Prayer & Mission Moment for Sunday, February 20: Japan - Casilda Luzares

Video Resources on Japan:
• Martha Mensendiek - GM Missionary
• Stephen Cutting - ARI
• Sandra Lee-Takei - Former GMI

Week of Compassion Offering: February 20 & 27
http://globalministries.org/resources/week-of-compasion-and-one.html

Lent/Easter Worship Resources:
http://globalministries.org/resources/special-days/easter/

Churches for Middle East Peace Advocacy Conference: May 22-24
For the Peace of Jerusalem - Registration is now open: http://globalministries.org/news/mee/registration-for-cmeps-2011.html

EGYPT
Statement from the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services: http://globalministries.org/news/mee/statement-from-ceoss-on-the.html
Coptic Orthodox Church issues a statement on the “Youth Revolution” in Egypt: http://globalministries.org/news/mee/coptic-orthodox-church-on-the.html
Peter Makari shares with UCNews his perspective on the events in Egypt: http://globalministries.org/news/mee/sectarian-differences-in.html

HAITI
CONASPEH shares a report and a word of thanks: http://globalministries.org/news/lac/conaspeh-report-and-thanks.html
View video footage of the CONASPEH Center dedication service: http://globalministries.org/resources/multimedia-resources/index/video-mission-moments/dedication-service.html

INDIA
Sharon Watkins and Geoffrey Black visit partners in India: http://globalministries.org/news/sasia/disciples-and-ucc-leaders-to.html

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Monthly Mission Story Bulletin Insert:                                
- February 2011: text only or pdf or español
- March 2011: text only or pdf or español

Upcoming Ministries and Mission Interpreters (MMI) Training Events:

- March 12, 2011: MMI training at First Christian Church, Fort Smith, Arkansas: http://globalministries.org/calendar/mmi-training-fort-smith.html
- March 12, 2011: Advanced MMI training in the Connecticut Conference: http://globalministries.org/calendar/advanced-mmi-training-ct.html
- March 26, 2011: Illinois South Conference MMI training: http://globalministries.org/calendar/il-south-conference-mmi.html
- May 7, 2011: Arizona Disciples Global Mission Summit: Save the date and more info will be coming!
- May 20-21, 2011: Oregon Region Global Mission Event: Save the date and more info will be coming!
- June 16-18, 2011: Global Mission Summit for Racial Ethnic Congregations: more to come!

Find a Missionary Visit in your State:

KS: March 11-14, 2011 Ryan Beck Turner (India) Contact: Steve Martin smartin@kansasdisciples.org
PA: March 19-20, 2011 Ryan Beck Turner (India) Contact: Suzanne Spaulding faith2suz@yahoo.com
OH: April 3, 2011 Ryan Beck Turner (India) Contact: Joanne Hatchel
HI: May 1-31, 2011 Casilda Luzares (Japan) Contact: Diane Weible dweible@hcucc.org
MD: May 23 – June 30, 2011 Michael Joseph (Colombia) Contact: Arnetta Jones administrator@cacucc.org
AL: August 5 -15, 2011 Elena Huegel (Chile) Contact: John Mobley jpmobley2@aol.com
OH: August 17-21 & September 9-25, 2011 Elena Huegel (Chile) Contact: Bill Edwards bedwards@ccinoh.org
CT: August 14-September 30, 2011 Michael Joseph (Colombia) Contact: Cecile Gilson CecileG@ctucc.org
IN-KY: October 1-9 and 15-31 Elena Huegel (Chile) Contact: John Krueger j.krueger@ikcucc.org

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