Sustaining the Ministries We Start  Esther Rashid, of Sumbuya, Sierra Leone, is one of several farmers the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR ) trained in 2003 and 2004 through its Sustainable Agriculture and Development (SA&D) Program in West Africa. ... (continue)
Chocolate’s Dark Side  by Rodney North For many, Valentine's Day is all about chocolate. And unfortunately, that means big business for companies that sometimes profit—albeit indirectly— from forced child labor in West Africa.... (continue)
Work Sustains Women and Children in Bolivia  by Christie R. House High in the Illimani Mountains of Bolivia's Altiplano, Justa Mamani weaves shawls in a cooperative with about 20 other women from her village of Catacora. Mamani founded this cooperative and three others in the area, though ... (continue)
The Sudan Project   Taking the Church Into the World by Karen Smith Ginghamsburg Church is a United Methodist congregation in Tipp City, Ohio, a small city of 9,300 people just north of Dayton, in the heart of the "rust belt." When the Rev. Mike Slaughter arrived at Ginghamsburg 29 years ago, ... (continue)

Special Online Features
New World Outlook Cows & Pigs Photo Contest Winner  The New World Outlook Pigs and Cows Contest winner, Larry Kies, has been a Global Ministries missionary since 1982 and has served in various agricultural ministries in Botswana; in Nyadire, Zimbabwe; and at Africa ... (continue)

The Bigger Picture  I'm an editor and word dithering is important to me. I think we ought to take the time to get the words right, because words should represent what we really mean to say. We need to listen to each other and change our minds every now and then about the words we print in our books of Resolutions and Discipline. I'm glad our doctrines are living documents that stretch and grow and change with the growing pains of our church. But is a committee of 1000 members the best way to get this done? ...(continue)

The online version of New World Outlook features selected articles from the printed magazine. These additional stories appear in the print publication.

A Call to Be Faithful by Christie R. House That We May Live Together - Asian Rural Institute by Christie R. House AWARE Program by Grant Hartman Instruments of Empowerment by Monica Aruna Samuel The Status and Role of Women in India by James S. Murthy TESS International by Teresa Rynkiewich

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