Prayer for Sunday May 30, 2010: China

Video of the Week: The Church in Hong Kong with GM Missionary, Judy Chan 

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Order your DVDs of the Congo Symposium today: A donation of $10 to Global Ministries is suggested. You can place your order by sending your request to Marcia Harris - Global Ministries - Congo Symposium DVD - PO Box 1986 - Indianapolis, IN 46206-1986 or by e-mail at mharris@dom.disciples.org

This Week in GM: 

• Beginning June 2 @ the University of Edinburgh, UK: Edinburgh 2010: Witnessing to Christ. To learn more about this global mission conference, click here: http://globalministries.org/calendar/edinburgh-2010.html
• MMI Tip of the Week: The third edition of the Be a Global Mission Church booklet is hot off the press. You can see it on the website here: http://globalministries.org/about-us/be-a-global-mission-church.html
  Call the UCC warehouse @ 1-800-537-3394 to place your order today. The item code is: WCMGMCB
• GM Council of Theological Students Travels to China. To learn about their pilgrimage click here: http://globalministries.org/news/news/gm-council-of-theological.html
• Four College of Mission Summer Interns to Serve in Indy. To meet the summer interns, click here: http://globalministries.org/news/news/college-of-mission-interns-to.html

POLAND
Flooding in Poland has taken the lives of some and caused many to evacuate their homes. To pray for the people of Poland with our GM Missionaries, Doug & Liz Searles, serving in Poland, click here: http://globalministries.org/news/mee/please-pray-for-poland.html

HAITI
Thank you for your generous response to the earthquake in Haiti. To read an update of the disbursement of funds to Haiti through Global Ministries, click here: http://globalministries.org/news/lac/haiti-earthquake-response.html

MICRONESIA
The bi-annual General Assembly of the Micronesian Council of the United Church of Christ (MCUCC) was held April 28-29, 2010 at the Lelu Church in Lelu, Kosrae, FSM. To read more and view some photos, click here:  http://globalministries.org/news/eap/micronesia-council-of-united.html

TURKEY
The head of the Turkish government has ordered local officials to do more to protect the rights of Christian and other non-Muslim religious minorities, such as by returning their confiscated properties and taking action against anti-Christian groups. To read more, click here:  http://globalministries.org/news/mee/turkish-prime-minister-takes.html

ISRAEL/PALESTINE
Amb. Warren Clark, Executive Director of Churches for Middle East Peace, shares his perspective on the re-start of peace talks. To read his reflection, click here:  http://globalministries.org/news/mee/a-summer-of-hope.html

How do we love Jesus?  Feeding and caring for those whom God loves… Respond today by supporting the Global Ministries Spring Appeal here: http://globalministries.org/get-involved/special-giving-opportunities/spring-appeal.html

Global Ministries at Quadrennial
Global Ministries will sponsor a luncheon at Quadrennial for the International Sisters on Wednesday June 23 from Noon to 1:30pm. If you are a trained Ministries and Mission Interpreter (MMI), you are invited to attend the luncheon to meet the International Sisters and to hear one of them share her story with the group. Please contact Elizabeth Carrasquillo elizabethc@dom.disciples.org to make your reservation for the lunch by June 10.

MONTHLY MISSION BULLETIN STORY

May 2010: text only or pdf
June 2010: text only or pdf    

Upcoming Ministries and Mission Interpreters (MMI) Training Events:

• Oceanside, California: Saturday, September 25, 2010 from 8:30am to 4:30pm at First Christian Church in Oceanside. For more info, click here: http://globalministries.org/calendar/southern-california-mmi.html
• Cleveland, Ohio: October 7-10, 2010 at the Hilton Garden Inn, Cleveland, OH: Missionworks with an MMI training. For more information, click here: http://globalministries.org/calendar/missionworks.html

Find a Missionary Visit in your State:
Northern CA: April 1 – June 30, 2010, Sandra Lee-Takei (Japan) Contact: Gen Heywood pastorgen@earthlink.net
Greater KC: June 13-21, 2010, Kim and Patrick Bentrott (Haiti) Contact: Karen Yount kyount2@juno.com
MO: June 24-30, 2010, Kim and Patrick Bentrott (Haiti) Contact: Suzanne Webb swebb@union-avenue.org
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

Attention Ohio Disciples and UCC around the Sandusky, OH area:
Mark Jenson, a participant on the 2010 Mungeli, India People-to-People pilgrimage organized by Georgia Disciples, is available to share the story of Mungeli through video and testimony this summer on the following Sundays: June 6, 13, 20, 27 and July 11. If you would like to arrange a speaking engagement at your church, please contact Mark at: bjorn03@gmail.com

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