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	The UMCOR Hotline for September 6, 2011 In Today's Hotline: US: Hurricane Irene Response UMCOR: Remembering 9/11 KENYA: Surviving the Drought and Preparing for the Next One 10-Fold Live Event: Clean Water Source: UMCOR More about: Emergencies \| Health \| Natural disasters \| Newsletters \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Water \| Kenya \| Nicaragua \| United States \| Date posted: Sep 06, 2011
	Young Adults Ready to "Dazzle" the World New York, NY, August 18, 2011--With celebratory singing and dancing, 25 candidates processed down the aisle of the Interchurch Center chapel in New York City to be commissioned as US-2s and Mission Interns by the General Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Christian love \| Evangelization \| Global connections \| Mission opportunities \| Missionaries \| United Methodist Church \| Youth \| Focus on Leadership Development \| Colombia \| Germany \| Haiti \| Hong Kong \| Mongolia \| Nicaragua \| Palestine \| Philippines \| Switzerland \| Ukraine \| United States \| Date posted: Aug 22, 2011
	Volunteers Walk the Road in San Francisco Libre, Nicaragua Ever wonder what esperanza, hope, looks like? Go to San Francisco Libre, Nicaragua, on Lake Managua. That's what Arlene Andrews, Stuart Andrews, Katherine Hepfer, Rick Hepfer, Miriam Freeman, and Rita Rhodes did from May 14 to 21, 2011. They were the team from several United Methodist churches in Columbia, South Carolina. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Children \| Communities \| Family \| Hunger \| Poverty \| Volunteers \| Women \| Focus on Ministry with the Poor \| Nicaragua \| Date posted: Jun 10, 2011
	The Faces of Clean Water in Nicaragua For untold years, women and children in Las Mesas, Nicaragua, walked two miles each way to get water. Grandmothers, mothers, and children made this trip several times a day, every day-- walking in flimsy flip-flops across sharp rocks and hard-baked soil. They were going to fetch 5- gallon buckets of water, each filled bucket weighing 40 pounds. Source: New World Outlook More about: Environment \| Health \| Hunger \| Poverty \| Water \| Welfare \| Focus on Ministry with the Poor \| Nicaragua \| Date posted: Aug 02, 2010
	Sirve a Dios y canta sus canciones En un evento sin precedentes, 113 pastores/as y laicos/as Metodistas, todos ellos líderes en Centroamérica, participaron en una experiencia de dos semanas que, en palabras de Angie Mejía, equipó a "más personas para servir a Dios y cantar sus canciones". Source: GBGM Administration More about: Education \| Evangelism \| Evangelization \| GBGM events \| Music \| Prayers \| United Methodist Church \| Methodism \| Focus on Congregational Development \| Focus on Leadership Development \| Central America \| El Salvador \| Guatemala \| Honduras \| Nicaragua \| Date posted: Dec 03, 2009
	Serve God and Sing God's Song New York, NY, December 1, 2009--In an unprecedented event, a total of 113 Methodist leaders--pastors and laity--from Central America took part in a two-week experience that, in the words of participant Angie Mejia equipped "more people to serve God and sing God's song." Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Christian love \| Communities \| Evangelism \| Family \| GBGM events \| Global connections \| Music \| United Methodist Church \| Youth \| Partners/partnerships \| Focus on Congregational Development \| Caribbean Islands \| Central America \| Costa Rica \| El Salvador \| Guatemala \| Latin America \| Nicaragua \| Date posted: Dec 01, 2009
	Inspiration from Nicaragua Several years ago, I served as a Global Justice Volunteer in Nicaragua. It remains one of the most humbling experiences of my life. I lived and worked for eight weeks with the people of Alamikambang, Nicaragua, in what seemed to be the middle of nowhere. As I reflect on this verse, I am reminded of these inspiring people who are faithful enough to cling to the love of God in everything that they do. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Advent \| Youth \| Focus on Leadership Development \| Honduras \| Nicaragua \| Date posted: Nov 24, 2009
	Forty Years of Methodist Collaboration in Latin America and the Caribbean São Paulo, Brazil, August 27, 2009-- Representatives of Methodist churches from across Latin America and the Caribbean gathered at the Methodist University of São Paulo, August 17-21, to celebrate 40 years of collaboration in ministry. Source: GBGM Press Releases More about: Communities \| Ecumenical \| Global connections \| International affairs \| Mission opportunities \| United Methodist Church \| Partners/partnerships \| Focus on Congregational Development \| Argentina \| Bolivia \| Brazil \| Caribbean Islands \| Chile \| Colombia \| Costa Rica \| Cuba \| Dominican Republic \| Ecuador \| El Salvador \| Guatemala \| Honduras \| Mexico \| Nicaragua \| Panama \| Peru \| Puerto Rico \| Uruguay \| Venezuela \| Date posted: Aug 27, 2009
