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	Beatrice and Her Miracle Home Maua, Kenya, July 8, 2009--If you ever met Beatrice you would never forget her. She has a joy and smile that make your heart sing. Beatrice is HIV-positive and is certainly living positively, but she has a very unusual problem-- her feet. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: AIDS/HIV \| Children \| Donations \| Economy \| Education \| Family \| Health \| Missionaries \| Women \| Focus on Global Health \| Kenya \| Date posted: Jul 16, 2009
	Mission Leader Welcomes G-8 Pledge to Combat Hunger New York, NY, July 10, 2009--The chief mission executive of The United Methodist Church welcomed a pledge by the world's eight richest nations to provide $20 billion of agricultural production and food security to the poorest countries over the next three years. Source: GBGM Press Releases More about: Donations \| Economy \| Ethics \| Global connections \| Poverty \| United Methodist Church \| Statements \| Focus on Ministry with the Poor \| Africa \| Canada \| France \| Italy \| Japan \| Russia \| United Kingdom \| United States \| Date posted: Jul 10, 2009
	Hallelujah Moment from El Salvador: "The World Is My Parish" The two little girls were entertaining themselves in the church during a teacher- training seminar. During this brief interlude, they provided a poignant lesson that summed up for me what it means to be the global church. Source: Mission Education More about: Children \| Donations \| Focus on Congregational Development \| El Salvador \| Date posted: May 13, 2009
	A Race for Water New York, NY, April 17, 2009--Michael Lightfoot wanted to do something exciting and worthwhile for his 50th birthday. His choice for a birthday celebration combines his love of running and his commitment to Christian mission. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Donations \| GBGM news \| Global connections \| Health \| Mission opportunities \| Poverty \| Rural \| Water \| Welfare \| Partners/partnerships \| Africa \| South Africa \| Date posted: Apr 17, 2009
	Hallelujah Moment from DR Congo: "Pour Another Bucket of Water on the Altar!" March 20, 2009 "The bad news kept coming—every time we turned on the TV, we heard about the economy," said Pastor Scott Johnson as he described the climate in which Union United Methodist Church of Conway, South Carolina, embarked on a campaign to raise funds for their church's desperately needed repairs. "With every news report, we felt like Elijah saying, 'Pour another bucket of water on the altar!'" Source: Mission Education More about: Communities \| Donations \| Global connections \| Health \| Poverty \| Water \| Welfare \| Partners/partnerships \| Congo DR \| Date posted: Mar 19, 2009
	Hallelujah Moment from USA: "What's in a Shoebox?" February 6, 2009--Kinew's little fingers worked ambitiously to unravel the knot securing the brightly wrapped shoebox. At last, the knot was free and Kinew, filled with anticipation, opened up the box. Just then a huge smile spread across her face as she lifted out a colorful, cuddly pair of slipper socks. Source: Mission Education More about: Children \| Christmas \| Communities \| Donations \| Family \| Race \| Welfare \| Youth \| United States \| Date posted: Feb 05, 2009
	Mission Grants Support Peace and Justice in the Holy Land New York, NY, December 12, 2008--Recent grants from the General Board of Global Ministries underscore the United Methodist commitment to peace and justice in the Holy Land. Source: GBGM Press Releases More about: Children \| Communities \| Conflict \| Donations \| Education \| Emergencies \| Evangelization \| GBGM programs \| Global connections \| Grants \| Health \| Human rights \| International affairs \| Justice \| Peace \| United Methodist Church \| Violence \| War \| Water \| Welfare \| Women \| Youth \| Israel \| Middle East \| Palestine \| Date posted: Dec 16, 2008
	Financial Rescue Bill Restores Tax-Free IRA Rollover Charitable Gifts December 11, 2008--In recent weeks, news media have focused almost exclusively on the United States' financial crisis. Anxious taxpayers and investors awaited passage of federal legislation that would provide relief for failing banks and restore stability to financial markets. The Treasury Department has announced that our nation is officially in an economic recession. Source: GBGM Administration More about: Donations \| Economy \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| United States \| Date posted: Dec 10, 2008
	Gratitude and Giving in Tough Times Many of us have never experienced or even imagined anything like the economic downturn headlining the news. The term "recession" has finally been deemed appropriate to describe the current state of the US economy. For many, these are tough times. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Advent \| Christmas \| Donations \| Finance \| United States \| World \| Date posted: Dec 09, 2008
	UMCOR Advocates to Provide Cuba Storm Relief The United Methodist Committee on Relief has made some progress toward obtaining the U.S. Treasury Department licenses required to allow the denomination to assist hurricane survivors in Cuba. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Advocacy \| Christian love \| Donations \| Emergencies \| GBGM events \| GBGM news \| Natural disasters \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Caribbean Islands \| Cuba \| United States \| Date posted: Oct 16, 2008
