Prayer for Sunday June 6, 2010: 
Kenya
Video of the Week: The Asian Rural Institute in Japan
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GM Council of Theological Students: China Blog
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
- June 13-15 in Washington D.C.: Churches for Middle East Peace 2010 Advocacy Conference. Join policy experts and advocates to learn, network and advocate for peace with justice in the Holy Land. You're invited to attend a special UCC and Disciples dinner program on Monday, June 14, 6:00 pm. Click here for more info: http://globalministries.org/calendar/cmep-2010-advocacy.html
MMI Tip of the Week:
"Feeding the Nations" is a new Church World Service resource on climate change and food security. This is the third in a series about Climate Change. This resource highlights how climate change affects food production and other aspects about food security. To access the resource, click here: http://www.churchworldservice.org/site/DocServer/CWS_Enough_No3.pdf?docID=3381
June is Torture Awareness Month:
A time to educate ourselves and our community on the continued work needed to end U.S. sponsored and enabled torture forever. The National Religious Campaign Against Torture is calling on people of faith to advocate for fair treatment of detainees in U.S. custody and for a Commission of Inquiry into the use of torture by the United States. To learn more, click here: http://www.nrcat.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=41
ISRAEL/PALESTINE
Palestinian Christian Church and Community Leaders Condemn Attack on Gaza Aid Flotilla. To read the statement, click here: http://globalministries.org/news/mee/palestinian-christian-church.html
Palestinian Human Rights Council condemns Israel's unlawful and violent attack on international humanitarian aid flotilla. Click here to read the statement: http://globalministries.org/news/mee/palestinian-human-rights.html
PHILIPPINES
Anti-mining activist and United Church of Christ in the Philippines member shot and killed in Oriental Mindoro in front of church. To read the story, click here: http://globalministries.org/news/eap/another-uccp-member-shot-dead.html
TIMOR LESTE
Tom and Monica Liddle, GM missionaries with the Protestant Church of Timor Leste, share about the importance of family worship and prayer. To read their story, click here: http://globalministries.org/sasia/overseasstaff/praying-with-the-people-of.html
INDIA
Family Village Farm shares recent newsletter: To access the newsletters, click here: http://globalministries.org/news/sasia/fvf-newsletters.html
Giving Ideas:
Global Ministries has added a page to our website called "Unconventional and Innovative Giving." This page includes GoodSearch and GoodShop that have been publicized several times before as well as newer opportunities like MissionFish on Ebay and Terracycle which "upcycles" used items that church groups may choose to collect. Funds received from each of these sources are used to support the work of Global Ministries. For more information, click here: http://globalministries.org/give/unconventional-giving.html or contact Sarah Riester at sriester@dom.disciples.org or 317.713.2564.
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Global Ministries at Quadrennial:
We look forward to welcoming the following International guests to Quadrennial and continue to pray for those women who still are waiting for a visa:
Monica Fife from Brazil (President of Global Women Connecting)
Janet Fountain from Canada (VP of Global Women Connecting)
Nana Doliashvili from Republic of Georgia will itinerate in Georgia)
Elisabeth Likutuma Tokali from Democratic Republic of the Congo
Christiane Ikete from Democratic Republic of Congo
Berthe Nzeba Kalombo from Democratic Republic of Congo will itinerate in Indiana
Josipa Mihajlovic from Bosnia/Herzegovina will itinerate in Tennessee and Michigan
Denisse Pichardo from Dominican Republic will itinerate in Oklahoma and Great River Region
Rev. Elida Quevedo from Venezuela will itinerate in Colorado
Jovana Savic from Serbia will itinerate in Idaho South and Montana
Raysa Soylemez from Turkey will itinerate in Kentucky
Joyce Larko Steiner from Ghana will itinerate in Ohio
Luz Amanda Valencia from Colombia will itinerate in Florida
Ronglin Xia from China will itinerate in Pacific Southwest
Adela Agnir from the Philippines
Marma Urbano from Philippines
MONTHLY MISSION BULLETIN STORY:
Order your DVDs of the Congo Symposium: 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
Upcoming Ministries and Mission Interpreters (MMI) Training Events:
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
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
