Weekly digest for EPConnection, on October 16, 2023

EPConnection EPC’s World Outreach Response to the Israel–Hamas Conflict EPConnection Oct 16 As the world knows, on October 7th the terrorist group Hamas launched a military operation into Israel. The shock waves of the attack are shaking that region and impacting our World Outreach workers and partners. We grieve at the incredible losses and mourn with those suffering across the world. We are monitoring the situation very closely and are in constant contact with our workers. We have already evacuated one of our teams to a secure location. Our workers are safe, and we will continue to do everything in our power to ensure they remain out of harm’s way.  As the scriptures direct us, we are praying for the peace of Jerusalem. (Psalm 122:6) Thank you for your prayers and financial support. Gifts to the International Disaster Relief Fund make it possible for us to take action and care for our workers during calamities such as this. Please continue to pray for our workers, for the innocent who are suffering, and for God’s shalom to break through the violence. Dean Weaver, Stated Clerk of the EPC Gabriel de Guia, Executive Director of EPC World Outreach Comment

EPConnection “In All Things” podcast episode 98 engages with the questions of doubt every human faces at some time in their life and how Christians can create safe places of conversation with pastor and blogger Tim Filston. EPConnection Oct 13 Episode 98 of the EPC’s podcast, “In All Things,” Tim Filston, pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Thomasville, GA as well as blogger at FaithAndDoubt.com, shares his own personal experience with doubt and how Christians can be helpful to those who find themselves in a challenging season. Host Dean Weaver and Tim Filston, discuss the events that often create questions of doubt and how so often Christians don’t allow for such questions.  They delve into helpful and practical ways that we can respond to these opportunities. Episodes are available on a variety of podcast platforms, including Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Podbean, Spotify, and others. Search “In All Things” on any of these services. The audio recordings also are available on the EPC website at www.epc.org/inallthings. Comment