Life in South Sudan
…for one of the teachers. Suddenly, the machine started to jam. I fixed it and tried again. Jammed again! I cleared it and tried a third time. Once again it…
A farewell to Haiti
Susan dancing with students and other teachers at Lékol Jezi Mari in Gros Morne. On Jan. 20, we, Susan Silveus and Mike Lattanzi, left our home in Gros Morne, Haiti…
‘To help others is from the heart’
Lent 2024 newsletter Steve and Loyce Veryser, Tanzania For Lent, I usually try to do something rather than give something up. A couple of Lents, I have gone to morning Mass daily. One Lent, I challenged myself not to get frustrated with other drivers in Mwanza...
The Salvadoran ‘hill of beans’
Lent 2024 newsletter Melissa & Peter Altman, El Salvador “In a typical week, how many days do you eat beans?” Suzy, once a beneficiary of the Soy Nutrition Program and now a key member of the Soy Nutrition Program team, thought for a moment before responding:...
Standing up for migrants
Lent 2024 newsletter Coralis Salvador, U.S.-Mexico Border Love is the absence of judgement.—Dalai Lama Migrants leave their country as an act of defiance, an act of nonviolence. The shelters of El Paso provide them a respite and service to help them reach their...
Working in schools to end violence
Lent 2024 newsletter Kathy Bond and Flávio Rocha, Brazil Lenten greetings from João Pessoa! From Kathy: We are excited to be involved in a new initiative that provides holistic health training to reduce violence and anxiety in public schools. Our ministry...
Knowledge is power
Lent 2024 newsletter Anna Johnson, Tanzania The family I’m seeing today wants me to assess their 6-month-old daughter, Salha (not her real name). She’s been to the hospital and seen a doctor — which, quite frankly, is uncommon for most of the children I’m asked to...
Nurturing beauty in the mess of this world
Lent 2024 newsletter Rich Tarro, Kenya “Start seeing the world for what it really is — dirty, rough, tragic and beautiful. It is truly a wonderful mess.” This quote by Alan Graham, the founder of Mobile Loaves and Fishes, an outreach ministry to homeless people in...
‘Martyrs or fools’?
In February 1976, a powerful earthquake struck Guatemala, destroying more than 250,000 houses and leaving 23,000 people dead and about 1.2 million people homeless. In Auburn, Alabama, John Gauker and his wife, Phyllis, wanted to help. John owned a construction company...
Intercessory prayers for nonviolence
…new teachers, prophets, apostles, champions and saints of Gospel nonviolence, who will help the world turn from violence to nonviolence, who will lead us to reject war and nuclear weapons,…
My second year in mission
…with the teachers, the school doesn’t have many resources to deal with these issues outside of calling the police. Through the advice of my fellow missioners, I’ve connected the school…
