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New Series Vol. LXX , No .3; Whole Series Vol.C , No.I New World Outlook NEW WORLD OUTLOOK JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010

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Cover Photo: Then and Now-left: a child 1n Lahore, India, receives emergency food from churches in Europe and the Uni ted States, circa the 1940s, when MCOR fi rst got started; right: a young member of the United Methodist Church 1n Cote d' Ivoire receives bread during an UMCOR visit. Photos· World Outlook archives and M1cl1elle Scott. NEW WORLD OUTLOO K • JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010 3

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6 THE WORLD MISSIONARY CONFERENCE AT EDINBURGH, 1910 by Christie R. House 11 125 YEARS OF CHURCH AND COMMUNITY MINISTRIES by Mariellyn Dunlap 14 UMCOR: 70 YEARS OF HOPE by Melissa Hinnen 18 125 YEARS OF METHODISM ON THE MALAY PENINSULA by Christie R. House, Earnest Lau, and the Malaysian Methodist Church 24 NEW WORLD OUTLOOK ANNOUNCES A NEW WEBSITE 26 THE SISTERHOOD OF DEACONESSES IN THE METHODIST TRADITION OF GERMANY by Sisters Elisabeth Dreckhoff and Roswitha Muller 30 BALTIC METHODIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY MARKS ANNIVERSARY WITH A NEW PRESIDENT by 01/as Tank/er and Christie R. House 34 NASHVILLE TO MALAWI: AN EXPANDING MISSION PARTNERSHIP by Elliott Wright 37 A NEW MODEL FOR CHURCH PLANTING by Morais Quissico

DEPARTmEnTS 4 Anniversaries and Active Ministries by Christie R. House 5 Letters From Readers 38 Index 2009 42 Mission Memo 43 Bulletin Inserts on Mission Bulletin inserts can be clipped out of the magazine, copied back-to-back, folded, and slipped into the Sunday bulletin.

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n this issue, New World Outlook looks at some significant mission anni­ versaries . There are many, many more that could have been covered, of Icourse, as many of the mission churches founded a century or more ago are still going strong 100 years later. Generally missionaries planted church­ es, built schools and health institutions, and trained students from the mis­ sion localities so that the mission churches were turned over to local church leaders over time. September-October issue, 2009 It is important for the US church to remember its mission pioneers. Mem­ Reader's Survey bers of the present-day churches founded by those missionaries remember and honor their founders much better than we do. Those names are as fa­ D ear Editor: miliar to them as John Wesley is to American and British Methodists. They Th is is a quick note to say how cannot understand our lack of knowledge and interest in our own history that much my husband and I have en­ has become entwined with theirs. joyed New World Outlook over the My church recently received the sad news that one of our members, course of many, many years . I start­ Patricia Rothrock, a former Women's Division missionary to Zaire (now the ed using it back in the early 1970s D.R. Congo) and a long-time staff member of Global Ministries' World Divi­ when I was the vice president of a sion, had died . She was in her 80s and had moved down to Brooks-Howell very large United Methodist Wom­ Home in Asheville, North Carolina, a few years ago. Our church members en's group and also the co-chair of remembered her fondly. But a colleague here at work, Esperance Kayombo, a mission committee. Since that had kn own Rothrock in the D. R. Congo and had grown up with "Momma time, and during the span of vari­ Pat " as a missionary friend . Kayombo was devastated. A flood of memo­ ous. "job capacities" in both local ries came back to her concerning Rothrock's role in the development of her and conference organizations, New church . "Momma Pat was everywhere. She helped all the Congo confer­ World Outlook and Response have ences, " Kayombo reminisced. "When Momma Pat arrived, then we knew been excellent mainstays to keep that all would be in order in the church. She was a great and faithful lady." not only me, but many others, well­ To all the great and faithful men and women who have served The United informed. Methodist Church and its family of predecessors in mission, we give thanks. The articles have been timely To God who called them, sustained them, and encouraged them to "work and well-written. They have pro­ themselves out of a job," we give thanks. To Christ Jesus who accompanied vided lots of information that help them, inspired them, and rooted the Gospel in new lands to raise up new us to recognize the many oppor­ Christian leaders, we give thanks. Happy Anniversaries! tunities in which God is offering chances to learn about mission Christie R. House and to act, in response. with grati­ tude. Note: If you see yourself or someone you know in any of the older photos, I'm one of those who would or if you have information about the photograph that is not contained in its rather have a hard copy of nearly caption, please contact the editor, Christie R. House. We will make sure the anything-the Kindle 2 doesn't ex­ information is included in the digital file of the photograph for its next appear­ cite me in the least. I'm not a rea I ance. (And we may run the correction in the next letters page .) page-turner (pun intended). All of a sudden our world has found it opportune to belatedly hop on NEW WORLD OUTLOOK • JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010 5

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the "green train " and try to do away letters and communications that last for Global Ministries. Goodw in iden ti­ with many things that aren't techno­ week, when I got the notice to renew fies the photo as Clergy and Laymen geek. This is not for me. Some things that subscription, I decided not again . Con ce rned About the Wa r in Vietnam need to be held in one's hands and This morning I spent time reading the (CALCAV). Feb 6, 1968, Arlington savored and enjoyed. My own " note­ last two issues, which were good. I Cemetery: The Rev. Aill in g, Rev. Dr. book" does not give me that special was happy to complete the survey. Martin Luther King , Jr., Rev. Ralph feeling. I receive nearly 25 periodicals I want to recommend a web David Abernathy, an unidentified man and treasure reading each one-just site for you to check, out: partia lly hidden, Rabb i David Eisend­ don't like sitting endlessly before www.sa ma rita nspu rse .com rath , and Rabbi Ab raham Heschel. my monitor ingesting a constant in­ I believe their 12-page gift catalog formation stream. In short, this old Christmas 2009 is one of the best, missionary lady is making a case for most concise appeals I have ever NWO to remain as good as it is in a seen : picture, story, and affordable non-electronic version . amount on each page. It reminded Julia M . Cryrus me of a Heifer Project catalog from Jacksonville, Florida a few years back, but much more defined. There are many places with needs, D ear Editor: and many very worthwhile stories to So often I carry the New World Outlook November-December 2009 tell. For me, brevity, a picture, clear w ith me to the hairdresser; it's difficult cause, and amount requested help " Saving Lives in th e Democratic Repub­ to put it aside when I start reading it. me make donation decisions . Since lic of the Congo," author Da rla Rowley Loretta Roberson both my husband and I retired, we should have been identified as follows: Lewisburg, Pennsylvania ma ke decisions yea rly. Darla Row ley served three mission­ ary assignments in Africa, along with Judy Witt her husband, the Rev. Glenn Row ley. D ear Editor: Scottsdale, Arizona Sh e w as part of the Senegal Initiative Christie, enclosed you will find my in Da kar to establish a United Meth­ survey. I have loved both Response CORRECTIONS odist presence there and also served & New World Outlook when I was a September-October 2009 two terms in Mozambique in commu­ CEO UMW officer. In "Ken Thompson Rediscovered," nity-based health-ca re education . Darla This past year I was so overloaded by Chris Heckert and Klay S. Wil­ most recently served as the UMCOR with all the United Methodist online liams, we misidentified the photo Health Executive Secretary of Program messages from UMCOR, The Ad­ on page 18. It was ta ken by John C. Implementation an d Evaluation for vance, and general missionary news Goodwin, former staff photographer Central Africa. THE WORLD MISSIONARY CONFERENCE AT EDINBURGH, 1910

by Christie R. House

The World Missionary Conference, Edinburgh, 1910, has passed into Christian legend. It was a landmark in the

history of mission; the starting point of the modern theology of mission; the high point of the Western missionary

movement and the point from which it declined; the launch pad of the modern ecumenical movement; the point

at which Christians first began to glimpse something of what a world church would look like.

-Andrew F. Walls, The Cross-Cultural Process in Christian History, Orbis Books, 2002 .

