Prayer for Sunday May 9, 2010: 
East Timor
Congo Symposium in Indy May 21 & 22: Register here!
Video of the Week: The Searles in Poland - Dancing in the Spirit
MMI Tip of the Week:
Are all the members of your congregation's mission/outreach team and pastor receiving the Global Ministries Update? What about the person who does your Sunday bulletin, Church newsletter and website? Why not ask them to sign up by forwarding this e-mail to them or other key people in your local church? You can also direct them to the homepage of http://www.globalministries.org/ and have them click on "Get Updates". The "yellow cards" are your "low tech option" for getting them connected. Have them fill it out and then forward the cards to Global Ministries. Let us know if you need "yellow cards"!
PHILIPPINES
GM leaders join Disciples General Minister and President Sharon Watkins and UCC General Minister and President Geoffrey Black in a letter expressing solidarity to partners in the Philippines during the May 10 national elections. Two UCC clergy are joining an ecumenical team that will be serving as election monitors in the Philippines. To read more and to take action, click here: http://globalministries.org/news/eap/global-ministries-leaders.html
HAITI
CONASPEH re-opens the K-12 school under tents on the property purchased before the earthquake and adjacent to the collapsed 6 story center. To see pictures of school in session, click here:http://globalministries.org/news/lac/conaspeh-re-opens-school.html
Sherry Ward, former GM missionary to Haiti, shares a reflection on here recent visit to Haiti: http://globalministries.org/news/lac/sherry-ward.html
CHINA
The Amity Foundation shares an update on Yushu Qinghai earthquake response and recovery. To read more, click here: http://globalministries.org/news/eap/yushu-qinghai-earthquake.html
IRAQ
NCC officers and communion leaders urge U.S. officials to help curtail attacks on Christians in Iraq. To learn more and to read the letters, click here: http://globalministries.org/news/mee/national-council-of-churches-2.html
SUDAN
The All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) at the invitation of Sudan Council of Churches (SCC) observed the recently concluded elections in Sudan. To read their report, click here: http://globalministries.org/news/africa/aa.html
ISRAEL/PALESTINE
Warren Clark, Executive Director, Churches for Middle East Peace, shares about significant developments in efforts to re-launch Israel-Palestinian peace talks. To read his thoughts, click here: http://globalministries.org/news/mee/a-turning-point.html
200 Years of Global Mission:
America's first foreign mission society, the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) was formed by Congregationalists in Massachusetts in 1810. In 2010, we commemorate the 200th Anniversary of this predecessor to Global Ministries. To learn more, click here: http://globalministries.org/global-mission-200.html
MONTHLY MISSION BULLETIN STORY:
May 2010: text only or pdf
June 2010: text only or pdf
Attention Ohio Disciples and UCC around the Sandusky 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
Upcoming Ministries and Mission Interpreters (MMI) Training Events:
- Fort Worth, Texas: May 15, 2010 from 9am to 4:30pm at University Christian Church. For more information, click here: http://globalministries.org/calendar/mmi-training-ft-worth.html
- 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
WI: April 11 – May 16, 2010, Mark Behle (Lesotho) Contact: William Kesting wkesting@excel.net
(NEW VISIT) 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
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