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STORIES OF IMPACT WORLDWIDE

Children and youth from Terra Nova village in Quéssua, Angola, join in an effort to combat malaria by filling in low-lying areas that collect water where mosquitoes can breed. The campaign was led by Ben Jacob, a professor from the University of South Florida, who served with a Volunteers in Mission team from the Florida Conference of The United Methodist Church.

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At the pantry door, every person has a story

What do Human Relations Day offerings support? Southfield-Hope UMC offers a Closet of Hope Food Pantry to its community that goes beyond charity.

Leaping for joy at what God can do

Helen de Leon Camarce tells the stories of women who found hope, love and safety through the Women’s Livelihood program in Cambodia.

EarthKeepers address environmental and spiritual concerns

Recently commissioned EarthKeepers consider how God calls them to merge care for the physical world with care for people’s spiritual needs.

Training helps Asian young adults to ‘soar high’

Methodist young adults gathered in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, from November 4-8 for the 2024 ASCEND, a global leadership event by Global Ministries and the Board of Higher Education and Ministry.

The calming waterfall

Missionary Temba Nkomozepi describes the sights and sounds of Mujila Falls Agricultural Center in Kanyama, Zambia, where God provides abundant resources.

Migrant protection amid policy uncertainties

As the U.S. faces immigration policy changes, Global Ministries and UMCOR will continue to provide hope and support to those most vulnerable in their journey to safety and opportunity.

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Living and thriving with HIV and AIDS in check 

In Uganda, women living with HIV and AIDS receive support for themselves and their families with a little funding, encouragement and community.
Lulu Ramirez (center) with a Quiche women's cooperative participating in the Guatemalan Methodist Church's microloan program to make traditional cloth for women. (Photo: Courtesy of L. Ramirez)

God had other plans for Tomasa

Lulu Ramirez, a missionary in Guatemala, describes the wonderful way God intervenes in life to rekindle faith, encourage creativity and set people on a new path.

Mission impossible…but for the grace of God

Leslaw Kawalec and his family have recently arrived in Ireland from Poland. At the beginning of his missionary journey, he looks to God to reveal his path.

EarthKeepers to be commissioned for environmental stewardship

67 new Global Ministries EarthKeepers will launch creation care projects in the U.S.

Access to life-giving health care for pregnant moms

Global Mission Fellow Sylvia Night Wesonga offers a reflection on her work as an outreach midwife in remote villages of East Angola.

Filipino United Methodists respond to triple disasters

The Disaster Management Office in Manila began relief operations after major storms brought flooding and caused three oil-carrying vessels to sink.

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