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After more than 100 days, Hong Kongers continue their protests

Posted October 23rd, 2019

Protests in Hong Kong have been going on continuously since June. Things have not gotten better — in fact, the situation has worsened. Clashes between police and protesters have become more frequent and at times more violent.

Court rules Mary Jane Veloso can testify against her traffickers

Posted October 22nd, 2019

For those around the world praying that Mary Jane Veloso would have the chance to testify against her traffickers, those prayers have been answered.

Fleeing violence, finding home

Posted October 18th, 2019

“We were only surviving, not living,” Kohar recalled of the war years since 2011 — before her family fled Syria.

Mosaic of Peace deadline approaches

Posted October 8th, 2019

The Presbyterian Peacemaking Program is set to lead its fourth journey to Israel and Palestine March 15–28, 2020. Applications are being accepted online for the 2020 Mosaic of Peace Conference through Oct. 15, or after that date as space allows.

You can give, pray or come see for yourself

Posted October 7th, 2019

Presbyterians who want to help Haitians dealing with the almost simultaneous effects of natural disaster, government corruption, fuel shortages and crop challenges have at least two choices, according to Fabienne Jean, coordinator of FONDAMA, or Hands Together Foundation of Haiti, a network if 11 farmer organizations across the Caribbean nation currently choked with deadly protests that have paralyzed the economy and closed businesses and schools.

Finding meaning in a difficult shared history

Posted October 3rd, 2019

I still visualize the words etched into a granite slab on a wall of Elmina, a stately castle on the coast of Ghana, constructed in 1482 by the Portuguese:

You are not alone

Posted October 2nd, 2019

Lucia Santos, a young Filipino marriage migrant, lost her Korean husband in their fifth year of marriage. Their two little children awoke one morning without their father at their side. She discovered that her husband had died by suicide.

Presbyterians seek to end gender-based violence

Posted October 2nd, 2019

Down the street and around the globe, Presbyterians are committed to addressing the scourge of gender-based violence.

There’s still time to help Mary Jane Veloso prove her innocence

Posted October 1st, 2019

Mary Jane Veloso has 26 days to provide testimony against her traffickers who are currently on trial in the Philippines. She is the last witness for the prosecution. If she successfully testifies, she may be released from prison in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. If she doesn’t, she will remain on death row, awaiting execution for a crime she did not commit.

Living in a Palestinian refugee camp

Posted October 1st, 2019

Life in a Palestinian refugee camp is a combination of desperate conditions and also a hopeful disposition by many of the refugees who live there.