Please download the MONTHLY MISSION STORY for your church bulletin or newsletter:
August 2009: 
text only or pdf or español
September 2009: text only
To download the WEEKLY PRAYER for Sunday Worship, click here: India
To find a Global Ministries Project to support, click here: Special Giving Opportunities
Interested in serving as a Ministries and Mission Interpreter (MMI)? October 9-11 Training in Cleveland
Interested in going on a Group Mission Trip/People to People Pilgrimage?
India People to People Pilgrimage November 1, 2009
In the Footsteps of Jesus: An Alternative Tour to Palestine & Israel January 29, 2010
GM Partners Release Statement on the Situation in Honduras
The Christian Commission for Development (CCD), the Theological Evangelical Community of Honduras (CTEH) and Pastors and Church leaders related to the CTEH affirm the following in a recent statement: "We are concerned about the political crisis in our country which has brought along the destruction of constitutional rights that violate the Inter-American Democratic Letter and Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The coup perpetrated on June 28th of this year by the political and military elite has no other qualification than the betrayal of democracy and the Honduran nation that calls for a true participatory democracy…" To read the entire statement click here: http://globalministries.org/news/lac/ccd-and-ct.html
To read the statement of the WCC Living Letters delegation to Honduras, click here: http://globalministries.org/news/lac/message-to-the-churches-in.html
The National Council of Churches of Pakistan Share a Statement on the Gojra Incident
"The Gojra Tragedy is another shameful incidence of religious intolerance and violence against minorities in Pakistan. This is not the first time that the fanatics/ extremist amongst the majority community have committed serious acts of aggression and murder against the minority groups for no fault of theirs.
The brutal attack on Christians in a village called Korian near Gojra town on 31st July 2009 where more than 50 houses were burnt and the people were terrorized on the pretext of desecrating the Holy Quran which in fact never took place…" To read the rest of the statement, click here: http://globalministries.org/news/sasia/nccp-report-on-gojra-incident.html
To read the WCC statement on this incident, click here: http://globalministries.org/news/sasia/wcc-calls-on-pakistan.html
GM Sends Democratic Republic of Congo Advocacy Letter to President Obama
"We are writing you on behalf of Global Ministries of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the United Church of Christ to share our concern about the humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Global Ministries is charged with the responsibility of relating to overseas churches and ecumenical organizations. Since 1889, we have had a relationship with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Through our Africa office, we work with our partners in the DRC to strengthen their capacity in the areas of health, education and leadership development and advocate for just policies on their behalf in the United States and international community. We are troubled by the persistent violence in the DRC and deeply concerned about its future…" To read the entire letter, click here: http://globalministries.org/news/africa/drc-advocacy-letter-sent-to.html
To access a list of DRC resources for education and advocacy in your congregation, click here: http://globalministries.org/news/africa/resource-list-for-the.html
GM Missionaries Share How Partners are Responding to HIV/AIDS in South Africa
Dawn and Jon Barnes share: "In isiXhosa "Masakhane" means "let us build together." Masakhane in the Peelton location of the Eastern Cape is a support group that focuses on rendering health and social services to members of the local community who are either infected or affected by HIV and AIDS. They "build together" love by providing not only home based care to those most affected by the AIDS pandemic, but also by providing a daycare centre to 35+ children. The project has just obtained their own piece of property in the community and built their own structure to house the daycare. The project has provided a little piece of heaven for these 35 children!..." To read the rest of their report, click here:http://globalministries.org/africa/missionaries/living-in-love.html
If you would like to receive directly to your inbox these weekly Global Ministries updates, please send your name, e-mail address, physical address, phone number, and home church to: bshebeck@dom.disciples.org
Upcoming Ministries and Mission Interpreters (MMI) Training Events:
- Cleveland, Ohio: October 9-11, 2009 beginning with dinner on Friday and going through Sunday at noon. Radisson Gateway, Cleveland, OH. To register for the event go to: http://globalministries.org/calendar/mmi-october-2009.html
- Southern California: Saturday, October 31, 2009 sponsored by the Pacific Southwest Region (DOC) and the Southern California-Nevada Conference (UCC) – For more info, contact Larry Hixon larryhixon@yahoo.com or got to: http://globalministries.org/calendar/mmi-training-in-claremont.html
- Greensboro, North Carolina: Monday June 21 to Wednesday June 23, 2010 before the Disciples Women's Quadrennial Assembly. For details, visit: http://www.quadrennial.org/Pre_QA_Events.html
Find a Missionary Visit in your State:
HI: August 1-31, 2009, Martha Mensendiek (Japan) Contact: Charles Buck cbuck@hcucc.org
IA: September 1 – October 11 and October 17-31, 2009, John Campbell-Nelson (Indonesia/Timor) Contact: Hal and Donna Rusk h.rusk@mchsi.com
