Staying “On Mission” in an Interconnected World
Even in "ordinary time" African colors are always bright. From the Chico Market in Mukono Town. by Richard and Catherine Ranger, SAMS Missionaries to Uganda So be careful how you act; these are difficult days. Don’t be fools; be wise: make the most of every...
Honduras Part I – a travelogue of John and Susan Park
by Susan Park, SAMS Associate Missisonary Our plane leaving Pittsburgh was delayed about half and hour while they de-iced it. When we arrived in San Pedro Sula it was 90º! Talk about extremes! So much has changed since we lived there. We discovered that now to fill...
Replicating Trauma Treatment through the Gospel
It’s a dusty, jaw-rattling, two-hour drive over rough Ugandan roads to get to the Kiryandongo Refugee Camp in northern Uganda. SAMS Missionary Cathy Clevenger and her team make the drive once or twice a month to minister to groups of refugees living there, but wisely,...
SAMS Offers “Complete Package” of Short-term Missions
Jennifer Ruben is a Jesus-follower and an Anglican committed to help other Anglicans engage in mission. As the founder of One 8 Go Global, her main aim is to summon others to take the Gospel to all nations. Her ministry takes its name from Acts 1:8, “But...
What is Mission?
Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.” (John 20:21) The idea of mission is not an exclusively Christian term. Corporations have mission statements. Astronauts are given missions. In one of my favorite...
Overheard in the Reijksmuseum
Two weekends ago, I took my older kids on a trip to Germany and The Netherlands to prepare for our deputation to Germany as SAMS Missionaries. After taking them to see our future home, I decided to take them up to Amsterdam, specifically to see the wonderful Van Gogh...