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May
43 articles found for May, 2003.
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Tom and Nancy Hoffmann are missionaries of the
United Methodist Church assigned to Russia. In
a recent newsletter to supporting churches in
the U.S., they celebrate church growth in
Russia; beauty of Spring and people in the
region; 27 years of marriage; and the joy of
serving together in mission.
Date posted:May 30, 2003
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Signs of Solidarity: New Book on the Hearing-Accessible Church
Signs of Solidarity is a useful resource that
will aid congregations in involving persons with
auditory and optic losses in the life and mission
of the church. These persons include children,
women, and men who are hard of hearing, Deaf,
late-deafened, or deaf-blind.
Date posted:May 27, 2003
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Access to Chicuque Rural Hospital Sees a Young, Pregnant Woman Through Malaria and Premature Delivery
At 25, Paulina Antonio was pregnant with her
second child and was due to deliver in March of
the coming year. Paulina, who lived just two
kilometers from Chicuque Rural Hospital (CRH),
preferred the care provided by the hospital as
opposed to the more common rural tradition of
giving birth at home with the assistance of a
midwife. Paulina's experience with the hospital
came early when she contracted malaria and was
required to stay there for a week during her
fifth month of pregnancy.
Date posted:May 27, 2003
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In 19 years as a United Methodist missionary and
religion journalist, Paul Jeffrey said he’s been
trapped among warring factions in Central
America, shot at, imprisoned, tear gassed.
And that’s just the minor stuff.
Date posted:May 22, 2003
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Nydia and Juan de Dios Jaras , missionaries of
the General Board of Global Ministries share how
a church was started in a small village in Chile
through faith and support of local people.
Date posted:May 22, 2003
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I read stories about the people of Mozambique,
sent to me by the Mozambique initiative, and my
memories of the 1998 trip are revived. I have
been deeply touched by people’s faith and their
devotion to God. Mozambican brothers and sisters
in Christ are kind to each other, to their
foreign guests and they keep covenant with God
regardless of the difficult financial situation,
poor living conditions, and consequences of
civil war.
Date posted:May 22, 2003
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Through Divine Intervention, Jeremias Found Chicuque Rural Hospital
A newborn fighting for her life. A burn victim. A
caring nurse. A young man learning to walk for
the first time. These are a few of the many faces
of Chicuque Rural Hospital. Founded by a
Methodist missionary in 1913, today the hospital
provides healthcare to approximately 500,000 men,
women and children in Mozambique, southeast
Africa. Jeremias Franca's face is a familiar one
at Chicuque. He is a Person in Mission (PIM) who
strongly believes that God led him to Chicuque
and feels very blessed to be the hospital's
administrator.
Date posted:May 20, 2003
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Chicuque Rural Hospital, Mozambique
Founded by a Methodist missionary in 1913, today
Chicuque Rural Hospital provides healthcare to
approximately 500,000 men, women and children in
Mozambique, southeast Africa.
Date posted:May 20, 2003
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A historic United Methodist Church related
community center in Augusta, Georgia, is
closing, pending an assessment of its future
role in its neighborhood.
Date posted:May 19, 2003
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Pani has spent half his life in a Cambodian
orphanage, waiting for his parents to return.
Five years ago, they went to look for work in
neighboring Thailand, leaving him behind.
Now 10 years old, Pani still waits in the
community of Kbal Spean, Cambodia. He’s being
cared for through a program of the United
Methodist Church – one that provides both
physical and spiritual nourishment to children
like him.
Date posted:May 19, 2003
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Log on http://www.UMC.org, the official online
ministry of The United Methodist Church,
Thursday, May 15 at 8 p.m. (E.T.) for a live
keyboard chat with the Rev. Randy Day, recently
elected General Secretary of the General Board
of Global Ministries. “Mission in the 21st
Century: A Chat with Randy Day” will provide
participants an opportunity to chat online with
Rev. Day as he outlines his vision for the
future of mission and discusses the challenges
and opportunities that lie ahead.
Date posted:May 15, 2003
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Teams of Volunteers in Mission frequently go to
African nations, helping build churches or
homes. Now, for only the second time, a
Volunteer in Mission team has come from the
African nation of Mozambique to the United
States – to build relationships, unity and
faith.
Date posted:May 15, 2003
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The Rev. Carol Thompson, director of the Western
Small Church Rural Life Center and a pastor in
the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference, will head
the Office of Town and Country Ministries of the
General Board of Global Ministries.
Date posted:May 14, 2003
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Violetta Talandis, who serves as a missionary in
Lithuania, offers reflection on “being in
mission together” where she is assigned by the
General Board of Global Ministries.
Date posted:May 13, 2003
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The Faroukhs walk across the border in the dark
before dawn, a Bronx family about to become
international flotsam. The wife pulls tight on
her blue cloth coat against the minus-5-degree
chill and wind, and tugs at the hand of her 5-
year-old son. He’s wrapped in a parka and
carries a red King Babar backpack. They’re
crying. “Cold,” she whispers. “It’s so cold.”
