IN OUR WORLD
Special mission empahses for 2011-12:
Nicaragua: Join us on our next trip to El Pairaso in January 2012!
Guatemala: This is DUMC's largest international mission commitment. Trips are planned in March and November of 2012.
Kenya: Choose from among four trips in 2012 to assist with Zoe Ministry.
Doctors for Global Health
P.O. Box 1761
Decatur, GA 30031
404-373-4283
www.dghonline.org
Contact: Clyde Smith
Mission: To improve health and foster other human rights with those most in need by accompanying communities, while educating and inspiring others to action.
Global AIDS Interfaith Alliance (GAIA)
The Presidio of San Francisco
P.O. Box 29110
San Francisco, CA 94129-0110
415-461-7196
www.thegaia.com
Contact: William Rankin
Mission: To respond to the devastating effects of the AIDS epidemic in the African country of Malawi.
Service: Their services include nursing scholarships that grow the country’s capacity to care for its own people; orphan care to children who have lost parents and guardians to the AIDS pandemic, and HIV prevention programs for youth.
Other Information: The $3,600 will support three young women for on full academic year of nursing school supplying them with tuition, books, supplies, a nurse’s watch, stethoscope, uniform, shoes, and a modest living stipend.
Good Samaritan Clinic
Dominican Republic, Central America
P.O. Box 18005
Charlotte, NC 28215
704-487-8591
www.wnccumc.org
Contact: Dr. Mike Barringer
Mission: To provide care to that and surrounding Bayayes where healthcare for the poor is difficult to obtain on a consistent basis.
Service: The clinic provides ongoing year round access to care for acute as well as chronic illnesses with additional medical teams visiting five to six times a year.
Guatemala Mission Team, Central America
19322 River Falls Road
Davidson, NC 28036
704-987-9295
bspencer@davidsonumc.org
Contact: Rev. Berta Spencer
Mission: To build a church in rural Guatemala.
Service: For several years, DUMC has joined with Boone UMC to build the Iglesia Fuente de Vida (Fountain of Life Church) in Chichicastenago, Guatemala. In 2010, it looks like DUMC will take its own team in an effort to continue a five year commitment to work with the people as we build their church together.
Ivory Coast Project
Cote d’Ivoire, West Africa
18328 Turnberry Court
Davidson, NC 28036
704-894-0898
tri-mom@hotmail.com
Contact: Maryline Roux
Mission: To provide assistance to a village in Ivory Coast.
After years of supporting the village of Vieux Badien – the place where our very own Maryline Roux’s family lives to this day – five DUMC members travelled there in October of 2010. We met the people, heard their stories, and walked with Maryline as the village welcomed her back! Our main focus is on healthcare for the village. The clinic stays busy as a birthing center and has precious little medical equipment – not even the basics for OB/GYN or general medical care. In 2011, DUMC will send basic medical instruments to the village. If you wish to support these efforts, make your check payable to DUMC and memo it for "Ivory Coast Mission."
Kenya Orphanage Project
East Africa
P.O. Box 5234
Lake Wylie, SC 28710
803-831-2012
www.kenyaorphanageproject.org
Contact: Monique Boekhout
Mission: To support Jubilee Children’s Center in Nairobi by helping with the construction and development of the orphanage campus, through a long term dedication to support with financial and in-kind giving the operations of the Jubilee Children’s Center and ensuring continuous education for the children and expanding the possibilities for a brighter future for them.
Service: The agency supports the operation of the Jubilee Children’s Center by funding housing, food, a Christian education, medical/dental expenses and a paid staff of 22 including teachers, cooks, housekeepers, security, gardeners and administration.
Lithuania Missions
Eastern Europe
8711 Taunton Drive
Huntersville, NC 28078
704-525-5770
mkessler@laidig.com
Contact: Mark Kessler
Mission: To help finance the ongoing activities as well as work with and train the members of the congregation to be good stewards.
Service: We want to help St. Luke’s become financially self-sufficient over the next five years. We are setting goals and expectations for the St. Luke’s leadership and congregation. It will be important to have regular site visits.
