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arrow icon. Tales of Hope 
A grant from the Global AIDS Fund helped to provide 10 bicycles to St. Paul's Anglican Children Project in Chipata, Zambia, for caregivers making home visits to people living with HIV/AIDS.

New World Outlook, November/December 2009

HIV/AIDS affects people in all nations at all strata of society. Thanks to the United Methodist Global AIDS Fund, United Methodists and their partners can fight this disease in various countries through church-, community-, and hospital-based projects.
Source: New World Outlook
More about: AIDS/HIV |  Children |  Global connections |  Poverty |  Welfare |  Women |  Youth |  Focus on Global Health |  India | Zambia | Zimbabwe |
Date posted: Nov 05, 2009

arrow icon. Application Process for Executive Mission Post Open until November 20 
November 20 is the deadline for receiving applications and nominations with resumes for the position of chief executive (general secretary) of the international mission agency of The United Methodist Church.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: GBGM news |  United Methodist Church |  Focus on Leadership Development |  United States | World |
Date posted: Nov 04, 2009
arrow icon. The UMCOR Hotline for November 3, 2009 
In Today's Hotline: *GEORGIA: Medical Supplies Arrive in Georgia *RESOURCES: New AIDS Educational Kit and Photo Slide Show *MALAWI: Helping Orphans, Empowering Women *US: Best Practices for H1N1
Source: UMCOR
More about: AIDS/HIV |  Emergencies |  Health |  UMCOR |  United Methodist Church |  Georgia | Malawi | World |
Date posted: Nov 03, 2009
arrow icon. First Monday: Internet Resource on the Church and Immigration
Trina Scott-Zuor (left) and Amy Spaur are commissioned missionaries of The United Methodist Church. Trina is one of JFON Iowa’s Regional Attorneys serving clients in western Iowa. Amy serves as the Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator for JFON Dallas-Fort Worth. First Monday is a monthly internet newsletter that offers valuable resources on the church and immigration issues in the United States.  It is issued by Justice for our Neighbors (JFON), a network of free legal clinics for immigrants related to UMCOR--the United Methodist Committee on Relief.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: GBGM programs |  Immigration |  Justice |  Missionaries |  Newsletters |  Refugees |  UMCOR |  United Methodist Church |  United States | World |
Date posted: Nov 03, 2009
arrow icon. Growing a School in Tanzania--One Classroom at a Time 
Children on the grounds of the Wesley Primary School that is growing one classroom at a time.

New York, NY, October 29, 2009--The fifth classroom at Wesley Primary School, Morogoro, Tanzania, has a foundation; now it needs only a floor, walls, windows, a ceiling, a roof, and equipment--in the next few months.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Children |  Education |  Poverty |  Youth |  Tanzania |
Date posted: Oct 29, 2009

arrow icon. The UMCOR Hotline for October 27, 2009 
In Today's Hotline: *PHILIPPINES: Helping Disaster Survivors *INDONESIA: Earthquake Relief *INDIA: Flood Response *ZAMBIA: Bicycles for Home Care Givers
Source: UMCOR
More about: AIDS/HIV |  Emergencies |  Health |  Natural disasters |  UMCOR |  United Methodist Church |  India | Indonesia | Philippines | Zambia |
Date posted: Oct 27, 2009
arrow icon. Prayer Request for Missionary 
Muriel Henderson. Prayers are requested for the speedy recovery of Missionary Muriel Henderson, who is hospitalized in Show Low, Arizona, following emergency treatment for blood clots.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Missionaries |  United Methodist Church |  Focus on Ministry with the Poor |  Mexico |
Date posted: Oct 26, 2009
arrow icon. Beyond Facts to Faces, Beyond Numbers to Names 
Street people in Cape Town, South Africa, hold copies of ‘Prayers for Encouragement,’ a devotional for people suffering from HIV/AIDS and other serious illnesses. The booklets are printed and distributed through Africa Upper Room Ministries.

