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	Italian Methodists Elect New President, Focus Ministry on Immigrants New York, New York, October 22, 2009--The Methodist community of Italy now has its first woman president, who is assuming her duties at a time when the small church is seeking to increase it ministry among immigrants. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Communities \| Global connections \| Hate \| Missionaries \| United Methodist Church \| Violence \| Partners/partnerships \| Urban \| Focus on Congregational Development \| Italy \| Date posted: Oct 22, 2009
	Cambodia Consultation 2009 New York, NY, October 5, 2009--Bishop Roy Sano believes that God is moving through the people of the United Methodist Church in Cambodia. Source: GBGM Press Releases More about: Communities \| Global connections \| Missionaries \| Violence \| War \| Partners/partnerships \| Focus on Congregational Development \| Cambodia \| Date posted: Oct 05, 2009
	Hallelujah Moment from Palestine: The Bee Hive Project “The Bee Hive Project” will purchase beehives, train local people as beekeepers, and sell honey so that needy families in Wadi Foquin will have incomes. Source: Mission Education More about: Agriculture \| Children \| Global connections \| Peace \| Poverty \| Women \| Youth \| Partners/partnerships \| Focus on Congregational Development \| Israel \| Palestine \| Date posted: Sep 18, 2009
	Mission: Cameroon New York, NY, September 17, 2009--The United Methodist Church in Cameroon, West Africa, has a bright future, but just how bright depends upon the strength of the network of mission partnerships required to sustain a young Christian community. This is especially true in a multilingual country with a great variety of religious options. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Communities \| GBGM news \| Global connections \| International affairs \| Mission opportunities \| Missionaries \| United Methodist Church \| Volunteers \| Partners/partnerships \| Focus on Congregational Development \| Cameroon \| Date posted: Sep 17, 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
	Eastern Europe and Balkan Mission Consultation Set for November New York, NY, August 13, 2009--An early November consultation will bring together those who are or want to become involved in United Methodist mission partnerships in Eastern European and Balkan countries. Source: GBGM Press Releases More about: GBGM events \| Global connections \| United Methodist Church \| Partners/partnerships \| Focus on Congregational Development \| Albania \| Bosnia-Herzegovina \| Bulgaria \| Croatia \| Greece \| Macedonia-FYROM \| Moldova \| Romania \| Serbia \| Slovenia \| Turkey \| Date posted: Aug 13, 2009
	Government Action Against Methodists in Fiji Raises International Concerns New York, NY, July 28, 2009--The arrests of Methodist church leaders in Fiji and the cancellation by the government of the annual church conference in the island nation are raising concerns within the international Methodist family. Source: GBGM Press Releases More about: Conflict \| GBGM news \| Global connections \| Human rights \| International affairs \| Justice \| United Methodist Church \| Partners/partnerships \| Statements \| Focus on Congregational Development \| Fiji \| Date posted: Jul 28, 2009
	Bulgaria-North Carolina Mission Partnership Flourishes New York, NY, July 20, 2009--A two-year-old mission partnership is bringing new energy for Jesus Christ to three small United Methodist congregations in Bulgaria and the West Market Street United Methodist Church in Greensboro, North Carolina. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Communities \| Evangelism \| Global connections \| Mission opportunities \| United Methodist Church \| Volunteers \| Partners/partnerships \| Focus on Congregational Development \| Bulgaria \| Date posted: Jul 20, 2009
	Russian United Methodists on the Road to Growth (From www.minnesotaumc.org) At annual conference session in May, I asked, “Why did the United Methodist cross the road?” The answer is based on the old why-did- the-chicken-cross-the-road jokes: to get to the other side. But why would United Methodists want to get to the other side? Because Jesus is always crossing the road to the other side, where our neighbor is. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Evangelism \| Global connections \| International affairs \| United Methodist Church \| Partners/partnerships \| Focus on Congregational Development \| Russia \| Date posted: Jul 06, 2009
