MISSION OPPORTUNITY IN COLORADO

MISSION OPPORTUNITY IN COLORADO

The Northern Colorado Long Term Recovery Group is looking for UMVIM volunteers who are willing to work at tree removal, road repair, and winter preparations of private residences that were effected by the High Park and Estes Park fires this past summer. They are requesting that a VIM work team be available to work October 25-27. For anyone interested in leading a team for the October date or for a future time, they should contact the following individual:

Nancy Boswell
Christ UMC
301 East Drake Rd.
Fort Collins, CO 80525
970.226.2341

nboswell@q.com

Photo:  High Park fire blazes near homes, courtesy coloradodaily.com.  Fire is out but there is need of repairs.

UMVIM Teams Welcome for Hurricane Isaac Clean-Up

The Louisiana Conference is ready to welcome UMVIM teams to the clean-up from Hurricane Isaac.

Hurricane Isaac arrived on August 29, 2012 on the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. And though Isaac did not bring about the amount of damage caused by Katrina, a reported 178,000 residences around the New Orleans area were hit. Hardest hit are many areas that were not usually in the flood prone areas.

As you know, volunteer teams provide both spiritual and physical support to those who are in need of friends. Volunteers bring the gift of God’s love as they swing hammers, gut homes, hang sheet rock while taking time to talk and laugh and hug those whose lives have been turned upside down. Your help can change lives and show the light of Christ in word and action.

We are currently organizing a team of case managers, a project manager, and a volunteer coordinator to oversee the work of response and repair. Several Early Response Teams have been hard at work following the storm. They will complete their initial response by September 30. The ongoing response phase will begin on October 1, 2012. We are now inviting our UMVIM friends to register to come to the Gulf Coast to help with this ongoing response. Every team must have a trained and certified UMVIM team leader.

Volunteer housing has been organized in five churches in close proximity to the worst hit areas. There will be cots, restrooms, kitchens, showers, and washers and dryers available for visiting groups. The case managers will be identifying those who need help the most, and the project manager will provide the guidance for the work to be done.

Please contact your UMVIM Conference Coordinator and volunteer today to serve on a disaster response team by visiting <http://www.la-umc.org/pages/detail/1761>

 

Photo: courtesy www.toledoblade.com - house flooded in New Orleans after Hurrance Isaac

 

 

HURRICANE ISAAC NEWS; UPCOMING TEAMS FROM CAL-NEV

HURRICANE ISAAC NEWS FROM LOUISIANA VOLUNTEERS IN MISSION

 

Friends, we are very thankful for your messages of support and offers to help through ERT's and long term mission teams in these days after Isaac. We are still in the stages of evaluation and will be better prepared to receive you and make assignments toward the end of the week. It appears that much of the work with be mucking out and helping victims of the disaster to recover from flooding. You will understand that in some places we are still waiting for the flood waters to recede so that more accurate evaluations can be made. We will definitely need your help so please keep us in mind and in prayer. Announcements will be made soon regarding registration of teams and areas of need.

Larry D. Norman

Director LAVIM

 

(photo: flooding in Louisiana courtesy enstarz.com)

UPCOMING TEAMS AND NEWS FROM CAL-NEVADA CONFERENCE

Individual Volunteers Bill Borah of Sacramento – St. Mark’s UMC continues to serve in Haiti.
Viri Batiratu of Centennial UMC serves in Fiji.
Pam Oliver-Lyons of San Jose - Wesley UMC awaits assignment.

North Gold Country Circuit United Methodist Churches Host Team (North San Juan UMC, Downieville UMC & Sierra City UMC)Susan Kopp leads and serves with Danny Kopp, Roberta Foster, Gary Foster and Nita Browning of North San Juan UMC. They welcome teams and individuals of all ages to visit, serve and be a part of the marvelous rebuilding and transformation that is happening through volunteers and the Grace of God. Contact Susan Kopp for more information on how to serve (530) 913-7589 thekopps@sbcglobal.net For general information visit http://www.cnumc.org/vim/detail/39

Los Altos UMC Team to North San Juan UMC – October 6
Hal Taylor of Los Altos UMC, Fred Skeen of Sierra Pines UMC and Danny Kopp of North San Juan UMC will serve and welcome volunteers to join them. Contact Hal Taylor @ 650-967-5531 hitaylor@sbcglobal.net

Hope UMC – South San Francisco Hosts Teams - July 10^th, 2012 & beyond!Dee Anne Paron and members of Hope UMC seek teams to visit their church and serve there for a construction / building rehabilitation project for all areas of congregational life for use in serving community members. Visit http://www.cnumc.org/vim/detail/83 for more details. Contact: Dee Anne Paron @ cell: 650-619-7296 home: 650-589-6555 HopeUMC@hopessf.org or daparon@comcast.net

Richmond – Good Shepherd Team UMC to Japan –August 28 – Sept 8Tak Yamamoto and Janette Yamamoto of Richmond - Good Shepherd UMC lead and serve with Nancy Ardell and Zachary Ardell-Smith of San Leandro First UMC, Patsy Obayashi and Patrick Chow of Palo Alto Aldersgate UMC.You can follow the Team Blog at www.umvimjapan2012.tumblr.com

Los Altos UMC Team to Minot, North Dakota –August 31 – Sept 15Bob Lee and Hal Taylor lead and serve with Carl Clemm and Brent Taylor of Los Altos UMC and Brian Hite.

