Sister Theresa Orphanage Togo, Thank you for your support of the Lord's work through Presbyterian Mission International, Presbyterian Mission International Tombing, Khen & Rith Northeast India SDOD International Task Force have approved to allocate $11,000 for this partnership. Our aim was to allow them to initiate small businesses with loans from savings groups. 12330 Conway Road They teach theology, church history, Greek, Hebrew and English. Mission Yearbook June 28, 2023 Dr. Cornel West and Ifeoma Ike are the guests Saturday as part of the Westminster Town Hall Forum July 18, 2023 Dr. Cornel West of Union Theological Seminary was among the panelists for the Westminster Town Hall Forum at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis. She has over 16 years of experience providing technical guidance for trainings and workshops. It was a significant consultative exercise exploring how our engagement with global partners and PC(USA) constituencies needs to change to remain relevant today. Deon Snyman (South Africa, 2015) has served as a minister of rural Zulu speaking congregations of the Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa. Pleasant, Iowa, remembers very well the day she received a cold call from the Rev. Beginning in 2020, the Peacemaking Program added a Virtual Symposium as a means to connect with our past International Peacemakers. }. Visits generally last 3-6 days, excluding travel days. Salam was a featured Symposium guest in 2021. We believe that doing mission in partnership broadens our awareness of how interconnectional God's mission is at the local, national and global levels. The Dutch Reformed Church (Dutch: Nederlandse Hervormde Kerk, abbreviated NHK) was the largest Christian denomination in the Netherlands from the onset of the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century until 1930. Edelberto Valds Fleites (Colombia, 2003 and 2015) is a pastor in the Presbyterian-Reformed Church in Cuba and serves, among other things, as Moderator of Central Presbytery and Synod General Secretary. Please include author attribution, photography credits, and a link to the original article. And they will help us become a Matthew 25 Church by sharing unique experiences and stories from their work in the following areas: Thanks to a collaborative effort between the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program and World Mission, International Peacemakers who need interpretation assistance are often accompanied by either a PC(USA) mission co-worker or a Young Adult Volunteer (YAV) alumnus. Lesvos Solidaritys beneficiaries are among the most vulnerable refugees hosted in camps across Lesvos, including people who suffer from serious medical conditions, victims of torture and violence, large families with children, pregnant women, newborns, LGBTQIA+ persons, single adults, and victims of shipwrecks who lost loved ones at sea. From 2006 to 2010 the ministry established long-term, committed and focused relationships with community groups in the Dominican Republic; during that same time, partnerships were established with intermediary partners in different parts of the world who work directly with communities of economically poor, oppressed and disadvantaged people. * Some PMI missionaries have non-national spouses, and some PMI missionaries are Americans with national spouses. Volunteer with Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, Volunteer for Elected Service at the General Assembly Level. Sandy Beach Womens Cooperative is a project in Belize that was awarded for developing a community-based cultural heritage museum on their site to provide both in-person and virtual lessons on Garifuna history and culture. Jerome was a featured Symposium guest in 2020. }. Shes worked with young unaccompanied asylum seekers fleeing war-torn and dangerous countries, young people and adults struggling with substance misuse and criminal behavior, and vulnerable young people and women suffering gender-based violence. The Chilibre Womens Training Center, Gonzalillo Community Organization and Womens Meeting Space group has moved forward developing neighborhood gardens and a community nursery that initially provides food supplies for 75 people, with a view to reaching 300 people. Please be sure to write the name of the designated missionary or project onto the memo line of your check so that the donation can be posted per your intent. PMI is a member of the Coalition on the Support of Indigenous Ministries (COSIM) and the World Reformed Fellowship (WRF). He has translated trauma training materials from English to the Nuer language, which has expanded the healing and trauma recovery for numerous people. JAFF BAMENJO Fighting Hunger in War-Torn Cameroon. Most recently, Amiras work has been focused on supporting marginalized children in Palestine, mainly from refugee camps, with Sounds of Palestine. (Palestine, 2011, 2012 and 