Prayer for Sunday December 12, 2010: East Timor

Video of the Week: John Campbell-Nelson - Eastern Indonesia

Advocacy Advent Focus
Join the “For the Peace of Jerusalem: Christians for Israeli-Palestinian Peace Now” Campaign this Advent season and send a message to President Obama: http://globalministries.org/news/mee/for-the-peace-of-jerusalem.html

Has Your Congregation Signed the Be a Global Mission Church Covenant?
http://globalministries.org/about-us/be-a-global-mission-church/BAGMC-Congregations.pdf

Shopping online this Christmas?
Visit http://www.goodshop.com/?charityid=847213 first and let your purchases support Global Ministries.

Border Conference February 10-13, 2010
http://globalministries.org/calendar/border-conference.html

KOREA
Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea (PROK) Campaign for a Peace Treaty in the Korean Peninsula. http://globalministries.org/news/eap/campaign-for-peace-korea.html

PHILIPPINES
UCC in the Philippines Church Leaders Bewail Continuing Detention of 43 Health Workers. http://globalministries.org/news/eap/detention-of-health-workers.html 

HONG KONG
Read the latest missionary story from GM missionary, Judy Chan.  http://globalministries.org/eap/missionaries/yeah-so-win.html

Check out the variety of Global Video Mission Moments:  http://globalministries.org/resources/multimedia-resources/index/  

Alternative Christmas Giving
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me… a roof in Oudomxay (Laos). On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me… two Bible commentaries (China) and a roof in Oudomxay. On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me… three missionaries, two Bible commentaries, and a roof in Oudomxay.

To learn about all the other Alternative Gifts a true love might give, visit: http://globalministries.org/get-involved/special-giving-opportunities/alternative-christmas-giving.html

Monthly Mission Bulletin Story:
- December 2010: text only or pdf or español
- January 2011:  text only

Upcoming Ministries and MissionInterpreters (MMI) Training Events: 
- January 15, 2011: Florida Disciples and UCC Hearts United Globally Global Mission Summit:  http://globalministries.org/calendar/mission-summit-florida.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!

Find a Missionary Visit in your State:
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 

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