	Finding the Road The road out of poverty is not always obvious or well-marked. As our cover story points out, sometimes the road out isn't even a road, it's a runway. The story of missionary pilots, Gaston Ntambo, Jacques Umembudi, and Rukang Chicomb of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, illustrates the church's will to empower individuals and communities to grow in their knowledge and skill as well as in their faith Source: New World Outlook More about: Christian love \| Communities \| GBGM programs \| Hunger \| Jesus Christ \| Missionaries \| Poverty \| Partners/partnerships \| Focus on Ministry with the Poor \| Africa \| Congo DR \| Kenya \| Date posted: Jul 01, 2009
	Circles to Break the Poverty Cycle At age 32, Sonia Holycross has "been there, done that"--lived in a broken home, joined a gang. But through the Circles™ Campaign,* Holycross, a single parent of five and now an Americorps volunteer, has patched her life together, becoming stronger in the broken places. "The Circles Campaign is like mending a broken foundation with fresh cement," Holycross says. Source: New World Outlook More about: Communities \| Economy \| Hunger \| Poverty \| Welfare \| Partners/partnerships \| Focus on Ministry with the Poor \| Date posted: Jul 01, 2009
	The Millennium Development Goals Special Feature: July/August 2009 New World Outlook The United Nations adopted the Millennium Declaration in 2000, a pledge by the international community to "spare no effort to free our fellow men, women, and children from the abject and dehumanizing conditions of extreme poverty" (Millennium Declaration). Source: New World Outlook More about: Education \| GBGM programs \| Health \| International affairs \| Poverty \| United Methodist Church \| Partners/partnerships \| Focus on Ministry with the Poor \| Focus on Global Health \| World \| Date posted: Jul 01, 2009
	Breaking the Cycle of Malaria and Poverty Malaria kills. It kills a child every 30 seconds in sub-Saharan Africa, and those that die are disproportionately poor. The anopheles mosquito that spreads this deadly, but preventable, illness does not distinguish between rich and poor. But the difference between life and death often depends on one's environment and ability to get treatment very soon after falling ill. Source: New World Outlook More about: Advocacy \| AIDS/HIV \| Children \| Communities \| Economy \| GBGM programs \| Health \| Hunger \| United Methodist Church \| Partners/partnerships \| Focus on Ministry with the Poor \| Focus on Global Health \| Africa \| Cote d´Ivoire \| Nigeria \| Date posted: Jul 01, 2009
	Centennial of Methodism in Russia Observed New York, NY, June 25, 2009--The 100th anniversary of Methodism in Russia was celebrated in St. Petersburg in an ecumenical service of worship in mid-June. The occasion also marked the 130th year since Methodism arrived in what was then Czarist Russia, in the region that is today the Baltic countries. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Evangelism \| Evangelization \| Global connections \| International affairs \| Mission opportunities \| United Methodist Church \| Partners/partnerships \| Focus on Congregational Development \| Russia \| Date posted: Jun 25, 2009
	Week for Peace in Palestine/Israel Under Way Among Churches Worldwide New York, NY, June 4, 2009--A "World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel" is underway among churches and Christian groups in as many as 40 countries. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Advocacy \| Christian love \| Ecumenical \| Global connections \| Human rights \| International affairs \| Justice \| Peace \| Violence \| War \| Partners/partnerships \| Israel \| Palestine \| World \| Date posted: Jun 05, 2009
	Hallelujah Moment from Senegal: "Overcoming Taboos" "I have been in the dark without knowing anything about myself," a young man told us in Diamniadio, where we were holding HIV education and testing. "There are no talks about sex in the home and I cannot even sit with my sisters." Source: Mission Education More about: AIDS/HIV \| Christian love \| Communities \| GBGM programs \| Health \| Mission opportunities \| Missionaries \| United Methodist Church \| Partners/partnerships \| Focus on Global Health \| Senegal \| Africa \| Date posted: May 22, 2009
