CELEBRATING YOUNG ADULTS IN MISSION; NEW URL FOR UMVIM WJ WEBSITE

Young adult missioners courtesty
umcmission.org

LIVING STONES FOR TRANSFORMATION - Celebrating Young Adults in Mission

Celebrating Young Adults in Mission event August 2-5, 2012 in Arlington, VA at the Hilton Crystal City Hotel.  Please visit www.umcmission.org/celebratingyoungadults for registration information.

NEW SIMPLER URL FOR UMVIM WJ WEBSITE

You can now find this website by typing www.umvimwj.org. 

CAMBODIA CONSULTATION; UM HEALTH VOLUNTEERS; MEDICAL TEAMS- HAITII

Cambodian Youth courtesy www.btinternet.com

JOIN IN THE CAMBODIA CONSULTATION SEPT. 2012

 

The registration for the 2012 Cambodia Consultation is now open. You may either download and print the Cambodia Consultation 2012 brochure and mail it in or register online at 2012 Cambodia Consultation.

Please join us on September 20-22, 2012, in promoting our mission work in Cambodia. 

First United Methodist Church

2201 East Hebron Parkway
Carrollton, TX 75010

(469) 568-1240

www.firstchurch.net

Hosted by:

First United Methodist Church of Carrollton, Texas

North Texas Annual Conference

Methodist Mission in Cambodia

General Board of Global Ministries

The United Methodist Church

Thank you,
Laddie Perez-Galang, Coordinator
2012 Cambodia Consultation

UM HEALTH VOLUNTEER INFORMATION

A well for health at Camphor Mission in Liberia
 courtesy www.umvim4health.blogspot.com.

If you work in the health care field and/or want to be part of serving as a medical volunteer please check out the UM Health Volunteer website at www.umvim4health.blogspot.com.  For more information please contact Jane Dunn at:

 

Jane Dunn

Cell 630-605-1020

janedunn2@me.com

 

 

 

Children in Haiti courtesy advent-umc.com

MEDICAL TEAMS NOW WELCOME IN HAITI

UMVIM and UMCOR in Haiti have announced that medical teams are now welcome to schedule mission service to existing partner health programs in the Port-au-Prince area. These programs include King's Hospital; Partners in Development (PID); Grace Children's Hospital; and HUEH TB Clinic, Hospital General. In addition, UMVIM volunteers are invited to mission service at one of the nine Methodist Church of Haiti (EMH) clinics or to participate in the EMH Mobile Clinic pilot project.

  

For more information, or for any questions, please click here to read the full press release and/or email Susan Meister.

 

 

YOUTH MISSION OPPORTUNITY

Youth Mission Opportunity - Urban Ministry, Birmingham, AL:

 

The Joe Rush Center for Urban Mission offers a full-service mission camp for junior high, high school, college-aged and older persons. The goal of the Rush Center is to strengthen relationships between volunteer groups and homeowners in the community over a can of paint and a paint brush. They offer opportunities [for this summer] in house painting for low-income homeowners (primarily those who are elderly and/or disabled). The work is designed to give your group opportunities to reflect, discuss, and pray about these important matters of faith: mercy, poverty and justice. They promise that your group will have time for spiritual formation and community building. Their prayer is that you leave tired in body, but refreshed in spirit and empowered to work for change. Currently, they have openings in July and the last weekend of June. For more information, please check out their website and/or email Danny Jones.

FUTURE TEAMS & MISSION OPPORTUNTIES

 

M25 Youth Mission Camp:

There are open dates this summer at the M25 Youth Mission Camp. Students will stay at Mt. Bethel UMC in Marietta, GA and will work with a homeless ministry in downtown Atlanta. For more information, please email Gabe Barrett at gabe.barrett@mtbethel.org.

Team Openings on Team to Estonia:

Traveling from St. James UMC in Athens, GA to Estonia July 6-19, 2012. 3-4 Team openings in construction on a building at Camp Gideon. Tools will be provided. The cost of the entire trip is estimated at $1900. Contact Dave Himmelsbach dshimmels@charter.net for more information.

 

Team Opening on Team to Hawaii:

Will be leading VBS and working with Wainae UMC in rural Hawaii.  We will also work with homeless in Wainae and Honolulu.  Cost is $1225 per person and dates are August 13 - 20, 2012.  If interested please contact Heather Wilson, Team Leader,  at 818.333.6730 or at umvimwj@hotmail.com.  Young Adults encouraged and partial scholarships available to them.  Open to all....

