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

To download the WEEKLY PRAYER for Sunday Worship, click here: Hong Kong

Join the group!
The new UCC interactive website has a Global Ministries Group for you to explore.  Go to http://community.ucc.org to join, then look for the group called Global Ministries and click to join. There, tell us what you would like to have Global Ministries' staff and programs address or respond to with you.    

World Refugee Day, June 20
The Refugee & Immigration Ministries programs of both the UCC and the Disciples encourage congregations to recognize World Refugee Day on or around June 20. Church World Service provides a worship resource appropriate for use as a bulletin insert called "Real People, Real Needs" click here for information and resources: http://globalministries.org/news/us/world-refugee-day-june-20.html

Asia Communication Sunday, June 21
Our partner churches across Asia are celebrating Asia Communication Sunday on June 21, 2009 with the theme, "Communication is Peace: Taking sides to build viable Communities." A resource booklet begins, "The world is experiencing peacelessness throughout the globe… All our Communication efforts should focus on bringing the people at the margins to the center." The booklet is co-edited by missionary Judy Chan and is accessible here: http://www.waccasia.org/index.php

The "Initiating Foreign Assistance Reform Act of 2009":

• Requires the president to develop and implement a comprehensive National Strategy for Global Development.
• Requires the president to develop and implement a rigorous system to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of U.S. foreign assistance.
• Requires that both American taxpayers and recipients of U.S. foreign assistance have full access to information on U.S. foreign assistance.

Global Ministries is asking that we refocus and streamline U.S. aid to developing and hard-hit countries. Then the U.S. can make its humanitarian and development dollars go further making an even greater difference in the lives of impoverished and hungry people around the world. More information on reforming foreign aid can be found at http://www.bread.org/. 

Check out Global Ministries at General Synod and General Assembly:
            GM at General Synod
            GM at General Assembly

Read the GM Spring Appeal letter: Spring Appeal

If you would like to receive directly to your inbox these weekly Global Ministries updates, please send your name, e-mail address, physical address, phone number, and home church to: bshebeck@dom.disciples.org

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.
• 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
• 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:
NC: May 1 – June 30, 2009, Tim Rose (Reformed Church of France) Contact: Janelle Bunn janellebunn@soc-ucc.org
OH: May 1 – June 30, 2009, Scott Couper and Susan Valiquette Couper (UCCSA in South Africa) Contact: Ruth Brandon ruthb@sonkaucc.org and Wayne Chasney pastorwayne@monroevilleuccorg
GA & TN: May 18 – June 14, 2009 Phyllis Byrd (Kenya) Contact: Ray Miles ray@gadisciples.org
IL: June 8-25, 2009, Angola Delegation in Illinois Conference (Donna Dudley, GM Missionary in Angola, Luis Samacumbi, Executive for DASEP through the Evangelical Church in Angola, and Rev. Abias Cauto, Executive Secretary of IECA) Contact: Tom Norwalk tnorwalk@sbcglobal.net or ileastucc@comcast.net
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