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The World Convention family offers their sympathy and prayers to former Executive Director Jeff Weston and his family on the recent passing of his Father, Rocky Weston, in in Australia.
Send condolences to
rosemaryandjeff@aol.com
September 19-22 Tropical Storm Ketsana became a typhoon that swept across northern Philippines, central Vietnam and Cambodia causing major flooding and severe damage. Include in the sufering are many of our Stone-Campbell Movement family.
On September 23 an 8.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Samoa resulting in tsunamis battering American Samoa, Western Samoa and Tonga.
On September 24 and 25 earthquakes hit the Indonesian Island of Sumatra.
We pray that God's mighty hand will be seen in healing the hurts in the Pacific area at this time. If the Lord has led you to respond please see the annoucement to the right.
We praise the Lord for World Convention Treasurer Rick Reisinger and congratulate him on recently being named a
Distinguished Alumnus of
Culver-Stockton University.
We offer prayers for God's guidance to Dr. Michael L. Sweeney as he is inaugurated President of Emmanuel School of Religion, Johnson City, TN, on Ocotber 21. Mike formerly sereved as a missionary in Papua New Guinea.
We offer prayer for the Brazilian National Convention that will shortly take place. On the agenda will be discussions planning the 18th Global Gathering in Goiania in 2012!
Please pray for World Convention friends Kiron and Nalini Gaikwad. Kiron recently suffered a heart attack. He is now at his home in India but is still weakened.
We thank God for those faithful friends of this ministry who have become a part of the
Order of 2012.
You may still be a part of this effort by beginning your monthly gifts of $20.12
Your ChristiaNet Editor seeks your prayers for the World Convention Staff in the coming weeks. Joe Keith, husband of Office Coordinator, Julia Keith, will soon be undergoing open heart surgery.
Clint and Adele Holloway will be traveling for two weeks in China to adopt a son,
Jin Taylor Holloway.
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ChristiaNet
Volume 76, October 2009
A Monthly Email Newsletter from World Convention
Connecting everywhere, every day.
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Great Communion Updates
OurMovement's bicentennial observance of Thomas Campbell's Declaration and Address has now drawn to an official close but we still know of events yet to happen! If you have an event yet to occur please let us know and we'll share the word.
We have received fantastic reports of events all across the United States, Australia, Canada, Kenya and more. Several gatherings of a thousand people took place on October 4th. How did you observe Great Communion? What was the impact upon you, your church, your local area? If you have a story to share, we want to hear it! Also, we would appreciate seeing the invitation, bulletin, program or any other material produced in conjunction with your observance. Please send care of Clinton J. Holloway at the address below. |
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Pacific Disasters Appeal from John Gilmore,
Global Missions Partners, Churches of Christ in Australia Dear Friends,
In extraordinary circumstances with three tragedies happening one on top of the other Churches of Christ Overseas Aid (COCOA) has launched the Asia Pacific Emergency Appeal. Attached is some background information and a response form which is also available on the website www.inpartnership.org.au
COCOA invites your support in expressing the grace and compassion of God's love to people facing such difficulties. Please confirm any online donations with an email to info@inpartnership.org.au that this amount is for the Asia Pacific Emergency Appeal.
Yours in Christ,
John Gilmore
Executive Director
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Several U.S. based ministries are also offering support at this time to our brothers and sisters in the Pacific region. Thank you for considering ways you might be called upon to help in the face of crushing circumstances.
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YouTube Interview with President B.J. Mpofu
Craig Brown of our Australian Churches has shared with the global World Convention family a YouTube interview that he recently conducted with World Convention President B.J. Mpofu at his home in Zimbabwe. The exchange deals primarily with the relationship between the Australian and Zimbabwean churches but it will be of interest to many in the global family who share a passion for mission and ministry. To see the nine minute interview go to
The interview can also be found on the World Convention blog.
Churches of Christ in Malawi have recently issued volume number two of their occasional newsletter Friends of CCM (the first issue appeared in November 2006). This eight page missive includes many wonderful reports of the congregations in Malawi begun by our British churches in the early 20th century. Today these congregations number over 60 with a membership of 10,000. To request an electronic copy of this update contact J. Norman Bardsley at jnbard@pacbell.net
48th Asia Mission Forum Held in Beijing
Recently 100 Christians from Churches of Christ in 11 Asian nations met in Beijing to promote reconciliation and forgiveness between the countries.Hosted for the first time in China the event sought to break down the old walls of animosity between the countries and seek forgiveness for past sins commited against one another.
New Stone-Campbell Movement Resource Available A Passion For Christian Unity Essays in Honor of William Tabernee is the title of a new resource edited by John Imber and issued by Christian Board of Publication's Chalice Press, www.chalicepress.com Bill Tabernee is well known to many World Convention friends in the US, Australia and around the world. This festschrift honors him and the exploration of Christian Unity so dear to our global family. Professor Tabbernee, an Australian, recently retired as President of Phillips Theological Seminary in the United States. |
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