 

Photo: Homeless in Hawaii often create tent cities on rurual area beaches as they get kicked out of tourist areas.

JOB OPENING IN HAITI

Position open: Haiti Respone Plan Team Coordinator. One-year assignment. Prefer someone with Haiti and UMVIM experience. Position available May 24. For more information, email Mission Volunteers, volunteers@umcmission.org or call 212-870-3825
Susan Meister
US-based Communications & Calendaring Coordinator
haitivolunteers@yahoo.com
Find us on the web at www.umvimhaiti.org

Ministry Opportunity in Alaska

MINISTRY OPPORTUNITY IN ALASKA

The Trapper Creek Lutheran Fellowship of Trapper Creek,
Alaska is seeking qualified applicants willing to spend 3 – 5 months (May –
September) in the beautiful Mat-Su Valley serving as pastor to a warm Lutheran Fellowship
seeking to grow in spirit and in outreach to their community.

We are especially interested in an ordained retired pastor
(and spouse), or trained lay missioners, who could either take up residence in
our church (we have special accommodations for visiting pastors), or who would
like to park their RV next to the church.

The church is surrounded by woods and is delightfully secluded. We will gladly accept applicants from the ELCA Lutheran, USA Presbyterian, United Methodist, or Episcopal denominations.
Responsibilities include the following:

Preaching and worship leadership for our Sunday
services

Pastoral care

Reaching out to folks in Trapper Creek

Involvement in special summer programming to
draw people to the church

Teaching a weekly Bible study for adults

Potential for outreach to seasonal workers in
Denali National Park

Trapper Creek is located on the Parks Highway between Anchorage and Denali National Park.
We are a small fellowship averaging 10 – 25 for Sunday
worship. We are praying for someone to come help us grow during the months of sunshine, fishing, and sightseeing. The schedule will allow for ample time and
opportunity to see a great part of Alaska.

We also have wonderful guides in our congregation that can show you a
part of Alaska not available on the tourist bus.In return for ministry, we are offering a place to stay,friendship, and a $600 monthly stipend. This will be a great way to experience Alaska while
strengthening the ministry of Trapper Creek Lutheran Fellowship.

Please email your interest and questions to the following address:

Rev. Robert Hicks, revrch@gmail.com
All applicants must supply a standard résumé
and letters of recommendation.

Thank you for considering this once in a lifetime
opportunity for ministry and adventure!
Rev. Robert Hicks, Executive
Director, Mat-Su PLUME Outreach

UPCOMING HEALTH/MEDICAL MISSIONS CONSULTATION

The Rx Consultation is set for Highland UMC, Detroit Conference, for May 4-6, 2012 and registration has been opened - see box on the left or click here! Shannon Trilli, head of UMCOR Health and the other workshop leaders are eagerly working on their materials and will bring you an excellent program - geared towards taking medical teams into the world to serve and empower others to serve in turn!

We will present a diverse set of options for medical missions. Please check out the Rx flyer and help spread the word! Another presention by, Judy Bruun (WI) and Jody Pratt (W MI) will be on their "extreme mission" experience, from the Amazon jungle to the city dump of Lima, Peru. It was a contrast in illnesses, nutrition and everyday life of these wonderful and resilient people. Video by Liliana Garcia, team member There will be a workshop and plenary on the Colonias Prject in Pharr, TX whichis located in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, about 6 miles from the Mexican border. Although many folks are bilingual, about 80% of the adults say they do not speak English at all or don't speak it very well. We are in Hidalgo County, the poorest county in the United States and pretty much function on a shoe-string budget most of the time. The Colonia (Rural) project (CBH) is one of three major programs that our project offers to low income families. The other two programs are Project Ignite (ESL, GED, Job Readiness Training, and Small or Home Based Business Start Ups); Cultural Arts and Community Theater.

These two programs are offered in the downtown area of Pharr, although some of our students also come from rural areas to attend the classes. Although we receive a lot of our support from the United Methodist Church, we are also a Community of Shalom--so we partner with other denominations and faiths as well as organizations and community agencies to bring about systemic change in the community and encourage & support personal empowerment for our students so they can break the bonds of poverty, become employable and financially self-sufficient. Elva Michal, Ph. D. (Pharr Literacy Project & Cultural Arts Center)