Please download the MONTHLY MISSION STORY for your church bulletin or newsletter:    
            July 2009: text only or pdf 
            August 2009: text only

To download the WEEKLY PRAYER for Sunday Worship, click here: Middle East

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Join GM in Celebration of Mr. Paul Turner
Global Ministries celebrates Mr. Paul Turner's recent appointment as the president of Save Africa's Children.  Mr. Turner has been heard to say "I believe Save Africa's Children is poised to become the preeminent African-American faith-based organization in a movement, to bring hope and a future to the most vulnerable children on the continent of Africa".  http://www.saveafricaschildren.org Turner has a long history with advocacy and development in Africa with the Global Ministries family.  The appointment of Mr. Turner is part of a larger effort to broaden the leadership role of African-American led organizations in United States policy, nationally and internationally, particularly toward Africa.  Blessings on your journey! To read the entire press release, click here: http://globalministries.org/news/us/los-angeles-faith-based.html

Global Ministries to Present Awards of Affirmation at General Assembly
Awards of affirmation will be given out at the Global Ministries International Dinner, A Global Mission Church for the Healing of the Nations, being held at the General Assembly of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Indianapolis on July 29, 2009, at the Westin Hotel.   Get your tickets now to attend this special gathering where we will honor those partners who are the living, prophetic witness of Christian women and men, and of our Global Partner Churches.  Everyone is invited to attend, even if you are not registered for General Assembly.  Dinner tickets are $25.00 and may be ordered online by clicking on the Order International Dinner Tickets Online link at:  http://globalministries.org/calendar/general-assembly.html. 

Gloria Vicente Speaks at Illinois Maya Ministry Lunch
Rev. Swartz reports on his blog the following: "At the Illinois Conference Meeting at Springfield, Illinois, Gloria Vicente was the speaker at the Illinois Maya Ministries luncheon that took place on Saturday, June 6, in the Convention Center. Gloria, along with her husband, Santos, and their baby, Nicolas, were present with about twenty conference members, and we all had lunch together. Gloria, as the speaker, shared some of her own journey with us. There is something remarkably engaging when persons give witness to their own experience. There is power when we construct the narrative of our life…" To read the rest of the blog, click here: http://revswartz.blogspot.com/2009/06/illinois-maya-ministry-luncheon.html

GM Missionaries to Poland Share the Challenge of Communicating Faith
In a recent Mission letter, Doug and Liz Searles share about one of the projects of our partners in Poland, The Evangelical Reformed Church: "Sometimes it's easier to talk about what we don't believe than about what we do…Learning to make positive statements about Reformed beliefs is a continuing journey. One milestone is work on a new translation of foundational texts of the church. In English, the compendium will be called: "What Do We Believe?" – in Polish: "W Co Wierzymy?" Rev. Semko Koroza of the Lodz congregation is working with youth to produce translations of texts – many of them from the 16th century and from other languages…." To read the entire letter, click here: http://globalministries.org/mee/missionaries/w-co-wierzymy-what-do-we.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 find out more and 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:
MI: July 2, 2009, Scott Couper and Susan Valiquette Couper (UCCSA in South Africa) Contact: Scott Oberle scottoberle@portageucc.org
TX: July 19-24 and 26-30, 2009, Kevin Howe (CCD in Honduras) Contact: JoAnn Hoel at (254) 694-7981
TN: July 28-29, 2009, Martha Mensendiek (Japan) Contact: Ted Braun: tedbraun@citlink.net
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) Contact: Hal and Donna Rusk h.rusk@mchsi.com