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Missionary photo contest 2020: COVID-19 category

First place: We all wear masks

Photo by Enoch Lam, East Asia Sending Council mobilizer, Hong Kong

If we are looking for something to represent COVID-19, it must be a mask. At present, the supply of masks in Hong Kong is very sufficient, and different styles of have been launched. Though Hong Kong is really rich in resources, there are also many low-income groups who use a mask for two or three days. This photo hopes to capture that contrast.

Second place: Thinking of you

Photo by Dave Barkman, church planting in Japan

Third place: Unstable times

Photo by Dave Benzel, Bible teacher in Ukraine

I have been teaching these Kyiv Theological Seminary students for the last few years, and this class (38 hours over 5 days) really went well in spite of the difficulties. This was our first experience with a Zoom class, back in April when the quarantine had just gone into effect. Thankfully there were few technical problems, but every now and then I would get the dreaded “connection unstable” message. I have had to make some significant changes to my teaching methods since moving to an online format. But the content (God's joyous Good News) doesn't change and can be communicated in many different ways. I am constantly amazed that students from all over the country continue to give up their time to listen to this foreigner talk about God and his great promises. We hope soon to see many Ukrainians sent out to other parts of the world to teach others the same life-giving truths.

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