Other Information: This is the only "comprehensive, long-term transitional housing resource for single, unaccompanied women in the Charlotte region;" goal is to open a transitional housing program for homeless families.
Missionaries in China - Curt and Edina Elliott
c/o WEC International
P.O. Box 1707
Ft. Washington, PA 19034
www.wec-usa.org
www.evergreenchina.org
Mission: As China does not allow traditional missionary work, Evergreen members serve in a variety of areas-medicine, agriculture, economic and community development, English teaching, and business consulting.
Service: Curt is a doctor seeing patients in Yangqu County Hospital, a public hospital serving a rural county of 140,000 people, most of whom are peasant farmers. Edina’s primary work is that of a wife and mother of six children, ages 8-21; in addition, she works in various roles for Evergreen.
New Life Homes Trust, Kenya
East Africa
P.O. Box 16778
Golden, CO 80402-6012
425-241-8605
www.newlifehometrust.org
Contact: Ken Jeffcoat
Mission: To rescue orphans and vulnerable children from abandonment, neglect, and the effects of AIDS through the maintenance of homes/rescue centers and medical facilities.
Service: They currently operate five licensed children’s homes in Kenya caring for approximately 160 abandoned babies.
Rainbow Network
3834 South Avenue
Springfield, MO 65807
417-889-8088
www.rainbownetwork.org
Contact: Rev. Jim Oman
Mission: To share the love of Jesus Christ by partnering with Nicaragua’s poorest people in healthcare, education, housing and economic development. Their healthcare clinics provide primary care, medication, dental, optical services and public-health campaigns to the residents of rural Nicaragua. Their Feeding Program provides meals for children, at-risk elderly, pregnant and nursing mothers five to six days a week by offering nutritionally balanced meals. By the end of the Economic Development Program, participants will be educated in commercial enterprises and receive a loan for their own entrepreneurial business. The Educational Program is an ongoing initiative to educate the youth and illiterate adults so that they will be able to provide financially for themselves and their families.
Service: With 95% of the houses being smoked-filled shacks with dirt floors and open cooking fires, the Rainbow Network constructs simple cement block houses with floors, doors and a fuel efficient stove.
Solace for the Children
(Formerly Lake Norman Children’s Relief)
P.O. Box 65
Davidson, NC 28036
704-664-5057
www.solaceforthechildren.org
Contact: Kathy Davis
Mission: An ecumenical mission effort in which children from Afghanistan are selected based on need to come to our area, stay with host families and receive the medical, dental and optical care that they need.
Service: The primary purpose of LNCR is to serve sick children from Afghanistan. Secondarily, but just as important, is the cultural understanding and human connections that grow from this experience as bridges are built across cultures and across Muslim-Christian differences.
Volunteer Needs:
Volunteers can offer much-needed support to our program and host families by:
• Providing financial assistance with travel, visas, insurance and other miscellaneous expenses
• Donating winter clothing (in excellent condition), new underwear, and large, well-used suitcases with wheels
• Supplying welcome bags of toiletries, photo albums and other gifts
• Collecting items for humanitarian aid, such as over-the-counter medical supplies, toothbrushes, etc.
• Organizing recreational outings
• Soliciting donations of tickets, coupons, etc. from local businesses
• Helping with thank you notes for donors
Individuals interested in a higher level of involvement are encouraged to consider hosting a child or starting a branch of Solace for the Children in their town.
UMCOR-Global Relief
475 Riverside Drive, Room 330
New York, NY 10115
Phone 800-554-8583
Email: umcor@gbgm-umc.org
www.umcor.org
Contact: Rev. Jeff Hassel
Mission: To alleviate suffering and construct basic shelter around the world.
Service: This is a fantastic United Methodist Church organization that serves throughout the world serving people in dire need due to war, poor economic situations, and natural disasters.
Other Information: UMCOR relies on our donations to operate and often times partners with UMVIM (United Methodist Volunteer in Mission) teams to make things happen.
Volunteer Needs: Please call and speak with Kirsten.