missive. Our hearts overflow with gratitude for what God as done through Christ and for the salvation offered to the world. One does not have to look far to witness individuals in our local community and around

For years the Rohingya minority in Myanmar has been one of the more persecuted groups in the world. Mostly Muslims in a country where Buddhist nationalism has taken a particularly virulent turn, they’ve been under constant assault. In late August, things got worse. In response

Here’s latest update from Mozart Adevu, missionary in Ghana. “Enforcement has begun: five Chinese nationals and their Ghanaian colleagues were arrested in March of 2017 for engaging alluvial mining on the River Ankobra. They were not only polluting the river by washing mud into it, but were

Here’s latest update from Andrew Lee, missionary in Cambodia. “Cambodia is famous for a lot of things. Besides Ankor Wat, the famous historical temples in Siem Reap, each province has products that are special to their region. I was told that if you visit Svay Rieng, a region that is

Here’s latest update from Rev. Stephen Copley, missionary in Arkansas. “He used the metaphor of bridges and bridge building. We need to be connected, but often times people are cut off from the others due to hatred and violence. They become vulnerable, powerless and marginalized.” [tw-button

Here’s latest update from Rev. Stephen Copley, missionary in Arkansas. “It is time that we learned to live in peace and harmony with one another, whether as nations, religions or people of different races. It is incumbent that we learn to speak words that uplift, rather

Here’s the latest update from Paul Jeffrey, missionary at large. “Many who suffer the unspeakable violence of war and displacement refuse to be victims, as evidenced by this group of formerly displaced women singing and dancing as they walk home from a communal vegetable garden

Here’s latest update from Mozart Adevu, missionary in Ghana. “Galamsey activities expose Ghanaians to drinking and inhaling of gaseous mercury, which is absorbed into the blood.” [tw-button size=”medium” background=”” color=”” target=”_self” link=”https://www.calpacumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Mozart-Adveu-Newsletter-June-2017.pdf”]Read the Letter[/tw-button]