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The UMCOR Hotline for November 17, 2009
In Today's Hotline:
*PHILIPPINES: Typhoon Recovery
*UMCOR: UMCOR Receives Second Four-Star Rating
*US: Training for Disaster Response
*DRC: Restore Wings of Relief
*EVENT: Immigration Reform
Source:
UMCOR
More about:Christmas|emergencies|immigration|natural disasters|UMCOR|United Methodist Church|
Congo DR|Philippines|United States|
Date posted:
Nov 17, 2009
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Global Mission Grants Cover Four United Methodist Priorities
New York, NY, November 10, 2009--More than
$1.8 million in "mission opportunity grants"
were approved or confirmed by directors of the
United Methodist General Board of Global
Ministries at their annual meeting in Stamford,
Connecticut, in mid-October.
Source:
GBGM Mission News
More about:education|finance|health|Focus on Congregational Development|Focus on Leadership Development|Focus on Ministry with the Poor|Focus on Global Health|
Congo DR|Japan|Pakistan|Palestine|Middle East|
Date posted:
Nov 10, 2009
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Saving Lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Disheveled children of every age and size
crowded around our vehicle as it ground to a
stop in front of the United Methodist Mpasa
Reference Health Center in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo. It was in this sprawling
suburb of Kinshasa, DR Congo, that I was to
assess health facilities for the Central Congo
Conference. Dr. Rebecca Yohadi, the conference's
Chief Medical Officer, told me that the Mpasa
suburb sprang up in 1998 near a military
installation as a camp for displaced persons and
refugees.
Source:
New World Outlook
More about:AIDS/HIV|children|conflict|health|hunger|poverty|violence|women|youth|Focus on Ministry with the Poor|Focus on Global Health|AIDS/HIV|children|conflict|health|hunger|poverty|violence|women|youth|Focus on Ministry with the Poor|Focus on Global Health|
Congo DR|
Date posted:
Nov 01, 2009
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US Annual Conferences Respond to AIDS Realities
"What we need is not more words, but action!"
proclaimed Bishop Kainda Katembo, episcopal
leader for the South Congo Episcopal Area, as he
spoke some years ago about the AIDS crisis in
Africa. Thankfully, United Methodists heard that
plea and have been responding in profound ways.
Source:
New World Outlook
More about:AIDS/HIV|children|health|women|youth|Focus on Global Health|AIDS/HIV|children|health|women|youth|Focus on Global Health|
Congo DR|Africa|
Date posted:
Nov 01, 2009
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Beyond Facts to Faces, Beyond Numbers to Names
Does anyone care that every three seconds a
person dies somewhere in the world because of
poverty? Are we concerned that 8 million poor
people are converted into faceless and nameless
death statistics every year? Does the fact that
more than 1 billion people go to bed hungry
every night disturb our sleep?
Source:
New World Outlook
More about:AIDS/HIV|United Methodist Church|Focus on Global Health|AIDS/HIV|United Methodist Church|Focus on Global Health|
Date posted:
Nov 01, 2009
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Growing a School in Tanzania--One Classroom at a Time
New York, NY, October 29, 2009--The fifth
classroom at Wesley Primary School, Morogoro,
Tanzania, has a foundation; now it needs only a
floor, walls, windows, a ceiling, a roof, and
equipment--in the next few months.
Source:
GBGM Mission News
More about:children|education|poverty|youth|
Tanzania|
Date posted:
Oct 29, 2009
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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|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
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The UMCOR Hotline for September 15, 2009
In Today's Hotline:
*WORLDWIDE: Relief Supplies Needed
*DRC: Support Aviation Ministry
*US: Churches Unite for HIV Testing Day
*JFON: Immigration Awareness
Source:
UMCOR
More about:AIDS/HIV|health|immigration|natural disasters|UMCOR|United Methodist Church|
Congo DR|United States|
Date posted:
Sep 15, 2009
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The UMCOR Hotline for September 1, 2009
In Today's Hotline:
*SRI LANKA: Born to Fish
*US: Miracle Choir
*RESOURCES: Reverse Trick-or-Treat
*EVENT: National Depression Screening Day, Oct. 8
Source:
UMCOR
More about:agriculture|emergencies|health|immigration|international affairs|natural disasters|refugees|UMCOR|United Methodist Church|
Sri Lanka|United States|
Date posted:
Sep 01, 2009
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The UMCOR Hotline for July 14, 2009
In Today's Hotline:
US: Experiencing the Life of a Refugee
CENTRAL ASIA: Health Education
US: “Drink it for Justice”
DRC: Reviving Samuteb Hospital
Source:
UMCOR
More about:agriculture|emergencies|finance|health|hunger|international affairs|natural disasters|refugees|UMCOR|United Methodist Church|
Congo DR|Kazakhstan|United States|
Date posted:
Jul 14, 2009
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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|
Congo DR|Kenya|Africa|
Date posted:
Jul 01, 2009
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Aviation Ministry
The world's biggest head of broccoli--that's
what my passengers saw when they first looked
down on the canopy of virgin rainforest covering
much of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Source:
New World Outlook
More about:communities|conflict|global connections|globalization|health|hunger|mission opportunities|missionaries|poverty|rural|violence|welfare|Focus on Leadership Development|communities|conflict|global connections|globalization|health|hunger|mission opportunities|missionaries|poverty|rural|violence|welfare|Focus on Leadership Development|
Congo DR|
Date posted:
Jul 01, 2009
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The UMCOR Hotline for June 30, 2009
In Today's Hotline:
*GHANA: School for the Blind Receives Water Service
*DRC: Educating Communities on Maternal Issues
*JFON: Realizing the American Dream
*LIBERIA: UMCOR Training Brings Increase
Source:
UMCOR
More about:agriculture|children|emergencies|health|refugees|UMCOR|United Methodist Church|water|women|
Congo DR|Ghana|Liberia|United States|
Date posted:
Jun 30, 2009
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The UMCOR Hotline for June 23, 2009
In Today's Hotline:
*UMCOR: Help Meet Malaria Challenge
*RESOURCES: International Disaster Fund-Church
Bulletin
*SOUTH AFRICA: Caring For Refugees
*HAITI: Hot Meals for Children
Source:
UMCOR
More about:children|health|hunger|natural disasters|refugees|UMCOR|United Methodist Church|
Haiti|South Africa|World|
Date posted:
Jun 23, 2009
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June 15 Update on Crash of Mission Aircraft in Congo
Information from both the family of
missionary-pilot Jacques Umembudi and Bishop
David K. Yemba of Central Congo confirms that
there were no life-threatening injuries in the
crash of a small mission plane at an airstrip
near Lodja, Democratic Republic of Congo, on
June 12.
