A moving story about a small brown suitcase that became a symbol of dedication to missionary work. Metropolitan Makarios of Nairobi pays tribute to the late Metropolitan Konstantinos of Thessaliotis for the gift that accompanied him on all his missionary journeys, and praises the humility, self-offering, and selfless love of the blessed hierarch.
Bishop Athenagoras of Myrina describes the missionary work in the Caribbean, focusing on Cuba, where 3,600 Orthodox Christians are served in five parishes. Despite the shortage of clergy and financial difficulties, the Church offers social work (pharmacy, soup kitchens) and is expanding into new areas such as Aruba and the Dominican Republic.
The construction of the Holy Church of Panagia Pantanassa and Saint Athanasius in Cereté, Colombia, a donation from our Fraternity, has been completed. The church, spanning 250 square meters and featuring island architecture, serves a populous and dynamic parish with many young children.
On October 8, 2025, the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Alexandria approved the canonization of the blessed Father Chrysostom Papasarantopoulos, the pioneering missionary of Africa. Today, on the first commemoration of his memory, we publish for the first time the report of His Eminence Metropolitan Theodosius of Kinshasa to the Hierarchy of the Patriarchate of Alexandria.
A 9-member team of resident doctors from public hospitals in Athens undertook an extensive humanitarian medical mission in Ghana in the summer of 2025, with the support of the Fraternity. The team examined 1,600 patients in seven settlements, transporting 480 kg of pharmaceutical supplies and generously sharing its love!
Bishop Nektarios of Gulu describes the seven wells constructed with the help of the Orthodox Missionary Fraternity in arid northern Uganda and appeals for support for the completion of the cathedral and the creation of an orphanage.
The Metropolitan of Accra thanks the Fraternity for sending a container with 20 tons of humanitarian aid, funding two new boreholes, and donating 35,000 euros for the establishment of an Orthodox Clinic in Accra.
Eighteen members of the Fraternity traveled to Alexandria for the historic moment of the canonization of Elder Chrysostomos, the missionary who shared the love of Christ in Africa despite his physical weaknesses, proving that “God’s power is made perfect in weakness.”
A visit that brought a breath of hope to arid Toliara. The Patriarch of Alexandria inaugurated the “Twins of Love” Orphanage, two schools for 1,400 students, performed one hundred baptisms, and laid the cornerstone of the first Church of Saint Chrysostom Papasarantopoulos!
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, With sincere gratitude, I address you, the beloved members of the Orthodox Foreign Mission Fraternity, to share with you certain events from the blessed missionary land of Tanzania. Africa, a continent of infinite natural beauty but also great trials, daily becomes a place of divine grace’s energy and manifestation….
