Stories
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May 13, 2021
Couple “sows the word” with their service and garden
Mission volunteers Lyn and Gene Saltzman are putting their deep knowledge of farming to use in Tennessee, planting and harvesting produce for four counties served by Reelfoot Rural Ministries.
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May 6, 2021
Displaced families in Yemen receive hope in UMCOR packages
After six years of civil war with no end in sight, thousands of Yemeni families are caught in what the United Nations describes as the worst humanitarian crisis in the world today.
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May 5, 2021
We learned to love our neighbors
Better crops, more income to send children to school, better health – out of all the outcomes beneficiaries of the CHAD program in Cambodia receive, they rate learning to love their neighbors as number one.
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April 23, 2021
Still thanking God for Imagine No Malaria
The Imagine No Malaria program partners with United Methodist health ministries in some of the most affected and least resourced populations on earth to stop this parasitic disease from claiming more human life.
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April 21, 2021
Young Ghanaian focuses on community transformation
Through Asian Rural Institute experience, Joshua Nii Ofori Suttah learns about agriculture, livestock, leadership – and himself.
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April 14, 2021
Defending human rights and building the kindom of God
Evangelization at its core is about communicating the gospel. See how this ecumenical organization in Colombia trains communities in communication and builds the “kindom,” a kinship of God with all God’s people.
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March 30, 2021
Discerning direction in a new mission age
An overview of the major decisions on funding and new directions in mission programming from Global Ministries’ Board of Directors Meeting, held virtually, March 24-26
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March 26, 2021
Mustard Seed Migration Grants
Every day, thousands of people flee their homes in search of a better life for their families. Global Ministries and the United Methodist Committee on…
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March 18, 2021
Water and sanitation for all
UMCOR and Global Health strive to connect more communities with access to clean water and healthy sanitation facilities around the world.
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March 15, 2021
Called for mission service in the United States
Church and Community Worker, Katie Peterson, manages a “Mission Barn” and enjoys seeing God’s diverse family working together.
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March 12, 2021
Hurricane Sally response highlights the UMCOR difference
In its initial and continued response to the September 2020 Gulf Coast hurricane, UMCOR exhibits the power of meaningful recovery to areas suffering the brunt of repeated disasters.
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March 8, 2021
Visit the young, vibrant Methodist community in Cambodia
Experience the Methodist Church in Cambodia, which became a denomination in 2018, and see how God’s mission is alive in their country and culture.