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Funny Language Stories
So there I was at my furniture lady's shop describing the dimensions for the cross we wanted made for our Holy Week services, when she says: "Are you going to hang someone on this cross???" Some backstory: we have a wood shop who we go to for all our wooden furniture....
Interview: Johannes van der Bijl on his upcoming Narrative Commentary of Galatians
Johannes Vanderbijl is an ordained Anglican priest and SAMS Missionary serving along with his wife, Louise, in the Netherlands, at Christ Church, Heiloo. He has been earnestly writing over the last four years about the life of Simon Peter with two published books to...
F.A.R.M. Trains Veterinarians for Mission
Mary McDonald has a passion for animals. As a veterinarian she blends the care for animals with the Gospel. She and her husband Jack, have a farm in Virginia where they raise and care for animals, but also use it as a demonstration farm for helping to prepare vets for...
SAMS Retreat for the Americas
SAMS Missionaries and home office staff gathered last week at the Casa San Carlos Retreat Center in Delray Beach, Florida, for a time of refreshment and rejuvenation. The four day retreat provided the Missionaries time to connect with each other and to share what the...
World Mission Sunday is this Sunday, February 4th
It's not too late to get started to prepare, inform, and equip your parish to for World Mission Sunday, this Sunday, February 4th. Head over to our World Mission Sunday Page which is full of resources. Also visit our Anglican Global Missions Partner's New Wineskin's...
Whose Plan Is It, Anyway?
"A man makes his plans, but God directs his steps." Since January 2019, Roger and I have been living full time in Aguascalientes Mexico. Most of Roger’s service in that time has involved an unplanned appointment to the office of the Dean of Mexico. It wasn’t even...