Sowing & Growing: Feeding Ukrainian Families & Transforming Lives
April is a month of promise. A promise means something expected, but not fully realized. In April we anticipate longer days, warmer...
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Faith Woods
- Mar 6
- 2 min
Life Still Wins: After One Year of War
It has now been one year since war broke out in Eastern Europe. We typically use the term “anniversary” to mark the passage of years. It...
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Faith Woods
- Feb 16
- 2 min
A Traumatic War Journey Leads to Hope
This time last year, Svetlana, her husband Alexander, and her son Paul lived in the town of Bakhmut. Bakhmut, Ukraine has gained the...
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Faith Woods
- Dec 1, 2022
- 2 min
Bringing Hope Back to Christmas
Often I like to begin my December letter with a Christmas song. I love the promise that the story of Christ’s birth holds for the world....
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Faith Woods
- Nov 1, 2022
- 2 min
Be Ready: Preparing for Winter
Lately, I find myself in a very contemplative frame of mind. I enjoy fall with its cooler days, brightly colored leaves, and hearty...
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Faith Woods
- Sep 1, 2022
- 3 min
All Who Are Weary: Full Edition Article
Where do you find solace? As Christians, sometimes we forget that it is okay to acknowledge that life is difficult. To many, it feels...
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Faith Woods
- Aug 2, 2022
- 4 min
The Unlikely Hero: Full Edition Article
Lately, it seems as if life has been one endless stream of rapid change. We all experience change in life, but somehow that doesn’t seem...
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Faith Woods
- Jul 4, 2022
- 2 min
Inspired to Action: Loving the Orphaned
What comes to mind when you think about the word “faithfulness?” The dictionary defines the word faithfulness as “the fact or quality of...
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Faith Woods
- Mar 1, 2022
- 2 min
War in Ukraine: How MPI is Responding to the Crisis
Today as I write to you, it has been several days since I awoke early in the morning to the news that Russian tanks and troops had rolled...
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Faith Woods
- Jan 31, 2022
- 1 min
Looking Ahead: Shining a Light in 2022
Read below to find an overview of some of our plans for 2022. By God’s grace, we will reach many through aid and Gospel outreach. Child...
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Faith Woods
- Jan 31, 2022
- 2 min
While it is Day"
In Chapter 9 of his Gospel, the apostle John recounts the story of Jesus healing a man born blind. Though Jesus healed many people, in...
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Faith Woods
- Jan 3, 2022
- 2 min
Blankets for the Poor: Stories from God's Gift Church
This is granny Anna. "We gave her a blanket as she was on her way to visit and take care of her daughter in the hospital. Anna attends...
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Faith Woods
- Nov 29, 2021
- 2 min
Emmanuel, God With Us
Every December, I get pretty excited about Christmas. I’ve shared my love for the Christmas season with you in the past. I love...
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Faith Woods
- Nov 1, 2021
- 2 min
Hope in Krushinka
I want to introduce you to the town of Krushinka and Pastor Max. Max went to Krushinka to lead a rehab ministry. But as he met people in...
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Faith Woods
- Nov 1, 2021
- 2 min
Faith in Action
I can’t believe it’s November already. How did we get to this point in 2021 so fast? And how is it that life can both feel at a...
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Faith Woods
- Oct 4, 2021
- 2 min
Unified in Purpose and Calling
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the world around me. Because I am a person who feels and thinks deeply,...
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Faith Woods
- Oct 4, 2021
- 3 min
God's Gifts: Poured out with Passion and Sacrifice
Some of the pastors in the UMC who receive Christmas Blessing packages each year are men and women with whom we have more active...
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Faith Woods
- Sep 8, 2021
- 2 min
Rescued & Safe: The Children of Ukraine: Series Edition 2
Read about how MPI is partnering to make sure children in poverty do not go hungry in Ukraine this school year.
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Faith Woods
- Sep 8, 2021
- 2 min
When Children are Rescued by Loving Families
Read about children who have been rescued by loving families from tragic abandonment or neglect.
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