Volunteers In Mission -
North Central Jurisdiction
September 30, 2018
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UMVIM-NCJ Social Media
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UMVIM-NCJ is
Advance # 901375
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More photos from the NOMADS gathering
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I spent time with the NOMADS at their annual meeting in Memphis this week. What a beautiful spirit of grace and generosity! Over $45,000 was raised for NOMAD grants from more than 200 attendees. Donations were made in honor or spouses, parents, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. What will you do with your retirement? With NOMADS, you can serve a minimum of three weeks or be a full-timer. Use the skills you have and learn new ways to serve. Thank you, NOMADS, for doing the Jesus thing in the Jesus way. ~tk
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NOMADS board of directors
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"Faith, if not accompanied by action, is dead."
THANK YOU for contributing to
UMVIM-NCJ
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UMVIM Coordinators on the move
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Many thanks to
Alison Curts as she prepares to step into a new chapter with her family. Allison has served in several leadership roles in Indiana, including UMVIM coordinator and Disaster Response Coordinator.
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Discover...Mission: China
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The purpose of
Discover...Mission is to develop United
Methodist young adult leaders while interacting with young adult Christians in cross-cultural settings. Rev. and Mrs. Newhouse have been certified VIM leaders with journeys to Russia, Brazil, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Humboldt Park, Illinois and Kalamazoo, Michigan and one previous journey to China in 2010. Bishop Hee-Soo Jung, current Bishop of the Wisconsin Area and President of the General Board of Global Ministries, has traveled to China on behalf of The United Methodist Church on multiple occasions. In addition to these leaders, Discover...Mission China 2019 will have a bonus leader, Ms Ruhong Liu, a citizen of China and the Asia Regional Coordinator with Global Ministries of The United M
ethodist Church.
Twelve young adults (ag
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reference 18-35) will be selected from US applicants. The early applicant (by December 1, 2018) estimated cost is only $2,650 per person ($3,150 single hotel occupancy) for all North Central Jurisdiction young adults and $3,250 per person ($3,750 for single hotel occupancy) for all other applicants. Discover . . . Mission China 2019 will meet Christian leaders in Shanghai, Nanjing, and Bejing, experience and partner with Amity Foundation Christian services, and work alongside young adults through the YMCA (exact projects not yet determined.) While the focus is learning, spiritual growth, and leadership development alongside Chinese Christians, there will be opportunity to visit recognized national sites like the Great Wall of China, The Forbidden City, and the Summer Palace.
Request an application here.
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Puerto Rico update
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Are you considering leading a team to Puerto Rico for Phase 2 of the response? There's lots to know before you go! Check it out here!
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Maria survivor: 'Thank you for returning my happiness' |
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Planning to serve in 2019?
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Solar Oven Partners has two mission
journeys to Dominican Republic:Jan. 7-16 and March 1-10. Solar ovens save people money on cooking fuel, present a supplemental income opportunity from selling baked goods, protect health by preventing smoke inhalation from cooking over a fire and allowing for water and milk pasteurization without cost and prevent deforestation from the search for cooking fuel. Each day of our two-day workshops, missioners and workshop participants share the food we have cooked together. Ovens are distributed to participants at the end of two-day seminar. Contact
Marj Evans-de-Carpio.
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News from Around the Connection
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class of 2019! Early application deadline: Dec. 3.
Final application deadline: Jan. 7.
Here's the news from missionary John Elmore in Chile.
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Upcoming Trainings
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Click Training Dates in the left sidebar for details, registration, and contact information.
Connecting Neighbors
Care Ministry
ERT Basic and Recertification
UMVIM Team Leader Training
October 11-12, 2019
Trinity UMC
4212 Broadway St
Mount Vernon, IL 62864-2263
UMVIM Team Leader Training
October 29, 2019
Church of the Saviour
2537 Lee Rd.
Cleveland Heights, OH 44118
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Praying for Teams
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Please include these missioners in your prayers as they travel and do the good work with God's people around the world.
TEAMS
Sept 16-Oct 2 DAK team to Zimbabwe
Sept 30-Oct 5 WI team to WI
Oct 6-14 IGR team to Guatemala
Oct 6-14 WO team to TX
Oct 10-18 Ubuntu team to Peru
Oct 15-26 IA team to Palestine
MISSION VOLUNTEERS through Dec, 2019 Janice and John Lage (MN) serving with Salud y Pas, Guatemala Feb. 2018-Oct. 2019 Jane Wise (WO) serving with Kasenga District, Congo Aug -Nov 2018 Margie Miller (IN) serving with Costa Rica Nov 2017-Nov 2018 Emily Padilla serving in Zambia
Team leaders: Be sure to submit the reporting form when you return.
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The UMVIMNCJ coordinator is hired by and works for the North Central Jurisdiction. The agency has a Board of Directors that meets twice a year, has bylaws and is responsive to the needs of United Methodist Volunteers in this Jurisdiction. We thank you for your continued support! Know that support is crucial for the work of this office to continue.
United Methodist Volunteers in Mission North Central Jurisdiction is Advance #901375 of the United Methodist Church and accepts cash, checks, credit cards via PayPal and Online donations directly to the Advance!
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Tammy Kuntz, Coordinator, UMVIM-NCJ
Now you are the body of Christ ~1 Cor. 12:27 Christ has no body now on earth but yours, no hands but yours, no feet but yours, Yours are the eyes through which the compassion of Christ is to look out on a hurting world. Yours are the feet with which he is to go about doing good. Yours are the hands with which he is to bless now. ~Teresa of Avila
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