Construction of a Welcome Center Many migrants and people displaced by natural disasters who find themselves within the bounds of the Diocese of Rio Pungue are held in prisons because official migrant centers lack adequate space. At the Welcome Center, this population without a place to call home will find safety, support, and care. “In […]
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St. Timothy’s Children’s Hope Center The Children’s Hope Center was proposed to mitigate the realities of physical abuse, trauma, and basic neglect often experienced by vulnerable children, some of whom have been orphaned or come from single-mother households. Basic meals, clothing, and shelter will give the children a chance to enroll, remain in, and graduate
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Multi-service Center for the Holistic Care of Women Victims of Violence The Diocese of Bukavu, located in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has been heavily impacted by regional conflict. In response to the 2024 UTO grant focus, the diocese proposed to build a multi-service center that will play two roles: provide a source of income
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This week, we’re visiting the continent of Africa, home to 54 countries, 43 million Anglicans, and four 2024 UTO grants. Our 2024 grants come from four different Anglican Provinces, which represent only a fraction of the Anglican Communion presence on the continent. Let’s explore how communities in these places express gratitude! “Gratitude is expressed in
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Think about a time you needed significant help. Maybe you wanted to change careers, or you moved to a new community and didn’t know anyone there. Can you remember how that felt, or do you remember what you did that made a difference? This week, as I’ve been thinking about all of the times in
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Another Home, Another Family South and North Korea have continued to have tense relations in the 78 years since the Korean War. There are currently 33,815 North Korean Defectors (NKDs) in South Korea, 110 of whom live in the Chungnam Academic District surrounding St. Mark’s, so parishioners have decided to provide for the gaps observed
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We’re starting our travels around the globe with two grant sites in South Korea. UTO first awarded a grant to the Province of Korea in 1958 to provide for buildings in the region. Our grant sites remind us this week of the good feeling we get when we share our gifts with others and join
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Beginning the Journey Reflecting on Gratitude as a Cycle Last year during our annual panel with recent grant recipients, David Harris, from St. Leonard’s Ministries in Chicago, stated: Gratitude is the testimony of those we serve, who make progress and then want to give back. I found this statement to be such a profound way
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