Mental Health Ministry during COVID-19
Statistics are hard to find in Zambia, and they are even harder to find in a pandemic. One thing we do know is that we have been getting twice as many need requests for help than we usually do. My work in Zambia centers around providing mental health support. Even at...
“I thought to myself – they’re not going to die from COVID, they’re going to die from hunger” – Video Update from Margarita
SAMS is sharing missionary updates about ways ministry is adapting because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many missionaries are already called to areas of great need, and those needs are increasing in light of the pandemic. We invite you, as you are able, to provide these...
Goats, the Gospel, & COVID-19
The van door slid open and as Dr. Mary stepped out, a deafening cry arose from the village grandmother as she hurriedly shuffled towards us, shaking her cane in the air in an enthusiastic greeting. The other women quickly took up the welcome cry and soon Dr. Mary was...
Great Expectations
2020 and beyond
When in Peru last November I never dreamed that the world would change so much as it has since Covid 19 impacted us. In November I handed on much of my ministry to Fr. Jeremy Shelton, assistant priest at St. … Continue reading → …