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Meeting in Nairobi, the joint boards of directors of Global Ministries and Higher Education and Ministry celebrate 17 new missionaries in placements that circle the globe.

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In the wake of severe floods in the Masai and Morogoro districts, UMCOR's $50,000 grant has provided vital food and supplies to hundreds of families. Rev. Idda John Ngowi praised the aid for boosting community morale.
With support from the Yambasu Agriculture Initiative, two greenhouses at Zimbabwe’s Hanwa Mission are helping to fight climate change and grow education at the mission’s schools.
In 2020, the Abundant Health Initiative hit its goal of reaching 1 million women and children. The church’s work continued, and today, the lives of more than 5 million women and children have been positively impacted with health interventions.
Edmond Makowa, agriculture missionary assigned to the East Congo Episcopal Area, integrates asset-based community development in all aspects of his work.
The church in Eastern and Southern Congo ran awareness campaigns on conflict and violence before, during and after the country’s recent elections with the help of funding from UMCOR.
A Christian school, a church, a preschool and a mission center, all built during COVID-19 shut-downs, thrive today in Tanzania.
The East Congo United Methodist Health Board responds to a resurgence of measles with Global Health support, launching a pilot initiative for interventions.
Through Global Ministries’ focus on global health, the UMC cared for more than 2,300 malnourished children, including 771 with acute malnutrition, in eastern Congo in 2023.

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