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30 articles found for November, 2008.

In Zambia, as in much of Africa, we are constantly dealing with simply getting from point A to point B.
In Zambia, as in much of Africa, we are constantly dealing with simply getting from point A to point B. More than once, I have had our project's Toyota Land Cruiser break through a bridge deck and nearly roll over into a river. Our project workers and I have spent hours unloading cargo and hand carrying them up hills too slippery and rough to ascend with a loaded vehicle. Of course, most Africans don't even have motor vehicles and consider themselves lucky to have a bicycle.
Date posted:Nov 29, 2008
The Annunciation by Fra Angelico, 15th century.
Of the women in the Bible, Mary captures my imagination. I find something very special about her for having been the woman who brought Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God, into the physical world. I often wonder what it was like to be the mother of Jesus. The mother of the most High God!
Date posted:Nov 29, 2008
The phone call from the physical therapist came hours before we were scheduled to open. She wanted to refer a grandmother who was caring for three special-needs grandsons under the age of four. Before I could finish with the case worker, my other line rang and it was the grandmother, searching for shoes and blankets for "her boys."
Date posted:Nov 29, 2008
On November 15, 2008, God sang in Costa Rica. God sang because more than 40 women from 11 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean were loudly rejoicing for what they've learned, shared and lived during a most amazing week together at the Universidad Bíblica Latinoamericana (Latin America Biblical University), an ecumenical institution.
Date posted:Nov 29, 2008
As I am writing this, I am watching a news broadcast about the failing economy. Worries about banks failing, war, and environmental collapse seem to bubble up in many of my conversations. With such chaos around me, I have found it difficult to know how to hope, and in what to place my hope. Yet in Advent we are once again to hope and wait for the coming Messiah.
Date posted:Nov 28, 2008
It's easy to be grateful for sugar and spice and all things nice. Who among us doesn't feel appreciative and appreciated when fortune is smiling down upon us? This seems like a limited sort of gratitude, too dependent on circumstance and perception. How much more profound to come to a sense of appreciation for all Life, even the slugs and snails and puppy dog tails.
Date posted:Nov 27, 2008
Connie Wieck teaches English at the Luzhou Vocational and Technical College.
November 25, 2008--A Global Ministries missionary serving in China received the Sichuan Province's highest honor for foreign experts.
Source: Advance
Date posted:Nov 26, 2008
Two Primetimers work to keep up with bag making while those in the background quickly fill up the bags with oyster shells. This volunteer work for Georgia's oyster restoration project on Jekyll Island was part of the event
Although participants also had time to relax under Spanish moss-draped live oaks, they primarily enjoyed multiple opportunities to explore and learn about the natural wonders of St. Simons, Jekyll and Sapelo, all barrier islands along Georgia's southern coast. From November 9 to 14, 2008, the group soaked up information from local experts, who shared how the islands are actively engaged in preservation and environmental issues, preserving and restoring natural treasures in the coastal marshlands and beaches.
Date posted:Nov 26, 2008
Caleb (on left with arm in cast) and his AIDS Walk Team.

November 28, 2008--Caleb didn't ask for a new bicycle or even a trip to the local Chuck E. Cheese to celebrate his tenth birthday. No, Caleb decided to organize a team for the AIDS Walk in Albany, New York.

Date posted:Nov 26, 2008
The Rev. Edith Gleaves, the deputy general secretary for mission personnel, shares communion with a consultation participant.
November 25, 2008--The connectional nature of The United Methodist Church was evident and celebrated as 38 missionaries from Latin America and the Caribbean gathered in Costa Rica in early November for the first regional mission personnel consultation in many years.
Date posted:Nov 26, 2008
The UMCOR Hotline for November 25, 2008 
US: California Wildfires Recovery JFON: A Family Reunited US: Talk About Malaria INDIA: Empowered and Transformed UMCOR: Shop UMCOR's Gift Catalog
Source: UMCOR
Date posted:Nov 25, 2008
Clockwise: Rev. Lito Tangonan, assigned to Manila Episcopal Area; Rev. Rudy Juan, assigned to Baguio Episcopal Area; Rev. Leo Soriano - Assigned to Davao Episcopal Area.
United Methodists in the Philippines have elected two new bishops and re-elected a third while celebrating their 100th anniversary as an annual conference of The United Methodist Church.
Date posted:Nov 24, 2008

New York, NY, Nov. 21, 2008--The United Methodist mission agency needs two immigration lawyers to provide legal counsel at up to three congregation-based immigration clinics in Michigan and Tennessee.

Date posted:Nov 21, 2008
Take Faith into Life: Bishop Rosemarie Wenner of the Germany Central Conference.

Dresden, Germany, Nov. 21, 2008--Mission is the vocation of the church, the United Methodist bishop of Germany declared in rallying clergy and lay leaders to greater efforts in evangelism and new church starts.

