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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...
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...
The Book of Acts in the Himalayas

The Book of Acts in the Himalayas

It didn’t take long to realize it.   It was after witnessing the prayer and fasting, and hearing story after story of the same.   And then hearing testimonies of people who had come to believe in Jesus because they saw a loved one healed after prayers in his name.  ...
We’re back from Nepal!

We’re back from Nepal!

Well friends, we’ve returned safely from our mission pilgrimage to Nepal.  And what a trip it was! The Lord guided us, protected us, granted us special opportunities, magnificent vistas, and revealed himself in many unexpected places.  Our second trip to Nepal...
Coracle and ARDF in Nepal – Part 2

Coracle and ARDF in Nepal – Part 2

Last we updated you on our journey, we were about to leave Kathmandu for Pokhara.  We all arrived safely in Pokhara on Monday to the view of a beautiful lake, surrounded by mountains.  The pace is less frenetic and it is much less crowded, the air is cleaner and it...

Coracle and ARDF in Nepal – Part 1

Hello friends! Our team is now fully assembled and diving into our pilgrimage here in Nepal.  Most of us landed on Friday in Kathmandu and have enjoyed getting to know one another as well as familiarizing ourselves with the rhythms, sounds, and people around us. ...
A Mission Pilgrimage in Nepal

A Mission Pilgrimage in Nepal

Coracle&ARDF Return to Nepal October 12 – 22, 2018 A joint pilgrimage with Coracle, ARDF and the Diocese of Singapore. Join us for a Vision Trip to visit the Anglican Church in Nepal. Serve alongside Nepalese Christians in Kathmandu and Pokhara, with the...

Nepal Travel Journal

We’re very thankful to Kevin Patterson for sharing his beautiful photography and reflections on the recent trip he took with Coracle and ARDF to Nepal.  Read it here:  Nepal Travel Journal.

Slum as Sacrament – A Jerusalem in Kathmandu

The slum of Danaseri in Kathmandu, Nepal is a sacred place on par with the island of Iona in Scotland, St. Peter’s in Rome, Jerusalem, and Lourdes. Danaseri doesn’t look like much at the first glance. It looks like a place you wouldn’t want to go to or spend much time...

Jesus’ Hands to God’s Beloved In Nepal

To the American mind, the caste system is almost impossible to comprehend.  Because of our Declaration of Independence it is engrained (though inconsistently applied) in our national psyche that ‘all men are created equal’.  In Nepal because of Hinduism, this is not...

Does Anyone Care About Peace?

Dear friends, The summer of 2016 is coming to an end.  In one way I’m glad, as it was a very HOT summer.  By HOT I mean more than just the temperature.  The Middle East wars, the US killings between police and suspects, the lone wolf terrorism killings in the U.S.,...

Christ in the High Places After the Earthquake

You cannot see what you didn’t know was there. Bill Deiss and I are visiting Kathmandu on behalf of the Anglican Relief and Development Fund on the one year anniversary of a devastating earthquake that measured 7.8 on the scale. Christine Jones wrote of this, “The...

Transforming Our World: A Life-Giving Process

Bill Deiss wears many hats including being a board member for Coracle, and the Executive Director for Anglican Relief and Development Fund.  Below is a reflection written for ARDF about Transforming our world, and we thought it was also fitting for the Coracle...

Relief for Nepal. . . There is much to grieve over

By: Gabriel Dodd There is much to grieve over. As I found out about the Earthquake in Nepal, I immediately thought of a colleague of mine who is from Nepal, and who’s wife and family are still in Nepal.  Today, I found out that his wife and father have survived,...

A Few Last Thoughts From 39,000 Feet

On the flight home now, still in and over this amazing part of God’s good earth where so many of the people of this earth live.  While I’m on my way back, Bill Deiss will head on to Kuching, Malaysia for several days with Archbishop Bolly to see some of the...
The Church of the Province of Southeast Asia

The Church of the Province of Southeast Asia

Bill and I had long meetings today in Singapore at St. Andrew’s Cathedral. We had a very profitable time with the Archbishop of the Province of Southeast Asia (CPSEA), Bolly Lapok from Kuching, Malaysia, Keith X who convenes the Economic Empowerment Task Force for the...

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