Prayer for Easter Sunday April 4, 2010: Lesotho
Attention Disciples Women!
Are you registered for Quadrennial? If so, why not come early and participate in a Global Ministries Ministries and Mission Interpreters (MMI) training event from 6:30pm on Monday, June 21 to 1:30pm on Wednesday, June 23. Scholarships are available. To find more info and the registration form, click here: http://globalministries.org/calendar/quadrennial-2010-mmi-training.html
Did you know?
Philippine elections are May 10 and our partners the United Church of Christ in the Philippines and the National Council of Churches in the Philippines are asking for international help to ensure they are fair and safe. You can help human rights groups press the government of the Philippines to put a stop to private militias like the one responsible for the November 23 election massacre in Maguindanao http://globalministries.org/news/eap/ucc-and-disciples-join-in.html Please contact Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA35/002/2010/en to download a postcard calling for President Arroyo to "Disarm and Disband Private Armies" to help make sure the May 10 elections are violence-free. For more on Global Ministries work the Philippines see http://globalministries.org/eap/countries/philippines/
KOREA
The National Christian Council of Churches in Korea and the Korean Christian Federation share a Common Easter Prayer of the Churches of North and South Korea. To access the prayer, click here: http://globalministries.org/news/eap/common-easter-prayer-of-the.html
ISRAEL/PALESTINE
Peter Makari reflects on themes of the life and ministry of Dr. Martin Luther King and their intersection with the Palestinian Kairos document. To read the reflection, click here: http://globalministries.org/news/mee/come-and-see-a-message-of.html
HAITI
Revs. Sharon Watkins and Geoffrey Black undertake a pastoral visit to Haiti with Global Ministries leaders. To read more, click here: http://globalministries.org/news/lac/revs-sharon-watkins-and.html
As we continue to lift up the people of Haiti in prayers, Global Ministries shares with you a brief PowerPoint created by Nebraska Regional Minister Reverend Dr. Kenneth Moore. It may be used easily as a prayer or offering meditation. The PowerPoint and other Worship Resources for Haiti can be found here: http://globalministries.org/news/lac/haiti-worship.html
ANGOLA
Ecumenical visitors are shocked by the eviction of 3,000 people from their homes in Lubango, Angola. To read the comments of Luis Samacumbi, click here: http://globalministries.org/news/africa/angola-ecumenical-visitors.html
MONTHLY MISSION STORY:
March 2010: text only or pdf or español
April 2010: text only or pdf or español
GIVING: Special Giving Opportunities
Upcoming Ministries and Mission Interpreters (MMI) Training Events:
- Enid, Oklahoma: April 22, 2010 from 1 to 5pm and April 23 from 9am to Noon in conjunction with the Oklahoma Regional Assembly. For more information, click here: http://globalministries.org/calendar/oklahoma-mmi.html
- Fort Worth, Texas: May 15, 2010 from 9am to 4:30pm at University Christian Church. For more information, click here: http://globalministries.org/calendar/mmi-training-ft-worth.html
- 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
- Oceanside, California: Saturday, September 25, 2010 from 8:30am to 4:30pm at First Christian Church in Oceanside. For additional info contact: Judith Nouchi, (619) 476-1650 judithnouchi@yahoo.com or Larry Hixon, (626) 798-7679, larrywhixon@gmail.com
- 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:
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
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
NY: July 1-9 and 18-24, 2010, Dawn and Jon Barnes (South Africa) Contact Bob Welcher bobwelcher@verizon.net
KS: July 24-29, 2010 Dawn and Jon Barnes (South Africa) Contact Carla Aday CarlaA@cccckc.org
VA: September 6-30, 2010, Dawn and Jon Barnes (South Africa) Contact: Jim Perry jimandjohanna@yahoo.com
NC: October 1-31 (not including 7-11), 2010, Dawn and Jon Barnes (South Africa) Contact: Vertie Powers vertiepowersenca@soc-ucc.org
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