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arrow icon. Advance for Christ and His Church

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arrow icon. Fast Today and Change Tomorrow 
B1 participants at a Salvation Army facility pray with a man. In 2007, Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar of the Greater New Jersey Annual Conference contacted The Advance office looking for a new way to connect the youth of Greater New Jersey Annual Conference to The Advance, the denomination's giving channel dedicated to mission. Two years later, the response to the bishop's request can be symbolized by a letter and number, "B1."
Source: New World Outlook
More about: Advocacy | Christian love | GBGM programs | Health | Hunger | United Methodist Church | Youth | Advance | Focus on Ministry with the Poor | Focus on Global Health | North Eastern U.S. | United States | World |
Date posted: Jul 01, 2009
arrow icon. Pakistani Christians Appeal for Prayer for City Under Siege 

Peshawar, Pakistan, May 29, 2009--Christian leaders in the province of Pakistan bordering Afghanistan are appealing to fellow believers worldwide to join them in prayer for the "innocent" and "vulnerable" people victimized by conflicts in their region and across the country.
Source: GBGM Press Releases
More about: Emergencies | Global connections | Hate | Prayers | UMCOR | Violence | Advance | Pakistan |
Date posted: May 29, 2009

arrow icon. Call Issued for More Covenant Relationships
Between Congregations and Missionaries  
Emmanuel Barte in Cambodia working with the Faith Engine Ministry, an Advance project that provides vocational skills for the youth/young adults that can enable them to become self-reliant and self-sustainable and also help their families. "Missionaries feel they are in mission with local churches rather than for churches," says the Rev. Lynn DeMoss of the West Michigan Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church.
Source: GBGM Administration
More about: Communities | Missionaries | United Methodist Church | Advance | United States |
Date posted: Feb 27, 2009
arrow icon. Youth Fast Today to Change Tomorrow 
New York, NY, February 4--A campaign to link United Methodist youth to the realities of local and global poverty is being expanded into pilot areas across the United States after a successful launch in New Jersey.
Source: GBGM Press Releases
More about: Children | Easter | GBGM events | Global connections | Health | Hunger | Justice | Lent | Poverty | United Methodist Church | Volunteers | Youth | Advance | North Eastern U.S. |
Date posted: Feb 06, 2009
arrow icon. Hallelujah Moment from Liberia: "The First to Suffer Were the Children" 
Albert Willicor

January 23, 2009--The first of ten children born to rubber plantation workers, I was brought up in very modest circumstances.
Source: Mission Education
More about: Children | Conflict | Education | Global connections | Globalization | Health | Hunger | Newsletters | Peace | Poverty | Violence | War | Water | Youth | Advance | Liberia |
Date posted: Jan 22, 2009

arrow icon. The Advance Issues New Resource Guide for Designated Mission Giving 

New York, NY, January 16, 2009--Almost a thousand projects and programs in 100 countries are included in the new Giving Resource Guide from The Advance, the United Methodist designated mission giving channel.
Source: Advance
More about: GBGM programs | Global connections | International affairs | United Methodist Church | Advance |
Date posted: Jan 15, 2009

arrow icon. Ministries in Panama: Bridges Being Built 
Walter Reitz Child Development Center, Panama Almost everyone asks when the bridge will be built. Washed out years ago in a torrent of rain, not uncommon in the Caribbean, the indigenous people must bring their wares to market by pulling themselves by rope in a basket, one or two at a time across the Rio San Juan.
Source: Advance
More about: Education | Mission opportunities | Missionaries | Advance | Mission studies | Mission updates | Panama |
Date posted: Jan 14, 2009
arrow icon. Focus on Global Ministries:  An Interview with The Rev. Edward W. Paup
Residents of the Orphan Light orphanage, a Methodist mission project in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The Rev. Edward W. Paup announced to the directors of Global Ministries that he would realign the board's staff and organize the agency's work around the Four Areas of Focus adopted by the delegates of the 2008 General Conference: Developing principled Christian leaders for the church and the world; Creating new places for new people and renewing existing congregations; Engaging in ministry with the poor; and Stamping out the killer diseases of poverty by improving health globally.
Source: New World Outlook
More about: Advocacy | Communities | Education | Evangelization | GBGM news | General Conference | Missionaries | Poverty | UMCOR | United Methodist Church | Advance | World |
Date posted: Jan 05, 2009
arrow icon. China News Summary: December 2008 

