Please download the MONTHLY MISSION STORY for your church bulletin or newsletter:     
            November 2009: text only or pdf or español 
            December 2009: text only or español

To download the WEEKLY PRAYER for Sunday Worship, click here: Germany

Consider giving a Global Ministries Alternative Christmas Gift this season: Gift Ideas

Order you 2010 Global Ministries Wall Calendar today: GM Calendar

Join Us for a Global Ministries Webinar on Indonesia on Friday, November 6, 2009 at 8pm
Veteran missionary, John Campbell-Nelson, will share a presentation on his ministry and the work of our Global Ministries partners in Indonesia and Timor by Webinar. Since 1981, John has walked with various GM partners in Indonesia. During his next term of service, John will continue his work with the Evangelical Church of West Timor supporting the lay and clergy training efforts of the Synod's Theological and Diaconal Commissions. He will also serve as a consultant to several other partner institutions including the Christian Church of Sumba, the Protestant Church of East Timor, the Eastern Indonesia Theological Seminary in Makassar and the Christian Church of West Sulawesi. If you want to participate in this Webinar, please click on the link below and log in at 8:00pm on Friday, November 6, 2009. During the Webinar, you will see on your screen John's PowerPoint presentation along with audio and video of him making the live presentation. You will be able to ask questions at the end of the presentation by typing them in the chat section on your screen. Please join us for this opportunity to learn about God's mission in Indonesia!  http://globalministries.org/news/indonesia-webinar.html

New "Share with us" Feature on the Global Ministries WebsiteHave you seen the new "Share with us" icon on the homepage of the GM website? If you click on the little yellow and green computer screens on the bottom left of the GM homepage, you will go to a page which lists our Global Ministries discussion groups. We are interested in hearing how you, your congregation, your region or your conference are engaging in God's global mission. Please take some time and tell us what you are doing. There are different topics to choose from:

• Be a Global Mission Church Activities
• Overseas Group Mission Trip Experiences
• Ministries and Mission Interpreters (MMI) Network
• 200th Anniversary of the American Board of Commissioners of Foreign Mission (ABCFM)

Click here and begin the dialogue on one of these pages: http://globalministries.org/forums.html

GM Stands with Puerto Rican Partners in their Struggle for Justice
In a letter to Governor Luis Fortuño, David Vargas and Cally Rogers-Witte, Co-Executives of Global Ministries, affirm the following: "We support with earnest prayers and admiration the leadership of our partner churches in Puerto Rico, their initiatives and their entreaty to the government to stop the privatization of public services, preserve public institutions that provide essential social services (such as health care and education) to the community and the reversal of Law # 7. In covenant with our partner churches, — "La Iglesia Cristiana (Discípulos de Cristo) en Puerto Rico," "La Iglesia Evangélica Unida de Puerto Rico" and "El Concilio de Iglesia de Puerto Rico"— we affirm with thanksgiving to God their responses to the government's termination of over 20,000 government workers and the resulting escalation of unemployment rate which latest reports have estimated at 15%. We celebrate with gratitude their presence and active participation in the All Puerto Rico for Puerto Rico Coalition and the organization of camps for human dignity in front of the Capitol building in San Juan to share the people's outrage about these recent government's policies…" To read the entire letter click here:  http://globalministries.org/news/lac/stands-with-puerto-rico.html

GM Responds to Uganda's Bill on Sexual Discrimination
"On behalf of Global Ministries of the United Church of Christ and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada, we write to share our concern about the proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill of 2009, which was tabled on October 14, 2009.  Global Ministries has, for many years, been in solidarity with Uganda on HIV/AIDS campaigns. We, along with the global community, have celebrated you as a model for Africa in the fight against HIV & AIDS. You have effectively addressed the pandemic with strong government leadership, broad-based partnerships and effective public education campaigns, all contributing to a decline in the number of people living with HIV and AIDS. You have also helped other African nations to respond to the crisis and reduce the number of new HIV/AIDS infections. Given your years of leadership to Africa in the fight against HIV, we want to share our concern about the Anti-Homosexuality Bill of 2009…" To read the entire letter, click here: http://globalministries.org/news/africa/sexual-discrimination.html

New Memorial Fund for Swaziland
Global Ministries is pleased to announce the establishment of the Anne Kleinschmidt Memorial Fund for Swaziland.  To learn about how this Fund, established by Anne's husband John and their family, will support ministries of the Kukhany 'Okusha Zion Church, please click: http://globalministries.org/africa/projects/kleinschmidt-memorial.html for a complete description. For more information about how you can explore options for setting up a permanent fund to recognize family or friends and support a cause you care about into the future, please contact the Global Ministries Office of Resource Development at janesd@dom.disciples.org or (317) 713-2558.

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Upcoming Ministries and Mission Interpreters (MMI) Training Events:

• Enid, Oklahoma: April 22-23, 2010 in conjunction with the Oklahoma Regional Assembly. More information coming…
  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:
Penn Central: November 8, 2009, John Campbell-Nelson (Indonesia/Timor) Contact: Tyson Frey tysonf@apostlesucc.org
AZ: January 11 – March 6, 2010, Mark Behle (Lesotho) Contact: Barbara Decker bdecker@uccswc.com
MA: March 14, 2010, Mark Behle (Lesotho) Contact: Cheryl Hempen cahempen@comcast.net
MA: March 20-21, 2010, Mark Behle (Lesotho) Contact: Marilyn Crosby marilyncrosby@yahoo.com
WI: April 11 – May 16, 2010, Mark Behle (Lesotho) Contact: William Kesting wkesting@excel.net