

An Adoption Scandal: A reaction to USA TODAY’s article on an international adoption gone wrong
• 5 mins 6 secs read On January 27th, USA TODAY broke the news of an international adoption scandal spanning from adoptees' biological...

Thomas Kilian III
Feb 14, 20236 min read
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Hunger: The most undignified suffering
North & East Africa • Read in 4 mins 12 secs Food insecurity is not new, but the severity has increased in Ethiopia, Somalia, Yemen,...

Thomas Kilian III
Jul 6, 20225 min read
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Gender Reconciliation: A response to unbalanced compassionate care
Many cultures, including African ones, have generally considered the difference between the genders as a distinction in value, not just...

Thomas Kilian III
Mar 10, 20223 min read
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An Open Letter (a reflection on the Capitol Hill breach)
The events at our nations' capital yesterday bring great sorrow as this unprecedented event has been broadcasted throughout the world...

Tom Kilian
Jan 7, 20214 min read
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An Accountable Pipeline
MERCY PARTNERS assures relief aid reaches those in need. Nothing is more troubling than relief not reaching the intended recipient or the

Thomas Kilian III
Dec 9, 20202 min read
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The Secret Life of Disciples
"COVID 1," Sunday's number... hmm, not sure. Although the "virus distance" jargon is new, gathering together as a family for sharing...

Tom Kilian
Apr 16, 20205 min read
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Hyena Men and the Sacrifice of Infants: traditional beliefs and the call of Christ’s disciples
In 2013, the Executive Director of MERCY PARTNERS, Tom Kilian, met with the Republic of Ethiopia's Human Rights Commission's Chief...

Thomas Kilian III
Jul 22, 20163 min read
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It's in the small things...
4 years ago, I presented a message to two small congregations in Eastern North Carolina entitled “IT IS NOT THE SIZE OF THE CHURCH YOU!"

Tom Kilian
Jan 14, 20164 min read
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