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The items below are posted in reverse chronological order.

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Hydrangeas bloom each summer.Blooming in Chautauqua

by Mary Beth Coudal
12/11/09: Like a hydrangea, Chautauqua's people, gardens, and ideas have blossomed each summer for a very long time.

 

Mongolian Gers serve as schools at the mission center.Connecting Through Song

by Erin Eidenshink
The third in a series of Advent devotions from Young Adults in mission comes from a "ger" in Mongolia.

 

Gbarnga CampusSeminary Reaches Out to Heal Others

by Vicki Brown, General Board of Higher Education and Ministry
12/9/09: Despite devastation from civil war, the Gbarnga School of Theology in Liberia added counseling to its class offerings after peace was restored.

 

Father Christmas visited boys in a Lithuanian prison.Teens in Prison Are Visited with Love

by John H. Campbell
12/15/09: Boys in a Lithuanian prison received gifts from Father Christmas and words from a pastor that God has not given up on them.

 

The community assessment session of a Getting Ahead class brings in community volunteers to help determine needs and barriers in the community.Churches and Community Groups Work to Reduce Poverty in Escambia County, Florida

by Janet Westlake
12/4/09: Churches, social service organizations, and businesses are teaming up to help this community get ahead.

 

Tiffany Stanley and fellow US-2s at a hot-air balloon festivalWhat Young People Want

 by Mary Beth Coudal
12/4/09: Q&A with Tiffany Stanley: Harvard Divinity Student, Journalist, and Former US-2.

 

United Methodist Bishop Leo A. Soriano of the Episcopal Area of DavaoMission Leaders Deplore Massacre in the Philippines

by Elliott Wright
12/309: Bishops Bruce Ough and Joel Martinez strongly commended  Bishop Leo Soriano of the Episcopal Area of Davao for his courage in condemning the atrocities.

 

Albert and Maurine from Kenya are continuing their education and doing well in schoolChildren Orphaned by AIDS Find Family in School

by Judith Santiago
12/1/09: Teens Maurine and Albert from Kenya lived on their own for two years after they lost their parents to HIV/AIDS, a disease that kills more than 33 million people worldwide.

 

Worship in Latin America takes on the flavor of the culture.Inspiration from Nicaragua

by Nicole Bell: The First in a Series of Advent Devotions from Young Adults in Mission
"Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long." (Psalm 25:5, NIV)

 

Global Ministries Cross and Flame LogoApplication Process for Executive Mission Post Open until November 20

by Elliott Wright
11/4/09: For two more weeks, applications and nominations accompanied by resumes may be submitted.

 

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