Her husband walks 10 yards behind, pulling three
stuffed valises wrapped in rope. He’s a slender
man, and his loafers slip and squeak in the
snow. (Washington Post, January 18, 2003)
Date posted:May 13, 2003
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Iraq: 'Whoever Brought the Medicine, Saved My Life ...'
No one can say why the tank crashed through the
wall of the Al Rashid psychiatric hospital in
Bagdad. However Dr. Abdul Heelo and his staff are
sure of what happened next: a large group of men
poured in through the gap left by the tank. The
intruders raped ten female patients, stole
equipment, destroyed much of the building and its
records, and rendered the hospital incapable of
providing much-needed psychiatric care for its
patients.
Date posted:May 13, 2003
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As United Methodists prepare for the 2004
legislative session that will determine future
directions of the denomination, an ad hoc group
of clergy and lay leaders has released a book
addressing their concerns about attempts to
restrict theological and social diversity.
Date posted:May 13, 2003
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Worship, festivity, reunions/introductions, and
learning were all part of the glorious
Centennial Celebration of Korean American
Ministries held in Honolulu at the Hawaii
Convention Center, April 24-27.
Date posted:May 12, 2003
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"South Asia accounts for 23 percent of the
world's population," claims a report from a
recent South Asia ecumenical consultation, "but
nearly 40 percent of the world's poor live in
South Asia."
Date posted:May 12, 2003
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UMCOR Hotline, May 9, 2003
UMCOR continues to monitor and respond to the
storms and floods that have walloped the nation
this week. A record-breaking 225 tornados have
struck the Midwest and South since Sunday, May 4.
Date posted:May 09, 2003
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The head of the United Methodist General Board of
Global Ministries today urged the U.S. Senate to restore
a prohibition against discrimination in hiring removed
by the House of Representatives in a revision of the
nation’s major job training legislation.
Date posted:May 09, 2003
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I really appreciate this opportunity of sharing
with you
some necessarily brief comments about a variety
of
ways in which the Church’s General Board of
Global
Ministries encounters and interacts with Islam
today.
This is one of the most important sets of
relationships
within the larger context of Christian mission
in a
religiously diverse world.
Date posted:May 07, 2003
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Undergirded only in part by the General Board of
Global Ministries (GBGM), many of the 103
national United Methodist centers and
institutions saw a reduction in funding from
nonprofit entities, particularly corporate and
government sponsors. in some cases, major
adjustments have had to be made in the functions
carried out by these vital places of mission.
Date posted:May 06, 2003
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A large poster-sized photo of a Cambodian youth
harvesting cabbages sits on Seynabou Sarr’s desk
in the Harlem satellite office of the United
Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) 9/11
Disaster Response Program in New York City. The
young woman in the photo beams with pride as she
shows the photographer the harvest, the results
of a development program made possible by an
UMCOR grant
Date posted:May 06, 2003
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United Methodist missions have been affected by
the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorists attacks on
the United States. Some programs, such as UMCOR,
have spurred into action to respond to the needs
created by the attacks. Other ministries have
experienced a decline in funding, a rise in
costs, and a greater demand for services as a
result of the downturn in the economy that
spiraled from the time of the 9/11 attacks.
Date posted:May 06, 2003
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In 1998, United States officials gave a briefing
at the US Mission to the United Nations on US
efforts to challenge human rights abuses in many
other nations. Two questions were raised: given
the importance the United States places on human
rights, why is the United States taking so long
to ratify human rights conventions and why is it
so slow to report on its compliance with the
conventions it has ratified?
Date posted:May 06, 2003
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Russian helicopter gun-ships roared over the
Shamali Plain, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, and
targeted the village of Rabat. In one of the
houses 11-year-old Ghulum Rabani huddled with
his family as bombs exploded outside. Then
Rabani’s greatest fear happened, a bomb hit his
adobe home directly, blowing him to
unconsciousness.
Date posted:May 06, 2003
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The congregation of Genesis United Methodist
Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan, expected the
Sudanese refugee family to arrive September 14,
2001. They had agreed to sponsor a refugee
family —John and Sarah, their three children
(boys aged 8 and 10, a daughter, 4), and John’s
brother Michael (18). The family fled their
homeland to escape the terror inflicted by
warring factions eager to seize southern
Sudan’s oil-rich lands.
Date posted:May 06, 2003
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Rev. Janice Beadleston, a registered nurse and
pastor of the walnut United Methodist Church in
Springfield, Missouri, shares account of a visit
to Mozambique as a mission volunteer; and tells
how simple acts of caring have a powerful way of
touching lives.
Date posted:May 06, 2003
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Churches, Communities Assess Tornado Damage; UMCOR Responds
Communities from western Texas to Georgia were
assessing damages May 5 after tornadoes struck
the south central and southeastern United States,
leaving at least 35 people dead. United Methodist
officials in some states gave preliminary reports
on the damages in their communities, even as the
assessment – and the storms – continued. Please
give to UMCOR's Advance #901680 "Spring Tornadoes
2003."
