Mission Service Archives

Mission co-worker Leisa Wagstaff remains in Juba, South Sudan, during tentative cease-fire

Posted July 12th, 2016

Although there is a tentative cease-fire in Juba, South Sudan, Presbyterian mission co-worker Leisa Wagstaff remains in the city, with colleagues around the country and in the U.S. working on an evacuation plan to get her out of the country.

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) asks for urgent prayers for those suffering violence in Juba, South Sudan

Posted July 11th, 2016

Longtime Presbyterian mission co-worker Leisa Wagstaff is currently “sheltering in place” as fighting escalates in Juba, South Sudan. Efforts are underway to evacuate her to a safe location. Other South Sudan mission co-workers are currently traveling in the U.S., visiting churches.

Mission in partnership highlighted at World Mission Café

Posted June 28th, 2016

At last week’s World Mission Café, a GA 222 event, mission co-workers and staff, ecumenical partners, mid-council leaders and congregational representatives gathered to share stories of the joys and struggles of day-to-day mission partnership around the world.

Invisible guests in Malaysia

Posted June 21st, 2016

You may not see them, but they pick the crops, sweep the floors, care for the children and elderly, build infrastructure, labor in factories, cook and serve. They often have to leave their home countries and families to find a job. They send much of their earnings back home to their families.

New Wilmington Mission Conference

Posted June 20th, 2016

The New Wilmington Mission Conference—July 23−30—held on the campus of Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, is regarded as the oldest annual mission conference in the United States.

Haiti Partnership: Mission Beyond Doing, Fixing, and Filling

Posted January 12th, 2015

By Cindy Corell, Companionship Facilitator, Haiti It would be a challenge for all of us. For me, the delegation from the Presbytery of the James would be the first group… Read more »