New York, NY, November 15, 2011--A delegation of 18 Methodists hosted by the United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries will attend the People's Global Action on Migration, Development, and Human Rights (PGA) in Geneva, Switzerland, from November 28 to December 2, 2011, as part of the mission agency's focus on global migration and poverty.
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Date posted: Nov 17, 2011

Rev. Ramos-Gallardo uses this image of a water-soaked Bible to express the longing for God that a steady stream of rebuilders have felt as they've come to the city of New Orleans.
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Date posted: Oct 04, 2011

Mark Stransky brought a tape measure as a symbol of transformation and hope. As the director of housing at Crossroads in Marion, Virginia, Stransky said that volunteers and community members find grace while repairing houses together. "What the tape measure doesn't measure is the hearts of the people serving on the projects," Stransky said.
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Date posted: Sep 22, 2011

"Jesus learned new things when he went to the border," said Rev. Edgar Avitia, who led the worship in Florida for US-based missionaries of The United Methodist Church. Jesus' continuing education and migration to the border of Tyre and Sidon in Matthew 15:21-28 spoke truth to missionary Jim Perdue, who attended the missionaries meeting on the heels of the immigration task force meeting at the Church Center of the United Nations (CCUN) in New York from September 16 to 18, 2011.
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Date posted: Sep 20, 2011

While at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington DC, Stephanie Kimec befriended two men in her neighborhood who were homeless. On her way to the car or Metro, "There'd be times when I would hear my name shouted and get a great big hug," Ms. Kimec remembered.
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Date posted: Aug 17, 2011

November 12, 2010--After eight weeks of conducting personal research and corresponding by email and online chats, nine United Methodists met in Miami this week as part of the Mission Travel Study to Haiti. They have read and discussed a number of books and articles about the faith, culture, politics, history, and economics of Haiti.
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Date posted: Nov 12, 2010

The reflections below come from two of the 26 United Methodists who joined with more than one thousand people in Mexico City, Mexico from November 2 to 5, 2010, as part of the People's Global Action on Migration, Development and Human Rights. From community-based, migrant rights, faith-based, women’s, union, and academic organizations, delegates shared their concerns and hopes for migrants everywhere.
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Date posted: Nov 08, 2010

Diné is the name chosen by the Navajo for their tribe. It simply means "the people." I serve among the Diné in Shiprock, New Mexico, at Four Corners Native American Ministry--a Navajo cooperative parish within The United Methodist Church. Four Corners is devoted to sharing God's love and reconciliation with the Navajo nation through Christ-centered congregational development and community outreach. I'm seeking to respond to the invitation to "come and see," hoping to be Christ for my neighbor, and to receive Christ in my neighbor.
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Date posted: Oct 29, 2010

The Community Developers talked, danced, laughed, cried, practiced yoga, prayed, sang, learned, planned, and took action together. At the 2010 training event held in Scottsdale, Arizona, they shared stories about their work during sessions packed with devotions and workshops.
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Date posted: Oct 07, 2010

September 15, 2010, Scottsdale, Arizona-- Above the water barrels, the blue flags may be torn or full of bullet holes. Yet every week the workers for Humane Borders fill some of the 100 water stations under these flags.
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Date posted: Sep 15, 2010

Budapest, Hungary, August 23, 2010--Methodism on the European continent in the 20 years following World War II was the theme of a mid- August conference of the European Historical Commision of The United Methodist Church.
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Date posted: Aug 23, 2010

I met Tereza in one of my visits to the detention center. She is married, the mother of two boys aged seven and five. Alily, the father of the two little boys, is applying for refugee status, thus the detention. The impact of the detention is a long struggle.
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Date posted: Jul 29, 2010