News from Presbyterian World Mission – May 2020

Mission Matters Douglas Dicks, facilitator for justice and peace education, Presbyterian World Mission, writes this month’s Mission Matters column, "May oppressor and oppressed create a new society in God’s Holy Land." (Photo by Doug Dicks) Read mission matters →

Prayers and determination bring Peru YAVs home safely The phrase "it takes a village" has new meaning for the Young Adult Volunteers (YAVs) serving in Peru. Here’s the story of their return to the U.S. (Photo by Jed Koball) Read more → Answering God’s call to work with refugees in Greece Mission co-worker Nadia Ayoub believes her call to serve refugees is rooted in her own experience of being a stranger in the many places she has called home. Immigrating from Egypt to New Jersey necessitated learning a new land and culture, as did the many years she spent in Central Asia and Ukraine. (Photo by Kathy Melvin) Read more →

Support mission co-workers "Should we stay or should we go?" was the question that many of our international mission co-workers and Young Adult Volunteers (YAVs) had to answer. The Emergency Response Team of the Presbyterian Mission Agency met daily to evaluate the rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic across the globe and decided to close the international YAV sites for the remainder of the current YAV year (through July 2020). World Mission brought all the YAVs home and gave our mission personnel the option to either shelter in place or come back to the United States. Some stayed. Others returned, particularly those who were at high risk. Thank you for your support in bringing our international mission personnel home. We appreciate your ongoing support through contributions to our General Missionary Support fund. Thank you for your continued prayers, partnership and support, especially during this perilous and unpresented time. Give Online →

Grassroots home churches thrive in Rwanda "At 6 p.m. every day, all family members stand up in their houses and say the prayer of our Lord and recite the Apostles’ Creed together with the whole church in the world," said Rev. Dr. Pascal Bataringaya, the president and legal representative of the Presbyterian Church in Rwanda. He explained that during the current context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the grassroots home churches are meeting electronically, mainly through WhatsApp groups. (Contributed photo) Read more → Connecting Korea’s past and present for the future of mission The idea to produce a historic compilation of mission workers in Korea had been on the mind and heart of the Rev. Choon Lim, World Mission’s regional liaison for East Asia, since he and his wife, Yen Hee Lim, began their third mission appointment in 2012, serving in Seoul, South Korea. (Contributed photo) Learn more →

Malawi Mission Network partners help create 100,000 protective masks Prevention is key to preventing the spread of COVID-19 in southeast Africa. (Contributed photo) Read more → Subscribe to mission workers’ letters Would you like to receive all PC(USA) letter updates from mission workers? Now you can sign up to receive all the letters (or as many as you’d like to receive). (Photo by Mark Crowner) Subscribe now →

Global partners provide COVID-19 resources Presbyterian World Mission has compiled a live document that contains many messages related to COVID-19 and resources from our global partners. They wanted to share words of encouragement and compassion with U.S. partners during this difficult time. This document is updated regularly. (Getty Images) View the resources →

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