# @breyeschow on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DM_PipVBrbq
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/33179351-breyeschow-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-08-05T21:19:23.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Bruce Reyes-Chow (@breyeschow) — https://gondola.cc/breyeschow

## Caption

On July 31, 2025, the PCUSA News Service shared a letter from the Rev. Jihyun Oh, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly and Executive Director of the Interim Unified Agency of the Presbyterian Church (USA), as she addressed the devastating crisis in Gaza and called for 10 actions ‘grounded in the Gospel’.

While it seems that there has not been an organized effort to attack or discredit the statement or our Stated Clerk, we know that individuals can be just as toxic both on social platforms and in personal inboxes. 

For those of us who are deeply appreciative of this statement, if there is an increased negative response, I want to pre-emptively show support for my colleagues and resist yielding these spaces to those who would attempt to distract us from addressing what is lifted in the letter. More importantly, I want to avoid drawing our focus away from Gaza and — with energy, intelligence, imagination, and love — spend more time working to fulfill the callings that she laid before us.

To be completely transparent, Rev. Oh is not only a denominational colleague and sibling in Christ, but, as are others who serve in our national offices, she is a friend. No matter how much we try to ignore the trolls, my heart aches knowing what my friends may be receiving in response to this statement. So, as I do, I wrote a few things down that I would say directly to them in this moment and invite others to add their names if you so feel called.

At the posting of this gallery, there were over 150 signatories. 

If you would like to sign on visit https://www.reyes-chow.com/a-pastoral-letter-to-friends-colleagues-and-the-stated-clerk-of-the-presbyterian-church-usa/ or comment with “thank you” and a link will slide into your DMs.

#gaza #genocide #pcusa #presbyterian #gratitude #prayers

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bruce Reyes-Chow | @breyeschow | https://gondola.cc/breyeschow | Writer/Author |

## Tags

prayers, genocide, pcusa, presbyterian, gratitude, gaza

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