World Mission Souvenirs

In Naju-city, South Korea, a shopkeeper-craftsman made frames for his brother’s art in a workshop cluttered with easels stretching painted canvasses. The brother-artist produced traditional… Read More »Jesus Only

OK, this is a little creepy. The catacombs at the San Francisco de Asis Convent in Lima, Peru form an underground cemetery beneath the historic… Read More »All Because of Easter

This World Mission Souvenir is a five-inch statuette of the Virgin Mary, purchased at a second-hand shop in Lima, Peru. Its original home and how… Read More »The Virgin Mary

Standing outside a cement block church in a small village in rural India, I was joined by a member of the congregation who was assigned,… Read More »Any Angels Around Here?

The Tosho-gu Shrine in Nikko, Japan, is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The shrine is home to the mausoleum for a ruler of the Tokugawa… Read More »Live at Peace

Lying along the shores of the Pacific Ocean, Lima, Peru’s climate is that of a subtropical desert. Most of the year the weather is dry… Read More »The Maids of Lima

A Korean king with faltering self-control may need this device. The cup is placed on top of the pedestal. Wine is poured from the carafe,… Read More »Korean King’s Cup

From a monastery in Ukraine I brought home a wooden stamp for fashioning Holy Communion wafers in the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. It functions like a… Read More »Jesus Christ, Victor

Josef Lada (1887-1957 ) was a much-loved Czech illustrator. His work remains popular today and his folk art is a common feature on annual calendars.… Read More »Ready for the New Year?

At Christmas-time many families display a treasured Nativity creche, perhaps one handed down from earlier generations. The tableau is a representation of the scene at… Read More »A Savior Has Been Born to You