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This year, the Protestant Christian THOSE WHO CAME church marks the 1OOth anniversary The name "World Missionary Con­ of an extraordinary conference that ference " may seem a bit mislead ing took place in Edinburgh, Scotland, today, as the Roman Catholic Church from June 14 to 23, 1910. "The World and the Orthodox communions were Missionary Conferen~e to Consider not an official part of it. Instead, it Missionary Problems in Relation to was entirely a Protestant gathering, the Non-Christian World," its full title, though some Catholic officials did was quickly and thankfully shortened attend as visitors, according to the to "The World Missionary Confer­ June 1910 New York Times. Still, the ence." It was held in the Assembly composi ~i on of both its delegates Hall of the Church of Scotland (the and its visiting participants made the 1900 union of the United Free Church World Missionary Conference unique and the United Presbyterian Church) . when compared to its predecessors. Th is hall seats about 8,000 and today It tried to mirror the world it convened also serves as a debating chamber for to discuss. This is not to say that the John R. Mott in later years. the Scottish Parliament. countries or even the churches of the The World Missionary Confer­ world were equally repre sented at the ence captivated and energized those conference. Rather, the missionary­ some delegates were present from who attended it. Because of its long­ sending agencies were represented South American missionary soci eties. reaching effects on the Christian according to the number of their mis­ Not a single African representative world, celebrations commemorating sionaries and the amount of financial was present at the conference. it will be held throughout 2010. Once resources they contributed to the Women actually made up 200 of again, many different Christian tradi­ worldwide missionary movement. the 1,200 delegates, but they w ere tions will consider the same kinds of In 1910 this meant that, of the seldom mentioned in reports from mission issues that defined the con­ 1,200 official delegates sent by the conference. Despite the fact ference of 1910. church bodies as representatives that many of the missionary-sending The Edinburgh conference was not at the conference, 500 were from agencies w ere women's societies, the first world missionary conference the United States and another 500 women at the conference gener­ or even the largest missionary confer­ were from Great Britain . European ally sat in the gallery halls above the ence the world had seen. It was real­ countries other than Britain sent 170 proceedings, according to Charl es ly the third in a series. The Centenary delegates to the conference. Twenty­ Clayton Morrison, editor of the Chris­ Conference, held in 1888, took place si x delegates came from "the colo­ tian Century in 1910. in Exeter Hall, London, and was, by nies," meaning Australia, New Zealand, Also remarkable was the fa ct that most accounts, the largest of the and South Africa. Four delegates and so many Anglican mission societies three. In 1900, the Ecumenical a larger contingent of participants took part in the 1910 conference. Conference, another large gather­ came from the "new churches " of They had not attended the previous ing of Christians, convened in New Asia-Burma, Ceylon, China, India, two. Thei r presence was probably the York. In this case, " ecumenical" Japan, and Korea. result of consummate diplomacy on referred more to its organizers' in­ One missionary region was miss­ the part of two key organizers of the tention to evangelize all the world ing from the conference altogether. conference, J. H. Oldham, the confer­ than to the ma ke-up of the Chris­ Among Protestants there was much ence secretary, and John R. Mott, a tian churches involved. contention as to whether Latin Amer­ Methodist layman who w as unani­ What was it that made the ica was "Christian ized " or " Non­ mously elected as the conference Edinburgh conference stand out Christianized, " because the major chair. Both men w ere associated with in 1910? Christian missionary work in Latin the Student Volunteer · Movement. American was conducted by the Cath­ Oldham, a layman in his mid-thirties Coverage of the Edinburgh World olic Church. Because no consensus from the Scottish United Free Ch urch, Missionary Conference in th e Chris­ tian Advocate, July 14, 1910. Photo: could be reached on this question, it had served several yea rs in India as General Comm1ss1on Archives and History. was quietly left off the agenda. Yet, a YMCA missionary. He became 8 NEW WORLD OUTLOOK • JANUARY/FE BR UARY 2010

secretary when two elder Scotsmen Every delegate is already an ardent study of the missionary problems of were unable to take the post-one missionary beli ever." It was not the world." It was firmly held that, if fell ill , and the other took another job. the sort of missionary conference the problems could be studied and if Many visitors and participants be­ in w hich t hrong s of people came to the accumulated knowledge of many yond the 1,200 delegates attended hear great mis sionary addresses. In different Christian mission agencies the conference. The Assembly Hall , fact, M ott, w ho as chair presided over could be applied to the problems, seating 8,000, was not large enough all proceedings, held every speaker then the obstacles to mission should to hold all the participants. Thus two to just seven minutes. There really be overcome. additional halls, each seating 4,000 wasn't time for speakers to sermon­ The w ork of the conference was more, were used in addition to the ize within those restrictions. divided into eight major topics, which main hall. The guest list was a who's By all accounts, there was a re­ were turned over to commissions for who of world Christian leaders. Those markable at mosphere about the discussion. Each of the eight com­ who attended seemed in awe of be­ meeting. " Everyone feels the pres­ missions w as international in compo­ ing in the presence of so many great ence in t he conference of a power sition, and each was to have women church leaders all in the same place at not ourselves, deeper than our own as members- though, in actuality, the same time. devices, which is making for a triu m­ w omen's participation was quite low phant advance of Ch ri stiani ty ab road," and only six of the eight commissions CONSULTATION, NOT EDUCATION Morrison wrote. " And not less are had any women at all. These commis­ Charles Clayton Morrison, who pub­ the delegates t hril led by the sense si ons began meeting two years in ad­ lished an account of the Edinburgh t hat t he conference foreshadow s vance of the 1910 conference. They conference in the July 7, 191 0, Chris­ a new era for t he church at home." produced position papers and reports tian Century, was careful to remind Those who atten ded, ·who had been that w ere published by the confer­ his readers: " This meeting in Edin­ about their busin ess of running sepa­ ence and distributed ahead of time. burgh is a gathering of missionary ra te missions out of separate soci­ All of this w as happening at a time specialists, in the main, who come et ies an d denominations, ga ined an before many of the communication together to exchange views on the overwhelming sense of common advancements of the 20th century ways an d means of executing the purpose-a tantalizing ta ste of w hat ha d become available. Telephones Lord's command to preach the gospel the Christian ch urch coul d be. were on the scene by then, but inter­ to t he whole creation. The mission­ Mott sa id in his closing address national calls were neither simple nor ary conscience is assumed here. The t hat t he conference w as " the first reliable. Th e oceans w ere crossed church's duty is ta ken for granted . attempt at a systemic and careful only by ships, for few er than seven years had passed since the Wright brothers' first fl ights in heavier-than­ Commissions of the air conveyan ces, and Trans-Atlantic World Missionary Conference, 1910 fl ights lay in the future. Most com­ munication w as done by letters sent The eig ht commissions generated a large body of wo rk, with reports and opinions through the mail. gathered from many countries of Eu rope, su b-S aharan Afri ca. North Africa and the It is not possible in this article to Middle East. India. China, Ru ssia , the Ca ribbea n, Greenland. North America . an d So uth delve into the findings of ea ch of the Am erica. John R. Mott chai red Commi ss ion I. commissions or t he contents of the many papers and reports sent in from Commission I: Carrying the Gos pel to All th e Non -Chri stian World missionaries and indigenous church Commission II: The Church in th e Miss ion Fi eld and Its Workers leaders arou nd the world. Nine Commission Ill: Education in Relati on to Non-Christian Religion s volumes of w ork w ere collected and Commission W The Missionary Message in Relation to non-Christi an Religion s ca talogued at the tim e, and many Commission V-The Preparation of Missionaries books about the conference have Commission VI: The Home Base of Missions been published since. Union Se mi­ Commission VII: Missions and Governm ents na ry in New York City has 33 boxe s Commission VIII: Cooperation and the Pro motion of Un ity of materials re lated to the World M is­ sionary Conference in its holdings.

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to sit down without deploring our divisions. Th e missionaries are liter­ ally plaintive in their appeal that the church of Ch rist reestablish her long lost unity." (Christian Century Foun­ dation, from the July 7, 1910, Chris­ tian Century) Just four years later, World War I erupted across Europe and the church­ es of various European countries that had met together and pledged to work for unity were divided by their governments and pitted against one anothe r as mortal enemies. As An­ The Synod Hall, drew Walls comments in the opening Edinburgh Scotland, 7910, w here many of quote of this article, th e conference the proceedings was both "the high point of the West­ took place. ern missionary movement an d the point from w hich it decli ned." Yet the ENERGIZING A GENERATION Christianity's better tenets for their vision for Christian unity was not lost. A sense of the energy swirling around wea ker ones." Finally, Olcott was At another world church con­ the conference can be ga ined from impressed w ith the need to "give ference held in reading reports of those who attend­ independence as soon as possible ed it. E.E. Olcott. president of the to Christian churches founded in a Hudson River Day Line, attended the foreign land, encouraging them to conference as a delegate for the Re­ stand upon their own feet and go formed Church of America. He was forward with the w ork on which identified by the New York Times as the parent churches have sta rt- the first delegate to return to the Unit­ ed them." In a nutshell, the ed States from the conference, and a conference planted the seeds Times reporter was at the sh ip dock of a mission revolution . to meet him. His story, from the Ne w In his account of the con­ York Times archive, ran in the June ference, Charles Clayton 27, 1910, edition. Morrison told Christian "All of these representatives of Century readers : "The all Christian denominations were in theme of Christian unity Ed inburgh to bring what information is running through the they had about missionary work and whole conference like to carry away all they could get there. a subterranean stream. And we got a treasure of informa­ It breaks through the tion," said Olcott. He describes what ground of any subject he came away with. First. there was the conference may a need for cooperation among differ­ be considering, and ent churches, so that "a Baptist, for bubbles on the sur­ instance, shall not duplicate the work face for a time. It is of a Methodist on the same ground." almost the excep­ Second came the need to recognize tion for a speaker the good in other religions and in the philosophies of the people to be evan­ gelized . "Take all the good that [isl in Photo: General Comm1ss1on them," said Olcott, "and substitute Archives and History. 10 NEW WORLD OUTLOOK • JANUARY/FEBRUARY 20 10

