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<title><![CDATA[TMS missionary interviewed regarding U.S. missionaries killed in Mexico]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Mission Network News&#39; Greg Yoder interviewed Mission Society missionary Jon Herrin regarding the deaths of two U.S. missionaries to Monterrey, Mexico yesterday. Herrin and his family moved from Monterrey to the Texas border last year due to the escalating violence. In this interview he discusses the situation in Mexico, the violence, and what God is doing in the Church.

	Herrin on MNN]]></description><br />
<pubDate>2012-02-02 16:52:48</pubDate><br />
<link>http://themissionsociety.org/gonews/article/85871</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Clean water and new hope in Kenya create ripple-effect transformation]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Nick and Heidi Griffiths were recently interviewed by Mission Network News (MNN). The Griffiths are currently raising support to serve in Kenya. Learn more about their ministry through water filtration and health care through this article.

	Griffiths on MNN]]></description><br />
<pubDate>2012-01-27 15:32:33</pubDate><br />
<link>http://themissionsociety.org/gonews/article/85447</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Frank Decker published in "Good News" magazine]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Frank Decker, vice president for member care and development for The Mission Society, recently published an article in Good News. &quot;The Transformation of the Missionary&quot; takes a look at transparency, transformation, and having all of the answers. Read the full article here.&nbsp;]]></description><br />
<pubDate>2012-01-23 12:30:30</pubDate><br />
<link>http://themissionsociety.org/gonews/article/85031</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Jose's story]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[After serving with the Mission Society in Mexico for four years, Tim and Daina Datwyler opened a new field in Ecuador five years ago. They work with short-term teams to build churches as well as to change hearts. The Datwylers encourage and train pastors of the young Methodist Church in order to better equip them to spread the message of...]]></description><br />
<pubDate>2012-01-17 15:42:37</pubDate><br />
<link>http://themissionsociety.org/gonews/article/84585</link>
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<title><![CDATA[The Mission Society launches Marketplace Ministry and hires a new VP for Mission Advancement]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[To further mobilize the global body of Christ to join Jesus in His mission, The Mission Society will roll out its new Marketplace Ministry in 2012. Denny Brown will serve at the helm of this initiative.

	While The Mission Society has created opportunities for short-term teams through construction and medical assistance, Marketplace Ministry...]]></description><br />
<pubDate>2012-01-02 21:00:00</pubDate><br />
<link>http://themissionsociety.org/gonews/article/82947</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Kenya office burglarized, resulting in one death]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Life for Children Ministry (LCM) is the ministry of Mission Society missionary Michael Agwanda who serves in Kenya. LCM is a ministry with a passion and a heart for offering hope and new life to orphans of HIV/AIDS and vulnerable children. This outreach provides food, housing, health care, education, and spiritual nourishment to the children...]]></description><br />
<pubDate>2011-12-21 10:38:15</pubDate><br />
<link>http://themissionsociety.org/gonews/article/82859</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Mission Society Hosts Inaugural Event for  French-Speaking African Nations ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LOME, Togo &ndash; The Mission Society has opened a new chapter in its commitment to global gospel outreach as it hosted the International Mobilization Conference Dec. 9-13, its first such gathering for French-speaking African nations, in Lome, Togo. The event focused on training church leaders to reach their own people groups in the socially...]]></description><br />
<pubDate>2011-12-20 09:39:18</pubDate><br />
<link>http://themissionsociety.org/gonews/article/82656</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Trust: A Mission Society MK from Egypt talks about her faith and how the recent election will not shake her trust in God]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Egyptians of all religions came together for the common purpose of overthrowing long-time dictator President Hosni Mubarak. The 18-day revolution was successful in February 2011 when Mubarak resigned as president. Since that time, the military has controlled Egypt, which has now started the process of elections for a new government. As thousands...]]></description><br />
<pubDate>2011-12-19 20:00:00</pubDate><br />
<link>http://themissionsociety.org/gonews/article/81159</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Crosspoint Global Health helps advance healthcare in developing countries]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Missionary Dr. Cameron Gongwer has served in Ghana for the past 14 years. Dr. Gongwer and other health care professionals have recently launched Crosspoint Global Health (CGH) to address health care needs in underserved areas.

