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September
32 articles found for September, 2001.
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Mark Schloneger is a Mennonite missionary
working
on an ecumenical project of rebuilding a United
Methodist compound which is part of the
Mozambique Annual Conference. Mark shares his
thoughts on the recent terrorist attacks on
America and the reaction of Mozambican friends,
who too have experienced the terror of war. Here
are excerpts:
Date posted:Sep 28, 2001
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United Methodists are making a difference by
watching and listening for evidence of hate and
violence. You can be a data collector helping
track hate crimes and violence nationwide for the
General Board of Global Ministries, Women's
Division, and Ministries in the Midst of Hate &
Violence.
Date posted:Sep 26, 2001
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Assignment in Ghana has given me opportunity to
work in a Liberian refugee camp located five
miles outside Accra. It is an experience I
cherish. Among the many programs held for youth
was one that exposed them to the effects of
drugs
on people.
Date posted:Sep 26, 2001
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Two weeks after the tragedy in New York,
Pennsylvania and the Pentagon, people in the U.S.
are returning to their daily routines, but life
will never be the same. Increased presence of
police and security officials at schools,
shopping malls, airports and train stations are
reminders of innocence lost.
Date posted:Sep 26, 2001
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From the shooting spree at Columbine High School
in Colorado to the ethnic war in Bosnia to the
turmoil among African countries, the Weavers,
United Methodist couple from Buffalo, N.Y., has
traveled the world to teach others how to reach
out to the children who survive.
Date posted:Sep 24, 2001
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It wasn’t the usual crowd, but participants at
the Sept. 19 "Wonderful Wall Street Wednesday"
service at John Street United Methodist Church
were vocal in their praise and enthusiasm.
Date posted:Sep 20, 2001
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About 20 members were able to make it through
police barricades to worship on Sunday, Sept. 16,
at John Street United Methodist Church, near the
site of the World Trade Center tragedy.
Date posted:Sep 20, 2001
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...Mission is a two-way street. Most career
missionaries come to that realization very
quickly. What we have to offer is so tiny
compared to what we receive, that it's almost
embarrassing...
Date posted:Sep 20, 2001
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A life of success is not likely for a child who
doesn't have access to personal computers, enough
books or teachers in the classroom, or a school
where safety is emphasized.
Date posted:Sep 19, 2001
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If United Methodist women in the Philippines had
their way, two things would happen. In December
of this year (2000) a woman would be elected
bishop. And their church, which is under the
central conference structure, would vote to
become self-reliant and autonomous.
Date posted:Sep 19, 2001
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One week after the tragedy struck New York,
Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania and the nation on
September 11, 2001, there are signs of hope.
The healing process began with candlelight
gatherings all across the region.
Date posted:Sep 19, 2001
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Those of us who work at the General Board of
Global Ministries in New York City are still
reeling from the events of a week ago. Many of
us have friends or family who are among the
missing.
Date posted:Sep 19, 2001
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Responding to current crises in the Middle East,
the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries
has issued statements of concern about the
violence between Israelis and Palestinians and
the bombing of a U.S. Navy ship in Yemen.
Date posted:Sep 18, 2001
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In Mission Together: Vietnam
The GBGM facilitates ways for the whole church to
collaborate in mission. The Rev. Clinton Rabb,
Executive Secretary for Congregational Mission,
responsible for the initiative "In Mission
Together" works with congregations, districts,
and annual conferences in the support and
accompaniment of emerging churches around the
globe.
Date posted:Sep 14, 2001
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We reach out in comfort to all who have lost
loved ones and our hearts go out to all who
suffer loss, displacement and uncertainty. We
join with people of all faiths to weep with those
who weep, to mourn with those who are mourning
and to act in love and compassion to overcome
violence and fear.
Date posted:Sep 14, 2001
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AIDS Awareness Day
The General Board of Global Ministries of the
United Methodist Church has ongoing AIDS ministry
around the world, particularly in Africa where
there has been the greatest devastation and are
now millions of orphaned children.
Date posted:Sep 13, 2001
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A program to help the people of Kazakhstan live
healthier lives by fostering steps that head off
preventable illness is being considered by the
United Methodist General Board of Global
Ministries (GBGM), at the request of authorities
in the oil-rich, central Asian country.
Date posted:Sep 12, 2001
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The Millennium Fund entered the new year with a
generous infusion of support and matching grants
from three United Methodist churches and
conferences. The money is dedicated to specific
church restoration projects in eastern Europe.