Amsterdam in 1948, the W orld Coun­ sion and post-modernity; 4. Mission ci l of Churches (W CC) was born . Many and pow er; 5. Forms of missionary feel the wee was a direct descendent engagement; 6. Theological educa­ I of the conference at Edinburgh. t ion and formation; 7. Christian com­ m unities in contemporary contexts; EDINBURGH 2010 8. Mission and unity-ecclesiology Plans have been under way and new and mission; and 9. Mission spiritual­ commissions have been formed for ity and authentic discipleship. In ad­ t he 1OOth ann iversary of the W orld dition, there are transversal themes M issionary Conference. Since 2005, bei ng considered for study, those that an international group has worked to "cut across" and interact w ith the develop the project known as " Ed­ foundational themes. Included among inburgh 2010 " It is ba sed at New these are w omen and mission, youth, Col lege and the Church of Scotland the Bible, w orld view s, and ecological offices in Ed inburgh , Scotland, and perspectives on mission. headed by an international di rector, Both the Study Process Monitoring Dr. Daryl Ba lia . Group and the sta keholders of Edin­ Celebrations for the anniversary burgh 2010 committed themselves to w ill be held regionally so that distance appoint 60 percent of the delegates The first session of the General Assembly of the Wo rld Council of Churches, and t ravel w ill not be an obstacle for from the gl obal South, w ith 50 per­ Amsterdam, 1948. worldw id e participation . A conference cent of all delegates being women w ill be held in Edinburgh from June 2 and 20 percent being under the age is no application procedure. However, to 6, 2010, but it w ill be for 250 mis­ of 30. By implementing this policy, Edinburgh 2010 invites visitors to reg­ sion leaders invited as delegates from the General Council w anted to ensure ister for the Sunday celebrations in Ed­ all over the w orld . that the World Church is represented inburgh to be held on June 6, 2010. A global study process has been in properly. progress over the last couple of years . Attendance at the Edinburgh 2010 RETHINKING MISSION The nine main study themes are: 1. conference will be by invitation only, As part of the general celebrations Foundations for mission; 2. Christian through churches, church organiza­ commemorating the Edinburgh World mission among other faiths; 3. Mis- tions and church institutions. There Missiona Conference of 1910, ac­ tive and retired United Methodist missionaries are planning a confer­ ence at the Scarritt-Bennett Center in Resources for the 1OOth Anniversary of Nashville, Tennessee, from October the Edinburgh Conference 15to 17, 2010. Entitled "Rethink Mis­ The fo llowing books were used as source material for this article: sion: Reflection and Action from Ed­ inburgh 1910-2010: Mission Engage­ The Cross-Cultural Process in Christian History, by An drew F. Wall s, ment Past, Present, and Future," this Orbi s Books : Maryknoll , NY, 200 2. conference is open to all. The World Missionary Conference: Edinburgh, 1910, by Bri an Stan ley, In addition, the new mission study Wm . B. Eerdm ans Publi shi ng Co .: Grand Rap ids, Ml , 2009 for this year for the Schools of Chris­ tian M ission is on a closely related For information on Edinburgh 2010: http://www.ed inbu rg h20 10.org theme: "Joy to the World: Mission in the Age of Global Christianity." New Wo rld Council of Churches: http://www.o iko umene .org World Outlook will be returning to the theme for more coverage in its mis­ For the "Rethin k Missi on " Event: sion study issue of May-June 2010. For in forma tio n norm a.keh rberg @gmai l. co m (Coordinator) For registration: rl vree land@sbcgl obal.n et (Regi strar) Christie R. House is the editor of New World Outlook.

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A LIVING LEGACY Today there are 49 Church and CHANGE OF HEART Community Workers serving US Mary Longstreth, communities from Alaska to Florida . Fa ith in Community Ministry: Indianapolis, Indiana Their mission is to take the church into the community and bring the Dane , a university professor of economics, was skepti­ community into the church . The cal when he heard that a Faith Care Team (FCT) might focus from the start was on justice form in his congregation. While walking to the first ministries- on working with the team orientation, he muttered under his breath : "I 'm poor, oppressed, and marginalized, here just to find out what they're saying . Ex-cons only want to rip off people." notably in the Appalachian region . Faith Care Teams, part of the Faith in Community Ministry, are formed by si x to While the ini tial work was rural, the eight volunteers who assist people reentering society after serving prison sen­ scope broadened over the years to tences. Dane surprised himself by continuing to attend team meetings and, include residents of inner cities­ then, by agreeing to join. African Americans and immigrants Gradually, Dane became active in planning ways for the team to assist their of all ethnic groups-and Native­ client, their "neighbor" Bob. When the team discovered that Bob needed American communities. a cellphone to communicate with them, Dane provided the phone . He also Church and Community Workers volunteered to help Bob open a bank account and create a personal budget live among the people they serve, and savings plan . in mission with not for them. They As Bob underwent the struggles of reintegration, his successes became act as enablers, encouraging people occasions for celebration; and Dane came to express gratitude for Faith Care. to become empowered to develop By his own admission, ·Dane had come to realize that some legally convicted their own talents. Their Scriptural people could become trusted, productive citizens. theme is found in Luke 4:18-19, "Through this ministry, " says Mary Longstreth, " everyone becomes where Jesus quotes Isa iah 61 : 1-2, a winner. More importantly, by taking risks in Christ's service, many hearts taking upon himself a responsibility are changed ." that all Christians share .

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, " I WANT TO GO!" because he has anointed me to Sally Wisner-Ott, bring good news to the poor. LUM/NA: Lancaster, Pennsylvania He has sent me to proclaim release to the cap tives At LUMINA. a children's ministry, spring is a time to and recovery of sight to the blind, plan for the upcoming summer's residential camp for to let the oppressed go free, children who take part all year in a weekly" Kid's Night" to proclaim the year of the program. One spring night. Sally Wisner-Ott. the direc­ Lord's favor. tor, stopped by a camper's house with camp health forms for his mother to complete. The boy's younger sister, who was at the open door, watched as The enthusiasm and passion of Sally walked up . When the little girl recognized the visitor, she told her mother Church and Community Workers for emphatically "I want to go!" their mission can be heard and felt "Go where?" asked her mother. in the way they speak of their min­ "With her," the girl said, indicating Sally, whom she identified with Kid's Night. istries. The following examples help "This experience with a five-year-old heightened my awareness of the tell the mission story. vital importance of a ministry of presence," Sally says. "I was an agent of LUMINA's children ministries, and those ministries were obviously having a positive impact on the child's life. This is in carnational theology. We're not just providing program ; we're providing nurturing relationships . In a re­ cent sermon, my pastor said, 'Religion w ithout relationship is cold.' That's certainly been my experience."

Church and Community Workers Alexandria Jones, National Farm Workers ministry in North Carolina, and Amy Spaur, Justice for Our Neighbors in the North Texas Conference.

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A DIVERSE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT Church and Community Ministry became an office of the General Board of IN A LIFE Global Ministries in 1972. Over the years, men as well as women entered the program, as did people from various racial and ethnic communities. Both the range of ministry locations and the issues that the ministry addressed expanded. The emphases today are on poverty, women's rights, prison min­ istry, hunger, housing, domestic violence, and immigration. The Church and Community Workers meet every two years for continu­ ing education and spiritual enrichment. Most recently, they met in fall 2009 Earnestine Varnado, at Camp Sumatanga in the North Alabama Annual Conference. There, they Parish Nurse, launch~d a year-long celebration of the 125th anniversary of CCWs. Various St. Andrew's Mission: gatherings are planned to build a strong sense of community among the McComb, Mississippi CCWs themselves and to improve their ministry skills. As their mission movement advances into the future, Church and Com­ "You're Invited to My Graduation! " munity Workers are united in their determination to respond to the call of When Earnestine Varnado received God in Isaiah 58 :6-8: "to loose the bonds of injustice ... to let the oppressed this invitation, she was reminded of go free ....to share your bread with the hungry, and bring the homeless poor her decision to sponsor a ninth-grade into your house; when you see the naked to cover them .... student at a youth leadership camp Then your light shall break forth like the dawn, in 2005, even though the girl 's grade­ and your healing shall spring up quickly; point average did not meet the stipu­ your vindicator shall go before you, lated criteria. While attending the the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard. " camp, sponsored by a rural health co­ alition, the student decided to pursue a career in health care . Her grades Mariellyn Dunlap, originally from Ohio, served as a missionary with the improved over the next school year, US-2 program of the General Board of Global Ministries at Martin Method­ and she was chosen to represent her ist College in Pulaski, Tennessee. In 2009, she was commissioned as a school at a cheerleading camp in Lon­ Church and Community Worker. don, England, in 2008. This student came from a family in crisis . Her father was in prison and her mother was addicted to drugs. She lived with an aunt who volunteered at St. Andrew's Mission. Another adult provided her with transportation to school and other activities. She grad­ uated from high school in May 2009; and, that fall, she enrolled in a nurs­ ing school in Lou isiana . The young woman recently thanked Varnado for "taking a risk" in sponsoring her for the camp in 2005. "I didn't consider it a risk," Var­ nado explains, "but an investment. I was reminded of Psalm 127:3: 'C hil­ dren are indeed a heritage from the Lord .. . .' This holds true whether they are your biological or adopted children or simply ones you mentor."

Church and Community Workers 125th anniversary celebration 2009. Camp Sumatanga, North Alabama Conference. Photo: Rachael Barnett. 14 NEW WORLD OUTLOOK JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010

... What does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with vour God? -Micah 6:8 (NRSV)

or 70 years the people of science among Methodists to act in work would not be needed for very The United Methodist Church the relief of human suffering without long . Actually, when General Confer­ have put the spirit of Micah distinction of race, color, or creed." ence met four years later, the United F6:8 into action through the So said Bishop Herbert Welch at the States had entered the war and del­ United Methodist Committee on Re­ General Conference of the Method­ egates voted to keep MCOR active lief (UMCOR) . By hosting sojourners, ist Church on April 26, 1940. With for another four years . assembling school kits for children the outbreak of World War II , Bishop Recognizing the great need in the around the w orld, buying fair-trade Welch called on the General Confer­ world and the unique opportunity coffee to ensure that farmers receive ence to respond to the needs of hu­ Methodists had to reach out to the a li ving wage, welcoming the strang­ man suffering around the world. On er, supporting community hea lth-care June 2, 1940, Methodists observed a workers and hospital revitalization, day of prayer and sacrifice, with the "When we look to serve, to make and rebuilding homes devastated by offering being used to support the a difference in this world, lives floods or earthquakes, United Meth­ newly formed Methodist Committee are changed, including our own." odists continue to be the hands and for Overseas Relief (MCOR) . feet of Christ. The committee was expected to -Joan McGlauflin, Long-term In the midst of war and destruction, be temporary. The General Confer­ Volunteer, UMCDR Sager-Brown UMCOR serves as a "voice of con- ence delegates believed that MCOR's NEW WORLD OUTLOOK • JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010 15