	Hallelujah Moment from South Africa: Safe and Secure More than eight hundred men, women, and children huddle next to each other every evening, trying to find a warm place to sleep. Finally, they have found a welcome home where they are protected from the struggles that refugees face as they try to find a new life. Source: Mission Education More about: Donations \| Education \| Missionaries \| Refugees \| UMCOR \| Volunteers \| South Africa \| Date posted: Aug 08, 2008
	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
	The Sudan Project Taking the Church Into the World 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
	Hallelujah Moment from Zambia: A Welcome 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
	What Do You Do with An Empty Bag? Fill it with Love and Gifts for Mission 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
	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
	Devastating Earthquake Brings Immediate Response Within five hours of the May 12 earthquake near Chengdu, China, the Amity Foundation, a Chinese social service organization and Global Ministries’ partner, had sent staff to the city to initiate relief efforts. By 7:00 that evening, Yue Yaomeng, Amity’s project officer for disaster programs, began to assess crisis relief. Source: Mission Contexts and Relationships More about: Christian love \| Communities \| Donations \| Emergencies \| GBGM programs \| International affairs \| Natural disasters \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Advance \| Partners/partnerships \| Asia and the Pacific Islands \| China \| Date posted: May 15, 2008
	Collaborating in the Fight against Malaria: United Methodists in Africa to Play Expanded Roles United Methodist health institutions in parts of Africa will play enlarged roles in the fight against malaria as they gain capacity through a unique anti-malaria alliance that includes The United Methodist Church and the popular Nothing But Nets campaign. Source: GBGM Press Releases More about: Advocacy \| Donations \| GBGM news \| GBGM programs \| Health \| International affairs \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Advance \| Partners/partnerships \| Methodism \| Africa \| Date posted: Apr 15, 2008
	Laas Helde: 'It's Just Enough' The Rev. Laas Helde, 86, stands up straight in the hallway to welcome visitors to the small house he shares with his wife, Maimu, 83. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Advocacy \| Donations \| Human rights \| International affairs \| United Methodist Church \| Methodism \| Older adults \| Estonia \| Europe \| Date posted: Apr 10, 2008
	Holston, East Africa Conferences Sign Covenant In the summer of 2005, United Methodist Bishop James Swanson and his staff talked about possible mission projects they could pursue. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Christian love \| Communities \| Donations \| GBGM news \| Human rights \| International affairs \| Mission opportunities \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Partners/partnerships \| Methodism \| Africa \| South Eastern U.S. \| Sudan \| United States \| Date posted: Feb 27, 2008
	United Methodist Youth Raise $830,000 for the Hungry United Methodist youth teamed up on Super Bowl Sunday with young people across the United States to raise more than $9 million in goods and dollars to fight hunger and poverty in their local communities through the 2008 Souper Bowl of Caring. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Christian love \| Donations \| GBGM programs \| Hunger \| United Methodist Church \| Youth \| Advance \| United States \| Date posted: Feb 26, 2008
	Continued Kenya Violence Disrupts Food Supply Continued violence in Kenya has displaced hundreds of thousands of citizens and disrupted the food supply in parts of that African nation. The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is appealing to United Methodists to donate money to bolster the food supply. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Children \| Donations \| GBGM news \| Health \| Hunger \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Violence \| Advance \| Africa \| Kenya \| Date posted: Feb 15, 2008
	United Methodists Seek Resources for Malaria Campaign The United Methodist Church has been invited to apply for up to $5 million in support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the United Nations Foundation to underwrite a fund-raising, education and outreach campaign to strengthen its global health ministries, especially work related to malaria and other diseases of poverty in Africa. Source: GBGM Administration More about: Donations \| GBGM news \| Health \| International affairs \| Poverty \| United Methodist Church \| Africa \| Date posted: Feb 11, 2008
	From Our Church to Your Church: The Covenant Relationship This article on Covenant Relationships is written by United Methodist missionaries and their supporting churches. The term "itineration" used in several of the stories is the time when missionaries come to the United States to visit their supporting churches and families, about once every three years. Source: New World Outlook More about: Christian love \| Communities \| Donations \| GBGM programs \| Mission opportunities \| Missionaries \| United Methodist Church \| Advance \| World \| Date posted: Jan 04, 2008
	Global Ministries' Director Shares the Stewardship Message Congress has revised the tax law to permit donors over age 70 1/2 to make charitable gifts through their IRAs without suffering a tax penalty. Your gift - ranging from as little as $10 to the legal maximum of $100,000 - can help support your favorite charities. Source: GBGM Administration More about: Donations \| Finance \| GBGM news \| United States \| Date posted: Nov 27, 2007
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