Presbyterian Mission Agency sheku sillah Archives

The PC(USA)’s One Great Hour of Sharing changes lives

Posted April 4th, 2023

Lupe Gonzalo understands all too well the hardscrabble life of a farmworker. Having worked for 12 years in Florida’s tomato industry — in addition to traveling to other states to pick sweet potatoes, apples and blueberries — Gonzalo often had to wake up at 4 or 5 o’clock in the morning to travel to a local farm, where she was handed a bucket and told to fill that bucket as many times as humanly possible during the day.

Gifts to the PC(USA)’s One Great Hour of Sharing support dignity to India’s most oppressed

Posted February 21st, 2023

While the economic and social status of women may be improving marginally worldwide, the lives of many women in India — like Smitha Krishnan — have remained virtually unchanged.

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance and others mourn sudden loss of colleague

Posted November 18th, 2022

Friends and colleagues of a Presbyterian Disaster Assistance employee who died this month are celebrating his life with kind words and remembrances. PDA was notified last week of the sudden death of Sheku Sillah, its Regional Project Manager for Africa and Asia, who passed away after experiencing chest pains.

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The PC(USA)’s One Great Hour of Sharing changes lives

Gifts to the PC(USA)’s One Great Hour of Sharing support dignity to India’s most oppressed

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance and others mourn sudden loss of colleague

Bringing light to the people of India

‘Around the World with PDA’ to highlight lifesaving work in India

When global response requires global resources