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UMCOR Hotline  December 1 Weekly News Update:

Read how UMCOR is responding to the needs around the world.

 

Albert and Maureen are continuing their education and doing well inschoolChildren Orphaned by AIDS Find Family in School

Maurine, 16 and Albert 15, half brother and sister from western Kenya, have lived on their own for two years. They lost their parents to HIV/AIDS, a disease that kills more than 33 million people worldwide.

 

Teachers in Sri Lanka during an HIV/AIDS training conducted by UMCOR partner Church World Service.Breaking the Silence:

In Sri Lanka and parts of south Asia, issues of sexuality and HIV are considered taboo and are not to be discussed in public.

 

Suanne Ware-Diaz of GCORR.Education and Honoring Highlighted Native American Women’s Gathering:

Women from more than 10 tribes from Maryland to Florida attended Lake Junaluska's first Native American Women’s Conference on October 16-18, 2009.

 

Volunteers learn how to purify water during a training event held by UMCOR Philippines.Philippines Emerges from Flood-Inducing Typhoons:

Residents of the Philippines are trying to dry out and rebuild after being battered by multiple flood-inducing typhoons this fall.

 

Schoolchildren demonstrate proper hand washing.Clean Hands Save Lives:

“Clean Hands Save Lives” was the theme of the 2nd International Global Hand washing Day (GHD).

 

The Rev. Eric PridmoreFull Participants: Pastors with Disabilities Share Struggles, Hopes in Ministry:

For the Rev. Kirk VanGilder, life in the deaf community and his call to ministry both began in a single moment of grace.

 

Four Focus AreasGlobal Mission Grants Cover Four United Methodist Priorities:

More than $1.8 million was approved with $400,000 more slated for UMCOR projects in Africa and Armenia.

 

Tales of HopeTales of Hope:

HIV/AIDS affects people in all nations at all strata of society. Thanks to the United Methodist Global AIDS Fund, United Methodists and their partners can fight this disease in various countries.

 

AIDS Educational KitNew AIDS Resource for United Methodist Churches:

“Working Toward an AIDS-Free World: An Educational Kit for United Methodist Churches,”  a new online resource developed by the United Methodist Global AIDS Fund team.

 
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