Date posted:Nov 21, 2008
The UMCOR Hotline for November 18, 2008 
In Today's Hotline: *US: California Wildfires Response *CUBA: Working to Bring Relief *DRC: Fleeing to Safety *WEST AFRICA: Protected from Malaria *US: Retreats Bring Healing for HIV/AIDS Survivors
Source: UMCOR
Date posted:Nov 19, 2008
* Major land reform gives choices to peasants * Fifty percent of China's toy factories close since January 2008 * China Christian Council remains open to dialogue with non-registered groups * High level talks between Beijing and Taipei resume * Hongkong academic: Kaifeng Jews 'a hoax'... and more!
Date posted:Nov 19, 2008
Dr. Betty Whitehurst and Rev. Walter Whitehurst led the group in songs from several countries, followed by readings from volunteers quoted in their book.
Following God's Call: Individual Volunteers in Mission is a challenge to United Methodists to use all of their abilities and talents in the cause of God's mission in the world.
Date posted:Nov 18, 2008
Budapest, Hungary, Nov. 18, 2008--Plans were laid in early November to strengthen a program that builds partnerships between United Methodist congregations in the United States and in seven Eastern European countries.
Date posted:Nov 18, 2008
The application deadline for the next classes of United Methodist short-term young adult missionaries has been extended for a month to January 1, 2009.
Date posted:Nov 17, 2008
Gražina Bielousova on the day of her commissioning.
November 14, 2008--A huge smile appeared on the face of Gražina Bielousova as she received bouquet after bouquet of flowers in honor of her commissioning as a Probationary Elder. Gražina became the sixth Lithuanian indigenous and the second woman pastor in a country where a short time ago there were none.
Date posted:Nov 14, 2008
A New Podcast: Larry and Jane Kies 
Missionaries Larry and Jane Kies discuss how Africa University grows leaders amidst Zimbabwe's struggles. Africa University offers "a rich mix of peoples with different perspectives, beliefs, behaviors," says Jane Kies.
Date posted:Nov 14, 2008
The UMCOR Hotline for November 11, 2008 
In Today's Hotline: WEST AFRICA: Côte d’Ivoire Gets One Million Nets US: Volunteers Needed in Northwest Indiana LIBERIA: Empowering Others US: Connecting Music and Mission WORLDWIDE: World AIDS Day 2008 Web Page WEST AFRICA: CÔTE D’IVOIRE GETS ONE MILLION NETS
Source: UMCOR
Date posted:Nov 12, 2008
A New Podcast: Bishop David Kekumba Yemba 
Bishop David Kekumba Yemba of the Central Congo Area is interviewed by Mary Beth Coudal.
Date posted:Nov 06, 2008
The UMCOR Hotline for November 4, 2008 
In Today's Hotline: CUBA: UMCOR’s Hurricane Response Can Begin SOUTH AFRICA: UMCOR Helps Build a School US: Cast Your Vote for Fair Trade WORLDWIDE: Shop UMCOR’s Gift Catalog RESOURCES: World AIDS Day 2008
Source: UMCOR
Date posted:Nov 05, 2008
Children attend a local church to pray and participate in the Shade and Fresh Water Project, Ji-Parana, in the state of Rondônia, Brazil.
To see both near and far requires a combination of lenses--ranging from microscope to stellar observatory--with magnifying glasses, eyeglasses, binoculars, and telescopes in between. Each one offers a different perspective on reality; no one lens can do the whole job.
Date posted:Nov 01, 2008
The pine forest of Kingswood Methodist Camp in Hancock, New York.
The United Methodist Church is caught in a massive identity crisis. If I may be permitted a characterization that borders on caricature, it has swung from being the confident leader of mainline American Protestantism to becoming a battleground ravaged by national and international culture wars.
Date posted:Nov 01, 2008
Toward the end of a school day, students at the United Methodist Galilea School in Luanda, Angola, sing the Angolan national anthem.
During the 2008 United Methodist General Conference, clergy and lay leaders reminded participants about the growth of The United Methodist Church in Africa and the decline in membership in the United States and Western Europe. The 2008 North Texas Annual Conference, which I attended as a clergy member, also dedicated much time to discussions regarding membership.
Date posted:Nov 01, 2008
A young child in prayer.
The ministry of the laity has always been at the core of the Wesleyan movement. From its beginnings in the late 18th century, as today, the laity of the predecessors of The United Methodist Church (UMC) have been active in ministries with the poor, higher education, church planting, health care, advocating for the rights of women and children, organizing against slavery, advocating for those in prison, and seeking justice. Laypeople have taken the lead in building hospitals, institutions of higher learning, and community centers.
Date posted:Nov 01, 2008
Girls play in Malapaan, Philippines, a 'space for peace' village where peacebuilding, conflict resolution, interfaith dialogue, and harmony are emphasized.
What I will be sharing with you is more of a reflection than a theological discourse. I am not a theologian, for somehow my religious training has alienated me from the world of theology. My theological "trauma" is still troubling me. The orientation given to us is that to be theological is to be academic, logical, and intellectual--a domain traditionally presumed to be reserved for men.
Date posted:Nov 01, 2008
As the mission magazine of The United Methodist Church, New World Outlook frequently considers mission theology as it emerges, changes, and reinvents itself in practice. This issue presents viewpoints from missionaries, professors, pastors, deaconesses, mission executives, and laypeople--and they are all different viewpoints.
Date posted:Nov 01, 2008

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