Washington Office helps Baltimore pastor press El Salvador murder case
by Emily Enders Odom
Associate, Mission Communications
Reprinted from One in the Spirit
The Rev. Andrew Foster Connors BALTIMORE — When 10 members of his congregation were confronted in El Salvador with the disappearance and subsequent death of a Salvadoran mission colleague, the Rev. Andrew Foster Connors had a new appreciation of what the Church — “with a capital ‘c’” — was all about.
Marcelo Rivera, a Salvadoran community leader and environmental activist, disappeared near his hometown of San Isidro, El Salvador, on June 19, while a visiting delegation including members from the Brown Memorial Park Avenue Presbyterian Church in Baltimore was expecting to meet with him. Across the miles that separated them, the delegation sent a fervent plea to their pastor as they sought to cope with the shocking impact and the broader implications of Rivera’s disappearance. [Full story]
LOUISVILLE — Mission Crossroads, “a Web-based wisdom community for Presbyterians passionate about mission,” is growing in membership and content, according to Lis Valle, the site’s creator. [Full story]
NEW YORK CITY/PREAH VIHEAR, CAMBODIA — In tribute to Universal Children’s Day (Nov. 20) international humanitarian agency Church World Service says it is intensifying its focus on the world’s most vulnerable children, under the banner “All Our Children.” [Full story]
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