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33 articles found for May, 2007.
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It is my third day at Fairfield Orphanage in
Zimbabwe, and today we attended the funeral of a
small baby, less than two months old, named
Canada. The coffin was small, too small for a
full life to have existed.
Date posted:May 31, 2007
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Over 2.5 million people die of AIDS every year,
and often, their deaths seem to go unnoticed
throughout the world. Yet the tsunami that is
AIDS continues to strike the shores of all
continents. So I was happy by what I experienced
on April 22nd, when I attended the HIV Positive
Teens Support Group Day sponsored by the Maua
Methodist Hospital here in Kenya.
Date posted:May 29, 2007
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The UMCOR Hotline for May 29, 2007
In Today's Hotline:
Azerbaijan: A Better Life
Kansas: Tornado Recovery Continues
Worldwide: World Refugee Day is June 20
US: Hurricane Season Begins
Date posted:May 29, 2007
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In June 2005, Global Ministry’s United Methodist
Development Fund (UMDF) provided financing so the
congregation of the First Samoan United Methodist
Church (UMC) in Anchorage, Alaska could purchase
their first church building.
Asian/Pacific Islanders are the second largest
and fastest growing racial group in Anchorage. In
2003, Samoans held the distinction of being the
fastest growing group in the area. Therefore,
this facility was vital in providing the Samoans
with a place to gather, and worship.
Date posted:May 25, 2007
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After his resurrection, Jesus asked his disciples
to wait in Jerusalem for God’s promise and
said; “When the Holy Spirit empowers you, you
will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea
and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth” (Acts
1:8). His promise was fulfilled on the day of
Pentecost.
Date posted:May 25, 2007
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Gulfside Assembly, the historic United Methodist
center in Waveland, Miss., is on a deliberate but
not fast track as it continues to recover from
Hurricane Katrina, according to the president of
the board of directors.
"Gulfside Assembly is on the move - not on the
fast train, but on a deliberate track," said
Mollie Stewart, who is helping guide Gulfside's
reconstruction.
Date posted:May 24, 2007
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In rural Panama, hundreds of men, women and
children have come to see a doctor. It is an
opportunity that only comes around at certain
times of the year when medical mission teams
visit Chiriqui.
This is a remote mountain area, 10 hours from the
nearest hospital. Many of the patients belong to
the indigenous Ngöbe population.
Date posted:May 23, 2007
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What does it mean to be a Christian minority in
the context of a post 9/11 Islamic society?
Christians in Pakistan ‘live and move and have
their being’ in a context of increasing
uncertainty. Sometimes that environment turns
hostile. Yet there is no stopping their faithful
witness and service.
Date posted:May 22, 2007
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The UMCOR Hotline for May 22, 2007
In Today's Hotline:
Pakistan: Reconstruction Continues
Swaziland: Drought Relief
US: Hunger Awareness Day
Resources: Re-Release of Generation of Hope
Date posted:May 22, 2007
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A desire to shift more decision-making about
mission in Latin America to Methodist churches in
the region has led to the successful development
of a permanent fund to support projects in those
countries.
The Encounter with Christ in Latin America and
the Caribbean Permanent Fund, administered by the
United Methodist General Board of Global
Ministries, uses the interest from nearly $1.5
million in principal to finance the projects.
Date posted:May 22, 2007
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How vividly I recall "Old Home Day" at the church
of my grandmother's childhood! We had to drive
about 30 miles to get there--not a short jaunt in
those days of dirt roads--so we were up early in
the morning to pack a picnic lunch and dress in
our Sunday best.
Date posted:May 18, 2007
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When I decided to retire from the World Bank in
Washington D.C. to move to Bellingham, WA, a
friend of mine asked, “Do you know anyone
there? Are you sure you want to move there? Do
you know that some people in that area are
hostile against Japanese because they were afraid
of Japanese invasion during the WW II?”
Date posted:May 18, 2007
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Less than a week before the Philippines national
election on May 14, the bishops of five
denominations saw vestiges of martial law in the
deployment of troops in urban areas prior to the
vote.
Date posted:May 18, 2007
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In the year since his election as the new bishop
for the United Methodist Church's Eurasia Area,
Hans Vaxby has established a goal of visiting
every district.
Vaxby has met with pastors and church leaders in
five districts so far, conducting sessions "for
teaching, inspiration and consultation,"
according to a Jan. 27 report. The Eurasia Area
includes the Russia Annual (regional) Conference
and four provisional conferences.
Date posted:May 16, 2007
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As I neared the house, I could see lots of people
gathering around, trying to get in or at least
get close enough to be part of this house
blessing in the village of Bombita in the
Dominican Republic.
In the small dwelling, I sat and watched people
sing praises to God at the top of their lungs,
sweating up a storm due to the intense heat and
number of people crammed in the house. I was
moved by the depth of their faith.
Date posted:May 15, 2007
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The UMCOR Hotline for May 15, 2007
In Today's Hotline:
US: South Dakota Flood Response; Armenia: Healthy
Kids, Healthy Futures;JFON: A Family Reunited;
Resources: UMCOR at a Glance
Date posted:May 15, 2007
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Christian faith must bear fruit that heals hearts
and spirits, re-builds trust and relationships,
and restores dignity. During my recent assignment
in Cambodia, a country badly damaged by the
legacy of the Pol Pot Regime (1975-1979), I had
the opportunity to facilitate a visioning
workshop for the Methodist Mission in Cambodia
(MMC).
