Stories
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One Garden Grew Connections During COVID-19
Episcopal Relief & Development worked with Ascension School Camp and Conference Center to provide lunches to the children of farming families in their community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Courtney Moore
A Father’s Hope: An Equal World
As a father of two young boys, ages seven and five, I am filled with awe at their never-ending curiosity and zest for life. The novel coronavirus p...
By Ernest Cajuste
Laying Bare The Suffering In Our Midst
What is the role of a faith leader amidst the COVID-19 global pandemic? This past March, as I both settled into my new routine of self-isolation an...
By Miguel Escobar
Mission Possible: Youth and the Power of the Holy Spirit
Last year, I told the sixty teenagers gathered in our parish hall that today was the day we would travel to the North Pole. They looked at me quizz...
By The Rev. Dave Killeen
Moments That Matter: One Mother’s Story
Millicent, a 29-year-old local community leader, lives with her family in Kasirere, a small village located in Kisumu County, Kenya. Her husband, G...
By Episcopal Relief & Development
Volunteering is Ministry: Celebrating Our Volunteers
I accidentally stumbled upon volunteer management as a profession over six years ago. After graduating from seminary, a job description caught my e...
By Kat Milligan