Date posted:Sep 12, 2001
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...In our work with the children in Sunday
School, Kid's Club and the girl's group we see
the results of very difficult family situations
that have been described to us. Many children
are
being raised by single mothers or by
grandparents
so many in fact that while schools and churches
give great attention to Mother's Day, they
frequently skip Father's Day as it causes too
much negative impact.
Date posted:Sep 11, 2001
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The Mary Johnston Hospital (MJH) Outreach
Program
invited me to become a part of their team. They
adopted a Barangay (a community) and have a two-
year plan to deal with the needs of adults and
children. No one, however, had any ideas as to
what to do with the youth! They said that they
are sure that God brought us together since I
feel a call to ministry with youth, and there
was
need for a youth minister for this adopted
community.
Date posted:Sep 11, 2001
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The depth of the shock, horror, pain, and sadness
which we feel as the news of Tuesday's
unspeakable tragedies unfold cannot be expressed
in words. We are ever present in thought,
prayers, words, and actions for those who have
lost their lives and their loved ones, and with
all of those who still do not know if their
friends and families are unharmed. Their pain is
our pain.
Date posted:Sep 11, 2001
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Tragedy was compounded New Year's Eve when arson
destroyed historic New Salem United Methodist
Church in Commerce, Ga., and killed a volunteer
firefighter.
"The church building was totally lost, but our
primary concern is for the fireman and his
family," said North Georgia Bishop G. Lindsey
Davis. "We can replace buildings, but we really
grieve for the family."
Date posted:Sep 10, 2001
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There is a popular African American spiritual
with the refrain, "Jesus is a rock in a weary
land; he's a shelter in the time of
storm . . . ." It was thus quite fitting that the
Pacific Northwest Annual Conference used a rock
in the send-off ceremony of a United Methodist
Volunteers in Mission (VIM) team departing for
the Congo.
Date posted:Sep 10, 2001
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Update on Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone's rebels, the Revolutionary United
Front (RUF), who have fought a bitter eight-year
civil war mostly in the countryside, finally
brought their armed campaign to Freetown, Sierra
Leone's capital, earlier this year. Citing
sources within the Nigerian-led West African
ECOMOG forces, several news organizations have
reported that the rebels infiltrated Freetown
beginning in December by disguising themselves as
refugees.
Date posted:Sep 09, 2001
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General Board of Global Ministries
representatives at the World Conference Against
Racism joined colleagues from other United
Methodist boards and agencies in expressing
disappointment at the US decision to walk out of
the Durban, South Africa, meeting.
Date posted:Sep 05, 2001
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Racism is a sin. It is contrary to God's will for
love, peace, equality, justice and compassion for
all. It is an affront to human dignity and a
gross violation of human rights.
Date posted:Sep 04, 2001
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Seventeen delegates from four United Methodist
Church boards and agencies are attending the
World Conference Against Racism, Racial
Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related
Intolerance in Durban, South Africa.
Date posted:Sep 04, 2001
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Isata Kargbo shares progress of work with refugee
children in Accra, Ghana.
Working in mission over the past year and a half
has been a great experience for me. When I began
the assignment with the children's ministry we
had over 50 young people.
Date posted:Sep 04, 2001
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MASUKA MALEKA gives witness of his ministry in
the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Beloved, when I cook porridge for children
suffering from kwashiorkor and see how change is
taking place in their lives, I praise our Lord
and Savior . . .. In a local field, I grow beans,
ground nuts, sweet potatoes and all I can to
uphold my initiative at the nutrition center and
to feed street children.
Date posted:Sep 04, 2001
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PAUL MATHERI of Nairobi, Kenya, speaks of
mothers' grief in the face of suffering of their
children.
The April 12 edition of Daily Nation, a local
news magazine, carried a picture of a woman on
Kenyatta Avenue, one of the busiest streets in
Kenya's capital city of Nairobi. The woman was
pictured with her three children, two of them
seated, one of them carrying the youngest. Under
the portrait was a caption that ended with the
words, "Many street families often wish they
could receive a basic education."
Date posted:Sep 04, 2001
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MUSOLE NAWEJ tells of his struggles as a teacher
in Tete, Mozambique.
I was assigned to Tete as a teacher trainer, but
was also asked to teach French because they
needed an instructor in this area. At the
Instituto Joao Somane, a United Methodist-related
school, there are about 300 students. It
functions at two levels with 6th-8th grades in
the mornings and 9th-10th grades in the
afternoon.
Date posted:Sep 04, 2001
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JOSEPH SINNAH stresses the need of assistance for
orphans and vulnerable children in Zambia.
The impact of HIV/AIDS coupled with economic
hardship in Zambia has broken down social
structures that ensure care and protection of its
children thereby exposing them to more frequent
and grave violations of their rights.
Date posted:Sep 04, 2001
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