The China News Summary is compiled monthly by the United Methodist China Program, Room 1335, General Board of Global Ministries, The United Methodist Church, 475 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10115
Source: Mission Contexts and Relationships
More about: Agriculture | Conflict | Economy | Ecumenical | GBGM programs | Global connections | Globalization | International affairs | Natural disasters | Newsletters | Research | Advance | Partners/partnerships | Mission updates | China | Hong Kong | Macau | Taiwan | Tibet | Asia and the Pacific Islands |
Date posted: Dec 09, 2008

arrow icon. Hallelujah Moment from USA:  "Happy Birthday, Caleb!"
Caleb (on left with arm in cast) and his AIDS Walk Team.

November 28, 2008--Caleb didn't ask for a new bicycle or even a trip to the local Chuck E. Cheese to celebrate his tenth birthday. No, Caleb decided to organize a team for the AIDS Walk in Albany, New York.
Source: Mission Education
More about: AIDS/HIV | Children | Christian love | Communities | GBGM programs | Health | UMCOR | United Methodist Church | Welfare | Advance | United States |
Date posted: Nov 26, 2008

arrow icon. United Methodist Missionary Receives Award from China's Sichuan Province 
Connie Wieck teaches English at the Luzhou Vocational and Technical College. November 25, 2008--A Global Ministries missionary serving in China received the Sichuan Province's highest honor for foreign experts.
Source: Advance
More about: Education | Global connections | International affairs | Youth | Advance | China |
Date posted: Nov 26, 2008
arrow icon. Methodist Churches Thrive in Indonesia Despite Uncertainties 
Undu-undu: A tithe of the rice harvests is used for Christmas, to help fund church building, and as a gift to the pastor's family. Stories of hope and courage abound among the congregations of the autonomous Methodist Church of Indonesia, a mission partner of The United Methodist Church. Here are some recent accounts of the power of grace and faith.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Children | Education | GBGM news | Global connections | International affairs | United Methodist Church | Volunteers | Youth | Advance | Methodism | Indonesia |
Date posted: Oct 28, 2008
arrow icon. The Advance Launches New E-Newsletter on Designated Mission Giving 
The Advance--has a new monthly electronic and online newsletter to encourage United Methodist designated mission giving and to report to church members on projects they may already be supporting.
Source: GBGM Press Releases
More about: Newsletters | Advance | World |
Date posted: Oct 14, 2008
arrow icon. Announcement: New E-Newsletter from The Advance 
In a few days, The Advance is launching a free monthly email newsletter. Advancing Hope will give you the updates on United Methodist missionaries and projects that can be supported through The Advance.
Source: Advance
More about: Advocacy | Finance | GBGM programs | Health | Missionaries | Newsletters | United Methodist Church | Volunteers | Women | Youth | Advance | Mission updates |
Date posted: Oct 07, 2008
arrow icon. Church Boarding School for Andean Youth to Reopen in Chile after Two-Year Hiatus 
Church Boarding School for Andean Youth to Reopen in Chile after Two-Year Hiatus. Kusayapu Graduates 2006 Iquique, Chile, September 18, 2008--The board of directors of Methodist Extension to Andean Youth (EMANA) in Chile is reopening Instituto Kusayapu, a boarding school in the Pueblo of Pachica. The institution was closed for two years while options for its future were considered.
Source: Mission Stories
More about: Advance | Chile |
Date posted: Sep 22, 2008
arrow icon. House of the Carpenter Gives Hope to Poor  
"I worry about the kids first," says Cora Lynn as she browses through rows of clothing racks. "Right now, it's not so good."
Source: United Methodist News Service
More about: Children | Education | GBGM programs | Health | Hunger | Advance | United States |
Date posted: Jul 08, 2008
arrow icon. China News Summary: July 2008 

