What do these three things have in common?
See the video to hear from Lucy Battle and find out!
Dear friends,
In recent months we have learned what PPE is, what it means to flatten the curve, and how scientists develop vaccines. Many of us have practiced voluntary sequestering and social distancing. Layered on top of the health crisis, many are struggling to keep businesses afloat and to retain or find employment. These are challenging days. I will never think about the phrase “going viral” in the same way again.
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What does swimming have to do with The Outreach Foundation?
See the video to hear the connection from Mark and find out why he's wearing his swimming goggles.
The Outreach Foundation is not a traditional relief agency. One of our priorities is cultivating deep, long-term relationships all over the world. We work in partnership and when our partners are hurting, whether from an explosion or a pandemic or a war, we want to help. Help from us is usually swift and effective, thanks in large part to you, our faithful and generous donors.
But there is another reason we can be swift and effective in times of disaster and in our day-to-day operations, and that is our committed and passionate staff.
The Outreach Foundation was founded over forty years ago to call Presbyterians to a renewed commitment to God’s mission. What the founders did not realize in 1979 was that one of the greatest fruits of that founding vision has been in Egypt, a country rich in history and culture and 90% Muslim.
The Outreach Foundation began a mission partnership with the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Egypt in 1999. Our aim was to build the capacity of Egyptian Presbyterians to bear witness to the good news of Jesus in word and deed. Our offer was to help the Cairo Seminary train a professor of mission and evangelism. The Holy Spirit at work in our Egyptian friends did the rest. Today the Presbyterian Church in Egypt has 25% more congregations than it did in 1999. Egyptians are going to every corner of Egypt and beyond—to Gaza, West Bank; Basra, Iraq; and to Juba, South Sudan. It is a church on fire with passion for mission. And they are grateful to The Outreach Foundation for providing the kindling for the fire.
Dear Friends,
Have you seen the fascinating docuseries out right now called The Making of Frozen 2? It’s an up-close look at the creative and labor-intensive process of making this Disney blockbuster. Did you know that it took more than 800 people to make that movie? And that every single character had its very own animator? The series is basically a show about the credits — the tiny type that scrolls at the end as we’re all leaving the theater.
Whether or not you're a movie fan, we know you’re a fan of The Outreach Foundation — where there’s also a creative and labor-intensive process going on behind the scenes. It’s a process that animates Outreach’s life-changing work all around the world.
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