Shelvis and Nancy Smith-Mather report on progress in South Sudan after the terrible destruction of work in earlier years. Special work is being done in the refugee camps, which seem to have two factions that are slowly learning to trust each other again. They plea for support as they work hard to help children understand the turmoil. … [Read more...]

Most Presbyterians don’t know that we have mission workers in Greece, but we do! Nadia Ayoub, mission co-worker serving there, reports that last year additional help was needed to meet the needs of those seeking asylum due to the high number of new refugee arrivals. … [Read more...]

The Presbyterian Women of the United States recently gave a $100,000 to complete the purchase of a retreat center property run by the Presbyterian Women of Honduras. The women there are making decisions based on their understanding of hospitality, mission and ministry. … [Read more...]

The Presbyterian Mission Agency and the Presbyterian Outreach both report that Presbyterian churches in Cuba continue to grow and the Evangelical Theological Seminary at Matanzas continues to be strong. … [Read more...]

The Presbyterian Outreach Foundation reports 40 years of progress, celebrating the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, which has grown from 50,000 members to more than 8 million members, and the church in Iran, which has one of the fastest rates of growth. … [Read more...]

The Presbyterian Historical Society of the Southwest is determined to preserve church history in these fast-moving times. Their annual gathering was held at First Presbyterian Church in Hot Springs, Arkansas, last February and they produced a booklet about the Cumberland Presbyterian Church’s higher education in Arkansas. … [Read more...]