The China News Summary is compiled monthly by the United Methodist China Program, Room 1335, General Board of Global Ministries, The United Methodist Church, 475 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10115.
Source: Mission Contexts and Relationships
More about: Donations | Ecumenical | Education | Emergencies | GBGM programs | Global connections | Globalization | International affairs | Internet | Natural disasters | Newsletters | Research | Advance | Partners/partnerships | Asia and the Pacific Islands | China | Hong Kong | Macau | Taiwan | Tibet |
Date posted: Jul 01, 2008

arrow icon. 'Strength of the Ox' Brings Blessings 
The 2008 corn harvest at Mujila Falls was a major success with about 120 tons being harvested. Kanyama, Zambia, June 26, 2008--The Mujila Falls Agricultural Centre takes Proverbs 14:4 seriously: "Where there are no oxen, there is no grain; abundant crops come by the strength of the ox."
Source: Missionary stories
More about: Advance | Zambia |
Date posted: Jun 30, 2008
arrow icon. The Sudan Project  
Taking the Church Into the World
A displaced mother with her child at Ed Daein (a state in southern Darfur) Agricultural Project. The agricultural project distributes seeds and tools to internally displaced Sudanese so that they can farm again. Ginghamsburg Church is a United Methodist congregation in Tipp City, Ohio, a small city of 9,300 people just north of Dayton, in the heart of the "rust belt." When the Rev. Mike Slaughter arrived at Ginghamsburg 29 years ago, he inherited a 104-year-old small country church on a quarter of an acre, with fewer than 100 members and an annual budget of $27,000.
Source: New World Outlook
More about: Advocacy | Christian love | Communities | Donations | Economy | GBGM programs | Human rights | International affairs | UMCOR | United Methodist Church | Advance | Partners/partnerships | Africa | Sudan |
Date posted: Jun 29, 2008
arrow icon. Hallelujah Moment from Zambia:
 A Welcome PET
Leonard Kafemba with his PET. "Has the PET really made a difference in your life?" I asked Leonard. Leonard replied enthusiastically: "I now have a new life! I am able to help others and myself for the first time in a long time. And it led me to Jesus!"
Source: Mission Education
More about: Disabilities | Donations | Health | Missionaries | Advance | Zambia |
Date posted: Jun 26, 2008
arrow icon. Hallelujah Moment from Panama:
 What Difference Does a Volunteer Make?
Community Health Promoters and Teaching Team "These kids can't sleep at night just thinking about what's going to happen the next day," one grandmother said when asked what the children thought about vacation Bible school. The only topic of conversation in the small community was about the big "fiesta" planned to celebrate the end of the week.
Source: Mission Education
More about: Bible | Evangelism | Health | Missionaries | Advance | Panama |
Date posted: Jun 13, 2008
arrow icon. What Do You Do with An Empty Bag? 
Fill it with Love and Gifts for Mission
Bags to celebrate The Advance 60th anniversary were made in Bolivia by the Women's Enrichment Program. Buckhannon, WV, June 10, 2008--The West Virginia Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church demonstrated the use of an empty bag while celebrating the 60th anniversary of The Advance, the denomination's designated or "second-mile" mission-giving program.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Christian love | Donations | GBGM news | GBGM programs | Mission opportunities | United Methodist Church | Advance | North Eastern U.S. | United States |
Date posted: Jun 10, 2008
arrow icon. Missionary Letter from Kenya 
Becoming Stronger in the Midst of Struggles
Christian greetings to you from Nairobi. As you have been following in the news and in my recent reports to you, the first half of 2008 has been a time of great turmoil and anxiety in Kenya. The wave of violence that erupted following the December 2007 presidential elections left more than 1,000 Kenyans dead and up to 500,000 displaced. Although the formation of a new coalition government has led to the cessation of violence, many thousands remain resident in temporary shelter, too afraid to return to their home communities.
Source: Mission Personnel
More about: Christian love | Communities | Donations | Economy | GBGM programs | Health | Human rights | Immigration | International affairs | Missionaries | Poverty | Refugees | United Methodist Church | Advance | Partners/partnerships | Africa | Kenya |
Date posted: Jun 04, 2008
arrow icon. Texas and Côte d’Ivoire Annual Conferences Join Forces to Fight Malaria 
The Texas Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church is giving $1 million to combat malaria in the Côte d'Ivoire Annual Conference.
Source: UMCOR
More about: Global connections | Health | UMCOR | United Methodist Church | Advance | Cote d´Ivoire | United States |
Date posted: Jun 02, 2008
arrow icon. Give Ye Them to Eat, Integrated Development in Mexico’s South Central Region 
Well Construction/Simple well construction to provide water for the community. Over the past 30 years, the GYTTE program has trained and equipped tens of thousands of people to take care of their own needs and also serve others. In 2007, approximately 15,000 people were empowered to move from subsistence living to lives of dignity through training events, learning experiences, and community activities.
Source: New World Outlook
More about: Advance | Mexico |
Date posted: May 27, 2008
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