2016) was Project Supervisor and Media and Advocacy Coordinator at the YWCA of Palestine. But our most vulnerable, particularly women and girls, are disproportionately affected. They live and work here, and yet people drive right past the [prison] building and think, cool building!. Basse,Macklann & Rose Togo A meeting was held with the CE-MUJER staff that make up the Work Management Team to analyze the reality of the related organizations and the possibilities of developing sustainable projects in the midst of this situation Magdalenas humanitarian activism history includes working on a rescue team in the Greek Island of Lesbos and in refugee centers in Berlin, Germany. St. Louis, Missouri 63141-8609 In Lviv, Yuriy and members of the community have worked tirelessly to receive internally displaced persons from across Ukraine, helping them to find housing in Lviv and the surrounding villages, or helping them to cross the border as refugees. Amira Barham, a Palestinian Christian, was born and raised in the town of Beit Jala, near Bethlehem. Amira recently completed a postgraduate diploma in Health Action Training, which offers training on utilizing drama practice and drama techniques to enhance person-centered care and resilience, specifically in the aftermath of the pandemic to help healthcare professionals. She serves as a deacon in the Reformed Calvinist Church of El Salvador (IRCES), a church that is taking seriously a call to tackle issues related to migration, including a shelter for returned migrants and internally displaced people. March 8, 2022 All who call this planet home are impacted by a warming climate. new google.translate.TranslateElement({pageLanguage: 'en'}, 'google_translate_element'); Its a project thats taken seriously within prison walls, Stroud said, because of the people it helps.. new google.translate.TranslateElement({pageLanguage: 'en'}, 'google_translate_element'); St. Louis, Missouri 63141-8609 It allows the group to apply new knowledge, learn a profession and to find leisure very useful in current times when there are still restrictions due to the COVID quarantine. If I can change my mind, I hope I can spread that positivity toward other people. Alison Infante Zamora currently serves as Moderator of the Synod of the Presbytery of Matanzas (IPRC). They are working with SDOP to submit new proposals, including other indigenous groups who are interested to install a water system in their remote village. The Presbyterian Church (USA), abbreviated PC (USA), is a mainline Protestant denomination in the United States. We will make travel arrangements, purchase tickets, provide health insurance, and inform hosts of travel schedules. She specializes in womens issues, environmental issues and interfaith dialogue. The economic inequality between urban and rural areas is extraordinary. They can prove to someone they have done the work., It shows a renewed sense of responsibility, Stroud said. They are maintaining warehouses in Lviv for food, medicines and medical equipment, which they regularly send to the East, where the war leaves people under occupation and in dire need. King-Ortega, Tracey Nicaragua/Central America Region, Lee, Hyeyoung and KurtEsslinger South Korea, Lopez, Juan and Cathy Chang Philippines, Maldonado Escobar, Miriam and Mark Adams Mexico/U.S. Yuriy Lifanse is a professor of the Italian language and leader in the Community of SantEgidio in Ukraine. Another purpose is to financially enable the international graduates to return to their countries of origin and conduct full-time gospel ministry or as PMI's vision statement puts it, to labor in evangelism and church-planting, leadership training, holistic ministries and connecting churches internationally. View an interactive map of mission co-workers and the countries they serve They preach and evangelize. They organize and host mission teams from the United States. Presbyterians do mission in partnership. For all of these groups have been extremely dangerous to work during the pandemic, but none of them have ceased work and move forward. Our mission has been, and continues to be, a God-inspired work toward the self-development of economically poor, oppressed and disadvantaged people who own, control and benefit directly from such projects. Interpretation by Leslie Vogel (Regional Liaison, Mexico and Guatemala). Pipka Camp operated for 8 years, until it was forcibly closed by the Greek authorities in October 2020. It is best for a team representing the mid-council, institution or a cluster of congregations to work together to host the international peacemaker and to plan a meaningful and complete visit. Grace Harbor Church Japan Telephone: (314) 392-4120 Founded as the Western Foreign Missionary Society by the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America in 1837, it was involved in sending workers to countries such as China during the late Qing dynasty and to India in the nineteenth century. You are literally our neighbor. 