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How Gifts of Compassion Feed Hungry People
Food is, without question, a necessity of human existence. We all need to eat. The other day, I was a little hungry and went into my...
Faith Woods
May 3, 20243 min read
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Mission: Winter Warmth - Warming Cold Homes & Hearts
Have you ever stopped to contemplate the life and ministry of Jesus? Without question, Jesus came to pay our sin debt with His death on...
Faith Woods
Jan 8, 20243 min read
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Serving the Vulnerable in Ukraine: Torn between Stress and Purpose
ast month, I traveled to Ukraine to experience for myself life and ministry during a war, and to serve others for whom fear and uncertainty
Faith Woods
Oct 11, 20233 min read
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How to Have a Living Faith! Taking Action
Have you ever woken up and thought to yourself, how does God want to work in my heart today? Or, how does God want to work in my heart...
Faith Woods
Aug 11, 20233 min read
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How Ukrainian Pastors are Serving Vulnerable People
There is a famous quote attributed to George Orwell, “In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” This is...
Allen Garrison
Jun 15, 20233 min read
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Light the Night
Where I live, January is usually the coldest and darkest month of the year. Some people love winter, but most of us just endure it and...
Faith Woods
Jan 2, 20232 min read
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Responding to The World that Is
Have you ever felt like you were spending endless hours just spinning your wheels in life and not really getting anywhere? We all want to...
Faith Woods
Oct 3, 20222 min read
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This is My Story: The Sacrifices that Make a Difference
Impacting the lives of the suffering takes enormous sacrifice. These leaders are daily "boots on the ground." These are their stories.
Faith Woods
Oct 3, 20222 min read
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Ksenia's Story: I've Lost Everything, but I am Alive!
This is Ksenia and she and her two sons have lost everything! They fled the city of Severodonetsk in the Lugansk region of Ukraine....
Faith Woods
Aug 18, 20223 min read
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Refugee Stories: The Impact of War, The Power of Changing Lives
In the last five months, we have encountered many stories of people who have experienced enormous pain and trauma as they were forced to...
Faith Woods
Aug 2, 20223 min read
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The Inside Story: Ukraine at War Month 5
I have learned a lot in the last few weeks about what people in Ukraine are experiencing, the fear they feel every day, and the trauma they
Faith Woods
Jul 14, 20223 min read
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War in Ukraine: How MPI is Responding to the Crisis
Today as I write to you, it has been several days since I awoke early in the morning to the news that Russian tanks and troops had rolled...
Faith Woods
Mar 1, 20222 min read
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Looking Ahead: Shining a Light in 2022
Read below to find an overview of some of our plans for 2022. By God’s grace, we will reach many through aid and Gospel outreach. Child...
Faith Woods
Jan 31, 20221 min read
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While it is Day"
In Chapter 9 of his Gospel, the apostle John recounts the story of Jesus healing a man born blind. Though Jesus healed many people, in...
Faith Woods
Jan 31, 20222 min read
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Faith in Action
I can’t believe it’s November already. How did we get to this point in 2021 so fast? And how is it that life can both feel at a...
Faith Woods
Nov 1, 20212 min read
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Unified in Purpose and Calling
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the world around me. Because I am a person who feels and thinks deeply,...
Faith Woods
Oct 4, 20212 min read
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God's Gifts: Poured out with Passion and Sacrifice
Some of the pastors in the UMC who receive Christmas Blessing packages each year are men and women with whom we have more active...
Faith Woods
Oct 4, 20213 min read
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Be Transformed: Celebrating New Life in Christ
As I write to you today, enjoying the view outside my window, I realize I can’t yet see buds on the trees. But when I step outside, I can se
Faith Woods
Mar 31, 20213 min read
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Hope Springs Eternal
Hope Springs Eternal. You’ve probably heard this phrase before, but you might not know that it was written by Alexander Pope, an English...
Faith Woods
Mar 1, 20212 min read
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