most vulnerable populations, Gen­ area for volunteers. and, two years eral Conference continued to approve later, built a relief-supply depot there. MCOR's work. In 1972, the commit­ Volunteers could come to the depot tee structure was formalized and to assemble relief-supply kits and integrated into the work of the Gen­ cleaning buckets to be shipped to eral Board of Global Ministries. For emergency sites in the United States 32 years, the committee had focused and around the world. on overseas relief; but as the scope In 1993, in response to the crisis in of work expanded to include disas­ Bosnia, UMCOR established its first (IUl\ICOR 1940-2010 ter recovery in the United States, the office as a nongovernmental organi­ United Methochst Committee on Relief committee name was changed to the zation (NGO) . NGO field offices now United Methodist Committee On Re­ allow UMCOR to develop long-term lief. (This history is taken from Love in projects in partnership with local com­ Action by Norma Kehrberg, Abingdon munities. There are now NGO offices La ke City, Utah, in May 2009. Work­ Press. 1989.) in the Democratic Republic of the ing in partnership with UMCOR Sager­ Congo, Sudan, Afghanistan, Armenia, Brown, UMCOR West stores supply UMCOR'S MINISTRY OF Georgia, Indonesia, and Sri Lan ka . kits and offers new opportunities for PRESENCE In 2009, UMCOR NGO registered to kit ministry in the church's Western Because many emergencies require open an office in Zimbabwe. Jurisdiction . extended relief, UMCOR recognized UMCOR Phil ippines opened its the need for many points of ministry doors in July 2009. Located on the and opened offices in various places campus of Union Theological Semi­ around the world. "My Zimbabwean counterpart nary in Cavite, near Manila, this field Sager-Brown-a mission institu­ described the contents of the office facilitates communication with tion in Baldwin, Louisiana, owned by school kit to the crowd: note­ the United States and between the Women's Division of The UMC­ United Methodist conferences in the books (smiles, clapping), scissors was a school and orphanage from Philippines. UMCOR Philippines also 1867 to 1978. In 1992, 14 years after (smiles, clapping), an eraser, offers an on -- site storage facility for the orphanage closed, Hurricane An­ a ruler, crayons (more smiles material goods and relief supplies. drew hit Louisiana 's southern coast, and clapping), pencils (LOUD Before the opening, superintendents, causing major damage to the area disaster-response coordinators, and CHEERS!!!) .. .. Never have I around Baldwin. UMCOR used the bishops attended workshops to de­ Sager-Brown campus as a staging seen such excitement about six velop a disaster-response plan . When pencils!" Typhoon Ketsana hit the country in - Mel issa Crutchfield, Disaster October, districts were well prepared Response Coo rdinator to launch relief efforts and to work toward longer-term recovery. Than ks to United Methodists who are committed to having a voice of In March 2008, directors approved conscience in the world, a decade proposals for three new offices to into the 21st century, UMCOR con­ increase UMCOR's ability to serve tinues to grow and reach the world's some of the world's most vulnerable most vulnerable people-saving lives people. To serve the hurricane- and and transforming communities. tornado-prone Southeastern United States, an office was opened in Melissa Hinnen is the Director of Mobile, Alabama, in 2008-followed Communications for UMCOR, Gen­ by UMCOR West, a depot in Salt eral Board of Global Ministries.

Leh: UMCOR NGO in Afghanistan, 2007. Beneficiaries receive goa ts for wool, milk, and increased income. Ph oto: UMCOR. Opposite: UMCOR NGO, South Darfur, Sudan, Ed Daein refugee camp, 2007. Photo Michelle Scott. 16 NEW WORLD OUTLOOK • JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010

UMCOR in the 21st Century by Sam Dixon

A small child held my hand as we and annual conference partnerships walked through the camp. "This is make it possible to greatly expand my home," she said, as we paused the potential for doing good. Through before a canvas tent with a wooden partnerships, livelihoods are being floor provided by the United Nations created and restored, schools built, for several refugee families . This child children educated, health improved, witnessed the death of her father and and churches developed. brothers. Only she and her mother Much of the emphasis on partner­ survived-scarred, alone, hungry, ships emerged from the tragedies sick, and scared . There are too many of the current decade. Faced with UMCOR development work in Adil/a, such stories in the world. Hurricane Katrina, 9/11, the 2004 South Darfur, Sudan, 2007. Since 1940, UMCOR has provided Christmas tsunamis, Darfur, and the help and hope to people in serious sit­ D. R. Congo, UMCOR began work­ to work with families and communi­ uations. Through donations of money, ing in new ways with new partners ties to develop sustainable sources of time, skill, and prayer, Un ited Meth­ to address crises at new levels. In food-thus advancing the denomina­ odists have supported UMCOR in its building lastin g relationships with lo­ tional focus on ministry with the poor, work of witnessing for peace, restor­ cal, state, and federal governments; led by Global Ministries. ing lives, addressing injustice, and developing crisis-intervention strate­ As part of the denominational joining with others to build a sustain­ gies; ameliorating human suffering focus on global health, UMCOR able future for a multitude of people. with humanitarian aid; and managing Health is working to improve mater­ UMCOR's future continues to unprecedented funding, UMCOR has nal and child health. From the grass­ evolve. In wonderful ways, it engag­ reached new heights of responsible roots level, with trained community es the church in serving others and caring for vulnerable populations on health workers, to the development serving with others in the name and behalf of the church . of fully functioning, well-staffed, re­ spirit of Christ. UMCOR continues to Major disasters, continuing pan­ gional hospitals, UMCOR will focus move closer to the people it seeks demics, and climate change have re­ on illness and disease prevention as to serve . In the last 18 months, of­ vealed a growing need for continued well as cure. fices have been opened in Mobile, disaster-preparedness training . Re­ Immigration and refugee rights Salt Lake City, and Manila. UMCOR cent training sessions have occurred will also be a growing challenge for NGO field offices are becoming more in Honduras, Chile, Mexico, and the the church. Within the United States, fully in tegrated with the whole of United States, with others planned in UMCOR's Justice For Our Neigh­ UMCOR in international disaster re­ coming years . UMCOR will work with bors (JFON) ministry will continue lief and health initiatives. Additional partner churches and organizations responding to immigrants' needs for UMCOR staff have been hired, and to develop humanitarian-relief action legal help. Refugees are particularly conference or medical staff have re­ plans and sustainable resources . vulnerable, needing protection and ceived support to serve the United Much of UMCOR's future work will sometimes resettlement. UMCOR Methodist global health initiative require the expansion of established will increase its involvement in this throughout Africa. This trend will con­ programs that continue to meet im­ justice ministry over time. tinue long into the future. portant needs. The material resources As UMCOR stands poised to begin The growth of major partnerships of Sager-Brown, UMCOR West, and another significant chapter in its his­ will also continue to expand. While the Manila storage facility will provide tory, its next 70 years should be as The Advance has long provided a relief by replenishing food, water, and meaningful as its first. mechanism for designated giving, the other necessary supplies. UMCOR's UMCOR-Ginghamsburg UMC part­ work in agricultural and food security Sam Dixon is the Deputy General nership in the Sudan models an in­ will help in the transition from relief Secretary for the United Methodist creasing reality. Focused local church to development. UMCOR continues Committee on Relief. NEW WORLD OUTLOOK • JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010 17

Statements from Former UMCOR Leaders

NORMA KEHRBERG ------­ U MCOR continues with Christ, pres­ ent in the lives of people at their time of need. Through 70 years of action , amel iorating hunger and poverty, with refugees and undocumented work­ ers, in disasters and emergencies, UMCOR has expanded and changed but always responds. For me, the work of UMCOR is a human face. It is expressed in the eyes of a child receiving a cup of por­ ridge in Ethiopia in 1984; the look of amazement and joy as a family watches water gush from a deep well in the Senegal desert; non-literate women gathered around a kerosene European refugees from World War II. Methodis t Relief channeled most of its fun ds through Church World Service in its early years. lamp in Nepal, learning to read and write. UMCOR is the love expressed in the smile of a mother as her se­ opportunity to begin more directly PAUL DIRDAK------­ verely malnourished child starts eat­ implementing ministry came as the What a humbling privilege it was to ing aga in, and the song and laughter church became involved in the after­ lead UMCOR from mid-1998 to early of men and women harvesting their math of Hurricane Andrew. Out of 2007. Those years saw the church ex­ vegetable fields in Kenya . that involvement came the UMCOR press its confidence in UMCOR 's abili­ Through all the tragedies in our Depot at Sager-Brown and recogni­ ty to provide professional intervention s world, UMCOR continues to have the tion from the President of the United in some of the world's worst crises. respect and trust of the members of States. A few years later, UMCOR In every aspect of UMCOR's hu­ The United Methodist Church. And was given the opportunity to manage manitarian witness, we looked on they respond, for they are the giving the refugee camps in Bosnia, giving suffering people not as victims but faces of UMCOR. birth to the NGO. rather as survivors and implement­ UMCOR continued to serve ers of assistance. We understood KEN LUTGEN, JR. -----· through the 1990s in its role as a ma­ that those who survive are our best One of the great joys in my life was jor player in disaster response and partners and are often, in their own the years I spent as the executive in recovery and development. In the way, more generous than official aid director of UMCOR, 1992-1997. My countries of the former Soviet Union; agencies. We included people of all in Cambodia, Haiti, and the former fa ith traditions in our work. When w e Yugoslavia ; and across Africa, a new were involved in post-war return and "Amidst the calamity, the spirit Un ited Methodist presence emerged recovery, our workers represented of volunteerism is very much through UMCOR. During the Rwanda all sides of the conflict. We showed alive in the Philippines. Many crisis, UMCOR responded to the flee­ what peace would look like in pl aces responded to the call of helping ing refugees with major shipments of where people had forgotten . those affected by Typhoon needed resources . Thus, in a short God's mission was and is the best of Ketsana." time, UMCOR moved from being an all the places in which to spend on e's agency that funded other relief agen­ life. UMCOR illustrates the point. - Ciony Ayo-Eduarte, office man ­ ager of UMCOR Philippines cies to one that provided direct aid in specific situations. Interviews by Melissa Hinnen. 18 NEW WORLD OUTLOO K JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010

125 YEARS OF METHODISM ON THE MALAY PENINSULA

Today Malaysia and Singapore are two nations. Malaysia has more than 25 million people and a con­ siderable land mass on the Malay Peninsula, while two of its states, Sarawak and Sabah, lie along the northern coast of the island of Bor­ neo Smgapore, an island nation of 4 million people, is situated off the tip of the Malay Penmsula.

