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  • Mission & Service Partner Urges Banning Killer Robots: YGM 2022: November 6. Your generosity through Mission & Service supports the work of the World Council of Churches in urging governments to ban…
  • Putting Faith into Action to Support Ukrainian Refugees: Mission & Service partner, ACT Alliance, works on the ground with member organizations to provide much needed aid to those fleeing the war in…
  • No Way to Treat a Child: Obaida’s Story: M4M 2021: November 14. Your Mission & Service gifts support DCIP in defending and promoting the rights of Palestinian children like Obaida.
  • 100 Million Signatures for Peace: YGM 2022: March 27. Your support through Mission & Service actively supports peace-making in Korea.

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An Ecumenical Accompanier Shares the Plight of the Palestinians

A participant in the World Council of Churches EAPPI program shares an update from Palestine.
Baraka Presbyterian Church in Palestine

Home Demolitions in Palestine

Three Palestinian families try to recover after their homes were demolished near Bethlehem.
A huge pile of concrete rubble mark all that is left of the K. family home after demolition. Groups of people are seen standing around the pile, including Ecumenical Accompaniers.

The Struggle for Sanctuary

A plea for sanctuary is answered by Plymouth-Trinity United Church for the Rodriguez-Flores family, but more help is still needed for the journey ahead.
Rodrigues-Flores family

“My Soul Is Fed” by Supporting Refugees

Norma McCord, a long-time United Church refugee program supporter, says the work is in her blood.
Norma, a long-time refugee program supporter (right), with a friend.

Refugee Sponsorship Profile: Islington United Church

For World Refugee Day, we share the story of Islington United Church's Refugee Support Ministry, which has been creating relationships for over 40 years.

Making Peace in the Midst of Conflict 

The Rev. Dr. Hyuk Cho shares about the history and consequences of the war on Korean peninsula which has yet to come to an end after 70 years. 
An images of the signatures on the 1953 Korean armistice agreement, signed by representatives from Korea, China, and the United States.

Postcard from the Heart

David Kim-Cragg reflects on Korea's Promised Land of Peace and Reunification.
HyeRan Kim-Cragg (left) and husband David Kim-Cragg (right), stand at the foot of a staircase in a house. David is holding a Bible and a postcard of the Diamond Mountains in Korea. Both are wearing black.

Divided By War

Rev. Dr. Kyongja (Kay) Cho shares the story of two Korean brothers forced into the military on different sides during the Korean War.
In an aging black and white photo taken sometime around the Korean War, four Korean brothers and their older father face the camera for a formal photo.

Seeking Grace and an End to Occupation

A former Ecumenical Accompanier laments the brutality witnessed in Palestine and Israel, while celebrating brief moments of compassion.
Palestinian crowds surge at the gate of the caged Qalandiya check point, Jerusalem.

A Mission to Welcome

The Rev. Dr. Alan Lai urges the United Church to prepare for a new wave of immigrants from Hong Kong.
A busy night street scene in Hong Kong, with large groups of people crossing an intersection, backed by well-lit buildings covered with advertisements and signs.

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