Serve Globally Features

The God of Enough

A week with CWRD partner COCEPRADIL in the mountains of Honduras showed me the gift of dependence and the privilege of planning for the future.

Go and See

Jesus’s instruction to “go and see” reframes scarcity as partnership—and shapes how Covenant World Relief and Development works alongside communities today.

Equipping the Called in Every Place

Covenant theological educators around the world are adapting how they teach Scripture to fit vastly different cultural and educational contexts — and finding that effective ministry training looks different everywhere.

Living Between Worlds

Drawing on her experience serving in predominantly white churches and ministries, Brandi Sanders reflects on cross-cultural leadership, the cost of presence, and the sacred, complicated work of living faithfully between worlds.

And Still We Dance

After a harrowing moment that echoed the weight of global crisis, Deborah Masten reflects on grief, resilience, and the global church’s witness—discovering how communities of faith teach us to hold sorrow and joy together and still choose hope.

When War and Trauma Are Loud, Grace Is Louder

Amid four years of war in Ukraine, trauma-healing retreats organized by Covenant World Relief and Development partner Hope International Ministries offer space for prayer, grief, and renewal—witnessing both staggering loss and a resilient faith that insists grace can break through even in devastation.

From Here to There to Everywhere

How we understand mission forms how we learn to listen to one another. Drawing on lived experience and Scripture, Grace Shim reframes mission as a shared movement from everywhere to everywhere—inviting humility, openness, and a willingness to be changed as we join God’s work together.

Nothing Is Wasted in the Kingdom of God

Serving as global personnel in northern Germany, Stephanie Voland shares a testimony of healing after a lymphoma diagnosis in early 2024. With winter as her backdrop, she reflects on God’s sustaining presence, the gift of rest, and the promise that nothing is wasted in God’s kingdom.

Biking for Congo Reaches $50,000 Goal for Healthcare

The Paul Carlson Partnership celebrates reaching its $50,000 goal through the 2025 Biking for Congo Challenge. Riders and supporters across the country helped expand access to healthcare, clean water, and essential medicine for families in DR Congo.