Does anyone care that every three seconds a person dies somewhere in the world because of poverty? Are we concerned that 8 million poor people are converted into faceless and nameless death statistics every year? Does the fact that more than 1 billion people go to bed hungry every night disturb our sleep?
Source: New World Outlook
More about: AIDS/HIV |  United Methodist Church |  Focus on Global Health | 
Date posted: Oct 26, 2009

arrow icon. Much of Shalom "Summit" to be Broadcast 

Columbia, South Carolina, October 23, 2009-- Major portions of the seventh national "summit" of Communities of Shalom, a movement of faith- inspired community development, will be broadcast live from its meeting site in Columbia, South Carolina, October 31.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Christian love |  Health |  Immigration |  Poverty |  Focus on Ministry with the Poor |  Focus on Global Health | 
Date posted: Oct 26, 2009

arrow icon. James C. Logan, Noted Professor, Dies at 77 

Winchester, Virginia, October 25, 2009-- A "Service of Life and Resurrection for The Rev. Dr. James C. Logan," 77, was held in Winchester, Virginia, on Saturday, October 24. The long-time professor at Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington, DC, died on October 17 at a medical center in Winchester.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Education |  Focus on Leadership Development | 
Date posted: Oct 26, 2009

arrow icon. United Methodist Worship Begins in Kosice, Slovakia 
Maria Skrivankova, youth worker at the United Methodist mission in Kosice, Slovakia, adjusts a kite during an outing with young people. The ministry with children and teenagers started four years ago and is now developing into a worshiping community. In early October, regular Sunday worship services were started at the United Methodist mission in Kosice, the second largest city in Slovakia. The worship is an outgrowth of a ministry with children and youth begun four years ago.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Children |  Evangelism |  Evangelization |  United Methodist Church |  Women |  Youth |  Focus on Congregational Development |  Slovakia |
Date posted: Oct 23, 2009
arrow icon. Italian Methodists Elect New President, Focus Ministry on Immigrants 
Alessandra Trotta (center), the new president of the Methodist Church in Italy, with Pastors Kristin, right, and David Markay at the Synod of the Waldensian/Methodist Church. The Markays are United Methodist missionaries in northern Italy. Ms. Trotta, a deaconess, direct a children's ministry in Palermo.

New York, New York, October 22, 2009--The Methodist community of Italy now has its first woman president, who is assuming her duties at a time when the small church is seeking to increase it ministry among immigrants.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Communities |  Global connections |  Hate |  Missionaries |  United Methodist Church |  Violence |  Partners/partnerships |  Urban |  Focus on Congregational Development |  Italy |
Date posted: Oct 22, 2009

arrow icon. Elaine Barnes, Former Mission Executive, Dies 
The Rev. Elaine Barnes, a retired pastor in the Eastern Pennsylvania Annual Conference and a former staff member of the General Board of Global Ministries, died on October 14 in Philadelphia.

She retired from the conference in 2003 after a long ministry beginning in 1968 with her first pastoral appointment.
Source: GBGM Administration
More about: GBGM news |  United Methodist Church |  United States | World |
Date posted: Oct 21, 2009

arrow icon. ‘Imagine Something More’ to End Malaria, Bishop Says 
United Methodist Bishop Thomas Bickerton keeps a $10 bill in his pocket so he can demonstrate how little money it takes to protect an African household from malaria.
Source: UMCOR
More about: Health |  UMCOR |  United Methodist Church |  Focus on Global Health |  Africa |
Date posted: Oct 20, 2009
arrow icon. The UMCOR Hotline for October 20, 2009 
In Today's Hotline: *US: Churches Respond to South Pacific Disaster *RESOURCES: World AIDS Day, Dec. 1 *US: UMCOR Directors Approve Funding for Hunger Programs *ARMENIA: Help for a Boy with TB
Source: UMCOR
More about: AIDS/HIV |  Emergencies |  Hunger |  Natural disasters |  UMCOR |  United Methodist Church |  Armenia | United States |
Date posted: Oct 20, 2009
arrow icon. UMCOR Directors Approve Funding for Programs that Address Hunger 
The United Methodist Committee on Relief's (UMCOR) board of directors reviewed and approved $25,000 to support a program benefiting children who are chronically malnourished in South Africa.
Source: UMCOR
More about: Hunger |  UMCOR |  United Methodist Church |  Focus on Global Health |  Haiti |
Date posted: Oct 19, 2009
arrow icon. Five Loaves at the Lord's Table 

New York, NY, October 19, 2009--Five loaves from diverse cultures represent the bread of life and the church as the body of Christ in a new litany for Holy Communion introduced at the annual meeting of The United Methodist Board of Global Ministries.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Communities |  Evangelization |  Mission opportunities |  Missionaries |  Focus on Congregational Development |  Afghanistan | Africa | India | Latin America | Middle East | Pakistan |
Date posted: Oct 19, 2009