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As we remember the events of September 11, 2001 we ask God to guide us toward a brighter future filled with love, peace, justice, and hope. The world changed as the result of the events of one day; however God's love for us did not change. Christ's call for us to love God, our neighbors, and ourselves did not change.

	United Methodist Has Two Roles on 9/11: Pastor, Griever Each year, on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the Rev. Myrna Bethke has two roles: pastor and grieving family member. During the family service at the World Trade Center site, she remembers her brother, William Bethke, who perished in the towers that day. Later, in her own community, she helps lead a general memorial service. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Christian love \| Communities \| Emergencies \| GBGM programs \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Partners/partnerships \| North Eastern U.S. \| United States \| Date posted: Sep 11, 2006
	Church Executive Recalls How 9/11 Changed Life for Her Family Christine Lee was in her office at the United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries when she learned of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. Life for her family has never been the same. Lee's sister, Nancy Yuen Ngo, was last seen on the 95th floor of Tower 1, according to a 9/11 victims Web site. She was 36 years old, with a husband and two daughters, ages 2 and 6. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Communities \| Emergencies \| GBGM programs \| United Methodist Church \| Violence \| North Eastern U.S. \| United States \| Date posted: Sep 11, 2006
	United Methodists Watch Downtown Recovery after 9/11 The view from the window of Larry McGaughey's law office changed after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Gone are the looming towers, replaced by what looks like a construction site. But McGaughey, who fled his office before the collapse of the World Trade Center that day, is back, along with many others in the neighborhood. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Christian love \| Communities \| Emergencies \| United Methodist Church \| Violence \| North Eastern U.S. \| United States \| Date posted: Sep 11, 2006
	Five Years Later, United Methodists Finish 9/11 Recovery Work The Rev. James K. Law knows what it is like to live in the shadow of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The pastor of the Chinese United Methodist Church in Chinatown ministered to rescue workers at Ground Zero, dealt with church members suffering from trauma and temporary displacement from their apartments, and watched the economy of Chinatown fall apart. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Communities \| GBGM programs \| International affairs \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| North Eastern U.S. \| United States \| Date posted: Sep 08, 2006
	Five Years After 9/11: A Time to Pray, Reflect, and Renew (Worship Resources) September 11th is a time to pray for God's guidance and reflect on the meaning of life, human aspirations, and the power of sin. It is also a time to renew our commitment to ministries of peace, reconciliation, and restoration around the world. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Christian love \| Emergencies \| Family \| GBGM programs \| Prayers \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Afghanistan \| United States \| Date posted: Sep 07, 2006
	Mission Executive Sees September 11 As Day for Sober Reflection and Prayer September 11th is a “date of infamy” that reminds the world of the horrors and pains of violence, according to the chief executive of The United Methodist Church’s international mission agency. The Rev. R. Randy Day, general secretary of the General Board of Global Ministries, invited Church members to observe the day with sober reflections on the meaning of life and with prayers for peace. Source: GBGM Press Releases More about: Christian love \| International affairs \| Peace \| Prayers \| Violence \| Russia \| United States \| World \| Date posted: Sep 10, 2004
	Spiritual Resources for the Aftermath of 9/11 As the second anniversary of 9/11 approaches, memories of September and its aftermath come to the forefront of many of our thoughts and prayers. This page includes resources that can be used by individuals and churches during this time. Source: UMCOR More about: Christian love \| Emergencies \| Music \| Prayers \| UMCOR \| Afghanistan \| United States \| Date posted: Sep 02, 2003
