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December
25 articles found for December, 2003.
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UMCOR to Supply Emergency Relief in Iran
The United Methodist Committee on Relief is
providing an emergency grant of $10,000 to faith-
based partners in Bam, southeastern Iran. Funds
will supplement installation of tents and provide
clean drinking water. The agency will also
cooperate in underwriting pastoral care for
stricken families.
Date posted:Dec 31, 2003
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“To Seek Peace, Freedom and Justice” is one of
the four goals of the General Board of Global
Ministries. I want to lift up these
interrelated, often elusive, values as we enter
2004 as individuals, families, the Church and a
global human family.
Date posted:Dec 29, 2003
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UMCOR Launches Iran Appeal and Sends Specialists to Assess Need
The United Methodist Committee on Relief is
sending two international field specialists to
Bam, southeast Iran, in the next few days.
Following the deadly earthquake that struck in
the early morning of Dec. 26, the pair will
assess needs for immediate aid as well as for
longer term reconstruction. Guy Hovey, UMCOR's
head of mission for Europe and Asia, and David
Sadoo, disaster specialist based in New York, may
arrive in Iran within the week.
Date posted:Dec 29, 2003
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UMCOR is in conversations with international
staff and partners in preparation for a
cooperative, ecumenical long term recovery
response to the people of Iran affected by the
disastrous earthquake.
Date posted:Dec 28, 2003
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Advent and Christmas have been taken to a new
depth for me this year, as I've contemplated the
arrival of the Prince of Peace while visiting
Hiroshima and Nagasaki in mid-
December....Violence and Christmas do not go
together. Nuclear weapons, conventional weapons,
land mines, handguns - none of these belongs in
the Nativity. Yet, the world is saturated with
them, and Christians own and use them.
Date posted:Dec 23, 2003
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David Markay, who with his wife Kristin, served
as GBGM missionaries in Lithuania,
and are now the Missionaries in Residence at
GBGM, share an inspiring story about Christmas
in Lithuania.
Date posted:Dec 22, 2003
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UMCOR Kits Are Another Way to Give: UMCOR Sager Brown Material Resources Print-Friendly Specifications
UMCOR Kits are material resources that provide
many essential supplies for everyday life. You
can download and/or print instructions for all of
the kits in a single document, individual kits,
and/or the shipping label/packing list.
Four document formats are available: PDF, RTF,
HTML (Web), and Word; the Web version is best for
reading online, the other three are for printing.
Date posted:Dec 22, 2003
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In January 2002, President George W. Bush signed
the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) into law.
No
Child Left Behind reauthorized the Elementary
and
Secondary Education Act (ESEA) - the principal
federal law affecting education from
kindergarten
through high school. Buried within the 650 pages
of the No Child Left Behind Act is Section 9528,
which requires secondary schools to release
student directory information for juniors and
seniors to military recruiters upon request.
Date posted:Dec 19, 2003
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Bishop Susan Murch Morrison of the Northeast
Jurisdiction combines her Christmas message and
her New Year's resolution this year. Her
thought-provoking perspective gladdens the
heart, freeing us to celebrate this God-given
season of humanity at its best.
Date posted:Dec 17, 2003
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'All Our Children' Launches Theater Project in Baghdad
Early in December the first performance of the
children's theater project happened at Iraq's
only institute for autistic people. The
institute's director said, "I saw something spark
in the children I haven't seen in five years,"
the entire length of her tenure. Affectless
children laughed for the first time. "All Our
Children" has received funding from the United
Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR).
Date posted:Dec 17, 2003
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Korean language: The Christmas
message of peace, joy, and goodwill is at the
heart of the Christian mission. Christians have
an Easter faith that we celebrate in the
Nativity: God with us.
Date posted:Dec 16, 2003
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West African 'Miracle Tree' Offers Nutritional Benefits
The moringa is a fast-growing, drought-resistant
tree, which has the potential of building immune
systems, an important consideration in treating
AIDS. Rich in iron and potassium, it flourishes
in tropical settings, and produces so many useful
vitamins that many call it "the miracle tree."
With four times the amount of vitamin A in
carrots, the moringa helps prevent blindness
Date posted:Dec 16, 2003
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When Mary’s Cradle (Mary’s Cradle Maternal &
Infant Resource Center) was itself in its
infancy, I had an experience I shall always
remember. A young family was referred to Mary’s
Cradle by their social worker. The couple was
expecting their fourth child. We were able to
provide them with a crib and a few other infant
items. Timothy was born right on schedule on
December 22 and came home from the hospital the
next day.
