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September
40 articles found for September, 2008.
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On the first Sunday in October, Christians from
around the globe will celebrate our oneness in
Christ--in a world ever more in need of
peacemaking. In the spirit of this celebration,
gather with us on October 5 as we encourage our
church's capacity to engage in mission.
Date posted:Sep 30, 2008
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The UMCOR Hotline for September 30, 2008
In Today's Hotline
US: Local UMC Churches Help Ike Survivors
LIBERIA: Hope Not Lost
US: UMCOR Continues Aid for Midwest Recovery
JFON: Helping Immigrants
KENYA: Forced to Flee
Date posted:Sep 30, 2008
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September 29, 2008--A missionary couple
serving in Tanzania find great similarities
among United Methodists in Africa and the United
States: they are both “so good, so nice, so
kind, and so generous,” agreed Kabaka Ndala
Alphonsine and the Rev. Mutwale Ntambo Wa
Mushidi.
Date posted:Sep 29, 2008
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You never think the worst will happen to you,
but
sometimes it does, and you have to learn whether
to give up or move on. I was daddy's girl. My
dad
passed away when I was ten because his body
could
no longer handle his addiction to alcohol. He
suffered liver failure and a heart attack. This
past February I lost my grandfather to the same
disease.
Date posted:Sep 26, 2008
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The United Methodist Church has a long history
of
utilizing its worldwide connection to alleviate
suffering. One idea that really "clicks" with
young United Methodists is "connectionalism"--
linking with every other United Methodist. in
the
world.
Date posted:Sep 26, 2008
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In 2005 I was appointed to be the chairperson of
the SPSARV Task Force in the Sierra Leone
Annual Conference. I was excited to work
because it was a dream-come-true to work with
young people to address some of the issues they
face.
Date posted:Sep 26, 2008
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Sierra Leone is a small country in Western
Africa with an estimated population of 5
million people, an average life expectancy of
34.3 years, with only 57 % of the population
having access to safe water. The infant
mortality rate is 182/1,000, and the HIV-
infection rate for adults (aged 15 to 49) is 1.4
%.
Date posted:Sep 26, 2008
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Brunswick, Maine, Sept. 23, 2008--Retired
United Methodist Bishop James M. Ault, who held
many denominational and ecumenical leadership
posts, died in Brunswick, Maine, on September 21
at the age of 90. He was elected to the
episcopacy in 1972 and retired in 1988.
Date posted:Sep 23, 2008
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The UMCOR Hotline for September 23, 2008
US: Texas Conference to Serve Ike Survivors
SAGER BROWN: Sending Relief Supplies
US: Adjusting to Life in the US
LIBERIA: Moringa Helps Survivor Live
RESOURCES: World Food Day 2008-New Church Bulletin
Date posted:Sep 23, 2008
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Iquique, Chile, September 18, 2008--The board of
directors of Methodist Extension to Andean Youth
(EMANA) in Chile is reopening Instituto
Kusayapu,
a boarding school in the Pueblo of Pachica. The
institution was closed for two years while
options for its future were considered.
Date posted:Sep 22, 2008
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New York, NY, Sept. 22, 2008--The United
Methodist General Board of Global Ministries is
seeking applicants for consideration as an area
financial officer executive based in Moscow for
work with the Russia Mission Initiative, which
covers a large geographical region.
Date posted:Sep 22, 2008
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In his book, Alcoholics and their Families, John
Keller offers this insight: "linking the
internal
resources within the congregation with the
external resources in the community will enable
many to find freedom from the bondage of
addiction…."
Date posted:Sep 19, 2008
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The number of our neighbors along North
Carolina's Outer Banks impacted by substance
abuse is mind-boggling, and Jesus calls us to
love our neighbors. Sometimes that love looks
tough and sometimes it looks compassionate, but
the love that we're trying to extend to our
community, whether it's tough or compassionate,
is always full of grace and hope.
Date posted:Sep 19, 2008
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When I was in medical school in Brazil in the
year 2000, I had this dream--to be a medical
doctor in Africa.