	Grant from UMCOR Helps 9/11 Victims in Virginia Some of the hidden victims of September 11 live in the Route One Corridor just south of Washington. They are minimum-wage earners who cleaned motel rooms, served food in the restaurants, worked in shops catering to tourists at Mount Vernon and other attractions, or drove taxis to nearby Reagan National Airport. After the attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center, tourist trade dropped dramatically, taking jobs with it. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Economy \| Hunger \| Poverty \| UMCOR \| Volunteers \| Date posted: Jan 23, 2003
	A Day of Reverence and Thanksgiving Dr. Randolph Nugent, who heads the General Board of Global Ministries (GBGM), the mission agency of The United Methodist Church, led a service of remembrance on September 11th at The Interchurch Center Chapel. He was assisted by the Rev. Paul Dirdak, Deputy General Secretary of the Board who is assigned to the Health and Relief Unit and the Mission Volunteers Program Area. Source: GBGM Administration More about: Christian love \| Ecumenical \| Hate \| Human rights \| International affairs \| Justice \| Peace \| Violence \| War \| World \| Date posted: Sep 13, 2002
	'Normal' life not the same since Sept. 11 As America somberly marks the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, many United Methodists in the Baltimore-Washington area continue to wrestle with the personal impact of last year’s events. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: International affairs \| United States \| Date posted: Sep 12, 2002
	New York United Methodists remember Sept. 11 On a busy uptown street, as crosstown buses and sanitation trucks rumbled by, the names of the dead were intoned outside Park Avenue United Methodist Church. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: International affairs \| United States \| Date posted: Sep 12, 2002
	Commentary: Beware new wave of anti-Muslim feelings Rev. Alex Awad, with his wife, Brenda, GBGM missionaries, serve at Bethlehem Bible College and East Jerusalem Baptist Church. He shares the following commentary with UMNS. Since Sept. 11, 2001, a wave of anti-Muslim feeling has taken over much of America and is spreading like wildfire among evangelical circles in the United States and other countries. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Advocacy \| Christian love \| Civil rights \| Communities \| Conflict \| Ecumenical \| Hate \| Human rights \| International affairs \| Justice \| Missionaries \| Peace \| Violence \| War \| Israel \| Palestine \| United States \| World \| Date posted: Sep 09, 2002
	Love in the Midst of Tragedy: UMCOR's Response to 9/11, News & Resources UMCOR's response to the aftermath of September 11 continues. This page provides links to news, background, and resources related to the Love in the Midst of Tragedy emphasis. Source: UMCOR More about: Advocacy \| Children \| Christian love \| Emergencies \| Family \| Grants \| Immigration \| Mission opportunities \| Music \| Prayers \| Refugees \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Women \| Advance \| Afghanistan \| Asia and the Pacific Islands \| United States \| Date posted: Sep 08, 2002
	Afghanistan Emergency: Love in the Midst of Tragedy The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is involved in a faith-based response to the plight of the Afghan people. Through its new office in Afghanistan and with its ecumenical partners, UMCOR is working in a number of areas to help the people of Afghanistan to recover from twenty-three years of wars, ethnic conflict, repressive regimes, drought, famine and earthquakes. Source: UMCOR More about: Children \| Christian love \| Economy \| Education \| Emergencies \| Family \| Hunger \| UMCOR \| War \| Women \| Afghanistan \| Asia and the Pacific Islands \| Date posted: Sep 07, 2002
	New Phase of Prayer Life Discovered I have been a faithful United Methodist all my life. Although no one can claim perfection in the practice of one’s faith, I have tried very hard my whole life to be faithful to Christ’s teachings. So when the first plane crashed into one of the World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001, I began a new phase of my prayer life. I cried out to God in much the same way as the psalmist. And my cries grew more urgent as the day progressed. Source: UMCOR More about: Christian love \| Emergencies \| Jesus Christ \| Prayers \| UMCOR \| Violence \| United States \| World \| Date posted: Sep 03, 2002
	UMCOR Inasmuch Update, Summer 2002: Special Issue on Love in the Midst of Tragedy, UMCOR's 9/11 Response This edition of UMCOR Inasmuch Update focuses on September 11 and UMCOR's response. Spiritual resources for the first anniversary of this tragedy are also included. Source: UMCOR More about: Children \| Christian love \| Ecumenical \| Emergencies \| Family \| Health \| Immigration \| International affairs \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Violence \| Advance \| Afghanistan \| Asia and the Pacific Islands \| United States \| Date posted: Sep 02, 2002
