What you see in this picture just looks like a group of friends having a picnic in a park, yet there is something...
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SAMS-USA missionaries partner with Anglican/Episcopal churches in this region to grow the Kingdom of God. We hope you will be encouraged or inspired by these stories and reports from current and former missionaries in the field. We also encourage you to consider becoming a sender to this part of the world.
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The Coming Kingdom #carryonadvent
Happy Advent to you! We’re grateful for this season in the church year of anticipation, hope, and repentance. One of the recurring themes in our time with the Fellows is that they are citizens of the Kingdom of God, and as citizens they play a critical role in building up that…
Hope in the midst of struggle #CarryOnAdvent
In many ways I have been a walking miracle these past 7 years. The previous 16 years had seen me laid low by Crohn’s disease. I had seen enough doctors, surgeons, and specialists to fill an auditorium. I had tried multiple drugs, had so many surgeries that I lost track of…
Why The Anchor?
Why the anchor? We chose the anchor as the Agape Year logo for a number of reasons, but the one that is on my mind right now is that the anchor holds us secure, even in the tumult of a storm. I remember sitting down with our graphic designer to brainstorm…
Celebration Story # 2: Encouraging Local Community Involvement in Mission
This is the second story in our 10-Year Celebration series of our missionary activities in Brazil. The featured photo is of then Pastor, now Diocesan Bishop, Marcio Meira and his wife, now a Pastor, Linda receiving Plarn Rugs for the families of their Compassion Ministry in Cabedelo, Paraiba, Brazil. These large colorful plarn rugs were stuffed into our suitcases and brought to Brazil. The plarn rugs were distributed to various churches and used as floor coverings in classrooms for children’s story time during Christian Education classes, and in individual homes in neighborhoods where churches had outreach ministries. Many of these homes had a combination of dirt and rough concrete floors.
Apply for the Agape Year Apprenticeship
Agape Year seeks a missional minded, Gospel-centric individual to serve the future church by sharing life,...
The Gospel Con Carne
John 21:9-17 9 When they got out on land, they saw a charcoal fire in place, with fish laid out on it, and bread. 10 Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish that you have just caught.” 11 So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish,…
Launching the Anglican International Student Mission Network
SAMS is pleased to see the launching of a new missionary network, Anglican International Student Mission Network, which will be co-lead by SAMS missionary Dr. Mary McDonald.
Send Those Who Go
Familiar words given to us by the physician Luke, All the believers were together and had everything in common. They...
SAMS’ New Prayer Page
A part of SAMS' values is submitting to the Lordship of Jesus Christ and the authority of scripture. 1...
Of bomb cyclones, dengue fever, and God’s providence
“The low temperature on the East coast will be colder than the high temperature on Mars this weekend,” Nate shared while driving with our fellows to run some errands before our departure to Thailand the next day. We’d finished the first portion of Agape Year, engaging with local ministries and…
Back from Thailand
“You want to grab dinner?” I asked one of our fellows after teaching his first ESL class at the Community Learning Center at St. Andrew’s in Chiang Mai, Thailand. “I want to die,” he replied with a grimace in his face. “The class was that bad?” Silence followed. We walked to…