	The UMCOR Hotline for July 22, 2008 LIBERIA: GANTA UM HOSPITAL PARTNERS WITH CURAMERICAS GHANA: EXPANDING FOOD SUPPLIES NICARAGUA: IMPROVED LIVES INDONESIA: SCHOOL EVENTS PROMOTE GOOD HYGIENE EVENT: CHANGE THE WORLD CONFERENCE Source: UMCOR More about: Children \| Human rights \| International affairs \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Africa \| Ghana \| Indonesia \| Liberia \| Nicaragua \| United States \| Date posted: Jul 22, 2008
	Hallelujah Moment from Nicaragua Encountering God in the Midst of a Crisis Each day I am challenged to live out my faith. I arrived in Waspam, Nicaragua in October 2007, about a month after Hurricane Felix hit. This community of 6,000 people is on the Coco River, which forms the border of southern Honduras and northern Nicaragua. Most residents are Miskito, an indigenous people who have populated the region for centuries. Source: Mission Education More about: Children \| Communities \| Economy \| Family \| GBGM programs \| Health \| Missionaries \| Poverty \| United Methodist Church \| Advance \| Central America \| Nicaragua \| Latin America \| Date posted: Apr 18, 2008
	The UMCOR Hotline for November 13, 2007 In Today's Hotline: Mexico: Hurricane Noel Flood Recovery Zimbabwe: UMCOR Helps Food Crisis in Zimbabwe Nicaragua: Hurricane Felix Recovery Worldwide: Hope for Graduates of Magambe Source: UMCOR More about: AIDS/HIV \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Women \| Mexico \| Nicaragua \| United States \| Zimbabwe \| Date posted: Nov 13, 2007
	The UMCOR Hotline for September 11,2007 In Today's Hotline: Central America: Hurricane Felix Response Liberia: A Better Life Worldwide: Medicine Boxes Are Still Desperately Low US: Donor Report: Justice for Our Neighbors Source: UMCOR More about: Agriculture \| Christian love \| Communities \| Donations \| Economy \| Ecumenical \| Emergencies \| Environment \| Hunger \| Immigration \| International affairs \| Poverty \| Prayers \| Refugees \| UMCOR \| Honduras \| Liberia \| Nicaragua \| World \| Date posted: Sep 11, 2007
	Insights Gained and Questions Raised: Global Justice Volunteers "Do you have poverty like this in the United States?" Angel, a young Nicaraguan man, asked Nikki. They were walking through an area of Nicaragua where children regularly drink murky water. Nikki began to wonder about access to clean water in the United States and in other parts of the world. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Christian love \| Communities \| GBGM programs \| Human rights \| Justice \| Missionaries \| United Methodist Church \| Volunteers \| Youth \| Japan \| Nicaragua \| North Eastern U.S. \| United States \| Date posted: Aug 17, 2007
	The Practice of Justice and Mercy in Daily Life Global Justice Volunteers “The Global Justice Volunteers format is designed to be a life-transforming process, not just a program with an ending point,” the Global Justice Volunteers material reads. “The young adult volunteer should carry the Global Justice Volunteer experiences into his or her current and future work.” For many young people who serve as GJVs globally, the expectation to carry the experience with them is not a choice. It is a must. Source: New World Outlook More about: Christian love \| Communities \| GBGM programs \| Human rights \| International affairs \| Justice \| Missionaries \| Peace \| United Methodist Church \| Volunteers \| Advance \| Partners/partnerships \| Brazil \| Hong Kong \| Japan \| Nicaragua \| Russia \| Date posted: Nov 06, 2006
	The UMCOR Hotline, October 31, 2006 Indonesia: Serving the Least Sudan: Access to Clean Water Nicaragua: Healthy Water, Healthy Lives Christmas Resources: Start Your Christmas Shopping with UMCOR Source: UMCOR More about: Christian love \| Christmas \| Human rights \| Hunger \| Immigration \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Advance \| Indonesia \| Nicaragua \| Sudan \| World \| Date posted: Oct 31, 2006
	The UMCOR Hotline, May 2, 2006 In Today's Hotline: Indonesia: New Homes, New Hope Sudan: Continuing the Work Nicaragua: Cleaner Villages Afghanistan: Warmth, Health, and Life Source: UMCOR More about: Christian love \| Communities \| Donations \| Poverty \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Action alerts \| Afghanistan \| Indonesia \| Nicaragua \| Sudan \| Date posted: May 04, 2006
