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February 2010: 
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WEEKLY PRAYER for Sunday Worship: South Africa
FORUMS: Share with us!
GIVING: Special Giving Opportunities
MISSION LIVE WEBINARS: Webinar Schedule
VIDEO: Global Mission Moments
This Week in GM:
What's New on the GM Website?
Check out our updated Multi-media resources page. We have video mission moments, PowerPoints and other resources for mission education in your congregation: http://globalministries.org/resources/multimedia-resources/
HAITI
Press release after a pastoral visit to Haiti by Felix Ortiz: http://globalministries.org/news/lac/haiti-press-release-from.html
Tax Relief on Gifts for the Emergency in Haiti: The Haiti Assistance Income Tax Relief Act allows U.S. taxpayers making contributions for the relief of Haitian earthquake victims to choose to deduct contributions from either 2009 or 2010 federal taxes. Contributions must have been made after January 11, 2010 and before March 1, 2010. Click here: http://globalministries.org/give/
MOZAMBIQUE
Hundreds of houses flooded in Maputo: http://globalministries.org/news/africa/hundreds-of-maputo-houses.html
Sign up for Ecumenical Advocacy Days in Washington D.C. March 19-22, 2010: http://globalministries.org/get-involved/justice-and-advocacy/2010-advocacy-days.html
Losses to the GM Family
Global Ministries has learned of the death of Reverend William Daniels, former missionary to China who also served in Australia: http://globalministries.org/news/losses/death-of-william-daniels.html
Apply Now for Young Adult Service Communities and Summer and Year Long Service Opportunities in the US through UCC Volunteer Ministries
Live in intentional community. Serve in a hands-on justice advocacy/direct service organization. Develop leadership skills in cooperation with a local host church. Reflect on the meaning of your service with other volunteers. Experience the church in mission that interconnects local and global issues. Locations throughout the United States. Food stipend, housing and health insurance provided. Volunteers in the year-long Companion Communities program may qualify for an AmeriCorps Education grant. Application deadlines are fast approaching – February 15 for Summer Young Adult Service Communities and March 15 for the year-long UCC Companion Communities. For inquiries contact: Mary Schaller Blaufuss, Executive for Volunteer Ministries, UCC blaufusm@ucc.og or 866-822-8224 ext. 3214 or 216-736-3214. For more info and on-line application, click here: http://wwwucc.org/volunteer/young-adult-service.html
Upcoming Ministries and Mission Interpreters (MMI) Training Events:
- Enid, Oklahoma: April 22-23, 2010 in conjunction with the Oklahoma Regional Assembly. More information coming…
- Fort Worth, Texas: May 15, 2010 from 9am to 4:30pm at University Christian Church. For more information contact Bob Shebeck bshebeck@dom.disciples.org
- 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
- 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:
KY: January 10 – February 28, 2010, Emily Christmas (South Africa) Contact: Ed Ball eball40601@gmail.com
AZ: January 11 - March 6, 2010, Mark Behle (Lesotho) Contact: Barbara Decker bdecker@uccswc.com
MO: January 17 – March 31, 2010, Carla Giger (South Africa) Contact: Danny Stewart danny-ccma@socket.net
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
MA: March 14, 2010, Mark Behle (Lesotho) Contact: Cheryl Hempen cahempen@comcast.net
MA: March 15-19, 2010 Mark Behle (Lesotho) Contact: Andrew Gustafson gustafsona@MACUCC.org
MA: March 20-21, 2010, Mark Behle (Lesotho) Contact: Marilyn Crosby marilyncrosby@yahoo.com
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
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