This area of the world has a pre­ colornal history of Malay empires, commerce with Chma and Burma (now Myanmar), and a great mix of peoples and relig10ns common to Southeast Asia Malaysia's colornal history began w ith the Portuguese, then the Dutch. In 1824, what was then called Malaya was ceded by the Dutch to the British Empire Bishop William F. Oldham Mrs Mane Mulligan Oldham in exchange for Sumatra. Colonial Smgapore was founded m 1819 by Protestant missionary ventures into began a mission. (Barclay, vol. 3) 1 Sir Thomas Stam ford Ra ff es and the Malay Peninsula took place as Methodist m1ss1onaries-a mix remamed a Bntlsh colony until 1959, early as 1815. Robert Morrison and of English-speakers primarily from w hen 1t became autonomous w1 thm Robert Milne, under the London the United States, Great Britain, and th e British Commonwealth. Missionary Society at Malacca, es­ Austra lia-arrived and settled 1n the The ncit1on of Malaysia was tabl ished an Anglo-C hinese college region during the colonial period The founded m 1963, when Smgapore and sent m1ss1onaries to Penang and Methodist churches of Singapore and ;omed with Malaya, Sarawak, and Singapore. Th ey established an ex­ Malaysia trace their common origins Sabah to form the Federation of tensive printing press for Singapore to m1ss1onaries of the US Method­ Malaysia. Tens10ns between the ma­ and Malaya, but the 1nst1tut1on did not ist Episcopal Church m the late 19th ;onty Chmese of Smgapore and the survive. In 1834, a Sin gapore mission century The church began as an 1ni­ Malay people of Malaysia caused a was founded by the American Board t1 at 1ve of the South India Annual Con­ split, and Smgapore became a sepa­ of Comm1ss1oners for Foreign M1s­ ference, under the leadership of the rate nat10n m 1965. (World Almanac s1ons . This board purchased the ear­ Rev. James Thoburn, who became its and Encyclopedia Britanrnca) lier printing press m 1836 and opened first m1ss1onary bishop in 1888. The two schools, a dispensary, and a son of Irish 1mm1grants who settled m seminary; but, 1n 1841 , the board d1s­ St Clairsville, Ohio, he was a gradu­ cont1nued the m1ss1on . The London ate of Allegheny College He was M1ss1onary Society then resumed op- accepted as clergy in the Pittsburgh erat1ons and American Pre sbyteri ans Conference and sa iled for India m

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1859, where he served churches in leader from the Calcutta congrega­ Nani Tai, Garhwal, Moradabad, Oudh, tion. The party stopped in Rangoon, Lucknow, and Calcutta. In 1884, at a Burma, and proceeded to Singapore meeting in Hyderabad, he appointed in February 1885. Meanwhile, Charles the Rev. William F. Oldham as mis­ Phillips of the Seamen's Institute had sionary to Singapore. sent an appeal to Thoburn to send a William Fitzjames Oldham was missionary to begin a self-supporting born in Bangalore, India. the son of church among the English-speaking a Roman Catholic British officer. Af­ community in Singapore. ter graduating from Madras Christian Mrs. Marie Mulligan Oldham joined College, he was employed by the her husband later in 1885. The first London Missionary Society to teach Methodist class meetings were held at a small school in Madras, but he and included a few Englishmen, one moved on rather quickly and joined of whom was John Polglase, a munic­ the "trigonometrical survey of India ." ipal secretary for the colony and a key Sophia Blackmore, Women 's Foreign While still a young man, he attended player in the mission. There were also Missionary Society, Methodist Episcopal one of William Taylor's meetings in a few other Europeans, Eurasians, Church. Below: Bishop James Thoburn . Poona, India-mostly, it seems. be­ Chinese, and Tamils . The municipal­ cause he had never met an Ameri­ ity made a land grant for a Methodist sion , Captain William G. Shellabear, of can and was curious about what they church site. By the end of the year, the Royal Engineers in Singapore, was were like. But Taylor was called away Thoburn could report that Oldham re­ approved as a missionary in 1890 and to Bombay and his assistant. D. 0. ceived much cooperation and a grant bu ilt a Methodist printing busin ess Fox, a missionary from Michigan, led of almost $4,000 from the non-Chris­ that produced Christia n literature in the service. Oldham converted and tian Chinese community. Oldham also the Malay language . In 1891, publica­ became a Methodist Local Preacher started a boys' school for the sons of tion of an Engli sh monthly, The Ma­ after that meeting. He was then sent Chinese businessmen, known as the laysia Message, w as begun and con­ to the United States where he stud­ Anglo-Chinese School. Thus, educa­ ti nu es to this day as The Methodist ied at Boston University and graduat­ tional work began fi rst among the Chi­ Message. By 1895, th e press had 20 ed w ith a bachelor's degree in divinity nese population in Singa pore , a gro up employees and produced materi als in 1883. that was very open to thi s opportunity in Engli sh, Ch inese, Dutch, Germa n, The first missionary visit to Sin­ from the Western world . Ma lay, Tami l, Arabic, an d Javanese. gapore included Dr. Ja mes and Mrs. The work of the mi ssion grew and The 1892 General Conference au­ Anna Jones Thoburn, the Rev. Old­ a number of related institutions were thorized Bishop Thoburn to create the ham, and Miss Ju li e Battie, a choir founded: schools for boys and girls, Malaysia Mission Conference, which a boy 's hostel, a hostel for hom el ess was constituted in 1893. In 1895, the gi rls, churches, and Su nday schools, reg ional work in Ind ia and Southea st along w ith medical work in Chi na­ Asia was organi zed into the Central town and youth activities. The Wom­ Conference of the Methodist Episco­ en's Foreign Missionary Society of pa l Church in India , of which the Ma­ the Methodist Episcopal Church sent laysia Mission Conference was part. M iss Sophia Bl ackmore, a missionary By 1902, th e mission became the born in New South Wales of Scotch Ma laysia Annual Conference, having Congregational affiliation, to Singa­ establ ished new mission work and pore in 1887, in co nnection w ith the outreach in the Phil ippines (1899), Minneapolis Society. She opened the and Sarawak (1901). and continuing Tamil girls' school, which w as later in Su matra (190 5). Java (1905) , West renamed the Methodist Girl s' School. Born eo (1906), and Bangka (1911 ). She continued in educational minis­ In 1924, the name of the conference tries in the Malays ia Missi on for 36 w as changed to the Malaya Annual years. A Britis h mem ber of the mis- Conference. 20 NEW WORLD OUTLOOK JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010

Church in the United States for three more years. Meanwhile, the Meth­ odist Church in the United States merged with the Evangelical United Brethren Church to form the United Methodist Church in 1968. The General Conference of The UMC in 1968 passed an Enabling Act that constituted the Autonomous Methodist Church in Malaysia and Singapore. The Rev. Dr. Yap Kim Hao was its first bishop. The Methodist Church in Singapore and the Method­ ist Church in Malaysia were consti­ tuted in 1976 by action of the Gen­ eral Conference of the Malaysian and Singapore churches meeting in Kuala

Anna Jones Th oburn with her children. Lumpur. The Rev. Kao Ji Chung be­ came the first bishop of the Method­ For all its growth over its first 50 free. At the 1942 annual conference ist Church in Singapore and the Rev. years, the church's administration in Singapore, missionary duties were C. N. Fang was elected bishop of the remained firmly in American mission­ assigned to Malaysian nationals. It Methodist Church in Malaysia. ary hands . Very few Chin ese , Malay, was assumed that the schools would or Tamil pastors were ordained or be taken over by the Japanese and Christie R. House is the editor of served on the conference's standing the mission work would go forward in New World Outlook magazine committees. The mission looked at the churches, although the Japanese times like a great business enterprise, authorities stopped the conference's with many schools, the printing press, work as well. and even a 200-acre mission rubber Methodists in Singapore describe plantation in Sitiawan, w hose stock­ this period as one of "very trying cir­ holders were all missionaries serving cumstances." But when the Japa­ in Malaysia . But world ""vents soon nese w ithdrew in 1945, the local lead­ changed the course of the church's ership had taken over and a new era work as World War II shook the foun­ had begun for Christians in Southeast dations of British co lonial holdings. Asia . In 1950, the Malaya, Malaysia In February 1942, as the United Chinese, Sumatra Provisional, and Kingdom 's General Arthur E. Percival Burma annual co nferences formed surrendered the Malay Peninsula to the Southeastern Asia Central Con­ Japan, World Outlook listed close to ference within the structure of the 50 Methodist institutions in Malaysia worldwide Methodist Church . Malay­ and Singapore, with 16,000 students sia became an independent nation in and 62 American mission personnel 1963. Sumatra and Burma were made serving the region . The March 1942 affiliated autonomous Methodist edition contained an article reporting churches in 1964 and 1965 because that the missionaries had been evacu­ of political circumstances developing ated to India, Java, Australia, and back in those regions . Singapore became to the United States. Only 10 mis­ politically separated from Malaysia sionaries elected to stay behind . Nine in 1965. But the church in Singapore were interned by the Japanese and and Malaysia continued as one body one, as a Swiss national, remained in connection with the Methodist NEW WORLD OUTLOOK JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010 21