I had heard about Chicuque Rural Hospital in
southeastern Mozambique, a Portuguese-speaking
country just like my home country of Brazil, and
a desire grew in me to go and serve there in
medical ministry.
Date posted:Sep 19, 2008
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New York, NY, Sept. 19, 2008--Reports from the
Philippines indicate that a pastor held since
May 2007 on murder charges has been set free at
least temporarily because of lack of evidence
against him.
Date posted:Sep 19, 2008
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New York, NY, Sept. 18, 2008--Dr. Ainor
Fergusson, a physician and United Methodist
missionary in Sierra Leone, died of heart failure
on the afternoon of September 18 at a hospital in
Fairfax, Virginia.
The director of the Kissy United Methodist Eye
Hospital in Freetown, Dr. Fergusson had been in
the United States since suffering a heart attack
while visiting a sister here two months ago. His
wife, Martha Cassandra Fergusson, and other
relatives, were with him at the time of death,
which came on the 17th birthday of his daughter
Nadia.
Date posted:Sep 18, 2008
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The UMCOR Hotline for September 16, 2008
In Today's Hotline:
US: Hurricane Ike Response
HAITI: Helping Children
PHILIPPINES: Helping the Displaced
CUBA: UMCOR’s License to Transfer Funds
EVENT: Change the World Conference
Date posted:Sep 17, 2008
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You don't have to speak English, Spanish, or
Portuguese to love the heritage, history, and
future of the Hispanic and Latino communities in
The United Methodist Church. So says the Rev.
Sergio Tristan from the Kansas West area. Rev.
Tristan is part of a ministry that serves the
fastest-growing population in the United States--
the Hispanic and Latino community. He says that
all you need to do is muster a bit of enthusiasm.
Date posted:Sep 16, 2008
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The staff of the General Board of Global
Ministries on September 15 warmly received the
Rev. Edward W. Paup as the executive leader of
the mission agency. Staff members were in turn
introduced by units and work groups to Rev. Paup
in a service of worship and welcoming.
Date posted:Sep 16, 2008
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The Rev. Alex Awad can trace the history of the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict through its impact
on his mother's 90 years of life. He also can
trace the influence the Christian church has had
on his mother and her family. His new book,
Palestinian Memories: The Story of a Palestinian
Mother and Her People, is a story of his
mother's Christian faith and of the Palestinian
people.
Date posted:Sep 12, 2008
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Sept. 11, 2008, NEW YORK (UMNS)--United
Methodists are expressing frustration over not
being able to provide disaster relief to Cubans
hit hard by the 2008 hurricane season.
Date posted:Sep 12, 2008
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New York, NY, Sept. 12, 2008--The disaster
relief agency of The United Methodist Church is
leaving no stone unturned in an effort to find a
legal way to send aid to Cuba in the wake of
Hurricanes Gustav and Ike.
Date posted:Sep 12, 2008
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Most of you pastors probably don't have
parishioners coming to your Sunday morning
service staggering in the aisle and hollering
during the time of prayer. Instead, you may have
a woman who comes to that Sunday service without
her husband, while he "sobers up from tying one
on" the night before. There are children in tow
who participate in your Sunday school/Christian
education program. While you are grateful for
their attendance, there is more to this scene
than meets the eye.
Date posted:Sep 09, 2008
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The word recovery took on meaning when I
travelled to Stockholm to meet the Baptist
minister Harry Månsus at a recovery conference
he arranged. I was met by a man who was not an
alcoholic but a workaholic. He had "hit the
wall" in his ministry as pastor and teacher at a
theological seminary in Stockholm when he was
asked to join the staff of a Minnesota Clinic in
the late '80s.
Date posted:Sep 09, 2008
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The UMCOR Hotline for September 9, 2008
In Today's Hotline:
HAITI: Bringing Relief to Haiti
US: Responding and Preparing for Upcoming Storms
SAGER BROWN: Returning to Work
CUBA: Why UMCOR Can’t Help with Storm Relief
UMCOR: Storm Resources
Date posted:Sep 09, 2008
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First Article in a Series Marking National
Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month,
September 2008
Date posted:Sep 05, 2008
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Quite frankly, it never occurred to me the day
my mother and I moved to another town when I was
five years old that 43 years later I would
discover I had been abandoned.