	CGH is organized to work alongside local churches for transforming communities into healthier places to live. They...]]></description><br />
<pubDate>2011-12-19 10:17:37</pubDate><br />
<link>http://themissionsociety.org/gonews/article/81163</link>
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<title><![CDATA[A new nation and a new ministry]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Mission Society recently opened a new field in the newly formed nation of South Sudan. Drs. Lynn and Sharon Fogleman have been appointed to serve in South Sudan, working jointly with The Mission Society, the East Africa Conference of The United Methodist Church, and the General Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church.

	The...]]></description><br />
<pubDate>2011-12-19 10:06:31</pubDate><br />
<link>http://themissionsociety.org/gonews/article/81158</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Christmas in Kazakhstan]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In Kazakhstan, it was nice to be guaranteed a white Christmas since there certainly would be snow on the ground by then with no chance of melting until March.&nbsp;What I remember about our early Christmases there was just the ordinariness of the day. Christmas was not a holiday in Kazakhstan, and most people didn&rsquo;t really know it was...]]></description><br />
<pubDate>2011-12-14 19:00:00</pubDate><br />
<link>http://themissionsociety.org/gonews/article/79627</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Sonji Pass discusses ministry in Kenya]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Sonji Pass is a new Mission Society missionary currently raising support to minister in Kenya. In this interview with Mission Network News (MNN), she talks about her work.&nbsp;Sonji co-leads The Park Ministries-Kenya in Nairobi and Isiolo. &nbsp;In partnership with local Kenyans, they seek to make visible God&rsquo;s heart for His people by empowering...]]></description><br />
<pubDate>2011-12-13 10:22:45</pubDate><br />
<link>http://themissionsociety.org/gonews/article/81589</link>
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<title><![CDATA[New missionary interviewed by local news agency]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A newly approved Mission Society missionary, Natalie Brown, was recently interviewed by WYTV in Ohio. A native of Youngstown, Ohio, Natalie talks with the news service about her future plans for ministry in Haiti. Watch the short video at the link below.

	Natalie Brown on WYTV]]></description><br />
<pubDate>2011-12-05 12:57:13</pubDate><br />
<link>http://themissionsociety.org/gonews/article/80612</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Tropical Christmas]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[My first Christmas on the field was pretty eye-opening for me. Our first Christmas away from &ldquo;home&rdquo; was in Costa Rica at language school, which is the last big training step before we arrived in Peru. Granted, we were already having a difficult time. Language school is NOT easy; the culture in Costa Rica was very different from...]]></description><br />
<pubDate>2011-11-30 21:00:00</pubDate><br />
<link>http://themissionsociety.org/gonews/article/79626</link>
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<title><![CDATA[A light in the darkness]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;

	The Martins* are a Mission Society couple that live and minister in a Central Asia nation. One of their ministries is coordinating an English Club which provides English tutoring, watches American movies, and discusses a topic of interest to the students. Some of the students spend time in the Martins&rsquo; home and experience a...]]></description><br />
<pubDate>2011-11-30 14:31:03</pubDate><br />
<link>http://themissionsociety.org/gonews/article/80320</link>
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<title><![CDATA[The Mission Society and GBGM build relationship]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The United Methodist Reporter recently published an article highlighting the relationship that The Mission Society and the General Board of Global Ministries have forged in the past few months. Dr. Thomas Kemper and Rev. Dick McClain have become friends and are exploring ways that the two agencies can work together. To read the UM Reporter...]]></description><br />
<pubDate>2011-11-21 10:27:25</pubDate><br />
<link>http://themissionsociety.org/gonews/article/79611</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Secure missionary interviewed on Mission Network News]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Mary* recently talked with Mission Network News&#39; (MNN) Greg Yoder about her ministry to least reached people. Mary is part of The Mission Society&#39;s&nbsp;Global Resource Team and travels to different countries to orally teach the Bible to people in least reached nations. Learn more about her ministry in the article below.

	Mary on MNN

	*Pseudonym used for security purposes.]]></description><br />
<pubDate>2011-11-18 16:13:41</pubDate><br />
<link>http://themissionsociety.org/gonews/article/79529</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Missionary couple heads to volatile South Sudan]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Mission Society missionaries Lynn and Sharon Fogleman are opening a new field for the organization in South Sudan. Planning to leave in February 2012, the Foglemans will serve as physicians in the new nation, where health care is a critical need. Read more about their ministry and listen to their interview with Mission Network News at the link below.

