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There’s a long-running debate in the mission field about when to embrace local customs and when to resist them. How do we draw the line between mere cultural differences and a serious ethical rift?
These guys are threading pipe for a water distribution project in Kenya. Once it’s done, the animals, agriculture and health of the people there will thrive, and their quality of life will skyrocket.
Many of us spent this past Thanksgiving weekend enjoying special moments with family and friends. And whether your favorite part of the holiday was the abundant feast or the day of football, Thanksgiving universally represents a time to celebrate God’s blessings and his faithful provision.
“Sing to him, make music for him, recount all his wonders!” Today’s reading from Psalms 105 reminds me of the precious children living at St. John Bosco Rehabilitation Center in Kitale, Kenya, a home and education program for street children.
These boys are making use of the new lavatory Cross Catholic funded for Vilaj Espwa (Hope Village), a home for orphaned and vulnerable children in Haiti. The facility replaced pit latrines that were ready to retire.
Sister Fabiola Jolanta Lech, a midwife with the Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit, provides health care for poor, rural Ethiopian families at the Cross Catholic Outreach-funded Minne Health Post. Recently, Sr. Fabiola wrote to us about how God is using her to make a difference: