Missionaries News & Stories

January 23, 2020
Trip to farms and villages brings new understanding
Missionary Lorraine Charinda describes the obstacles she’s overcome and the lessons she’s learned on a journey to visit communities and institutions in the North Katanga area, all part of evaluating the reach of her ministries.

January 23, 2020
Missionary pilot continues lifesaving work
For nearly 20 years, missionary Rukang Chikob has served as a pilot for Wings of the Morning, an aviation ministry in South Congo.

January 23, 2020
Mission is: Relationship
Relationship is at the heart of mission. Cultivating relationships across boundaries because of the good news God offers us in Christ is a foundational and sustaining part of our work as United Methodists.

December 10, 2019
Holding someone’s hand is the beginning of every peace journey
Devotional by Jin Yang Kim | Fourth week of Advent
December 10, 2019
Gateway to freedom: Peace with justice
Devotional by Angela A. Reed | Fourth week of Advent

December 10, 2019
Hope for the weary, food for the hungry
Devotional by Devorah Umpig-Julian | Third week of Advent

December 10, 2019
Vegetables, fish and hope for Quessua families
Devotional by Kutela Katembo Dieudonne | Third week of Advent

November 10, 2019
The joy in following God’s purpose
Devotional by Young Seon Kim | Second week of Advent


November 10, 2019
Love breaks through all barriers
Devotional by Joe Edward Pormai | First week of Advent

November 10, 2019
Witness to God’s love in the world
Devotional by Rev. John Calhoun | First week of Advent

November 10, 2019
The Rev. Dr. James T. Laney receives 2019 World Methodist Peace Award
For his work as a missionary, educator and diplomat on behalf of the people of Korea, Laney was honored at a ceremony cohosted by the World Methodist Council and Global Ministries in Atlanta on Nov. 21.