many of these schools continue to The Malaysian Methodist command respect. The church also has six private Church Today Methodist secondary schools and two post-secondary colleges: the Methodist College of Kuala Lumpur The Methodist Chur~h in Malaysia comprises six annual conferences and one mission conference in two regional areas, Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah/ and Methodist Pilley Institute. These Sarawak. The Rev. Dr. Hwa Yung is its fourth bishop. In September 2004, colleges offer pre-university studies, Bishop Hwa was elected at the Eighth Session of the General Conference of diplomas in Early Childhood Educa­ the Methodist Church in Malaysia, and he was reelected for another term in tion, Accounting, Business. and Com­ puter studies. In the long-term, the 2008. The conferences are overseen by presid~nts and the mission confer­ ence has its own superintendent. The conferences of Peninsular Malaysia are church aspires to develop these into the Chinese Annual Conference, the Tamil Annual Conference. and the Trin­ university colleges w ith degree-level ity Annual Conference, which oversees the Sengoi Mission Conference. The courses. annual conferences of the Sabah and Sarawak region of the country are the The Council of Education of the Sarawak Chinese Annual Conference, the Sarawak lban Annual Conference. Methodist Church is in the process and the Sabah Provisional Annual Conference. of developing a comprehensive edu­ The membership of the Methodist Church in Malaysia reflects the racial and cation policy for its schools that w il l ethnic composition of the country. The total membership of the church stands be known for its excellence in aca­ at about 170,000, with 109,000 confirmed members and 60,000 probationary demic studies as well as character members. A total of 382 churches and 623 preaching points are managed by formation . The ultimate goal is to 471 pastors and other ministerial staff. have a sign ificant missionary impa ct The church's quadrennial theme. 2009-2012, is "Spreading Scriptural Ho­ in the nation through our educational liness; Transforming the Nation ." The Malaysian church is facing increasing institutions. challenges posed by the surrounding culture and the fast changes taking place in the world today. To address these issues from a Christian perspective. Meth­ MISSION MINISTRIES odist churches are seeking to organize various courses. seminars. and training The Methodist Ch urch in Mal aysia sessions to help their members in the struggles they face and to empower is involved in miss ion both locally individuals and families to build strong God-fearing families and societies. and overseas. Through its respective The General Conference has initiated a process that will draw a roadmap for annual conferences, the Methodist the next 20 years to take the Methodist Church forward. It involves directions. goals, and practical steps to develop the church in the four areas of Discipleship, Evangelism and Church Planting, Church and Society, and Missions.

EDUCATIONAL MISSION Methodists have made significant contributions to the country in the area of education . Most of the found­ ing principals of Methodist schools were Methodist pastors. Today there are 26 government-assisted sec­ ondary Methodist schools and 49 government-assisted primary Methodist schools in Malaysia . At least 26 of these schools have operated for more than 100 yea rs . During the church 's long history, its schools have edu­ cated hundreds of thousands of Malaysian citizens, preparing them to lead and serve their country in the gov­ ernment. civil service, professions, and industries, at all level s of society. Notably, the Methodist schools w ere A new church in Sarawak built as a result of mission outreach to trailblazers for th e education of women in Malaysia. With in digenous people by the Sarawak Ch inese Conference. strong board s of governors an d alum ni associations, Photo: Courtesy the Methodist Church m Malaysia 22 NEW WORLD OUTLOOK JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010

Church in Malaysia has sent mission­ MIGRANT MINISTRY aries to or established mission activi­ Malaysia is a temporary home for ties in Myanmar (Burma). Thailand, more than 2 million migrant work­ Cambodia, Vietnam, China, India, In­ ers from nations such as Indonesia, donesia, and Nepal. These mission Bangladesh, Myanmar (Burma). Thai­ activities are done in partnership with land, India, Nepal, Vietnam, the Phil­ the local church or mission agencies ippines, China, Pakistan, Cambodia, in these countries so that we may and Laos. As God has brought people together strengthen the witness of from so many nations to Malaysia, the chu rch in Asia . New churches are the Methodist churches have begun being planted and existing churches to minister to them in various ways. It further strengthened. appears that showing love, compas­ The Methodist Church in Malaysia sion, and hospitality is key to reaching raised RM 1,200,000 (US $356,000) sojourners with the gospel. for survivors of the December 2004 Migrant ministries include wor­ tsunami to fund programs providing ship services, English-language class­ relief, tra ining, and financial aid­ A young girl in the Senoi village of Oipong es, leadership training, discipleship th ro ugh the Methodist Church in Pos Sahom, Mala ysia, w here the Methodist camps, medical camps, transporta­ Church in Mala ysia provides outreach tion, hospital visitation, Bibles and Indonesia, Sri Lan ka, the Andaman minis tries. Photo: Richard Lord. Island s, an d through World Vision other Christian literature, email facili­ an d Action by Chu rc hes Together w hich accelerated the mission work ties, meals, and counseling services. (ACT) . Most recently the Methodist and culminated in the formation of church in Malaysia mobilized further the Sengoi Mission Conference in Submitted by staff members of the fi nancial resources to help survivors 1990. In addition to spreading the Methodist Church in Malaysia. of t he cyclone Nargis in Myanmar, gospel, the Sengoi M ission has also the earthquake in Ch ina. and other focused on areas such as education, Find Out More About the Methodist natural di sasters in the re gion . community development, social and Church in Malaysia economic programs, and medical LOCAL MISSION an d health care. The Methodist Church in Malaysia Th e Sengoi mission w as set up to In Sa bah and Sarawak the annual maintains a website: minister to the indigenous co mmu­ co nfe rences have mission work with http://www.methodistchurch.org.my/ nity in Peninsular Ma l a~1sia . A Sen­ indigenous communities in their re­ go i W orkers Training Center was es­ spective area s, reaching out to them A digital copy of its monthly news­ tab li shed ; and, over the years, this in a holistic approach toward meeting letter, Pelita, is available on the site. center trained more than 70 leaders, al l their needs .

The Methodist Church in Singapore by Earnest Lau

The Methodist Church in Singapore headed by a president. Hinghwa,Teochew, and Cantonese, (MCS), which comprises the Chi- Methodist churches- which num­ as well as Malay, Mandarin, Tamil, nese Annual Conference, Emmanuel ber 44 and have a membership of and English, which is Singapore's Tamil Annual Conference, and Trinity more than 36,000-represent one of official language. Annual Conference, is headed by a the largest Protestant denominations bishop elected at its General Confer- in Singapore. They have established EDUCATION ence. Bishop Robert Solomon is the ministries in all the languages used in The Methodist schools represent the church's current episcopal leader. the republic; these include vernacu­ major educational thrust of the MCS. Each of the annual conferences is lars like Hokkien, Foochow, Hakka, There are 14 primary and secondary NEW WORLD OUTLOOK JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010 23

schools and a junior college, as well The commitment of MMS is to en­ as a school of music. For more than a courage, enlist. engage, and empow­ Find Out More About the Methodist century, these schools have played an er Methodists to serve in mission by Church in Singapore important role in the human-resource partnering, praying for, and participat­ development of Singapore. Their ef­ ing with MMS to reach those whom The information provided by Earnest forts have been acknow ledged w ithin Jesus died to redeem. We are com­ Lau for this article can be found on and outside the island republic. mitted to be part of what God is doing the MCS website : to help rebuild and restore communi­ http://www.methodist.org.sg/ ties and reconcile their people back to Current and archived digital copies of God . Currently, the MMS has mission the Methodist Message can also be and outreach ministri es in Ch ina, Cam­ found on the site. bodia, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam.

ECUMENICAL COMMITMENT The MCS recognizes the importance BELIEFS of working with other Christian de- The Methodist church holds much in nominations in as many w ays as pos­ common with other Christians: the sible to strengthen Christian witness primacy of Scripture, the necessity of in a multirac ial and multireligious soci­ salvation by grace through fa ith, and A chapel service at Trinity Theological the sovereign care of the triune God College, Singapore. Dr. Yu Chin Cheak, right. ety. MCS is a member of the National Council of Churches of Singapore. for the created world. Its particular The Methodist Church in Singapore emphases can be understood in refer­ OUTREACH is also linked to the World Methodist ence to John Wesley, an 18th century After education, the most notable re­ Council, as well as to several other in­ priest and reformer in the Church of cent development has been in social ternational Methodist bodies. Singa­ England who became known as the and missionary outreach, encompass­ pore attracted w orld attention w hen it father of Methodism. He developed a ing the care of the needy, the sick, convened the 16th Worl d M ethodist distinctive " method " for personal and and the suffering, not only in Sin ga­ Conferen ce in the summer of 1991 . social holiness. pore but also in the region. Thi s out­ An expression of the continued com­ reach has been undergirded by MCS mitment of the MCS to this vi si on is Ef!rn es t Lau, the archivist and his­ initiatives in sending missionaries to the support it gives to Trinity Theo­ torian for the Methodist Church in work loca lly and internationa lly. logical College- a major theological Singapore, also serves as editor of Many socia l-outreach programs seminary that has been serving th e the church's monthly magazine, the and institutions have been established region si nce 1948. M ethodist Message. by local Methodist churches. At th e general level, the Methodist Welfare Services administers 13 service hubs for the elderly, families, and children . Many churches also send missionar­ ies throughout the world. The Methodist Missions Society (MMS) was established in 199 1 as the mission agency of the Methodist Church in Singapore. MMS seeks to establish indigenous churches sup­ ported by mission endeavors in com­ munities across the reg ion where there is no Methodist presence.