Date posted:Dec 15, 2003
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In time for last-minute Christmas shoppers, the
United Methodist
Service Center of the General Board of Global
Ministries is going
online Friday, December 12, 2003. The entire
catalog of the mission agency - holding
thousands of resources with completely secure
online ordering -- will
be available at http://www.scorders.org.
Date posted:Dec 12, 2003
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The Christmas message of peace, joy, and
goodwill is at the heart of the Christian
mission. Christians have an Easter faith that we
celebrate in the Nativity: God with us.
Date posted:Dec 11, 2003
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Holiday Season of Conscience -- End Child Labor Campaign
No one wants to purchase products made by
children, teenaged girls--or any workers--
stripped of their rights and forced to work long
hours in harsh sweatshop conditions under armed
guards for wages of 20-30¢ an hour. The people
of
the United States deserve the chance to raise
our
voices and affirm the dignity of life and human
rights over corporate indifference and greed.
Date posted:Dec 11, 2003
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El mensaje cristiano de paz, gozo y buena
voluntad es central a la misión cristiana, y
cada vez que celebramos el nacimiento, los
creyentes proclamamos nuestra fe pascual: Dios
con nosotros.
Date posted:Dec 11, 2003
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Our life in Senegal was for the most part shaped
by the sights and sounds of Islam the call to
prayer from nearby mosques, local Marabouts
(religious leaders) displaying their piety
though the recitation of the Quran over a loud
speaker long into the night, colorful displays
of dress by men and women on their way to a
Muslim baptism or wedding, bus loads of pilgrims
headed to a nearby open field to commemorate the
birthday of their Marabout.
Date posted:Dec 08, 2003
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UMCOR Calls for More Response to Churchwide Appeal
The relief agency's "Churchwide Appeal for USA
Domestic Disasters," launched in October, had
only drawn in tens of thousands of dollars in
donations by early December, far short of an
anticipated $2 million goal. Most churchwide
appeals bring in an average of $3 million to $4
million. The appeal for Hurricane Mitch in 1998-
99, which devastated parts of the United States,
Caribbean and Central America, brought in nearly
$12 million.
Date posted:Dec 04, 2003
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Rev. Thomas Shanklin Shares his thoughts during
Advent with this meditation. Rev. Shanklin is a
pastor in New Hampshire and Troy Annual
Conference Secretary.
Date posted:Dec 04, 2003
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All I Want for Christmas Is-- A Toothbrush, Some Pencils, a Baby Blanket, Needles and Thread
If you are looking for meaningful ways to
celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, UMCOR's
Material Resource Ministry offers several
opportunities. You can give a desperately needed
gift, like a health kit, to someone in a war-torn
country, someone who has been displaced from
their home, someone who has no home but the city
streets or a tent in a refugee camp, or someone
who lives in poverty. Thousands of people will be
thrilled to receive a new toothbrush, some
notebook paper, fabric for a skirt, or a
receiving blanket for their new baby
Date posted:Dec 03, 2003
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Advent Calendar 2003
Thanks again to Rev. Tom Mousin and Rev. Merry
Watters, United Methodist pastors serving
churches in the Troy conference, for the Advent
calendar. They have worked together to create a
calendar each Advent season for the last 12
years.
Pastor Watters colors the calendars and mails
them to friends and family instead of sending
more traditional Christmas cards. What better
gift could one give than sharing the true
meaning and spirit of the holiday season?
Date posted:Dec 01, 2003
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On our drive home from the airport after
arriving in Belize City for the first time, The
Rev. Bruce Swapp (then a pastor in Belize, now
Connectional President of the Methodist Church
of the Caribbean and the Americas) suddenly
stopped the van and pushed the door open to
admit a tiny, elderly lady with papaya leaves
wrapped tightly around her knees and dressed in
a ragged, old dress. She had a wonderful smile
and introduced herself as Sister Jessie.
Date posted:Dec 01, 2003
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A poem describing the Prince of Peace, Jesus
Christ.
Date posted:Dec 01, 2003
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Getting right with God is about serving one
another out of our God-given gifts. The form of
that service will be unique for each of us just
as our relationships with God are unique. When
combined, our gifts can mean abundant life for
all people.
Date posted:Dec 01, 2003
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