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

Please download the MONTHLY MISSION STORY for your church bulletin/newsletter:

July 2008: pdf or text only or espanol

We Invite you to be part of Missionworks!/MMI 2008 October 2-5 in Cleveland Ohio
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 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, 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. Won't you join this company of mission-minded Christians and be encouraged and strengthened for your ministry? For complete information on the program, click here: http://globalministries.org/calendar/missionworks.html

GM Partner, Sabeel, Announces 7th Annual Conference on November 12-19, 2008
Beyond Remembrance: Facing the Challenges of the Future Sixty Years After the Nakba is this year's theme. Mark your calendars, and spread the word! The conference will focus on the commemoration of 60 years since the Nakba, and the complex issues of memory, narrative, and identity raised by the events of 1948. The conference will include: 4 nights in Nazareth, with trips to villages that were destroyed in 1948 and visits with the local Christian community; 4 nights in Jerusalem, with trips to Jaffa, Ramle, and Lidda; Lectures, workshops, discussions, and cultural events focusing on the last 60 years and the future for Christians living in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. To learn more about the conference, click here: http://globalministries.org/news/mee/beyond-remembrance.html

GM Missionary, Linda Hanson, Shares some Reflections on Immigration during US Itineration
"We are currently on home assignment, living in Iowa, and visiting churches in Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois after completing our first term as missionaries in Honduras… On May 12 the largest immigration raid in US history took place at Agriprocessor, Inc. in the community of Postville, Iowa.  Almost 400 people were detained and charged with both criminal and civil crimes. As a missionary I have seen the poverty that drives people in Latin America to seek to work in the United States, and I know that legal options for entry into the United States are not available for these individuals.  As a person of faith, I am called to speak out in concern for the people affected by this raid…" To read Linda's reflections, click here: http://globalministries.org/lac/missionaries/reflections-on-immigration.html

Disciples Presentation at the Stone-Campbell Dialogue is Available On-line
Representatives from the "three streams" of the Stone-Campbell Movement met in St. Louis, MO, June 8-10, 2008 to have dialogue on global mission.  Robert Welsh, the president of the Council on Christian Unity, led the Disciples delegation and David Vargas, Co-Executive of Global Ministries, shared a paper on the topic from the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) perspective. To read David's paper, click here: http://globalministries.org/resources/mission-study/college-of-mission/disciples-engagement-in-gods.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 WCM and Global Ministries Staff at Disciples and UCC Events:
Country Club UCC, Kansas City, MO: July 6 – Mike Schuenemeyer schuenem@ucc.org
First CC, Portsmouth, OH: July 6 – Ginny Haag ghaag@dom.disciples.org
United Black Christians, Raleigh, NC: July 8-13 – Linda Lawrence lawrencl@ucc.org and LaMarco Cable lcable@dom.disciples.org
Disciples Hispanic Convention, Hasbrouk Heights, NJ: July 10-13 - 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 - LaMarco Cable lcable@dom.disciples.org
Lakewood Christian Church, Lakewood, OH: July 20 – Dave Coatsworth coatswod@ucc.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 - Sarah Riester sriester@dom.disciples.org Alex Morse and Jeffrey Mensendiek
First Congregational Church of Claridon UCC, July 27 – Dave Coatsworth coatswod@ucc.org
Disciples National Convocation, Memphis, TN: July 25-28 - 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 - 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 – Xiaoling Zhu Zhux@ucc.org

Find a Missionary Visit in your State:
TN: June 8-30 and 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