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October 1999
"The Environment and Our Health"
"Bible Study: Right Relationships Key to Health and Wholeness" by Leonora Torres
This Bible study looks at health and wholeness from a Christian perspective. It explores the Biblical basis of health, the challenges to having healthy relationships, and the goal of living in the way that God intended.
"Healing Our Bodies, Healing the Earth" by Pamela Sparr
This article looks at cancer from a personal perspective, an environmental perspective, and a woman's perspective. It also explores the specific harm certain environmental toxins can have on children-- toxins that we encounter in our everyday lives. This article gives concrete examples and statistics that will educate and inform you.
"Toxic Streams Flowing Down" by Dana Jones
When rain hits in Tijuana, Mexico, more than 1000 families in Colonia Chilpancingo mus contend with toxic streams from an abandoned factory above the mesa. This article looks at the plight of these families because of the environmental hazards to which they are exposed. It also explores the health effects, their fight for justice, and the questions we need to ask as Christians in a global community.
"Pesticides: Poisoning Us All" by Pollyanna Lind
When the phone rang at the Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticide, and one caller was nervous about the rash and shortness of breath she experience because of neighborhood pesticides, the coalition gave her a variety of answers and responses. In addition to these responses, this article defines what pesticides are, how they have worked their way into our daily lives, why they are dangerous, and what we can do about them.
"Fighting for Health, Fighting for Justice in Our Neighbors Fields" by Dana Jones
Maria Luisa Alvares worked for seven years doing back-breaking labor picking strawberries. Her work ended when she developed cancer. Ms. Alvarez thinks the link between pesticides and her cancer is more than possible. This article is her story. It's a story of her work with Lideres Campesinas (Women Farm Workers Coalition), the health issues caused by field work, and the hope that women have to leave this work.
"How to Detoxify Your Home" by Pamela Sparr
This article takes you on a tour of the health hazards that lurk in your home and how you, as a consumer, can make an impact on the environment in your home and neighborhood.
"Reading As Catalyst to Action" by Joyce Hamlin
This article introduces you to the 2000 Reading Program, its purpose, and the chosen books for the year. Stay tuned, these books will be on the web at http://gbgm-umc.org/umw/readingprogram/ .
| Responsively Yours |
On the Road to General Conference 2000: Women Delegates to General Conference 2000 |
| Spanish: La Mujer Metodista Unida Como Líder |
| Bright Lights |
| Letters |
| How to Use This Issue |
| United Methodist Women: Conference Financial Reports |
| Women's Division News |