Divine Word Missionary Brother Larry Kieffer SVD faces some of the same problems that farmers everywhere experience—uncertain weather, insects, and changing prices. Bro. Larry, a native of Bellevue, Iowa, has been a missionary in Papua New Guinea for forty-four years. Divine Word Missionaries has about a hundred members in that South Pacific country. ...
As we move into 2019, Divine Word Missionaries are delighted to share some big news: we are launching a new website known as Mission Impact. For many years, Divine Word Missionaries has ... Read More
This story originally appeared in our magazine, The Mission Update, and has been lightly edited for clarity. At the age of thirty-eight, Zunana Malala is an old woman. She lives in a small hamlet ... Read More
When Fr. Arnold Janssen founded Divine Word Missionaries in 1875, his dream was to make Jesus known to every person in every nation. Today, he is remembered as a saint of the Catholic Church and as the founder of ... Read More
