Ministry and Program links:

• Mission Personnel Unit Page: Program descriptions, news, contact information
• Missionaries supported by Wesley UMC in San José: Dr. Judy Newton, Claudia Genung-Yamamoto, Rev. Toshimasa Yamamoto
• United Methodist Missionaries: Bios describe how and where they serve
• UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief): Worldwide ministries include aiding refugees, providing relief in disaster areas, and confronting the challenge of world hunger and poverty.
• UMCOR's Refugees and Immigrants page
• Advance for Christ and His Church: A designated giving opportunity for individuals, church groups, congregations, districts, and annual conferences to select specific ministries to support voluntarily.

Global Connections:

Africa, Sierra Leone

Latin America and the Caribbean, Colombia

The Middle East

United States, Western Jurisdiction, California-Pacific Annual Conference

Further Reading:

• Human Rights in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories: New World Outlook, September - October, 1999
• Sixty United Methodist Missionaries Go Forth: More about the Commissioning service in which Dr. Nugent's sermon The Seal of Him Who Died was given

Links to other organizations mentioned in this issue:

• ACT: often a partner in mission with GBGM and UMCOR, Action by Churches Together is an international alliance of churches and relief agencies assisting thousands of people recovering from emergencies.
• Christian Peacemaker Teams: Refer to Buckets of Soil in the Interest of Peace for Palestinians.
• United Nations: Refer to Prayers for Peace in Sierra Leone.
• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees: Refer to Fleeing the Violence in Colombia.