Global 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.

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

November 7, 2019
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.

October 7, 2019
‘Miracle baby’ and pastor Israel Painit answers God’s call to missionary service
When Israel Painit heard that three young adult missionaries had been detained by the government in his homeland for advocating for peace and justice, he could no longer ignore God’s nudges toward missionary service.

October 7, 2019
Norma Kehrberg, missionary and relief executive, dies at 81
Norma J. Kehrberg, a United Methodist missionary in Nepal for 25 years and head of the United Methodist Committee on Relief from 1984-1991, died on October 6.

May 30, 2019
Missionaries represent many facets of God’s mission today
Katherine Parker, a missionary in Nepal, believes the work of the United Mission to Nepal serves as a positive model for participation in the missio Dei, the mission of God. Third in a Three-part series.