Spend $1 (or more) on tap water at the restaurant of your choice and help bring water to children around the world. That’s the simple idea behind the UNICEF Tap Project. In 2007, the UNICEF Tap Project was born in…
Read more »Presbyterian Women are bringing Milcah Lalam of RECONCILE in Sudan to the CSW (Commission on the Status of Women) in February. The Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations will host the Presbyterian presence at the CSW. RECONCILE’s mission is to…
Read more »Here’s a photo album on the Presbyterians Say No Child Soldiers Facebook page taken as packets of Red Hands were assembled to send to missions at the United Nations urging them to ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on…
Read more »The Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict provides links to stories about children at risk in several places around the world. Singers strive for peace in new Sudan: The bumping beats of African…
Read more »The people kept coming and more and more chairs were brought into the room. On Sunday, January 23, I had the privilege to lead an adult class at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church.We gathered at 12:30, after worship in the Corning…
Read more »The UNICEF Tap Project is a nationwide campaign that provides the world’s children access to safe, clean water. During World Water Week, March 20-26, 2011, restaurants across the United States will encourage patrons to give $1 or more for the…
Read more »A group from the Cooper House Presbyterian Campus Ministry at Virginia Tech visited the offices of the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations on January 11. The visit was part of their 2011 Winter Break Alternate Mission Trip. Six students…
Read more »Check out this video about peace in Sudan as the referendum for self-determination in Southern Sudan approaches. Emmanual Jal, the artist, served as a soldier – when he was a child – in Sudan’s Civil War. May the people know…
Read more »Scripture – Isaiah 11:1–9 I love the imagery this Scripture contains. As I read this passage and reflected on the season and Guatemala, one particular phrase struck me: “a little child shall lead them.” For many in the world, it…
Read more »The Presbyterian News Service has posted a story about the call for the church to respond to recent instances of bullying: “a national disaster”. The story notes that: On Oct. 18, in the wake of the large number of gay…
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