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Zimbabwe Council of Churches Shares Statement on Constitutional Conference
"On the 12th of July 2009, the accreditation process for the All Stakeholders Constitutional Conference began. The historic constitutional making process attracted political parties, Church denominations, civic society, business sector, traditional leaders, NGOs and other interests groups. The build up to this historic conference attracted the local and international media…" To read the rest of the statement, click here: http://globalministries.org/news/africa/zimbabwe-council-of-churches.html

Middle East Council of Churches Shares Statement on Incidents in Iraq
"The Executive Committee of the Middle East Council of Churches convened a regular meeting in Saydet el-Jabal, in Fatka, Lebanon on 15 July 2009 and assessed the situation of the council and the member churches in the region. The Executive committee members were shocked by the news they received about the brutal and inhumane attacks on churches, the country and the individuals in Iraq…" To read the entire statement, click here: http://globalministries.org/news/mee/mecc-executive-committee.html

GM Council of Theological Students Shares Newsletter on MDGs
"In September 2000 the Millennium Declaration was adopted by 189 nations and signed by 147 heads of state and governments in which a commitment was undertaken to respond to the world's main development challenges. It further identified eight goals known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to be achieved by 2015 that would make a dramatic improvement to the lives of the people of the developing world and promote sustainable development…" To read the newsletter, click here:  http://globalministries.org/mission/seminarians/Newsletter-CTS-2008-9-July.pdf

Ir Arnim Releases Report on Evictions and Settlement Plans in East Jerusalem
"On May 17, two Palestinian families from the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of East Jerusalem received court orders to vacate their homes by July 19, 2009.  At that point, the houses will be turned over to the landlord: settler organization Nahalat Shimon International, which seeks to demolish the existing Palestinian neighborhood and build a 200-unit settlement in its place. In recent months, the actual and pending evictions of several Palestinian families from Sheikh Jarrah have sparked international controversy…" To read the entire report, click here: http://globalministries.org/news/mee/report-evictions-and.html

GM Mission Personnel in Turkey Share an Update
Ken and Betty Frank write: "One of the frustrations in our work with migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers in Istanbul is that we can't publicize what we do. We can't put the refugees' stories on the internet. We can't make public the names and faces of the people who are desperate for food, clothing, and medical care. We can't share with the world the adventures and tragedies of the many people you have helped through your support of our work with them. The tales we want to tell you are simply not for the mass media…" To read the entire mission letter, click here: http://globalministries.org/mee/missionaries/i-left-behind-my-fear.html

Kobia Urges Congo Churches to Acknowledge Violence Against Women
In a speech in Kinshasa on 13 July, Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia, the general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), challenged churches to end their denial of violence against women. "The churches still seem to relegate violence to the private sphere, and still understand violence as only physical," he said. "The first and most obvious [effort] is to acknowledge that the violence actually exists," said Kobia at the opening of the All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) women's workshop on Transformation Leadership for Peace, Healing and Reconciliation in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). To read the WCC press release, click here: http://globalministries.org/news/africa/kobia-urges-churches-to.html

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Upcoming Ministries and Mission Interpreters (MMI) Training Events:

• Cleveland, Ohio: October 9-11, 2009 beginning with dinner on Friday and going through Sunday at noon. Radisson Gateway, Cleveland, OH. To register for the event go to: http://globalministries.org/calendar/mmi-october-2009.html
• Southern California: Saturday, October 31, 2009 sponsored by the Pacific Southwest Region (DOC) and the Southern California-Nevada Conference (UCC) – For more info, contact Larry Hixon larryhixon@yahoo.com or got to: http://globalministries.org/calendar/mmi-training-in-claremont.html 
• Greensboro, North Carolina: Monday June 21 to Wednesday June 23, 2010 before the Disciples Women's Quadrennial Assembly. For details, visit: http://www.quadrennial.org/Pre_QA_Events.html

Find a Missionary Visit in your State:
HI: August 1-31, 2009, Martha Mensendiek (Japan) Contact: Charles Buck cbuck@hcucc.org
IA: September 1 – October 11 and October 17-31, 2009, John Campbell-Nelson (Indonesia/Timor) Contact: Hal and Donna Rusk h.rusk@mchsi.com