	An American-African Partnership in Southern Sudan Driving home down Interstate 81 toward Knoxville, Tennessee, we witnessed a beautiful sunset behind the mountains of East Tennessee. Having just attended an all-day "packing party" with those who would leave in just nine days for Southern Sudan, we had thoughts of Sudan on our minds. Source: New World Outlook More about: Communities \| GBGM programs \| International affairs \| United Methodist Church \| Volunteers \| Partners/partnerships \| Focus on Ministry with the Poor \| Africa \| Sudan \| Date posted: May 01, 2009
	A Town in Darfur, Sudan, Dubbed “Ohio Village” Deriga, Sudan, is a small village in the southern part of the Darfur region. It was destroyed during a brutal scorched-earth attack by the "Janjaweed," a proxy militia group unleashed by the Sudanese government to fight Darfuri rebel groups and control villages after conflict broke out in the region in 2003. Source: New World Outlook More about: Agriculture \| Children \| Christian love \| Communities \| GBGM programs \| Health \| International affairs \| Refugees \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Volunteers \| Water \| Mission studies \| Partners/partnerships \| Focus on Ministry with the Poor \| Africa \| Sudan \| Date posted: May 01, 2009
	A Journey’s Reflection Sudan is a place of contrasts: dusty and dry, lush and green; Muslim and Christian; peaceful and hostile. It is also a place where one can see Easter hope springing up in corners where once all hope was lost. You can see it on the faces of children who attend school -- be it under mango trees or in thatch-roofed classrooms. Source: New World Outlook More about: Children \| Christian love \| Communities \| Education \| GBGM programs \| Hunger \| International affairs \| Refugees \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Volunteers \| Partners/partnerships \| Focus on Ministry with the Poor \| Africa \| Sudan \| Date posted: May 01, 2009
	The Holston Conference's First Fact-finding Mission to Yei in Southern Sudan In 2006, the Holston Annual Conference, having decided to send a team to Yei in Southern Sudan, requested assistance from Global Ministries' Africa office staff. The idea for this trip sprang from a chance meeting between Holston Conference members and the "Lost Boys of Sudan." Source: New World Outlook More about: Christian love \| Education \| GBGM programs \| Poverty \| Refugees \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Volunteers \| Partners/partnerships \| Focus on Ministry with the Poor \| Africa \| Sudan \| Date posted: May 01, 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
	Appreciation for British Methodist Role in Challenging Economic Summit New York, NY, April 3, 2009--The head of the United Methodist Church's mission agency has thanked the Methodist Church of Great Britain for its role in keeping the concerns of poverty and environmental protection in the public eye as representatives of the world's 20 strongest economies met in London. Source: GBGM Press Releases More about: Advocacy \| Agriculture \| Economy \| Ecumenical \| Environment \| Global connections \| Globalization \| Hunger \| International affairs \| John Wesley \| Justice \| United Methodist Church \| Wesley \| Partners/partnerships \| Methodism \| Letters \| Statements \| United Kingdom \| Date posted: Apr 03, 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
	China News Summary: March 2009 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 \| Economy \| Ecumenical \| Emergencies \| Environment \| GBGM programs \| Global connections \| Globalization \| Human rights \| International affairs \| Natural disasters \| Newsletters \| Research \| Partners/partnerships \| Mission updates \| Asia and the Pacific Islands \| China \| Hong Kong \| Macau \| Taiwan \| Tibet \| Date posted: Mar 16, 2009
	China News Summary: February 2009 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 Education More about: Economy \| Ecumenical \| GBGM programs \| Global connections \| Globalization \| Health \| International affairs \| Newsletters \| Research \| Youth \| Partners/partnerships \| Mission updates \| Asia and the Pacific Islands \| China \| Hong Kong \| Macau \| Taiwan \| Tibet \| Date posted: Feb 25, 2009
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