MONTHLY MISSION STORY for church bulletin or newsletter:       
          January 2010: text only or pdf or español 
          February 2010: text only or pdf

WEEKLY PRAYER for Sunday Worship: India
FORUMS: Share with us!
GIVING: Special Giving Opportunities
MISSION LIVE WEBINARS: Webinar Schedule
VIDEO: Global Mission Moments

This Week in GM:
Wednesday, January 28 @ 8pm Eastern – Emily Christmas, missionary to South Africa – Mission Live Webinar. To find the log-in information, click here: http://globalministries.org/news/missionaries-live-emily.html

What's New on the GM Website?
The Mission Live Global Ministries Webinars box on the homepage takes you to the schedule for the upcoming webinars. Click on that box often and mark your calendars to participate in this new multi-media technology experience for sharing the story of God's global mission: http://globalministries.org/news/mission-live-global.html

HAITI
The latest news on our GM partners in Haiti: http://globalministries.org/news/lac/haiti-earthquake-what-we.html

EGYPT
Middle East Council of Churches issues statement on Nag Hamadi attack in Egypt: http://globalministries.org/news/mee/middle-east-council-of-1.html

Losses to the GM Family 

Global Ministries is saddened at the recent loss of former missionary to Japan, Mr. William Cundiff:  http://globalministries.org/news/losses/death-of-Bill-Cundiff.html and of former board member and missionary Reverend Effie Burford: http://globalministries.org/news/losses/death-of-effie-burford.html

Apply Now for Young Adult Service Communities and Summer and Year Long Service Opportunities in the US through UCC Volunteer Ministries
Live in intentional community. Serve in a hands-on justice advocacy/direct service organization.  Develop leadership skills in cooperation with a local host church. Reflect on the meaning of your service with other volunteers.  Experience the church in mission that interconnects local and global issues.  Locations throughout the United States. Food stipend, housing and health insurance provided. Volunteers in the year-long Companion Communities program may qualify for an AmeriCorps Education grant. Application deadlines are fast approaching – February 15 for Summer Young Adult Service Communities and March 15 for the year-long UCC Companion Communities.  For inquiries contact: Mary Schaller Blaufuss, Executive for Volunteer Ministries, UCC blaufusm@ucc.og or 866-822-8224 ext. 3214 or 216-736-3214. For more info and on-line application, click here:  http://wwwucc.org/volunteer/young-adult-service.html

Upcoming Ministries and Mission Interpreters (MMI) Training Events:

• Enid, Oklahoma: April 22-23, 2010 in conjunction with the Oklahoma Regional Assembly. More information coming…
• Fort Worth, Texas: May 15, 2010 from 9am to 4:30pm at University Christian Church. For more information contact Bob Shebeck bshebeck@dom.disciples.org
• Greensboro, North Carolina: Monday June 21, 2010 @ 6:30pm to Wednesday June 23, 2010 @ 1:30pm, before the Disciples Women's Quadrennial Assembly. To see more details and download the registration form, click here: http://globalministries.org/calendar/quadrennial-2010-mmi-training.html 
• Cleveland, Ohio: October 7-10, 2010 at the Hilton Garden Inn, Cleveland, OH: Missionworks with an MMI training. More information to come…

Find a Missionary Visit in your State:
KY: January 10 – February 28, 2010, Emily Christmas (South Africa) Contact: Ed Ball eball40601@gmail.com
AZ: January 11 - March 6, 2010, Mark Behle (Lesotho) Contact: Barbara Decker bdecker@uccswc.com
MO: January 17 – March 31, 2010, Carla Giger (South Africa) Contact: Danny Stewart  danny-ccma@socket.net
FL: March 1 – April 30, 2010, Coralyn and Laslo Medyesy (Hungary) Contact: Candy Younglove cyounglove@uccfla.org
IL: March 1 – April 30, 2010, Donna Dudley (Angola) Contact: Tom Norwalk tnorwalk@sbcglobal.net
MA: March 14, 2010, Mark Behle (Lesotho) Contact: Cheryl Hempen cahempen@comcast.net
MA: March 15-19, 2010 Mark Behle (Lesotho) Contact: Andrew Gustafson gustafsona@MACUCC.org
MA: March 20-21, 2010, Mark Behle (Lesotho) Contact: Marilyn Crosby marilyncrosby@yahoo.com
Northern CA: April 1 – June 30, 2010, Sandra Lee-Takei (Japan) Contact: Gen Heywood pastorgen@earthlink.net
WI: April 11 – May 16, 2010, Mark Behle (Lesotho) Contact: William Kesting wkesting@excel.net

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