	Foglemans on MNN]]></description><br />
<pubDate>2011-11-15 09:53:15</pubDate><br />
<link>http://themissionsociety.org/gonews/article/79144</link>
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<title><![CDATA[His heart was free]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Mr. Tsuda&#39;s stare was cold and without&nbsp;emotion. He barely acknowledged our&nbsp;presence as we sat opposite each other&nbsp;in the visiting room at the local jail. This&nbsp;would be the first of many visits before&nbsp;gaining Mr.Tsuda&#39;s trust. Regrettably,&nbsp;Mr.Tsuda acquired a large gambling debt,&nbsp;and in desperation kidnapped for...]]></description><br />
<pubDate>2011-11-14 10:24:29</pubDate><br />
<link>http://themissionsociety.org/gonews/article/77667</link>
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<title><![CDATA[The Mission Society blog ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Mission Society redesigned our popular blog, which now offers even more features. Read stories from the staff and from our missionaries about what God is doing through this organization. Get to know The Mission Society - who we are, what we believe, and why we do what we do. http://themissionsocietyblog.com/]]></description><br />
<pubDate>2011-11-14 10:23:47</pubDate><br />
<link>http://themissionsociety.org/gonews/article/74888</link>
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<title><![CDATA["Unfinished" magazine, Issue 51 released]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Mission Society just released issue 51 of&nbsp;Unfinished&nbsp;magazine. &quot;The end of missions as we knew it&quot; takes a look at the how the rapidly changing cultural shifts affect cross-cultural missions. This issue also includes a &quot;year in review&quot; for the organization. Click the link below to read the articles and see the full color version as well.&nbsp;Unfinished, Issue 51]]></description><br />
<pubDate>2011-11-14 10:23:25</pubDate><br />
<link>http://themissionsociety.org/gonews/article/77668</link>
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<title><![CDATA[La fonderie: Discipling Parisian Christians]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Mission Society missionaries Jim and Angela Beise founded La fonderie &quot;to value, encourage, inspire, and embolden Christians working in the arts.&quot; The ministry has three distinct areas: 1.) artist gatherings such as targeted discipleship, weekend retreats, personal contacts, coaching, and prayer; 2.) an arts and cultural space that hosts...]]></description><br />
<pubDate>2011-11-14 10:23:17</pubDate><br />
<link>http://themissionsociety.org/gonews/article/77670</link>
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<title><![CDATA[The Mission Society to Send Six New Workers into Field]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[NORCROSS, Ga. &ndash; Six missionaries have been consecrated by The Mission Society for service in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.&nbsp;

	The Most Reverend Dr. Robert Kwasi Aboagye-Mensah, pastpresiding bishop of The Methodist Church - Ghana &nbsp;and a member of The Mission Society&#39;s board of directors, spoke during the Nov. 1 service...]]></description><br />
<pubDate>2011-11-11 16:06:59</pubDate><br />
<link>http://themissionsociety.org/gonews/article/78905</link>
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<title><![CDATA[United Methodist Board of Global Ministries Chief Executive Shares Goals, Vision for World Mission ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Like the 72 missionaries in the Gospel of Luke whom Jesus sent out into the harvest, all who are disciples of Jesus &ldquo;get sent,&rdquo; said Dr. Thomas Kemperto The Mission Society board of directors at their semi-annual meeting Wednesday.

	Kemper is the general secretary of the United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries (GBGM)....]]></description><br />
<pubDate>2011-11-03 21:11:39</pubDate><br />
<link>http://themissionsociety.org/gonews/article/78162</link>
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<title><![CDATA[President Dick McClain addresses the GBGM Board of Directors]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;

	Mission Society President Dick McClain addressed The United Methodist Church&#39;s General Board of Global Ministries (GBGM) Board of Directors during their October Board meeting. McClain was invited to speak by Dr. Thomas Kemper, GBGM&#39;s top executive. Dr. Kemper will be addressing the Board of Directors of The Mission Society in...]]></description><br />
<pubDate>2011-10-17 11:51:25</pubDate><br />
<link>http://themissionsociety.org/gonews/article/75121</link>
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