Prayer for Sunday July 18, 2010: 
Turkey
Video of the Week: Congo Symposium Video Clips
Are you coming to ¡MissionWorks! October 7-10? Info & Online Registration
Urgent Request for Missionaries to Serve in Haiti
To view the description of the three positions and the application info, click here: http://globalministries.org/get-involved/mission-opportunities/urgent-request-for.html
HAITI
Many Disciples and UCC congregations are continuing their mobilization for Haiti. On July 10, Southport Christian Church in Indianapolis held a “Pancakes for Haiti and Community Fest” fundraiser for Haiti as a part of their Spiritual Mission Trip to Haiti. That same day Disciples and UCC congregations in St Louis gathered for a Haiti benefit concert. To read more about the concert, click here: http://globalministries.org/news/lac/hope-for-haiti-concert-in-st.html
Please share with us how your congregation is involved in education, justice and action on behalf of our Haitian brothers and sisters six months after the earthquake, by clicking here: http://globalministries.org/about-us/be-a-global-mission-church/share-bagmc.html
FRANCE
The French Reformed Church focused on solidarity and social action at their 2010 General Synod. To read a summary of the Synod and the concluding documents, click here:http://globalministries.org/news/mee/reformed-church-of-france-1.html
ISRAEL/PALESTINE
As the days get hotter in Washington in July, so does the positioning of the parties intensify as they prepare for the next moves in Israeli-Palestinian negotiations aimed at reaching an agreement for a comprehensive peace. Here is a scorecard on recent developments:http://globalministries.org/news/mee/pressures-and-positioning-on.html
Summer Group Mission Trips:
Many Disciples and UCC congregations go on overseas People-to-People Pilgrimages during the summer. Here are a few that we know about:
GM College of Mission Interns Travel to Southern Africa
Oregon Region Visits Fedice in Ecuador
Community of Hope UCC in Tulsa Journeys to Nicaragua
Is your congregation doing an international mission trip this summer? Please share with us in our People-to-People pilgrimage forum by clicking here:
http://globalministries.org/mission/group-trips/share-your-mission-trip.html
Special Giving: http://globalministries.org/give/
Monthly Mission Bulletin Story:
- July 2010: text only or pdf or español
- August 2010: text only or pdf or español
Upcoming Ministries and Mission Interpreters (MMI) Training Events:
Oceanside, California: Saturday, September 25, 2010 from 8:30am to 4:30pm at First Christian Church in Oceanside. For more info, click here: http://globalministries.org/calendar/southern-california-mmi.html
Cleveland, Ohio: October 7-10, 2010 at the Hilton Garden Inn, Cleveland, OH: Missionworks with an MMI training. For more information, click here: http://globalministries.org/calendar/missionworks.html
January 14 & 15, 2011: Florida Disciples and UCC Mission Summit/MMI training event: Save the date and more info will be coming!
Find a Missionary Visit in your State:
MO: July 1 – August 31, Anil Henry (India) Contact: Danny Stewart danny-ccma@socket.net
NY: July 18-24, 2010, Dawn and Jon Barnes (South Africa) Contact: Bob Welcher bobwelcher@verizon.net
MA: July 15-19, Patrick Bentrott (Haiti) Contact: Mark Pohlman jmpohlman@comcast.net
KS: July 24-29, 2010 Dawn and Jon Barnes (South Africa) Contact: Carla Aday CarlaA@cccckc.org
VA: September 6-30, 2010, Dawn and Jon Barnes (South Africa) Contact: Jim Perry jimandjohanna@yahoo.com
NC: October 1-31 (not including 7-11), 2010, Dawn and Jon Barnes (South Africa) Contact: Vertie Powers vertiepowersenca@soc-ucc.org
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