December 2014: The Gift of Hope
December 2014 Bulletin Insert FormatDiciembre 2014en español
View ArticleJanuary 2015: Visitors are Blessings
January 2015 Mission Bulletin FormatEnero 2015 en españolYou must not mistreat or oppress foreigners in any way. Remember, you yourselves were once foreigners in the land of Egypt. Exodus 22:21
View ArticleFebruary 2015: Disappeared But Not Forgotten
February 2015 Mission Bulletin FormatFebrero 2015 - Desaparecido pero no olvidado
View ArticleMarch 2015: Making Peace Real
March 2015 Mission Bulletin FormatMarzo 2015: Una paz realLet the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful. Colossians 3:15
View ArticleApril 2015: Hope in the Sharing of Bread
April 2015 Mission Bulletin FormatEn españolWhen he was at table with them, he took the bread and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to them. And their eyes were opened and they recognized him… Luke...
View ArticleMay 2015: Connected Through Christ
En españolWe know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to God’s purpose. Romans 8:28The first ten students enrolled in the Studies of Ecumenism and...
View ArticleJune 2015: Black Robes and Palm Oil
And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them, and said, “Truly I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 18: 2,3
View ArticleJuly 2015: Giving and Receiving
I’m a friend to everyone who honors you, O God, and to all who keep your precepts. Psalm 119:63 CEBThe Latin America Biblical University (UBL) was my home for three months as a volunteer earlier this...
View ArticleAugust 2015: Akpekakaka
Let the kindness of the Lord our God be over us. Make the work of our hands last. Psalm 90:17 CEBAkpekakaka means thank you greatly in Ghana. The students at the school are so grateful for the many...
View ArticleSeptember 2015: We are One Family
Every ethnic group in heaven or on earth is recognized by God. Ephesians 3: 15Here at the YWCA of Palestine, we are celebrating the completion of our report on the international conference on Women’s...
View ArticleOctober 2015: Touching the Heart of the Dragon
He awoke and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace! Be Still! And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. Mark 4:39 The second day of our church-wide retreat, we went on a sightseeing trip...
View ArticleNovember 2015: Muslim and Christian Youth Want Peace
For God is not a God of confusion but of peace. I Corinthians 14:33A Muslim man, and a Christian woman with the Interfaith Cooperation Forum (ICF) organized a three-day peace workshop. Twenty Muslim,...
View ArticleDecember 2015: Protecting Migrant Humanity
For in God we live and move and have our being. Acts 17:28aI heard the sounds of a marimba band playing from afar and thought, “This is the Guatemala I know.” We had traveled to Tecum Uman, Guatemala,...
View ArticleJanuary 2016: Farming God’s Way
They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never...
View ArticleFebruary 2016: Partnerships for Peace
For God is not a God of confusion but of peace. I Corinthians 14:33aLife in Israel/Palestine can often seem full of chaotic confusion. I have been working with the teachers, administrators, and staff...
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March 2016: Through the Eyes of Children
What you have learned and received, and heard and seen in me, do; and the God of peace will be with you. Philippians 4:9The beauty of life can be seen through the eyes of children all around the world....
View ArticleApril 2016: Hearts Ablaze
…inspired by [the prophetic utterances] you may wage the good warfare, holding faith and a good conscience. I Timothy 1: 18b, 19aThe nation was afire with anger. People took to the streets this past...
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May 2016: Singing the Same Song
Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you. 2 Corinthians 13:11Holding...
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June 2016: My Justice
Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. Luke 9:16My father,...
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July 2016: Sharing Experience
As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart. Proverbs 27:19One warm and windy Friday afternoon, my Jordanian and American friends drove from Amman into the countryside for a picnic....
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