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Sent: A Blog of Catholic Missionaries
Bearing Light to the World’s Darkest Places

Fr. Randy

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Evangelism Starts with Friendship: How Missionhurst is Spreading the Gospel in Japan

Fr. Randy     Mar 9, 2016 8:00:00 PM

Missionhurst shares its trials and strategies for bringing Christ to one of the most challenging missionary countries.

Even though religion is not very important to the Japanese culture, Japan is very important to the Missionhurst missionaries.

Our charism is to “go out to the whole world; proclaim the Gospel to all creation”...


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How Can You Introduce Christ into a Culture That Doesn’t Know What Faith Is?

Fr. Randy     Mar 2, 2016 11:15:32 AM

On Christmas Day in Japan, one in three Japanese citizens will walk past Christmas trees and storefront Santas to go to Kentucky Fried Chicken and order what they happily consider the traditional American “Christmas Chicken” meal.

For their wedding day, over 60% of Japanese brides and grooms are planning “Christian style”...


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The Upward Battle Against Poverty, Sex-Trafficking, and the Government in Mongolia

Fr. Randy     Feb 26, 2016 9:00:00 AM

Even though Mongolia has improved in so many ways since 1992, it still continues to struggle.

The country is sparsely populated and has little arable land. It is ranked 103th out of the 166 countries on the UNDP’s Human Development Index.

Despite difficult rural and urban living conditions and a 29.8% national poverty rate, the...


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The Trials of Raising One of the Youngest Catholic Churches in the World

Fr. Randy     Feb 19, 2016 9:00:00 AM

Imagine being a missionary in the cold, northern country of Mongolia where the Catholic faith has not stepped foot in hundreds of years.

The land where the warlike Genghis Khan led the Moguls is as rough as its forbearers. With long, cold winters where the weather sometimes drops below negative 22 degrees Fahrenheit, it is not a...


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3 Ways You Can Help Spread the Word About our Missionary Work Around the World

Fr. Randy     Feb 12, 2016 9:24:00 AM

Does reading about our work ever stir your heart or move you to do something? Don’t feel helpless. You can participate in our ministry by reaching people we don’t know- your own friends and family.


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About This Blog

Missionhurst Missionaries build Catholic communities in frontier situations: places where the gospel is not preached or lived. This blog is about their work in the four corners of the globe, and their holistic work in four areas of focus: relief and healthcare, socio-economic development, education, and pastoral work.

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