spacer Your Global Ministries Update: October 13, 2010

October 13, 2010

Prayer for Sunday October 17, 2010:  Indonesia/Timor

Videos of the Week:

This Week in GM:

- October 13, 2010: 9:30 am - 4:30 pm Decker Hall - Pilgrim Place, Claremont,  CA:  Celebrating Christian Mission History - Exploring ??Mission in 21st Century Global Christianity http://globalministries.org/calendar/celebrating-christian-mission.html

Advocacy: Do you plan to Cell Out! October 20 for Congo Week?

Congo Week is October 17-23. Help expose the unjust mining of Coltan for cell phones that fuels Congo's devastating violence. Join by turning off your phone from 12:00-1:00pm next Wednesday, Oct. 20! Find out more at: http://globalministries.org/calendar/join-the-cell-out-2010.html

Let us know you’re participating! Go to the Cell Out! Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=150728631635724 to “Attend” the event October 20!

GM on Facebook:
We have 876 fans! Help us get over the 1000 mark by inviting your Disciples and UCC friends to “like" us at: http://www.facebook.com/GlobalMinistries.DOC.UCC

Borders Conference February 10-13, 2011 - Registration is Open!
http://globalministries.org/calendar/border-conference.html

CLEVELAND
MissionWorks/MMI training gathers 120 plus in Cleveland for hearing and telling the story of God’s Mission through Global Ministries. To read a summary of the event, click here: http://globalministries.org/news/us/missionworksmmi-training.html

GENEVA
The Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, encourages Christians to pray for the peace of Jerusalem. To read more, click here: http://globalministries.org/news/mee/tveit-encourages-christians.html

HONG KONG
GM Missionary, Judy Chan, shares about the challenges of being “Green” in Hong Kong. To read her latest missionary story, click here: http://globalministries.org/eap/missionaries/waste-not-want-not.html

BUDAPEST
GM Missionary, Laslo Medyesy, reflects on a recent “Man Made” disaster in Hungary. To read his reflection, click here: http://globalministries.org/mee/missionaries/airplanes-soda-cans-and-red.html

Monthly Mission Bulletin Story:                                           

- October 2010: text only or pdf or español

- November 2010: text only or español

Upcoming Ministries and Mission Interpreters (MMI) Training Events:

 - January 14 & 15, 2011: Florida Disciples and UCC Mission Summit/MMI training event: Save the date and more info will be coming!
 - May 7, 2011: Arizona Disciples Global Mission Summit: Save the date and more info will be coming!

 Find a Missionary Visit in your State:
CA(north): October 1 – November 30, 2010 Buddy Martinez (Thailand) Contact: efencabo8573@att.net
NC: October 1-31 (not including 7-11), 2010, Dawn and Jon Barnes (South Africa) Contact: Vertie Powers vertiepowersenca@soc-ucc.org
CT: October 11-31, 2010 Doreen and Michael McFarlane (China) Contact: Cecile Gilson cecileg@ctucc.org
OK: October 12-29, 2010 Erin McKinney (Dominican Republic) Contact: Tom Jewell tjewell@okdisciples.org
NE: November 8-30, 2010 Doreen and Michael McFarlane (China) Contact: Ken Moore DrKMoore@juno.com

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Contact Information
Bob Shebeck
Executive, Mission Interpretation and Constituency Relationships
Mission Education and Interpretation
PO Box 1986
Indianapolis,Indiana 46206
317-713-2571
Fax: 317-635-4323
bshebeck@dom.disciples.org

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