Date posted:May 11, 2007
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It is only fitting that on Mother's Day, we honor
and remember Susanna Wesley, the mother of John
and Charles Wesley, founders of Methodism.
Susanna Annesley Wesley was the youngest of
twenty-five children born to the family of Dr.
Samuel Annesley, a well known minister of the
time. Susanna Wesley and her husband Samuel, also
a minister, had nineteen children in the first
nineteen years of marriage. Ten of which lived
past infancy.
Date posted:May 11, 2007
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United Methodist mission volunteers climbed from
just under 20,000 in 1992 to more than 110,912 in
2006, with several peaks and valleys across the
15 year period.
"This is an incredible growth of voluntary
mission service," said the Rev. Clinton Rabb,
assistant general secretary for mission
volunteers of the General Board of Global
Ministries. "The growth and the appeal come from
the grassroots nature of the volunteer movement."
Date posted:May 08, 2007
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The UMCOR Hotline for May 08, 2007
In Today's Hotline:
Kansas: Tornado Recovery
Sierra Leone: Improving Schools
Sager Brown: Top Needs
DRC: Building Capacity
May 12: World Fair Trade Day
Date posted:May 08, 2007
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A new provisional United Methodist conference for
Latvia and Lithuania is expected to be considered
by General Conference when the denomination's top
legislative body meets in 2008.
Lithuanian United Methodists approved the
proposal at their annual conference in April, and
their counterparts in Latvia are expected to do
the same in August, according to Bishop Oystein
Olsen, who leads the church's Nordic and Baltic
Area.
Date posted:May 07, 2007
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Bishop Janice Riggle Huie told her colleagues on
the Council of Bishops that the church "must be
led more by a clear vision and mission than by
rules and regulations" in order to make disciples
for the transformation of the world. Huie said
John and Charles Wesley's Methodist movement
began by ministering to people with no economic,
religious or political power and helping them
become what God intended, adding "They made
Christian faith simple and practical."
Date posted:May 03, 2007
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The United Methodist's Church's Judicial
Council has upheld its earlier ruling that the
Methodist Church of Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
has not been fully admitted to the denomination
and may be limited to two delegates at the next
General Conference.
Date posted:May 03, 2007
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The Sand Creek Massacre National Historical Site,
a memorial to 150 Native Americans massacred in
1864 by troops led by a Methodist lay preacher,
was dedicated on April 28, 2007.
The Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians
were
killed, many as they slept, by 700 Colorado
militiamen led by the Col. John Chivington, a
sometimes preacher, known as the "fighting
parson." Most of those killed were women,
children, and the elderly.
Date posted:May 03, 2007
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Photos taken by Paul Jeffrey show the rugged
beauty of this Aluetian Island and the ecumenical
community.
Date posted:May 03, 2007
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Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month was enacted
by Public Law 102-450 on October 28th, 1992. The
purpose of the law was to honor the achievements
of Asian/Pacific Americans, and to recognize
their contributions to the United States.
Date posted:May 02, 2007
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The United Methodist Church is one of 11
denominations in Germany that have agreed to
mutual recognition of Christian baptism. The
parties also include the Roman Catholic and
Lutheran Churches.
"The agreement is a big step forward in the
ecumenical fellowship in Germany," said Bishop
Rosemarie Wenner, the United Methodist bishop in
Germany, who was reached at a meeting of the
Council of Bishops in Myrtle Beach, South
Carolina. She responded to questions by email.
Date posted:May 02, 2007
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Dinesh, a 28-year old rickshaw driver, married
with two children, was living a normal life when
one day he experienced severe pains in his back
and chest. He went to the Dharmsinh Desai
Memorial Methodist Heart Institute (DDMM) in
Nadiad, a city in the state of Gujarat, India and
discovered that he was suffering from a
dissecting aneurysm of the aorta which resulted
in the separation of the layers of the aorta in
his chest. His high blood pressure had triggered
this condition. The only option left for him was
to undergo an open heart surgery.
Date posted:May 02, 2007
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Living in Iquique, Chile, is pretty much like
living anywhere else in the world. There are
shopping malls, theaters, restaurants, schools,
and vehicles of every size and shape, new and
old. In the morning before assuming my work
duties for the day, I join the joggers running
along the beach.
Date posted:May 02, 2007
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The United Methodist mission agency will grant
$1.25 million in leadership development
scholarship aid to 250 students from 46 countries
in the 2007-08 academic year.
The appropriations were approved by directors of
the General Board of Global Ministries meeting in
Stamford, CT, on April 23-26.
Date posted:May 02, 2007
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Although the rain may fall and the wind may blow,
there will be fishing, teaching, chatting,
praying, and hammering. In Unalaska, one of the
Aleutian Islands off the Alaskan mainland, there
is harsh weather twelve months out of the year.
Date posted:May 02, 2007
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The 2007 National Day of Prayer is Thursday, May
3.
Date posted:May 01, 2007
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The UMCOR Hotline for May 01, 2007
In Today's Hotline:
US: UMCOR Sager Brown Marks 140 Years of Service
South Asia: Tsunami Recovery Continues
US: UMCOR Responds in Colorado, Texas, Mexico
Resources: Fair Trade and Malaria
Date posted:May 01, 2007
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