http://www.pcusa.org/missionconnectionsNewsletters From PC(USA) Mission WorkersPresbyterian Church (U.S.A.)60Young Adult Volunteer writes about the effect of her volunteer experience on her life, her understanding of the world, and how God acts in one's life.http://www.pcusa.org/missionconnections/letters/yav/yav_mccartym_1003.htmFri, 26 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMTA reflection from a Young Adult Volunteer about her experience in Guatemala and her insight into the meaning of accompaniment.http://www.pcusa.org/missionconnections/letters/yav/yav_palmerw_1003.htmFri, 26 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMTHighlights from the first weeks of a new mission co-worker with an introduction to her classes at the seminary, the students she teaches, and her sense of mission there. http://www.pcusa.org/missionconnections/profiles/weberc.htmTue, 23 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMTA brief excursion into the past. . .and the future as Don describes the growing church in China, looking at the shift in perception of their missionary past and their new desire to know their history, to learn from it, and to pass it along to future Christians. "One of our tasks is to help churches in China and the U.S. to recover lost connections and to build new ones."http://www.pcusa.org/missionconnections/letters/snowd/snowd_1003.htmTue, 23 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMTAs newly appointed mission co-worker to the Congo, Bob reflects on the theological significance of kneeling for ordination, kneeling before the people of Congo, and humbling oneself by giving up the privilege and status of English, taking off one's shoes on the holy ground of another's culture and learning their language. http://www.pcusa.org/missionconnections/letters/riceb/riceb_1002.htmTue, 23 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMTDoug wwrites of a "rare moment of grace" and tells of how one participant in his workshop, "Opening up Difficult Conversations" lived it out in an encounter of unexpected grace. http://www.pcusa.org/missionconnections/letters/bakerd/bakerd_1003.htmTue, 23 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMTEsther writes of the privilege and joy of sharing the journey of students of Payap University, sharing joy and struggles, and sharing God's love with those who do not know him yet. Also a critical need for English speaking teachers to offer courses in the Hotel and Turism field. http://www.pcusa.org/missionconnections/letters/collinsr/collinsr_1003.htmTue, 23 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT"They are going to crush all us small farmers. . . " Christi writes, reflecting on the life of small farmers and the work of "Joining Hands" with an invitation to join them through a Fair Trade opportunity.http://www.pcusa.org/missionconnections/letters/boydj/boydj_1002.htmTue, 23 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT