Throughout December, I can be found walking through my neighborhood to observe the Christmas lights.  I live in New Jersey, so trust me when I say that this is time well spent.  The displays are...

November 12 is World Pneumonia Day, established in 2009 to raise global awareness and advocacy around a disease that is the leading killer of children under age five worldwide. The event is led by the...

High-school senior Emma Wright is a member of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Arlington, and a lay leader in the Diocese of Virginia. She is the lead youth representative for the Bishops’...

The following is an interview with Adriana Embus, winner of the 2012 World Malaria Day Essay Contest held by the NetsforLife® Inspiration Fund and Episcopal Relief & Development. Adriana is an 11th...

This post originally ran on the ONE Campaign blog as part of a series on faith and the fight against malaria. For World Malaria Day, Episcopal Relief & Development is joining ONE to encourage our...

I hear World Malaria Day is coming — a day to raise awareness of the preventable and treatable nature of this disease, and to mobilize communities to fight against it. That’s a real concern for a lady...

When we first discussed the idea of a diocese-wide NetsforLife® Inspiration Fund effort in the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina in the summer of 2010, there were many unknowns. There was never...

I am an avid tea drinker. Seriously, I love tea. So recently when I came into the office and found that the hot water function on our water cooler was broken… I was forlorn. The hot water function was...

When I was young, I never envisioned myself leading campaigns of any shade, whether political, issue based, or fundraising focused.  I was sure I’d be an architect and later a social worker.  Of...

Hello friends! My name is Rita Mosquito.  Though I may appear small and dainty…I am very dangerous. I don’t mean to be bad or to harm anyone.  I just have some…baggage. You see, I have been around....

By the time you read this blog post, Advent will be long gone. All of the waiting and preparation is completed: the gifts wrapped and unwrapped, Christmas pageants rehearsed and performed,...

“Look!” said Susana* as she danced for us, feet and hips moving vigorously under the multicolored wrap around her waist, a huge smile illuminating her face. My colleague Maria and I stood mesmerized,...

The Episcopal Diocese of Southwest Florida has been challenged to raise $120,000 for the NetsforLife® Inspiration Fund by its next convention in October 2011. This diocese has approximately...

In the middle of saying Morning Prayer last week, I was confronted with a simple realization:  I am called to be a healer.  No, not one of  those faith healers you see on television or parodied in a...

In the immortal words of Woody Allen, 80% of success is showing up. With that in mind, I led a delegation of Episcopal Relief & Development and NetsforLife® staff members to the All Africa Bishops...

Rev. Joy Daley (L) and Dean Jacob, Executive Director of the Anglican Diocesan Development and Relief Organization (ADDRO), Episcopal Relief & Development's partner in GhanaMore thoughts from the Rev....

Following the recent meeting of the Episcopal Relief & Development Volunteer Network in Belize, I have asked some of our Network Diocesan Coordinators to share about their experiences. Today, Kim...

Mothers' Union members in Zambia help launch the Episcopal Relief & Development NetsforLife® program partnership for malaria prevention. Photo courtesy of Harvey Wang.As Mother’s Day approaches, I am...

Episcopal Relief & Development recently led a study mission to Zambia, southern Africa. I’ve asked Diane Posnak, one of the participants, to share some of the experiences our group had while on the...

Many of our friends and supporters have helped Episcopal Relief & Development shape its strategic goals for the coming triennium.  Thank you.   I want to report back that at its most recent board...