Badara Ba by Glenn, Darla, and Chayla Rowley
Badara, a two-year-old boy from Lambaye, Senegal came into our lives during the summer of 1997. His mother--who was only 14 when her first child, Khadim, was born and 16 when she had Badara--had abandoned both both little boys a year earlier, leaving them with their father.

Mt. Chiremba, Where Africa University Began by Chomingwen Pond
Mt. Chiremba is where Africa University began. A century ago, when the routing of the railroad necessitated moving the village of Umtali to the other side of the mountains, Methodist Bishop Joseph C. Hartzell obtained the buildings at Old Umtali from Cecil Rhodes and the British South Africa Company for use as a mission station.

Thank You for Caring by Merrillyn McNary
Last fall, Caroline, a second-year student at the Jiangsu Institute, came to my apartment for her third conference about her term paper. Toward the end of the conference, Caroline began to speak more slowly and sadly. She asked if she could tell me something private.

"I Couldn't Live With Myself..." by Judy Matheny
Welfare Reform has decreased the amount of cash families have available to pay their bills and to buy cleaning supplies and extra food after spending their food stamps. As a Church and Community Worker, I have found numerous ways to share the miracle of God's love from the resources available to me.

How to Print and Reproduce These Stories

1. Go to one of the four stories described above.

2. Print the story by clicking on the Print Button on your web browser or going to the top left hand corner of your browser window, clicking on "File" and choosing "Print." The entire story should print on a single sheet of paper. Some of the links and copy on the bottom of the page will probably print on a separate sheet of paper. That's all right; you won't need that material anyway.

3. After the story is printed, you should see a line or double line around the article. Cut out the story along the line or inside line. Duplicate the story.

Problems Printing? Some Solutions!

Problem: The story printed out on two sheets of paper.

Solutions: (1) Cut and paste the story together; then copy it. (2) Reset the font size on your web browser so that smaller type is used; print out the story again. Usually the option for changing the size and type of font used is under a category called "Preferences." Where you find "Preferences" differs with the type and version of web browse.

Problem: I would like the copy to be printed in nicer looking type.

Solution: We have not specified a particular font for the stories. To get nicer looking type, change the default font used by your web browser. Usually the option for changing the size and type of font used is under a category called "Preferences." Where you find "Preferences" vaires with the type and version of web browser.

Problem: I want to reformat the entire story with my own word processing program. How do I do that without retyping everything?

Solutions: (1) One way to get the copy that works for most web browsers and word processing programs is to take your mouse, highlight all the copy that you want to use and press the buttons Ctrl and C (copy command) on your keyboard so that they are both pressed at the same time. Then open your word processing program, place your mouse in the document where you want the story to go and press the buttons Ctrl and V (paste command). The words should appear. You can then add boldface, italics, and other features. (2) You can also copy pages by going to "File" in the upper left corner of your browser, choosing "Save As" (usually Ctrl-S), telling your browser where to save the file to your computer, and also telling your browser to save the file as a text file (rather than an html file)

Problem: I want to look at the pictures on my computer or put them in my word processing program.

Solution: Place your mouse's cursor over the picture you want (the titles of the stories are graphics too), right click with your mouse, choose "Save As" from the pop-up menu, and save the graphic to your computer. The graphics are either GIF or JPG and created at the lower 72 dpi web quality. These means they may not reproduce well (especially the photos of people) if you import them into your word processing program, but try it and see.

Send comments and questions to nwo@gbgm-umc.org.

Unless otherwise noted, all photographs are copyright © The General Board of Global Ministries, The United Methodist Church and courtesy, New World Outlook magazine.