12330 Conway Road Although American missionaries began as neutrals in the Great War, with good intentions toward all, they became embroiled in wartime public events and inadvertently roiled an already turbulent situation. We invite Gods guidance to help us embody the abundant, beloved community that we hope to create and believe that God desires. The initiative calls for the whole church, at all levels, to locate itself with the poor and to advocate and take risks for and with the poorin the soup kitchens and catholic worker houses, among the immigrants, with those working to end mass incarceration, and with those who seek to protect all of us, especially the poorest of the poor around the world, from the vagaries of climate change. The International Peacemakers will also focus their time on the three priority areas of the Presbyterian Mission Agencys work: Racism, Poverty and Church Vitality. The approach of saving and credit group is the one way that EPR has taken to help the poor people to solve their problems themselves. She is also the CEO of the Matilda Wokie Parker Foundation started in 2009 to provide financial/tuition assistance to underprivileged families, resolve Palava Hut land/electoral disputes in the 15 counties, and find legal representation for low income families. Support the Pentecost Offering. and returned to India to pioneer the Reformed church planting ministry in southern India. Assessment questions for self-reflection of poverty-focused work and ministries. Midweek visits can be ideal for colleges, universities, or theological institutions. Panama is a country in Central America, bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. Holistic ministries and Mac Kenzie, Guille & Debbie Argentina function googleTranslateElementInit() { CE-MUJER had benefited and continue to benefit thousands of women that are members of womens organizations, associations, and federations. We have conducted numerous workshops in different cities such as Belize City, San Antonio, Belmopan, Dangriga, Seine Bight, Placencia, Punta Gorda, and San Ignacio. The variety of projects funded in these last 7 years is very extensive. They accompany, they listen, they work in partnership with Christians in 50 countries around, Use this card as you pray for mission co-worker Tyler Holm. In this interview he describes the changes in Syria over the past few years and the work of the NESSLs relief and rehabilitation program. function googleTranslateElementInit() { The Marigold group conducted a Tortilla making presentation and the group members invited the SDOP team members to make tortillas as well for the whole group. This PMI network consists of triangular partnerships between these graduates, their donors and a governing board. June 26, 2023, Once its All Gods Creatures animal shelter is opened, First Presbyterian Church plans to deepen its partnership with the Mt. Esaki, Koji & Marcia Japan PMI was founded in 1988 by the former President of Covenant Theological Seminary, Dr. Robert G. Rayburn, to assist Christian nationals graduating from the seminary in returning to their developing home countries to begin their evangelistic, church-planting, leadership training and holistic ministries. You are invited to view and make use of one or all of the Symposium segments. We have staff bring their adopted dogs back so the handlers can see them again. Stroud recalled the story of Martha, a dog with a weight problem who came to the prison and slept many hours each day on a baby mattress. The farmers of this cooperative are trying a new method of growing seedlings. Prayers and Support for Ukraine. They preach and evangelize. (Photos by Rich Copley/Presbyterian Mission Agency). 501 (c) (3) organization Donations are tax-deductible URL not available 12330 CONWAY RD St. Louis MO 63141-8609 St. Louis MO | IRS ruling year: 2003 | EIN: 43-1475062 Organization Mission Mission not available Rating Information Not currently rated Tamar was a featured Symposium guest in 2020. In this interview Lucy updates us on the work of RECONCILE and the challenges that the Covid-19 pandemic have presented to her peacebuilding work. Ms. Parker holds an Associates of Art in Accounting, a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems with magna cum laude honors and an Executive MBA from the University of Texas. Its a privilege, and theyre willing to share what they learn with others, he said. To learn which PC(USA) mission co-workers (MCWs) are currently planning to connect with congregations in 2023, 2024 and 2025 please see the attached list. Sounds of Palestine is an organization that uses music and orchestra lessons to enhance childrens self-esteem and impact positive social change and community involvement. Relationships with Nationals* who labor in (Photo by Mark Koenig) It began, as so much seems to begin these days, with an email.