Please download the MONTHLY MISSION STORY for your church bulletin / newsletter: 
            July 2008: pdf or text only or espanol
            August 2008: text only

To download the WEEKLY PRAYER for Sunday worship, click here: France

Recently changed your address?  If your contact information has changed over the past year, please contact Marcia Harris at (317) 713-2575 or mharris@dom.disciples.org to ensure we have your correct information.  Don't forget to update your church's address.

Are you coming to Missionworks/MMI in Cleveland October 2-5, 2008?
If you've never been to a Missionworks!/MMI Event, you're in for an inspiring and uplifting time. Disciples and UCC lay and clergypersons will meet to celebrate God's mission, equip themselves for more effective ministry, and connect with one another through the gifts of global music, story telling, and sharing. The 2008 plenary speakers include: Missionaries from Hong Kong and the Middle East, Co-executives of Global Ministries Cally Rogers-Witte and David Vargas, UCC general Minister and president John Thomas, pastor and missioner Jim Moos, some special guests, and former world area executives. Worship, music, and celebration are a large part of our festival, as well as workshops and discussion groups. Join other mission-minded Christians and be encouraged and strengthened for your ministry! Click here for more information and registration material: http://globalministries.org/calendar/missionworks.html.

GM Thanks Senators Brownback and Durbin for Conflict Coltan and Cassiterite Act of 2008
Senators Brownback and Durbin have sponsored and submitted the "Hope for Africa's Forgotten: A Report on the Fact-Finding Mission to Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Kenya" report and the "Conflict Coltan and Cassiterite Act of 2008" bill to the Senate for consideration.  Global Ministries sent a letter commending the senators for raising the issue of the humanitarian crisis in the Congo for the United States and the international community.  The situation in the Congo has been a long-standing concern of Global Ministries and our Congolese partners. 

To read the letter, click here: http://globalministries.org/news/africa/Coltan-and-Cassiterite-Act-of-2008.html.

Spirit of the Hill Award 2008: The Ministry of Alan and Sally McCain
The Association of Andover Newton Theological School Alumni/ae recognize an alum who evidences in his/her ministry the capacity to fulfill the mission of Andover Newton Theological School and contributes to fulfilling the purpose of the Alum Association.  This year's recipients are former Global Ministries missionaries in Turkey, Alan and Sally McCain.  Alan McCain and Sally Bliss met as students at Andover Newton in 1964 and after graduation went to Tarsus American College in Tarsus, Turkey, as missionaries of the United Church Board for World Ministries.  To read the full story, click here: http://globalministries.org/news/mee/spirit-of-the-hill-award.html.

Statement of The Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea (PROK)
Rev. Yoon Kil-Soo, general secretary of the PROK, and Rev. Kwon Young-Jong, chair of the Peace and Reunification Committee signed on to a statement issued by the Peace and Reunification Committee of the PROK welcoming the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) accounting of its nuclear program.  The PROK, having prayed and worked for reconciliation and peace on the Korean peninsula, views DPRK's intention to destroy the cooling tower at its main nuclear reactor, a symbol of the DPRK's nuclear weapon program, as a significant first step toward the complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. To read the full statement issued by PROK, click here: http://globalministries.org/news/eap/statement-of-the-presbyterian.html.

Jean Zaru, GM Partner, Writes Book on Nonviolence
Fortress Press will be publishing a collection over 20 years of Jean Zaru's speeches in Occupied with Nonviolence.  Jean Zaru serves as clerk of the Ramallah Friends Meeting.  GM missionary Marla Schrader provided editorial assistance.  For more information about the book and to preview the front and back cover, click here: http://globalministries.org/news/mee/jean-zaru.html.

Former Missionary, Marge Trumbull, Publishes Life Story
Marge Trumbull's book, Real-Life South African Adventures Gone By, A Memoir (ISBN 978-0-9763413-6-0) tells her life story and includes letters she wrote to her mother while she and her family served overseas. It records her life as a Registered Nurse, midwife, mother, missionary, grandmother, and beloved wife for 63 years. For information on ordering your copy, click here: http://globalministries.org/news/africa/Marge-Trumbull.html.

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

Connect with Global Ministries Staff at Disciples and UCC Events:
Disciples Hispanic Convention, Hasbrouk Heights, NJ: July 10-13, 2008 - Maria Cruzado mcruzado@dom.disciples.org Felix Ortiz fortiz@dom.disciples.org Luis Gierbolini lgierbol@dom.disciples.org and David Vargas dvargas@dom.disciples.org
Disciples Men: Sessions 2008, Oklahoma City, OK: July 17-20, 2008 - LaMarco Cable lcable@dom.disciples.org
UCC National Youth Event, Knoxville TN, July 24-28 –Jan Aerie aeriej@ucc.org and others
Disciples ICYF, Chapman University, CA: July 24-27, 2008 - Sarah Riester sriester@dom.disciples.org Alex Morse and Jeffrey Mensendiek
Disciples National Convocation, Memphis, TN: July 25-28, 2008 - Julia Brown Karimu jkarimu@dom.disciples.org Maria Cruzado mcruzado@dom.disciples.org LaMarco Cable lcable@dom.disciples.org and Sandra Gourdet sgourdet@dom.disciples.org
World Convention, Nashville, TN: July 30 - August 3, 2008 - David Owen dowen@dom.disciples.org Bob Shebeck bshebeck@dom.disciples.org and David Vargas dvargas@dom.disciples.org
Disciples NAPAD, in Stony Point, NY: August 6-9, 2008 – Xiaoling Zhu Zhux@ucc.org

Find a Missionary Visit in your State:
TN: July 13-20, 2008, Krista Johnson (Sabeel in Jerusalem) Contact: Glen Stewart glenjstewart@bellsouth.net
IN: July 6-10, July 14-22 and July 28 – August 10, 2008, Alex Morse (Caminantes in the Dominican Republic) Contact: Cheryl Cloar: cheryl@ccindiana.org
Penn Central: August 24 to October 10, 2008, Steve and Lisa Smith (EKU in Germany) Contact: mcoons-torn@pccucc.org
CT: September 1, 2008 to April 30, 2009, Tim Rose (Reformed Church of France) Contact: Cecile Gilson cecileg@ctucc.org
NC: May 1 to June 30, 2009, Tim Rose (Reformed Church of France) Contact: Janelle Bunn janellebunn@soc-ucc.org