Journal

Category: For the World

A Reflection on the Overturning of Roe v Wade

For good reason there’s been a lot of coverage in all forms of media of last week’s Supreme Court Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision overturning Roe v. Wade.  Among the many things I’ve read, I found this summary of an editorial in the Vatican...
Kingdom Action Opportunity: Afghanistan & Haiti

Kingdom Action Opportunity: Afghanistan & Haiti

We are all grieving the ongoing unrest and devastation affecting Afghanistan and Haiti.  Moments like these remind us that the world is broken.  And even so, there are many rallying to be the healing, redeeming presence of God in those very places of brokenness.  If...
Generosity and Gratitude in Guatemala

Generosity and Gratitude in Guatemala

We’re excited to give an update that draws together several parts of Coracle’s world: Pilgrimage, Community, and Kingdom Action!  In October of 2019, we traveled to Guatemala.  Helping Christian communities intentionally and incarnationally engage the world’s wounded...
COVID, Nepal, and the Church

COVID, Nepal, and the Church

As COVID-19 continues to menace countries across the globe, we remember our ministry partners working to build the church in Nepal.  The Nepalese economy (which relies heavily on tourism and remittances) and healthcare system (with approx. 1,000 intensive care beds...
A Prayer Update from a Pastor in Nepal

A Prayer Update from a Pastor in Nepal

The coronavirus pandemic continues to cause major disruptions across the globe, and today we want to ask you to remember our brothers and sisters in Christ living in Nepal– one of Coracle’s core mission partners– where the pandemic has generated a saddening...
Travel with Coracle in 2020

Travel with Coracle in 2020

There are well-known slogans like “Explore More” or “Never Stop Exploring” with mass marketing appeal that reflect a well-documented trend towards exploration and travel as a modern-day virtue in American culture. More and more, people are leaving behind the comfort...