	Noel's New York (Teen Art): The World Trade Center in Divine Hands In art class at Victory Christian School, the young people were asked to draw something regarding the terrorist actions in New York. This was part of their own healing. This was what my son Noel drew... He is 15 years old and has a very proud father. Source: UMCOR More about: Christian love \| Clip art \| Family \| Jesus Christ \| UMCOR \| Youth \| Advance \| United States \| Date posted: Aug 14, 2002
	United Methodists will mark Sept. 11 in variety of ways Sept. 11, 2001. Everyone knows the date. Nine eleven. Nine one one. A day that left an indelible mark on America’s psyche. A day of horror, fear, anger, sorrow. As the anniversary of the terrorist attacks approaches, United Methodists across the country and around the world are planning to commemorate the day in a variety of ways. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Christian love \| Communities \| International affairs \| United Methodist Church \| Violence \| United States \| Date posted: Aug 05, 2002
	Changing Time for Christians in Japan Dr.Richard J. Stinson, assigned by the General Board of Global MinIstries of the United Methodist Church to Japan reflects on the thirty yeats since his call to Christian ministry. Source: Missionary stories More about: Christian love \| Ecumenical \| Education \| International affairs \| Missionaries \| Date posted: Jun 27, 2002
	God is Sovereign and Working for the Good of All Dan and Seija Terry are Christian workers of the United Methodist Church who are assigned by the General Board of Global Ministries to Afghanistan. They tell of their anticipation of peace and reconstruction in the region--and offer a folktale as illustration of finding strength to face the challenge of life's uncertainties. Source: Mission Stories More about: Christian love \| Communities \| Conflict \| International affairs \| Missionaries \| Peace \| Prayers \| Afghanistan \| Date posted: May 13, 2002
	September 11 family group asks Bush to aid Afghan victims Family members of victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have launched a new organization and dispatched a Valentine’s Day message to President Bush asking for help in establishing a fund for innocent Afghan victims of the U.S. bombing campaign. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Advocacy \| Christian love \| Health \| Human rights \| International affairs \| Social Principles \| Afghanistan \| United States \| Date posted: Feb 15, 2002
	Three Months after the Tragedy No one could have been one hundred percent prepared for ministering to the people around the World Trade Center on September 11 and the days and weeks that followed. But perhaps one United Methodist pastor, Dr. James Law, was uniquely qualified. As a young man in Hong Kong, he was trained as an emergency medical technician (EMT) and more recently was a volunteer fire fighter. "When I came to California," he said with a big smile, "my mission turned from saving lives to saving souls." Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Christian love \| Communities \| Health \| Peace \| Christian love \| Communities \| Health \| Peace \| North Eastern U.S. \| United States \| Date posted: Dec 12, 2001
	Words of Comfort From Chile Shana Harrison, tells how events of September 11th have impacted life in Chile where she serves as a United Methodist missionary assigned by the General Board of Global Ministries. "They can cut all of the flowers, but they can not stop the coming of Spring." Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet and Nobel Peace Prize Winner Source: Missionary stories More about: Communities \| Donations \| GBGM programs \| International affairs \| Mission opportunities \| Missionaries \| Peace \| Poverty \| Prayers \| Chile \| Date posted: Nov 19, 2001
	A Missionary Reflects on the Crisis from Afar Mark Schloneger is a Mennonite missionary working on an ecumenical project of rebuilding a United Methodist compound which is part of the Mozambique Annual Conference. Mark shares his thoughts on the recent terrorist attacks on America and the reaction of Mozambican friends, who too have experienced the terror of war. Here are excerpts: Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Christian love \| Communities \| International affairs \| United Methodist Church \| Violence \| Mozambique \| United States \| Date posted: Sep 28, 2001