Prayer
for Sunday October 17, 2010: Indonesia/Timor
Videos
of the Week:
This
Week in GM:
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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:
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October 2010: text only or pdf or español
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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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