CARE – A - VANers Team to Shasta Camp – Mt. Shasta, California – September 4 - 12 Rod and Gloria Castor of Sunnyvale - Trinity UMC lead and serve with other CARE – A – VANers.

Livermore – Asbury UMC Team to Tuscaloosa, Alabama – September 22 - 29 Steve Elliott leads and serves with Bob Hoffman, Bill Groth, Roger Everett, Jeff Clark and Dick Crawford of Livermore - Asbury UMC.

Alamo - San Ramon Valley UMC Team to Thomas, Haiti – September 28 – October 6 Warren McGuffin leads and serves with Terry Sherman of Alamo - San Ramon Valley UMC, Sara Glazebrook and Sean Ryan.

South Reno UMC Team to Sylvania, Alabama – September 29 – October 6 Torben Schroder leads and serves with Dawn Pidlypchak, Annie Hodge, Diane Schroder, William Weishuhn, Susan Boon, Mary Ortega, Christian Weishuhn, Marylyn Parmelee, Stan Marshall and Cheryl Eckert of South Reno UMC.

Sacramento – Japanese UMC Team to Japan –August 26 – Sept 7Paul Nakamura leads and serves with Sakiko Yuki, Keiko Kato and Wayne Shimizu of Sacramento - Japanese UMC.

FUTURE TEAMS HAVE OPENINGS; COLORADO WILDFIRE NEWS; UPCOMING TRAININGS

FUTURE TEAMS HAVE OPENINGS

The following teams have openings for you to serve on them.  These teams as well as other future teams can also be found at this website on the "Want to Join a Team/Future Teams" Page.

Wilderness Community United Methodist Church is taking a medical mission team to the Andes Mountains of Peru October 14th to 21st. The team leader is looking for 1-2 physicians to join the team. The cost of the trip is $2000 which covers airfare, lodging, meals and all ground transportation. The team will be leaving from Washington Dullas on October 14th and landing in Lima and then taking an additional flight to Ayacucho Peru on October 15th. The team will conduct 3-4 days of free medical care for the indigenous Quechua Indians of the villages around Ayacucho. Please contact Becky Van Renan for furthur information at sokrmom21@gmail.com

Mission spots are available for a two-week trip to Kericho, Kenya with Dallas First UMC. The approximate cost of the trip is $3000 to $3500 plus vaccinations. The dates of the trip are September 15 to September 29, 2012. Dallas First UMC sponsors a pre-school and feeding center for disadvantaged children in Kericho so the focus of the trip will involve working with the children at the school among other activities. If you are interested, please contact Melette Meloy at mlmeloy@soundsolutionsco.com.

Rice and Beans Ministry Opportunity:

Rice and Beans Ministry in Costa Rica will be trying to feed 15,000 families this Christmas. If your church would like to take on a few families and decorate food bags and cover the cost of food bags ($12/bag) please email Fred Curry, President/Director. They are also in need of individuals and teams in December to help deliver the food bags and pray with the families

 

Photo of Peruvian mother and child courtesy peru.org.

 

 

NEWS ON COLORADO WILDFIRES - HOW TO HELP

 

UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief) is responding to wildfires that have destroyed a growing number of homes and forced thousands of people to evacuate throughout the western US. In Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, and other states, churches are offering immediate care for evacuees even as they gather resources for long-term recovery.

The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) has issued $10,000 emergency grants to the Rocky Mountain, Yellowstone, and New Mexico annual conferences.

In New Mexico, where the Little Bear Fire destroyed or damaged at least 224 homes, the newly formed Little Bear Recovery Team has opened a center at which fire survivors can receive help. Within this ecumenical effort, United Methodists are leading a case management process under which more than 90 cases were opened on behalf of fire survivors as of early July.

Meanwhile, hot spots continue to flare up as record drought lingers over a large portion of the US. “The heat is so intense that the fires literally ignite the inside of the house,” said Knuckey. “It's a profound disaster.” Read more.

Help UMCOR continue to respond to the western US wildfires. Please contribute to US Disaster Response, UMCOR Advance #901670

Photo courtesy www.umcor.org taken by Myranda Hoffman

UPCOMING TRAINING EVENTS

You can find news on upcoming training events also at this website on the "Training Events" Page.

UMVIM Team Leader Training July 22, 2012

Pasadena First United Methodist Church in Pasadena, CA.  For more info please contact Heather Wilson at umvimwj@hotmail.com.

Individual Volunteer Training August 1 - 5, 2012

Salt Lake City, UT/UMCOR Depot West.  Please attend this training if you are interested in serving in mission for 2 months to 3 years.  For more information please contact Malcolm Frazier at mfrazier@umcmission.org

ERT (Early Response Team) Training

Ontario First UMC in Ontario, CA.  Training from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm.  To find our more information and/or to register please contact Becky Ewing at RVEwing@msn.com or 909.391.2461.

Faces of Haiti from Yellowstone UMVIM Team led by Debbie Irby, photos by Bishop Elaine Stanovsky

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.