MONTHLY MISSION STORY for church bulletin or newsletter:    
          January 2010: text only or pdf 
          February 2010: text only or pdf

WEEKLY PRAYER for Sunday Worship: Philippines

FORUMS: Share with us!

GIVING: Special Giving Opportunities

ADVOCACY: Human Trafficking Awareness Day - January 11

MISSION LIVE WEBINARS
What's a webinar? It's a way to view a PowerPoint presentation through the internet. You see the presenter in a video box. You hear his/her voice as he/she walks through the PowerPoint presentation. You can ask questions at the end of the presentation through a chat window. It's an incredible multi-media resource that brings our GM missionaries and partners to your computer! Watch the webinar in the comfort of your home. Invite a few friends and have a global mission party! If a classroom or sanctuary in your congregation is equipped with high-speed internet and an LCD projector, you can get your mission committee together or congregation to see what your Disciples and UCC mission dollars are doing. What a great way to put a face on the global mission we are doing! Click on the links below and make plans today to view the following webinars:

• Donna Dudley - Angola: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 7pm Eastern
• Emily Christmas - South Africa: (tentative) Thursday, January 28, 2010 at 7pm Eastern
• Middle East Pilgrimage by Peter Makari – Lebanon, Syria and Israel-Palestine: Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 7pm Eastern
• Carla Giger – South Africa: (to be announced)

INDONESIA
GM Missionary, John Campbell-Nelson, shares a story about the importance of community.
http://globalministries.org/sasia/overseasstaff/so-we-know-we-are-family.html

LEBANON
The Rev. Dr. Paul Haidostian, president of the Hagazian University, share an article.
http://globalministries.org/news/mee/haigazian-university-and-the.html

ISRAEL/PALESTINE
Sabeel plans 5th annual Young Adult Conference for July 21 to August 1, 2010.
http://globalministries.org/news/mee/sabeel-announces-2010-young.html

IRAQ
Georgetown University produces study on Iraqi refugees.
http://globalministries.org/news/mee/georgetown-university-study.html

HONG KONG
GM Missionary, Judy Chan, reports on the Hong Kong Christian Council mission consultation.
http://globalministries.org/eap/missionaries/to-whom-shall-we-go.html

Upcoming Ministries and Mission Interpreters (MMI) Training Events:

• Lebanon, Illinois: January 23 from 9am to 4:30pm at St Paul UCC. For more info, contact Jan Aerie aeriej@ucc.org 
•  Enid, Oklahoma: April 22-23, 2010 in conjunction with the Oklahoma Regional Assembly. More information coming…
• Greensboro, North Carolina: Monday June 21, 2010 @ 6:30pm to Wednesday June 23, 2010 @ 1:30pm, before the Disciples Women's Quadrennial Assembly. To see more details and download the registration form, click here: http://globalministries.org/calendar/quadrennial-2010-mmi-training.html 
• Cleveland, Ohio: October 7-10, 2010 at the Hilton Garden Inn, Cleveland, OH: Missionworks with an MMI training. More information to come…

Find a Missionary Visit in your State:
KY: January 10 – February 28, 2010, Emily Christmas (South Africa) Contact: Ed Ball eball40601@gmail.com
AZ: January 11 - March 6, 2010, Mark Behle (Lesotho) Contact: Barbara Decker bdecker@uccswc.com
MO: January 17 – March 31, 2010, Carla Giger (South Africa) Contact: Danny Stewart  danny-ccma@socket.net
FL: March 1 – April 30, 2010, Coralyn and Laslo Medyesy (Hungary) Contact: Candy Younglove cyounglove@uccfla.org
IL: March 1 – April 30, 2010, Donna Dudley (Angola) Contact: Tom Norwalk tnorwalk@sbcglobal.net
MA: March 14, 2010, Mark Behle (Lesotho) Contact: Cheryl Hempen cahempen@comcast.net
MA: March 15-19, 2010 Mark Behle (Lesotho) Contact: Andrew Gustafson gustafsona@MACUCC.org
MA: March 20-21, 2010, Mark Behle (Lesotho) Contact: Marilyn Crosby marilyncrosby@yahoo.com
Northern CA: April 1 – June 30, 2010, Sandra Lee-Takei (Japan) Contact: Gen Heywood pastorgen@earthlink.net
WI: April 11 – May 16, 2010, Mark Behle (Lesotho) Contact: William Kesting wkesting@excel.net

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