By Carl and Karen Groot, Covenant missionaries to Thailand
Be prepared!
As the Abundant Life Center (ALC), the Groots and all of Bangkok prepared for the flood disaster that had hit the nation, we were at odds as to what …
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Open the Eyes of My Heart
By Erin Dougherty, Associate Pastor at Clairemont Covenant Church in San Diego, CA
“Open the eyes of my heart Lord
Open the eyes of my heart
I want to see you, I want to see you”
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Mbote Mingi
By Karen Hallberg, Director of Mission Mobilization and Connection
Mbote mingi – (from what I remember, that means “big hello” in Lingala).
On October 6, I had the privilege of leading a Vision Trip to Congo with Covenant missionary, Keith …
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Thanksgiving Harvest
By Sharon Davis, Covenant missionary to Cameroon
On September 12, I moved from Yaoundé (in the Central region of Cameroon) to Bamenda (in the Northwest region of Cameroon). I moved from a Francophone region, French speaking, to an Anglophone region, …
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Teaching New Songs in Taiwan
By Ray Barrett, who participated in a mission trip to Taiwan with Covenant Merge Ministries this summer.
It’s Friday night and the two week camp has ended. Left is the farewell on Sunday with Da Di Church and return to …
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The Movement of God in Thailand
By Reverend Kyle J.A. Small, who participated in a vision trip to Thailand.
I knew very lit
tle about the work prior to traveling to Thailand. Thankfully, my ignorance was broken as we traveled discovering the work of …
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God is at Work in Mexico
Greetings from Mexico. God is at work here!
One of the Mexico City Covenant churches is located in the northwest suburb of Cuautitlán Izcalli. Fifteen years ago, an extended family from that church had a vision for planting a daughter …
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In the Steep Streets of Medellín
The barrios of Medellín, Colombia are set up in the hills. Refugee families have settled on those steep streets; fleeing from violence in the villages of their countryside homes. Over the years these hillside gatherings have developed and become part …
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When Helping Hurts
When Helping Hurts by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert is certainly worth a read. The subtitle – “How to alleviate poverty
without hurting the poor and yourself” – describes an important priority for the Evangelical Covenant Church as we engage …
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On Solid Ground
By Jim Peterson, Covenant missionary to Japan. This article was taken from Jim and Hydi Peterson’s blog, which can be found here
Seismological data would show that the ground around Japan is almost always rumbling, even if ever so slightly. …
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