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| Earthquake in Haiti: The Church Responds |
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| UMCOR position search |
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As sad as it is, a search has begun for a Deputy General Secretary for UMCOR at the General Board of Global Ministries; someone to succeed Sam Dixon. [details] | |
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| Greetings! |
My wife and I took some date time when both of us had to be in Columbus recently. Got lunch, but then later in the afternoon, I thought we needed some dessert. So, what do you do? Type "cheesecake" in your GPS and you will find a "sure-as-shooting" good match. It turned out to be a pretty interesting experience. If it wasn't for the GPS we would have never found it! [more]
(Click on the link to read more of Miami Valley District Superintendent Chris Heckaman's latest eCOURAGEment "Let Them Eat Cheesecake" ) |
| Mission agency prays for missing students in Haiti |
 The United Methodist Board of Global Ministries is awaiting word on the safety of scholarship students who were in the Haitian capital when the earthquake struck. E-mail messages indicated that three of six students who receive scholarships from the mission agency were safe and another student was out of the country when the quake hit. Jose-Asnia Deriveau and Jules Daniel Josee (above) survived; the universities in Haiti where they studied have been largely destroyed. [more] |
| Black student leaders hopeful for Haiti's recovery |
 If New Orleans can recover from Hurricane Katrina, there is hope the people of Haiti will find new life after the massive earthquake that struck January 12. "I feel hope for those people," said Charlie Coleman, a student leader at Dillard University in New Orleans. "I'm impressed with the response," said Courtneika Hudson, a senior at Paine College in Augusta, Ga. These young leaders were happy to see communities coming together to support the people of Haiti in their immediate recovery, especially seeing the success of social networking efforts reaching young audiences. [more] | |
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| Full circle - connecting around Haiti and back |
 Through the efforts of the West Ohio Disaster Response team, volunteer drivers have been secured to transport collected health kits from various central Ohio drop-off locations to Shawnee UMC in Lima.
When Roger Evans recently volunteered to be a driver to pick up health kits being assembled for the Haiti relief effort, little did he realize that his offer would be such a blessing from God. [more] |
| Want to volunteer in Haiti? Want to lead a VIM team? |
Because of the magnitude of the disaster in Haiti, UMCOR along with United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) have instituted a National Database for Volunteers wishing to go to Haiti when we are invited. Collected information will be shared with jurisdictional and annual conference VIM leaders to assist in planning and coordinating teams. Register here.
Medical specialists are the first category of volunteers needed to assist earthquake survivors in Haiti. [more]
Volunteer in Mission Team Leader Training specifically for Haiti will be held Saturday, February 27 from 9:30 - 2:30 at the West Ohio Conference Center. Dee Stickley-Miner along with staff from International Child Care/Grace Children's Hospital will provide the training. We hope to do some initial planning for the kind of teams needed to help rebuild the hospital and other facilities. Register here. |
| Grace Hospital is home to children abandoned by quake |
 The doctors and staff at Grace Children's Hospital are caring for 10 to 15 children since the January 12 earthquake. They are the "abandoned" ones - children who were in the hospital when the disaster struck, or lost ones found alone and brought there. Grace Hospital has a long history of caring for children and is supported by many West Ohio UM churches. It was built in 1967 by a United Methodist couple from the U.S. as a center for children with tuberculosis. [more] |
| Otterbein College appoints new board members |
The Otterbein College Board of Trustees appointed three new trustees on January 19, 2010. The new trustees are Cheryl Herbert, president of Dublin Methodist Hospital (part of the OhioHealth system); Alec Wightman, partner in the law firm of Baker Hostetler; and Larry Brown (left) ordained minister and member of the West Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church. Brown currently serves Powell United Methodist Church. [more] |
| The 'theology' of 'Avatar' |
 Cloning, military aggression, adoring worship among plot devices
By the Dr. Rev. Jack Copas
James Cameron's space epic contains lessons for anyone claiming a Christian heritage. As Christians we are called to turn our swords into plowshares and study war no more. "Avatar" should prompt us to question how we live with ourselves when we are confronted with being the aggressors, fomenting war for scurrilous purposes. [more] |
| New dates of note |
February 7...Human Trafficking, Messiah UMC, Westerville; a forum to discuss ways we can help educate, eradicate this problem and empower victims of human trafficking.
February 9-11...Keys to Leading in Our Shifting Culture, AZ; interact with other church leaders from across the country, discussing and networking solutions and directions for the future of the church; half-price scholarships available..
February 28-March 3... Young Clergy Leadership Forum, Washington, DC; 6th annual event to familiarize clergy, ages 35 and under, with United Methodist Social Principles and legislative advocacy priorities. | |
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