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Celebrating the Life of R. Bruce Weaver
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Remembering Bruce Weaver, a pioneer in the United Methodist Russia Initiative.
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After World War II, the Methodist Board of Missions began rebuilding its global missionary presence. The Central Jurisdiction and historic African Ame ...
Nevalda’s story
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Missionary Elizabeth McCormick shares this short story of Nevalda, a young girl she met in Mozambique who has struggled with mobility issues throughou ...
Meeting health needs in Mozambique
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Chicuque Rural Hospital in Maxixe, Mozambique, faced difficult challenges after Cyclone Dineo rolled through in 2016. Today, with help from United Met ...
Missionaries Share Joys of Serving in Africa
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Feb
2019
Gathering brings together more than 50 missionaries to share their experiences and learn from counterparts serving in different countries.
Bo hospital reaches out to Sierra Leone's poorest
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Feb
2019
United Methodist Mercy Hospital’s outreach program is transforming lives in Sierra Leone.
United Methodist hospital gets lifesaving surgical wing
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With the addition of a new surgical center, pregnant women who come to United Methodist Mercy Hospital to deliver their babies will no longer have to ...
Baby by baby – Preventing malnutrition in the DRC
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How will the Abundant Health Initiative reach 1 million children with life-saving interventions? Baby by baby, child by child: each intervention is a ...
In Focus: Global Health
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Feb
2019
In focus for the month of February is the work of Global Health. Executive director Olusimbo Ige shares how Global Ministries seeks wholeness in mind, ...
MANA: “power” for Pacific Islander young adults
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Jan
2019
Ainise Isama’u, a young adult Pacific Islander from California, describes the ways that God used the Pacific Islander young adult leadership event, ca ...
Living the gospel in the world
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Jan
2019
Global Ministries’ Central African Republic Mission Initiative focuses on a three-year plan to increase its membership and deepen the understanding an ...
‘Multiplying the Loaves’ summit to highlight Africa’s agricultural sustainability
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Jan
2019
January 13-16 event in Johannesburg puts biblical story of feeding the 5,000 into modern context.
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