East District UMC
Sunday, September 05, 2010
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Mission Opportunities and Resources UM ARMY -- hands on home repair mission for high school youth
Big House -- hands on repair mission for junior high youth
Flood Buckets are regular need at UMCOR Sager Brown Depot
Spring and summer storms severely reduce the flood bucket stock at UMCOR Sager Brown Depot, Baldwin, La. This low inventory is a serious concern especially when the Atlantic hurricane season is still uncertain. UMCOR needs your help to ensure this kind of support continues to be readily available. Please give to Material Resources, UMCOR Advance # 901440 which will enable UMCOR to purchase needed relief supplies. A list of the contents can be found here, or you can give $45 towards the purchase of these items. 2007 Church & Society grants available
The General Board of Church and Society helps local churches and organizations advocate and establish social justice ministries. Click here for a list of available grants.  Generation Next is a PBS documentary and website about the 42 million 16-to-25 year olds. As part of the documentary reports and the Web site, PBS looks at the beliefs, strengths, weaknesses and concerns that galvanize this generation. more...
Christian Alliance seeks support to rebuild This past year has been quite a challenge for the Christian Alliance for Humanitarian Aid, Inc. In June 2006, the warehouse was completely destroyed by fire. Millions of pounds of food donations and a major storage facility were lost. Using temporary facilities, the Christian Alliance is still continuing to distribute food to the poor locally. Support is urgently needed to replace what has been lost so we can continue to serve our local, national and international community in 2007. Please consider making a donation to this ministry. For more information, visit our website: www.christian-alliance.org Sager Brown: Generators Needed
The UMCOR Sager Brown relief supply depot distributes millions of dollars of emergency supplies, clean-up tools (including generators), and basic necessities to displaced persons, storm survivors and volunteers all over the world. According to Charles Maddox, director of Sager Brown, at one time the depot had 20 generators available to loan out. Supplies have been depleted over the last two years and now the supply of generators has run out. "Churches can donate a generator or the money to buy one," said Charles Maddox, Sager Brown Director. "We need to let our connection know that major disasters like Hurricane Katrina exhaust our resources and they need to be replenished." Sager Brown needs 5000-watt, gas-powered generators. Maddox estimates that they cost between $500 and $800 each. You can give cash gift for a generator through UMCOR Advance #901440, Material Resource Ministry, Generator. Louisiana still needs you The Disaster Recovery Ministry of the Louisiana Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church needs your help as we serve those affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Volunteers have been the key element in creating this vital ministry which is helping to restore homes, churches and lives in South Louisiana . There are now 6 stations in Louisiana that can house and host UMVIM teams. For information about volunteer teams serving in Louisiana , please review the list of Frequently Asked Questions which will help you plan your mission trip. To schedule a UMVIM team, see the website: www.laumcstormrelief.com to get started. If you would like to have a speaker for a meeting of your group, church or organization, please contact Rev Connie Thomas at (225) 346-5193 through Rev. Yvonne Dayries, or e-mail Rev Thomas at revcthomas@bellsouth.net The Killer in the Kitchen: Indoor Air Pollution and New Technology Frequently teams will return home from a blessed mission experience and wonder if there isn't more that can be done to extend the positive impact of a team’s work. This message from Kathy Bryson of SIFAT (Servants in Faith and Technology) illustrates an opportunity for UMVIM teams to do just that in a new way. The training offered at SIFAT is of excellent quality and provides useful tools for practical mission. Over half of humanity cooks using some form of biomass --wood, dung, coal,-- for fuel to cook. Smoke from these cookfires in the kitchen is the fourth leading cause of death in the developing world, affecting mostly women and young children, according to the World Health Organization. SIFAT is partnering with appropriate technology organizations specializing in cookstoves and alternative energy, and with internationally renowned practitioners in health and indoor pollution for this conference. The two-fold purpose of the conference is to spotlight the current problem globally, and then to look at proven appropriate technology solutions. *Learn why you should be concerned about smoke in the kitchen *Understand health, environmental, and poverty concerns about traditional cooking methods *See examples of improved design appropriate technology cookstoves *Network with agencies and people involved in making a difference *Learn how to build a simple cookstove that could improve the lives of many *Meet international experts in the field *Get ideas for starting a Stove Team or adding a cookstove training component to your team For further information contact brysonk@sifat.org
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