Missionaries Follow a Trail
Tarapoto, Peru lies in the foothills of the Andes Mountains which rise to its west, and it serves as…
A Macabre Souvenir
A macabre World Mission Souvenir from Harbin, China: a jigsaw puzzle made from a photo of the ruins …
Hungry for a Snack?
How about some roasted silkworm cocoons? Buy them in paper cones at the kiosk (like a popcorn stand …
Worship Worldwide
Picture yourself sitting among fellow-members of the Ukrainian Lutheran Church in Kiev, listening as…
Toasts and Liturgies
An intriguing feature of the gathering of friends for a formal meal in Ukraine is the series of toas…
Do You Know What This Is?
A memorial to World War II’s murdered Jews is part of the Pinkas Synagogue in Prague. Hauntingly, th…
World Mission Souvenir Photos
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Outside the busy, crowded cities of urban India, scenes such as this World Mission Souvenir are common. A river laundry seems strange to us because we live in such a sophisticated part of the world. Do places like this really exist? Indeed they do. It’s a big world. Jesus encourages us, “you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth (Acts 1).“