Through MMS, the Methodist Church A wheelchair repair shop in Singapore, a ministry of the Methodist Church in Singapore to is reap ing the harvest in God 's fields. provide migrant workers with work and experience. TL 0 announces a new website January 15, 2010

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ANNIVERSARIES AND ACTIVE MINISTRIES The World Missionary Conference at Edinburgh, ri d lissionary Conference, 1910 by Christie R. House h 910, has passed into ri d. It was a landmark 125 YEARS OF CHURCH AND o f mission , the starting COMMUNITY MINISTRIES e dern theology of mis­ by Mariellyn Dunlap ig ooint of the Western rement and the point UMCOR: 70 YEARS OF HOPE , th launch pad of the by Melissa Hinnen '•m :; the point at which 125 YEARS OF METHODISM ON THE ! something of what MALAY PENINSULA by Christie R. House, Earn est Lau, and the l ·os ":ultural Process in Malaysian Methodist Church o iJrbis Books, 2002. THE SISTERHOOD OF DEACONESSES IN Read more ... THE METHODIST TRADITION OF GERMANY by Sisters Elisabeth Dreckhoff and Click to View Digital Issue Roswitha Muller

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Bethesda Sisterhood of Deaconesses in Germany by Sister Elisabeth Dreckhoff

Mutterhaus-Diakon ie-the mother children ; ministry for those who had house for deaconesses-is a special been in prison; and training courses German development. In 1836, the for nurses. That was the first founda­ first sisterhood of deaconesses was tion of a sisterhood of deaconesses. founded not far from Wuppertal in The young women's shared home the village of Kaiserswerth, near the was the "mother house." They be­ River Rhine. came part of a Protestant order, inde­ Theodor Fliedner worked as a pas­ pendent of their families, and perform­ tor of the Lutheran Church in a very ing ministries in a spiritual community poor parish. The poverty and social similar to a Catholic convent. needs among the parish members The number of deaconesses in­ were enormous. One day, the congre­ creased rapidly. They became well­ gation could no longer pay their pas­ known, even outside Germany. Their tor's salary; so Pastor Fliedner was story became a success story. Pastor forced to solicit money to support his Fliedner chose for them clothes like Sisters of the Bethesda order on kitchen duty. work in nearby cities and even abroad. those of married women in the area . Photo: Courtesv the Bethesda Sisterhood. He traveled to the Netherlands and to Bethesda sisters still wear a similar England to secure funds . habit today. We share common cash; no one has In England, he was surprised to Fifty years after the first foundation a personal salary, only pocket money. see the dire consequences of early in Kaiserswerth, the Bethesda Sister­ Most of our ministries can be carried industrialization . The churches there hood was founded in 1886. Over the out without salary. The work also de­ were very active and offered different years, a special way of life developed pends on donations, and our retired social programs, even having special­ that is still followed. The ministries, sisters contribute their pensions. We ists to run them. For example, Flied­ however, have changed . For many don't choose our jobs ourselves. but ner observed nurses working among years, almost all of the sisters worked our sister superior assigns us our the poor and sick. He realized that his as nurses. Today, we put our main em­ tasks and sends us out. All th is work church should also help poor people. phasis on our common life and on the is undertaken on the basis of the voca­ Back in Germany, Fliedner took special needs of the people we serve. tion-the personal calling by God . the initiative to build up several train­ Whenever possible, we accept the About two years ago, 10 of our sis­ ing programs in different professions: ministry challenges that confront us. ters founded a branch of our Bethes­ training for female teachers for little The principles of common life in the da sisterhood called "Kommunitat," German sisterhood of deaconesses though we still belong to the larger have been maintained over the years . group of 80 sisters. In our Kommu­ Typical of this way of life is its binding nitat house, however, we live in a nature. It is a celibate life. We do not more structured way. In the morn­ marry or form exclusive friendships. ing, at 6: 15, we come together for a short morning prayer. Then we have Opposite page: The lively deaconesses of a silent breakfast and meditation with Martha-Maria Sisterhood, Nuremberg, German y, are all, with the exception of Bible study. At 7:30 a.m., we hold a two, over 65 years of age. Andreas Cramer prayer service with the whole sister­ (center) is director of the Sisterhood. Photo: Courtesv Martha-Mana Sisterhood. hood. Then we have a prayer meeting Leh: A deaconess from Bethesda Sister­ at 11 :30 a.m. and another at 7:30 in hood offers a bright smile and geriatric care to the aging. The sisterhood areas of the evening. service are mainly in nursing, ch ild care, In Germany there are four sister­ home care, and care for the elderly. Photo: Courtesv the Bethesda Sisterhood. hoods of deaconesses in The United 28 NEW WORLD OUTLOOK • JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010

Bethesda Diakoniewerk Martha-Maria, Deaconesses Life Nurnberg: A Deaconess Sisterhood Glaubens-, Lebens-, Dienstgemein­ schaft: sharing faith, our daily life, in Nuremberg, Germany our mission by Sister Roswitha Muller kein personliches Gehalt, gemein­ same Kasse: no personal salary; the Our mother house was founded in biblical, diaconal, and ethical instruc­ same pocket money for each sister; 1889 in Nuremberg, Germany, by tion. Before the sisters were sent to common cash Pastor Jakob Ekert and two deacon­ do diaconal service in parishes, they Ehelosigkeit: celibacy esses: Luise Schneider (the first lead­ normally attended a course in the Sendungsbereitschaft: the tasks ing sister) and Elise Heidner (the first Bible. Between the 1930s and 1950s, assigned by the community trainee) . The latter was the actual ini­ the number of deaconesses in our Arbeitsfelder der Schwestern­ tiator; she knew that she was called mother house was at its height: 500, schaft: fields of work to become a deaconess, an d it was including trainees. In the 1960s, how­ Arbeit mit Kindern: care for ch ildren her wish to put her pla ns into practice ever, there was a sharp decline in the within a mother house of the Wesley­ number of women joining our sister­ Gastearbeit: hospitality, retreats, an Methodist Church. So she never hood, and new deaconesses became and spiritual welfare tired of asking her pastor to found a an exception. There were also several Arbeit mit suchtkranken Frauen: mother house. Finally, he opened up who left the order or who continued care for addicted women to the idea . working for us as free employees. Second-hand-Laden + Mission: What started in poor conditions The number of deaconesses has second -hand shop and missionary soon developed into a lively sister­ been decreasing since then. activities hood. More and more young women Our membership is currently 79 Altenpflege: geriatric care followed the call into diaconal ser­ sisters, only two of whom are un­ 80 sisters, 11 not retired vice. The fiel ds of work spread also. der 65 years of age (53 and 55) . The In Nuremberg, Stuttgart, Magdeburg, youngest joined us in 1995. Seven Halle, and up to Cologne, the sisters years ago, all sisters who were still Methodist Church. In addition to the worked in Martha-Maria 's own facili­ serving ·n Munich , Stuttgart, and Bethesda sisterhood in Wuppertal, ties as well as in those run by others. Halle moved back to Nuremberg to there are two Bethanien orders, one Their fields of service were mainly stay in our home for retired sisters. in Fran kfurt and one in Hamburg, and nursing and geriatric care, but they Thus, all but three of our sisters the Martha-Maria order in Nuremberg. also engaged in diaconal service in par­ now live in Nuremberg. Two are cur­ In the state church es and in other free ishes, in home ca re, and in child care rently overseeing our small hotel in churches, several more Protestant in children 's homes. Some even went Hohenschwangau nea r Neuschwan­ sisterhoods were formed in similar overseas to do missionary work. stein Castle. Also. one of our sisters traditions and stil l exist today. These deaconesses were general­ has been living in Israel for 40 years. ly tra ined in nursing and also received In spite of their relatively old age, e~ Sister Elisabeth Dreckhoff belongs to Di ~ the Bethesda Sisterhood of Deacon­ co esses in Wuppertal, German y. ~---...... ,~ c: ab "' ~ .c ~ «: c: 0 Bishop Nuelson and the Board of Managers of the Methodist work in Germany and Switzerland, 1924. Nearly 800 deaconesses worked m ba: Methodist hospitals, homes, Old and orphanages. bac

