Brenda Phillips, an artist residing in Meriden, New Hampshire, is on a national crusade to use her artwork to fight Chagas infection in the Andean villages of Bolivia.
In this issue: National Bible Week and Bible Sunday; Did You Know?; Advocates of the Month: Bishop Bruce R. Ough and Bishop Joel N. Martinez; Featured Resource: Alternative Giving.
The Advance Online Gift Tracking tool is a great way to verify the receipt and allocation of Advance gifts. A new animated tutorial has been developed to demonstrate how to generate a report on the gifts of your church.
In this issue: Making Children's Sabbath Sunday Last All Year Long; Did You Know? ; Advocate of the Month: Eleanor Sams, Eight Years Old; Featured Resource: Covenant Relationship Brochures

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Quick, snappy, and substantive, this newly released three-minute online video explains the fasting campaign, B1. B1 is a response to teenagers' concern and action on behalf of poverty in their neighborhoods and around the world.
New York, NY, January 16, 2009--Almost a thousand projects and programs in 100 countries are included in the new Giving Resource Guide from The Advance, the United Methodist designated mission giving channel

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