Prayer
& Mission Moment for Sunday, February 27:
Turkey - Betty & Ken
Frank
New
Video Resources on Cuba:
Carmelo Alvarez -
History of Cuba Partnerships
Carmelo
Alvarez - Southern CA Disciples & UCC Visit to Cuba
Advocacy
Focus: Border Conference Statement
http://globalministries.org/news/lac/statement-of-the-participants.html
Are
you registered for Advocacy Days – March 25-28, 2011?
http://advocacydays.org/
Week
of Compassion Offering: February 27
http://globalministries.org/resources/week-of-compasion-and-one.html
David
Vargas encourages Disciples to give generously to Week of
Compassion: http://globalministries.org/news/us/Vargas-Encourages-Disciples-Congregations-to-Support-Week-of-Compassion-Offering.html
Disciples
are you signed up for 40 Days 40 Ways e-mail Lenten
Devotionals?
http://www.disciplesmissionfundorg/SpecialDayOfferings/EasterSpecialDayOffering/tabid/479/Default.aspx
LIBYA
WCC
condemns violence in Libya: http://globalministries.org/news/mee/wcc-condemns-violence-in.html
EGYPT
Protestant
Churches of Egypt issue new statement: http://globalministries.org/news/mee/protestant-churches-of-egypt-1.html
INDIA
CREATE
food security project update: http://globalministries.org/news/sasia/create-food-security-project-r.html
IRAQ
Iraqi
church leaders call leaders call for an atmosphere of security in
Iraq: http://globalministries.org/news/mee/iraqi-church-leaders-call-for-1.html
ISRAEL/PALESTINE
Foundation
for Middle East Peace addresses US veto on condemning Israeli
settlements: http://globalministries.org/news/mee/fmep-statement-addresses-us.html
Special
Giving Opportunities:
http://globalministries.org/get-involved/special-giving-opportunities/
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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