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 Back from Sudan
As government turmoil intensifies in Sudan, two more Holston teams are able to fulfill their missions and return home safely. But not without trauma.
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Reading List
We asked these participants on the mission trip to Sudan, "What book is lying beneath your mosquito net?" |
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Fire at Emory UMC
A Sunday morning fire on
Emory & Henry campus is investigated as a case of arson. (Kingsport Times News)
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Abingdon church opens clinic
As the economy bears down, Pleasant View UMC joins with the community to provide free medical care. (Southwest Virginia Today)
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Sofa, so good
A furniture ministry developed by a Kingsport church is featured in a new video. (UMTV.org)
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 Greatest Hits
Here's what you liked: The top three links in the previous edition of The Call 2.
- 1 - Preachers reveal their nighttime reading (630)
- 2 - Real-life lessons from Convocation (553)
- 3 - Convo photo gallery: Was your pastor there? (321)
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Holston.org Picks
- Do this by April 1, save $15: Register your child for a Holston summer camp by the early-bird deadline! Go online or call 1-423-99929-9037 ext. 235 or ext. 236 during business hours.
- Called to serve when disaster strikes? Early Response Team (ERT) training is scheduled May 2 in Athens, Tenn. Learn more.
- Great evangelists: Know any? Denman Award nominations are due April 30.
- Friends of Estonia: Holston will host the 2009 F.O.E. Conference and Bishop James Swanson will speak at the April 23-25 event in Sevierville, Tenn.
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UMC.org Picks
- The next big UM welcoming project: "Rethink Church" is an evolution of the "Open hearts, open minds, open doors" campaign. Pastors will receive a free DVD by postal mail from UM Communications. In the meantime, visit this resource-packed site.
- Holy Week is a month away. Download devotionals, prayers, liturgies, lectionary, and preaching helps from UMC.org.
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Opportunities
- Money for senior ministry: Applications for Loving grants are due April 30.
- Money for strategic ministry: Applications for Redwine grants are due April 30.
- Summer/fall missions: Mountain T.O.P. is an interdenominational ministry dedicated to rural home repair in the Cumberland Mountains. For available dates for youth or adults, write [email protected].
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