	Missionary Minute: Transfiguration Sunday /Last Sunday After the Epiphany February 26, 2006 Wilber Alvarado, 33, holds a chemistry degree. He is active in his church, works with university youth groups, directs a health-development program in rural communities and reaches out to gang youth in his barrio to offer an alternative to street violence. He supports his younger brothers and sisters. He drives a minivan, transporting youth all over Nicaragua. Wilber is a testimony to Christ’s love in the world and to hope found through faith and action. Source: Advance More about: Communities \| GBGM programs \| Missionaries \| United Methodist Church \| Advance \| Nicaragua \| Date posted: Feb 20, 2006
	Literacy History and News from Nicaragua In 2005 Nicaragua celebrated the 25th anniversary of an historical event that caught the eye of the world and earned a United Nations award. From March to August of 1980, approximately 60,000 young people mobilized to the far reaches of Nicaragua to share their basic skills in reading and writing with campesino (poor farmer) families. The illiteracy rate dropped from 60% to 12% in just six months Source: Mission Personnel More about: Christian love \| Communities \| Education \| Missionaries \| United Methodist Church \| Nicaragua \| Date posted: Feb 06, 2006
	The UMCOR Hotline, November 15, 2005 In Today's Hotline: Worldwide: Responding to International Disasters US: Hurricane Recovery Continues Hunger No More: TV Documentary airs Nov. 20 World AIDS Day Christmas with UMCOR Source: UMCOR More about: Christmas \| Donations \| Race \| Refugees \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Welfare \| Africa \| El Salvador \| Nicaragua \| North America \| Pakistan \| Date posted: Nov 15, 2005
	The UMCOR Hotline, November 1, 2005 In Today's Hotline: US: UMCOR to Lead National Case Management Effort for Katrina Recovery Pakistan/Kashmir: The Rush to Provide Relief Central America and the Caribbean: Hurricane Relief Africa: Malaria Control Ministry Begins in Kissy UMCOR: Don’t Miss These New Resources Source: UMCOR More about: Ecumenical \| Emergencies \| Environment \| Grants \| Natural disasters \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| El Salvador \| Guatemala \| Mexico \| Nicaragua \| Pakistan \| United States \| Date posted: Nov 01, 2005
	The UMCOR Hotline, October 11, 2005 In Today's Hotline: Pakistan: Providing Relief, Now and in the Future Central America: Digging Out after Hurricane Stan Hurricane Recovery: $5.4 Million Approved for Hurricane Response Sri Lanka: Helping Methodists in Sri Lanka Respond to Disaster UMCOR Calendar: Make 2006 a Year of Hope Source: UMCOR More about: Donations \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| El Salvador \| Guatemala \| Honduras \| Nicaragua \| Pakistan \| United States \| Date posted: Oct 11, 2005
	Eight United Methodist Young Adults To Spend the Summer as Global Justice Volunteers Eight United Methodist young adults are devoting eight weeks of the summer to a volunteer mission program that puts them in situations where people are struggling for justice. Source: GBGM Press Releases More about: Christian love \| GBGM programs \| Human rights \| Justice \| Missionaries \| United Methodist Church \| Volunteers \| Youth \| Methodism \| Bosnia-Herzegovina \| Hong Kong \| Liberia \| Nicaragua \| North Central U.S. \| North Eastern U.S. \| Sierra Leone \| South Central U.S. \| South Eastern U.S. \| United States \| Date posted: Jun 21, 2005
	UMCOR Hotline, May 24, 2005 Long-term recovery from last season's four consecutive hurricanes is quietly treading forward. UMCOR provided a grant to help tackle rural poverty in Zimbabwe through nutrition programs, food distribution, and self-supporting activities such as gardening. Hurricane Adrian rolled through El Salvador and Honduras late last week. Source: UMCOR More about: Agriculture \| Emergencies \| Hunger \| Natural disasters \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Volunteers \| Africa \| Central America \| El Salvador \| Guatemala \| Honduras \| Nicaragua \| South Eastern U.S. \| United States \| Zambia \| Zimbabwe \| Date posted: May 24, 2005
	The Resurrection of Those Who Barely Exist Traveling the 80 kilometers between Managua and San Francisco Libre is a bumpy, dusty two hour drive when the road is good. In the rainy season it often becomes like quicksand and the municipality turns into an island. Source: Mission Personnel More about: Agriculture \| Christian love \| Easter \| GBGM programs \| Lent \| Volunteers \| Nicaragua \| Date posted: Apr 01, 2005
	The Inauguration of San Francisco Libre Women’s Clinic Nan McCurdy is a missionary of the General Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church who has been serving the people of Nicaragua since 1985. She and her husband, Miguel Mairena, who is also a GBGM missionary, work with the Women and Community Association of San Francisco Libre, a county in northwestern Nicaragua. Source: Missionary stories More about: Christian love \| Women \| Nicaragua \| Date posted: Jul 14, 2004
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