Reflections

Emily Burns: Gardening for food equality
Serving at Sunnyside United Methodist Church in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Emily Burns works to combat issues of food insecurity in her community as a Global Mission Fellow and EarthKeeper by supporting and developing a community garden and food pantry.
Missionaries at Africa University train leaders to embrace an ever-changing world
Abundance can be shared across communities in many ways. Africa University produces well-trained agriculturists, some of whom who have become missionaries in other countries, spreading methods for abundant crops and deeper spiritual lives.
Holding someone’s hand is the beginning of every peace journey
Devotional by Jin Yang Kim | Fourth week of Advent
Gateway to freedom: Peace with justice
Devotional by Angela A. Reed | Fourth week of Advent
Hope for the weary, food for the hungry
Devotional by Devorah Umpig-Julian | Third week of Advent
The joy in following God’s purpose
Devotional by Young Seon Kim | Second week of Advent
Joy in Jesus
Devotional by Clara M. Biswas | Second week of Advent
Love breaks through all barriers
Devotional by Joe Edward Pormai | First week of Advent
Witness to God’s love in the world
Devotional by Rev. John Calhoun | First week of Advent
Implementing class meetings in Honduras
Methodists who live in Honduras revive the Wesleyan class meeting tradition to help members discern how to be the church in mission, even in the most challenging of contexts.
From integration to transformation: multicultural ministry in the midst of migration
Highlights of the August session of the Institute for Multicultural Ministry in Germany.
Care for children of God!
Rev. Jack Amick, director of Global Migration, responds to news coming from the U.S.-Mexico border and offers ways in which you can help alleviate the suffering of migrant children and families.