Source:
GBGM Press Releases
More about:missionaries|prayers|
Congo DR|
Date posted:
Jun 15, 2009
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All Aboard Survive Mission Plane Accident in Congo
All persons aboard survived the crash of a
small mission aircraft on the morning of June 12
from the Diengenga airstrip near the city of
Lodja, Democratic Republic of Congo, which is in
the Central Congo Annual Conference area of The
United Methodist Church
Source:
GBGM Press Releases
More about:missionaries|United Methodist Church|
Congo|
Date posted:
Jun 12, 2009
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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|communities|GBGM programs|international affairs|United Methodist Church|volunteers|partners/partnerships|Focus on Ministry with the Poor|
Sudan|Africa|
Date posted:
May 01, 2009
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Church Agency Received Report On Child Abuse
in Mission Settings
Directors of The United Methodist Church's mission
agency, meeting in Stamford, CT, received the
final report of a special panel authorized in late
2004 to investigate alleged child abuse by mission
personnel over a generation ago in what is today
the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Source:
GBGM Press Releases
More about:children|GBGM events|GBGM news|United Methodist Church|
United States|
Date posted:
Apr 29, 2009
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The UMCOR Hotline for April 21, 2009
In Today's Hotline
US: Peace and Justice Served With Coffee;
RESOURCES: World Malaria Day-April 25; US: Filling
a Need; DRC: Farmers Produce New Foods; SUDAN:
Improving Health for Thousands
Source:
UMCOR
More about:agriculture|children|education|emergencies|health|natural disasters|UMCOR|United Methodist Church|
United States|
Date posted:
Apr 21, 2009
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Turmoil Creates Unique Opportunity for Mutual Ministry in Sudan
Several days of unrest and tension in Southern
Sudan opened the door for mutual ministry
between
members of the General Board of Global
Ministries
mission travel study team and the local people
in
the city of Yei who struggled to keep them safe.
Source:
GBGM Mission News
More about:Bible|Christian love|communities|GBGM news|GBGM programs|international affairs|United Methodist Church|violence|mission studies|methodism|Bible|Christian love|communities|GBGM news|GBGM programs|international affairs|United Methodist Church|violence|mission studies|methodism|
Sudan|Africa|
Date posted:
Mar 26, 2009
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The UMCOR Hotline for March 24, 2009
In Today's Hotline:
*US: Dakota Flood Preparation
*LIBERIA: Saving Lives
*INDONESIA: Water and Sanitation Education
*DRC: Leaders Learn about Health
*UMCOR: Thank You for Giving!
Source:
UMCOR
More about:AIDS/HIV|emergencies|health|international affairs|natural disasters|One Great Hour of Sharing|UMCOR|United Methodist Church|water|
Congo DR|Indonesia|Liberia|United States|Africa|
Date posted:
Mar 24, 2009
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United Methodist Mission Group Safely Out of South Sudan
New York, NY, March 23, 2009--A 19-member
mission travel group is safely back in the
United States after civil strife in Yei, Sudan,
disrupted their study tour.
Source:
GBGM Press Releases
More about:conflict|economy|GBGM news|human rights|hunger|justice|poverty|refugees|violence|war|mission studies|conflict|economy|GBGM news|human rights|hunger|justice|poverty|refugees|violence|war|mission studies|
Sudan|
Date posted:
Mar 24, 2009
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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|communities|donations|global connections|health|poverty|water|welfare|partners/partnerships|
Congo DR|
Date posted:
Mar 19, 2009
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Love, Sacrifice, and Forgiveness: Easter, April 12, 2009
Away from my home country, I keep tuned to
Pakistan news, since my parents, siblings and
their children, many relatives, and friends live
there. From childhood I observed the tensions
between India and Pakistan, which were once a
united nation where overall people lived
peacefully and respectfully.
Source:
Mission Personnel
More about:Bible|Christian love|Easter|international affairs|Jesus Christ|Lent|
Pakistan|World|
Date posted:
Mar 10, 2009
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Arizona United Methodist Facility Receives Federal Job Stimulus Grant
Phoenix, Arizona, March 10, 2009--Wesley
Community Center, a Phoenix facility related to
The United Methodist Church, is sharing in a
$3.9 million federal economic stimulus grant
aimed at increasing regional jobs in the health-
care section.
Source:
GBGM Press Releases
More about:Advocacy|children|communities|economy|education|family|immigration|John Wesley|poverty|refugees|United Methodist Church|volunteers|welfare|Wesley|urban|
United States|
Date posted:
Mar 10, 2009
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