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Madagascar fighting the twin pandemics of COVID-19 and food insecurity

Posted December 2nd, 2021

Mission co-workers Dan and Elizabeth Turk, who have served in Madagascar for more than 20 years, are working daily with global partners through Skype, Zoom and WhatsApp to address the twin pandemics of COVID-19 and severe food insecurity facing the world’s fifth-largest island nation and one of the world’s poorest countries.

Detroit church upcycles food to feed others

Posted October 29th, 2021

A partnership between a Detroit church and a local food upcycling nonprofit has resulted in providing 1,000 meals a week to the hungry.

What we share with the hungry

Posted August 25th, 2021

Sharing food is one of my great joys. I know, I know … that isn’t altogether unique, and definitely not unique for Presbyterians I know. We gather around tables for myriad reasons, and in lots of different ways. But the act of sharing food can remind us of other things we share: namely a need for food — hunger — and the interdependence it takes to make a meal possible. I think it is true that we never eat alone. Not really. Even if we sit at the table by ourselves, we are eating with each and every person who finds a part to play in this interconnected food system that helps bring food to table.

As micropantries pop up, creativity is key

Posted August 20th, 2021

A Springfield, Ill., church has set up a micropantry, an outdoor cabinet where people who are in need can help themselves anytime day or night.

Bringing light to the people of India

Posted August 13th, 2021

A nongovernment organization that has been instrumental in helping people in India to overcome natural and human-caused disasters was featured this week in a webinar by Presbyterian Disaster Assistance.

Gardens in Haiti offer both food and dignity

Posted August 11th, 2021

In 2013, mission co-workers Cindy Corell and Mark Hare were working with Viljean Louis, coordinator of the Peasant Movement of Bayonnais in Haiti. More than 100 people in the mountain community arrived to receive training for starting yard gardens. They were to learn the skills and then share them with neighbors.

‘These are people doing real work together’

Posted August 6th, 2021

After 17 three-hour sessions which included homework assignments, the 36-member Leadership Innovation Team tasked with re-aligning the Presbyterian Mission Agency in the coming months to make it more able to carry out the ministry Jesus describes in his Matthew 25 parable has completed its work.

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