Date posted:May 06, 2003
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UMCOR's Partner MECC Delivers Relief Items to Iraq
The threat of being hijacked along the highway to
Baghdad is a concern shared by many people who
travel this road. A Middle East Council of
Churches (MECC) convoy faced this and other
dangers as it traveled from Jordan to Iraq's
capital this weekend to deliver much-needed
relief items.
Date posted:May 06, 2003
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Many people the world over seem to be breathing
a sigh of relief that the
'long awaited road map' has now been presented
officially to both Palestinian
and Israeli leaderships, hoping that this is a
sign that building peace will
become the main agenda for both peoples.
However, the mood on the ground
here is not one primarily of relief but
rather "so what?"
Date posted:May 05, 2003
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Today, a wonderful day in Vieques, a great day
for all Puerto Rico, is the first day in which
the people of Vieques are free from bombing and
other military exercises that for over 60 years
contaminated the environment and deteriorated
the people's health. The US Navy has closed
most of their operations in Vieques and
transferred most of the land to the US
Department of the Interior. The people have
gathered in Vieques to celebrate since
yesterday. I’m not physically in Vieques, but
my heart is there with the people that at this
hour are rejoicing and celebrating.
Date posted:May 05, 2003
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Turkey Earthquakes: UMCOR's Response
UMCOR is sending an emergency grant of $10,000 to
a partner Agency in Turkey, International Blue
Crescent (IBC) for its response to the earthquake
that struck Bingöl on May 1, 2003. IBC will use
the money towards feeding and clothing those who
have been affected.
Date posted:May 02, 2003
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The UMCOR Coffee Project : Good Coffee for a Good Cause
The UMCOR Coffee Project is a new way to help
people in need while enjoying fellowship and an
excellent cup of coffee. As Christians we can
address a consumer dilemma by buying coffee that
is fairly traded. United Methodist congregations
that participate are supporting practices which
help farmers in Latin America, Africa and Asia
earn a fairer share of income, obtain access to
credit and technical support, and gain a trading
partner they can trust, a fair trade organization
called Equal Exchange.
Date posted:May 01, 2003
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Iraq: Aid that Escaped the Looting Helps People Who Didn't
Aid that escaped the looting of Baghdad is
reaching people who were not so lucky. A pile of
personal hygiene kits is under armed guard at the
heavily looted Al Rashad Psychiatric Hospital
tonight, distribution to follow soon. Next door
at the Home for the Aged, a man walks to his room
with a new red quilt draped regally across one
shoulder – 100 other elderly, gifts in hand, are
smiling too.
Date posted:May 01, 2003
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During the past decade, Korean Methodists have
developed a small number of congregations in
Romania, training people there to continue the
evanglism work themselves.
Now, the United Methodist Board of Global
Ministries is trying to help Romanian Methodists
make contact with their counterparts in other
European countries. The Rev. Peter Siegfried, a
board executive, told United Methodist News
Service he is planning a fall consultation with
church leaders there.
Date posted:May 01, 2003
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Using Fair-trade Coffee at Fellowship Hour Helps Small Farmers
A typical United Methodist church brings people
together on Sunday mornings for coffee hour; but
how often do the consumers consider the impact
that buying coffee has on the people who grow
coffee beans?
Date posted:May 01, 2003
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In Tuba City, Ariz., there was singing coming
from the high school. It was not the sound of a
glee club or the school choir. It was the sound
of prayer floating from the building into the
dry high-desert air. Seven hundred people from
the community had gathered to pray for a local
woman who was in trouble. Her name, heard in the
prayers, was Pfc. Lori Piestewa (Pie-ESS-te-wa),
and she was missing in action in Iraq.
Date posted:May 01, 2003
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ACTION ALERT The Big Secret
May 2003
From: UNITED METHODIST WOMEN’S ACTION NETWORK
Women’s Division – General Board of Global
Ministries
100 Maryland Avenue, NE Suite 530 – Washington,
DC 20002
Tel. (202) 488-5660 * Fax (202) 488-5681
Date posted:May 01, 2003
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This year is the 300th anniversary of John
Wesley=s birth. Born June 28, 1703, Mr. Wesley
was one of 19 children B- 10 survived into
adulthood -- of Susanna and Samuel Wesley. Samuel
Wesley, a parish priest of the Church of England,
was a strict man. He had little material wealth
so his family lived in poverty most of the time.
Susanna Wesley, the daughter of a priest, had
received a sound education, which was unusual for
a girl at that time. She was well read and
supervised the education of her children.
Date posted:May 01, 2003
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It is the second year for the Mexico study. The
May 2002 issue of Response was devoted to
articles on Mexico. The articles in this issue
are offered as a complement to that issue. The
focus here is on concerns along the Mexico-U.S.
border.
Date posted:May 01, 2003
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