This story about “Mia”, a tsunami survivor, has come from our missionaries serving in Japan, Stephen and Soo Bay. Her name has been changed and her photo omitted to protect Mia who has been persecuted (beaten; two ribs broken) for …
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Surviving and Finding New Life
President Mboka of DR Congo visits Covenant Offices
Our denominational headquarters are bustling with delight these days, as Julel Mboka, President of the Covenant Church of Congo (CEUM), meets with Women Ministries, the Paul Carlson Partnership, Covenant Kids Congo, and Covenant World Mission to continue building relationships and …
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Lamenting the Massacre in South Sudan
We grieve with Covenant missionary James Tang, as violence overwhelms South Sudanese yet again. News groups reported yesterday that rebels infiltrated the city of Benitu, a city where the Evangelical Covenant Church of South Sudan is active and has a …
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Tensions Grow in Central African Republic
Last night on ABC World News, reporter Terry Moran shared with us how since December a crisis has been brewing in Central African Republic. Click here for his story. Up to 700,000 people (almost 20% of the population) have had …
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Mission Moments for VBS 2014
Covenant World Mission is excited to announce that the 2014 Mission Moments for VBS is now available for download! Join us as we partner with the Colombian Covenant Church to help strengthen their children’s ministry with “Bibles in their hands, …
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Remembering Our Legacy: Paul and Lois Carlson
In 1965, North Park University’s Carlson Tower was dedicated in loving memory to Paul Carlson, a medical missionary to Congo from 1962-1964. Within its foyer hangs a plaque that commemorates his legacy with these words:
Doctor Paul E. Carlson, or …
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Velveeta
For those of you wanting a real glimpse into the life of a missionary… read this post by our missionary Lori Shinar who gives us a glimpse into her families’ life on the mission field…
One of our expat friends …
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Gain a New Perspective
See the world from a new perspective on our Vision Trips. Covenant World Mission offers pastors and lay leaders the opportunity to visit several Covenant mission sites. Participants will experience first-hand what God is doing through the work of Covenant …
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Today Sheet – 2014
The Today Sheet for 2014 is now available for download or contact the Covenant Bookstore for already printed copies. Today in Covenant World Mission is a resource for Covenant churches, which can be used as a bulletin insert or in …
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Remembering Our Legacy: Judith Peterson
10,869 men, women, and children filtered through Bethesda Hospital Training School between 1939-1940, in Sianyang China, to receive treatment for malaria, fevers, bomb injuries, dysentery, cholera, typhoid, and typhus, by the loving hands of missionary nurses Judith Peterson and Ruth …
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