This past week, a group of Episcopal Church leaders and lay members have been on a study tour in Ghana, West Africa, to visit Episcopal Relief & Development field partners and programs. Some of...

It’s that time of year. The leaves are turning, there’s a chill in the air and the holidays are rushing toward us. And as I write, we’re over halfway through our 2011 Matching Gift Challenge. Just as...

I was standing in a field the other day in rural Honduras, chatting with a farmer named Alexi.  Another farmer and neighbor of Alexi's passed around freshly shucked corn on the cob for us to munch on....

Today is the feast of St Teresa of Avila. While she is a “saint’s saint” and widely loved by all Christians, I think she holds a particularly significant place in the hearts of Episcopalians....

Several years ago, while stocking shelves with canned goods from our school community food drive at the Friends in Deed food pantry in Pasadena, California, I was drawn to the table in the center...

This year, I tried to commit to two seemingly unconnected devotions during the season of Lent. One was to be more intentional in exercise by training specifically for a half marathon. The second was...

Today's verse in the Episcopal Relief & Development Lenten Meditations booklet comes from St. Paul's letter to the Romans. "I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do...

This past Sunday–World Mission Sunday–I preached at Christ Church, Alexandria, Virginia, in a pulpit at least 12 feet above the congregation and at eye level with those in the balcony.  It is a parish...

Note: Cynthia Coe (www.ETChristianFormation.org) worked with Episcopal Relief & Development to develop our new children’s curriculum. We are extremely grateful to Cynthia for her expertise and...

Disclaimer: I normally do not like to ask for donations on this blog. It was created as a forum for interaction, to hear thoughts from people about issues related to faith-based relief...

October 15 is Blog Action Day, an annual event uniting thousands of bloggers worldwide to post on a selected issue, with the goal of inspiring global discussion and action. This year’s topic...

In my former life, I was a China scholar.  Thus it was with considerable interest that I picked up Deborah Brautigam’s new book The Dragon’s Gift.   When I travel in Africa for Episcopal Relief &...

Last night as the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Summit drew to a close here in New York, I found myself attending a gala reception in honor of the MDGs.  It’s always a...

In this second guest post by Episcopal Relief & Development Volunteer Network members, Judy Quick, Coordinator for the Diocese of Alabama, reflects on her experience at the recent annual meeting in...

As 2009 draws to a close, one can almost hear the sighs of relief.  The financial crisis has affected millions here in the U.S. But even in the midst of it, I’m reminded of the vital support we get...

One of the pleasures of this work is hearing about how children are engaging in the work of Episcopal Relief & Development.  We recently received this wonderful letter:My name is Tyler and I am 5...

Each morning, while my daughter is still asleep in the early hours of Anaheim’s sunshine here at the Episcopal Church’s General Convention, I am leafing through Lifting Women’s Voices: Prayers...

I don’t know about you, but I have quite a number of “Satans” with which I struggle. Like Saint Paul, I often find I am consumed by my own failings or, more often, too quick to indulge in...

At Episcopal Relief & Development we are often asked how we are different from the many other worthy agencies fighting extreme poverty and hunger around the world.That’s a very good question. There...