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COVID-19 forces Pacific Island nations to rethink subsistence models

Posted June 11th, 2021

Hery Ramambasoa’s friends and family tell him he lives in a postcard. As World Mission’s regional liaison for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, he has the privilege of living with his wife in Fiji.

Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People visits Belize

Posted June 7th, 2018

On a tiny peninsula off the southeastern coast of Belize, tourism is catching hold. As you travel the coastal roads, you’ll notice new development, including high-priced homes and hotels. In between the development is the small community of Seine Bight, a village aiming to grow as well, but with a difference. Unlike the developed areas to the north and south of this village, the residents of Seine Bight hope to keep local ownership of the land.

In Christ’s birthplace, olive wood artisans carry on a Holy Land tradition

Posted December 20th, 2017

Thirty years ago Bassem Giacaman, whose large extended family has lived in this town for generations, immigrated to New Zealand with his parents and siblings in search of a life far away from the turmoil of the Middle East.