Date posted:Sep 05, 2008
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With tears in his eyes, Bishop Juan Cardona
said to me, "Lu, I don't know what you did with
the people of the town, but for three years we
have been having recreational activities with
the children, bringing psychologists, clowns,
etc., and we were never able to make them smile.
When I arrived, I saw the people's happiness and
I couldn't understand what was happening when
today all the people laughed!"
Date posted:Sep 05, 2008
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Everybody associated with our recent mission
trip, Cuban Methodists and New York City United
Methodists alike, agreed that the reconstruction
of the buildings is secondary in importance to
the relationships that are built during these
shared experiences.
Date posted:Sep 04, 2008
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The kids have gone back to school, young adults
are off to college, and church families have
returned from vacations. Some conferences in the
connection have new bishops; some churches have
spent the summer getting to know new pastors—it
is a good time to take stock of a congregation
and its purpose.
I learned something this summer about raising
money for mission.
Date posted:Sep 03, 2008
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The General Board of Global Ministries is keenly
aware that New World Outlook subscribers have a
deep and abiding interest in God's mission and in
their church's calling to participate in God's
mission. God calls every congregation to reach
out in ministries of evangelism, witness, relief,
and nurture.
Date posted:Sep 03, 2008
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Churches of every size can and should have
interest, involvement, and partnership in God's
mission. All it takes to begin is one
enthusiastic person in the position of mission
chairperson. A journey of a thousand miles begins
with one step forward, and that is where you
might, as a New World Outlook reader, be right
now. Start with your own mission awareness and
interest, and then move your congregation to step
out into God's world.
Date posted:Sep 03, 2008
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Five suggestions for every local congregation,
regardless of size, facilities, location, or
resources: Form a Covenant Relationship with a
Missionary; Establish "Moments for Mission";
Create Mission Displays, Bulletin Boards, and
Bulletin Inserts; Plan a Mission Celebration
Event; Organize Mission Trips.
Date posted:Sep 03, 2008
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So you think you want to be a volunteer. No it's
not a yearning to be on a reality show, just a
relentless thought in the back of your mind.
You've seen the fliers, heard the stories, and
recognized a need in the community and want to
give back. But now what? Taking a cue from
biblical numerology, here are seven quick tips
for how to become a volunteer on the following
pages.
Date posted:Sep 03, 2008
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New World Outlook provides a calendar of
mission activities for local churches in PDF form.
Date posted:Sep 03, 2008
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A New Podcast: Romeo L. del Rosario
Rev. Dr. Romeo L. Del Rosario, missionary with
the General Board of Global Ministries of The
United Methodist Church, is serving as Country
Director for the United Methodist Mission in
Cambodia. As Country Director, Rev. Del Rosario
serves as administrator and supervisor of mission
programs/projects with a team of workers that
includes Cambodians and 11 United Methodist
missionaries from different parts of the world.
Interview by Dan Licardo, Global Ministries' Web
Content Administrator.
Date posted:Sep 03, 2008
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The China News Summary is compiled monthly
by the United Methodist China Program, Room
1335, General Board of Global Ministries, The
United Methodist Church, 475 Riverside Drive,
New York, NY 10115
Date posted:Sep 02, 2008
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It is with humility and excitement that I
assume the post of general secretary of the
General Board of Global Ministries, the mission
agency of The United Methodist Church. Humility
reminds us that we serve a God who freely loves
us, a God who in Jesus Christ gives us grace
upon grace for redemption, restoration, and
reconciliation; humility, too, because the
Global Ministries directors have entrusted me
with the welfare of a powerful instrument of
grace, an organization that embodies the past,
present, and future mission commitment of our
church.
Date posted:Sep 02, 2008
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The relief agency supply center in Baldwin, LA,
and local homes did not sustain major damage
from Hurricane Gustav.
Date posted:Sep 02, 2008
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The UMCOR Hotline for September 2, 2008
US: Hurricane Gustav Response
Date posted:Sep 02, 2008
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