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Finding Grace… or is it Grace Finding Me?

Finding Grace… or is it Grace Finding Me?

by Susanne Beentjes | May 20, 2026

Maryknoll Lay Missioner, Susanne Beentjes, reflects on how grace can be found if you’re looking, even on those “bad days.”

A New Chapter in a Familiar Story

A New Chapter in a Familiar Story

by Susanne Beentjes | Mar 5, 2026

After 6 years in Tanzania, Susanne Beentjes thought she knew the area and culture. With her new outlook through the lens of MKLM, she’s experiencing it in a whole new way.

Getting by with less

Getting by with less

by Kyle Johnson | Mar 10, 2023

A Lenten reflection from Tanzania

To Tanzania — with open hearts

To Tanzania — with open hearts

by Anna Johnson | Mar 10, 2023

Are we bonkers for moving our family to East Africa?

What’s it like to be a child in mission?

What’s it like to be a child in mission?

by Thomas Gould | Feb 6, 2023

Thomas Gould reflects on moving to Mexico as a mission kid — and how the experience informs his life today.

Addressing housing needs and food insecurity

Addressing housing needs and food insecurity

by Melissa and Peter Altman | Jun 13, 2022

Now in their ninth year as lay missioners in El Salvador, Melissa and Pete Altman are shifting their ministry focus,

 

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