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means having common funds, receiv­ community in south Nuremberg, an ing pocket money, and living unmar­ area with a lot of social problems. ried-because we see this as God's Our own church near the mother call for us-and being prepared to be house, which used to be a church only placed wherever the community sees for deaconesses, has chosen to open a need for our services. up to people from outside the order, We are currently dealing with the openly encouraging them to become topic " Openness" and are delighted members of our church . And, for our A deaconess of the Martha-Maria order to discover the various possibilities sisterhood, openness also means works in children 's ministries. this topic includes: to be open for each staying open to the prospect of new Photo: Courtesy Martha-Mana Sisters other and amongst each other, to be members. Even if we do not actively several sisters are still quite active in open for other people, and to be open advertise for new deaconesses, we their retirement years. They serve as for something new. Something new generally wish to keep the door open, receptionists in our home for retired may include the offering of "open at the same time being aware that sisters and help in our church com­ midday prayers" in our hospital cha­ one or several new women joining us munity center, in hospital visitors' pel, a practice we started five years would surely pose a great challenge service, in reading to children in our ago. It may also entail the sending of to our sisterhood. kindergarten, and wherever else they our youngest sister to a new field of are needed. work. Using 50 percent of her work- Sister Roswitha Muller is a mem­ The Diakoniewerk, which emerged ing hours, she has established home- ber of the Methodist Martha-Maria from our sisterhood, has developed work assistance for ch ildren from mi- Deaconess Order in Nuremberg, in a different direction: it has grown. grant families close to the Methodist Germany. New facilities have been opened, so that, to date, we have about 3,400 The Structure of Deaconess employees in all our locations and facilities. Our Diakoniewerk runs four Work in Germany hospitals: in Nuremberg, Munich, Like nearly all mother houses in Germany, Martha-Maria was organized as Halle/Saale, and Freudenstadt; eight " eingetragener Verein," (a reg istered association). And so it remains today. nursing homes for elderly people; a Members of the association are mi;iinly the deaconesses and the members of nursing school; a kindergarten; and a supervisory board (pastors and other elected members of the annual confer­ two hotels (Hohenschwangau and ence). In the 1970s, the association transformed into a holding company called Freudenstadt). "Diakoniewerk Martha-Maria e.V." Today it is a holding company and the The question as to how the Dia­ shareholder of all our subsidiaries: these include " Oiakoniewerk Martha-Maria koniewerk, with its many employ­ Krankenhaus gGmbH ," wh ich runs our hospitals; "Diakoniewerk Martha-Maria ees, can preserve the diaconal spirit Altenhilfe gGmbH," which is in charge of geriatric care; "Martha-Maria Service and maintain a diaconal approach to gGmbH "; and other nonprofit limited companies. Most of the properties of our work, now and in the future-even institutions are owned by the association. without the presence of the deacon­ esses-remains a challenge for the The link to the Methodist Church (UMC Germany) is fixed in our constitution. Diakoniewerk leadership. The dea­ Our diaconal task is defined as a mission of the church. We are legally indepen­ conesses are particularly concerned dent, but we are connected to our church via ind ividuals. The members of the about the question of our spiritual association are Methodists: the director is a Methodist pastor; Methodist pas­ responsibility. They have found tors are responsible for pastoral care in our hospitals and nu rsing homes; the their personal answer: for our aging board members are Methodists; and the leading sister is a member of the German sisterhood, intercession is the most Annual Conference. important task. Our institutions work together with the local churches. We would like to employ Our way of life as deaconesses is as many Methodists as possible; but this is very difficult, because, in Ge rmany, based on the monastic rules of the The United Methodist Church is rather small. All our employees have to belon g to old church : poverty, chastity (celi­ a Christian church, but Methodist church membersh ip is not a requ ireme nt. bacy), and obedience. For us, this ti /j

A st Baltic Methodist Theological Seminary n, tol Marks Anniversary with a New President de S I~ by VIias Tank/er Yl eo Pr( The 15th anniversary of the largest during which Professor Tankler was Theological Seminary in Wilmore, he1 United Methodist theological semi­ installed. Speaking on the challeng­ Kentucky. on na ry in Europe was marked by the es of theological studies in the 21st Plann ing for a Methodist semi­ Bel installation of a new president and by century, Bishop Alsted explained: nary in Estonia's capital city, Tall inn, an episcopal address linking the role "The way it used to be was theologi­ began soon after Estonia regained of theological schools to the practice cal education moving from seminary its independence from the former of Christian mission. to pastor to congregation. What we Soviet Un ion in 1991. Since then, the Meeli Tan kler, 53, a layperson and need now may be an opposite move­ Baltic Seminary, with more than 150 professor of pastoral counseling and ment from church to pastor to semi­ students enrolled in various forms psychology at the school, is the new nary." He emphasized the importance of study, has grown to be the larg­ director and president of the Baltic of pastors' equipping laypeople for est United Methodist seminary in Methodist Theological Seminary. She mission-a theme increasingly heard Europe. It was established primar- was the unanimous choice of the from United Methodist bishops in board of trustees and of the Estonia many countries. Annual Conference. Previously, Ms. Tankler served a Contributions can be made to "The task of a theological seminary four-year term as president of the Eu­ Advance# 15021 B, Baltic is to engage men and women in mis­ ropean section of the World Federa­ Methodist Theological sion," said Bishop Christian Alsted of tion of Methodist and United Church Seminary Scholarships. the Nordic and Baltic Area, address­ Women. She is now rursuing studies ing those attending the celebration toward a doctoral degree at Asbury

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ily to serve the needs of the poor in in the early years of the 20th cen­ Support comes from Un ited Method­ the three Baltic countries of Estonia. tury. It was first lin ked to mission ists in Estonia and friends and part­ Latvia. and Lithuania; but students efforts in Russia and was later part of ners in Europe and the United States. have also come from Russia. Finland. a structure also covering Latvia and The school is seeking new partners in Ukraine, Moldova. and other regions. Lithuania. Seventeen United Method­ order to serve more men and women The faculty is made up both of in­ ist congregations survived the Soviet who are called by God and need train­ digenous professors and of guest lec­ ta keover of the country during World ing to reach people in highly secular­ turers from partner seminari es . Given War II . Today, Estonia has some 24 ized European societies and beyond. the international nature of the student local United Methodist churches. body, lectures are simultaneously The seminary welcomes students The Rev. Ullas Tank/er is the execu­ translated into Eng lish. Russian, or from other denominations and offers tive secretary for Europe and North Estonian, depending on the language programs equipping its students for Africa in the M ission and Evangelism of the speaker. service as pastors. chaplains. mis­ unit of Global Ministries. He is mar­ Methodism first came to Estonia sionaries, and teachers of religion . ried to Meeli Tank/e r.

An Interview with Meeli lankier, President of the Baltic Methodist Theological Seminary by Christie R. House

seling and psychology at the school Pro fessor Meeli Tan k/e r is currently for 10 years. Ms Tan k/er explained studying at Asbury Theological Sem i­ that many churches in Europe, though nary in Wilmore, Kentucky, for a Doc­ part of the United Methodist connec­ torate of Ministry for International Stu­ tion, refer to themselves as M ethod­ dents. This four-year course requires is t ra ther than United M ethodist. six weeks of study on campus each year-all other work being coordinat­ Christie House (CH ): Tell me about ed online. At the time of this interview, Meeli Tan k/er the Ba ltic Methodist Theological Professor Tank/er had just completed Semina ry 's founding . Joy, came to Estonia as m1ss1onar­ her first six-week session of a course ies (Mis si on Soci ety, North Georgia on Biblical Teaching and Leadership. MeeliTankler(MT):Atits 15-yearmark. Conference) and were in strumental Before her appointment as the Bal­ the seminary is sti ll very young. I sta rt­ in getting leadership to begin the tic Methodist Theological Seminary's ed my work as its presi dent in August project. Dr. Eddie Fox. of the World president, she taught pastoral coun- 2009, so I'm still learning the job. Methodist Federation. was also in­ The seminary w as founded in 1995 strumental in the seminary's found­ because. in Soviet Estonia, there had ing and in finding financial support to been no way for pastors in the Meth­ supplement the spi ritual support pro­ odist Church to get a theological edu­ vided by the many people praying for cation in the Methodist tradition . After us . Global Ministries also raised funds independence. aspiring pastors cou ld through the Advance. and chu rc hes go away to study, but they would have in the United States and Europe sup­ to leave the country to find a United ported the bu il ding of the seminary. Methodist seminary. It was easier for We have good con nections with them to study in Estonia. Asbury Theological Seminary. A few The Rev. Wes Griffin and his wife. professors from Asbury come every year to teach courses. Ken Col li ns, for instance. teaches Wesleyan theology Baltic Methodist Theological Seminary and Tallinn Methodist Church, Estonia. and comes every year. 32 NEW WORLD OUTLOOK JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010

MT: There are still students who study to be pastors, but many are studying to make improvements in their lay ministry. The Estonian church is small . We don't have many paid positions, so people do lay ministry on a volunteer basis. People come to the seminary to study and learn how to do their ministries more effectively.

CH: As the new president, what do you envision for the seminary during your tenure?

MT: This year, we begin work on our vision and clarify the purpose of the Baltic Methodist Theological Semi- The Estonian Methodist Children's Home with The Re v. and M rs. H. Soe te, 7924. nary. When we started, we trained 81 pastors. Now that we train more laity, Ba We are still learning how to be a more tha n one place, but we do have our student body has changed . We seminary, so it is helpful to have As- a few full-time professors. There is need to th ink about and accommo­ bury's example and to learn about how good camaraderie among the semi­ date this change. that seminary organizes its w ork. naries. We've held common courses, At our August fa culty meeti ng, M w hich the different seminaries ta ught w e eage rl y discussed this ch ange in 1st CH: Who makes up the student body? together, and we've learned together our mission . We shall go on with thi s and created good relationships. We are discussion, considering how to help MT: Students from seven countries not competitors. The Lutheran Church our students not only to ga in theo­ attend the Baltic Methodist Theologi- is the biggest communion in Estonia. logical knowledge but also to grow in ca l Seminary. Most students are from spiritual formation . Estonia, but some come from Latvia, CH : Are all the students studying to Lithuan ia, Russia, Moldova, Ukraine, become pastors, or are there other CH: When New World Outlook first and Fin land . Occasional i1. we also kinds of edu cational courses for lay­ covered this story in 1995, the semi­ soo have students from other countries. people as well? nary was to be part of a larger Ba ltic We teach in th ree la nguages. Lec­ ger tures are in Estonian, Russian, and Engl ish . Sometimes we interpret into other lan guages, as needed . The student body is evenly split between v1 s101 men and women, with maybe more earn1 women than men. We have many 1sten students from other churches as well. wide We are very ecumenical. oc la Most of our professors teach at our rr other theological schools 1n the area on1a as well as at the Methodist seminary. aroun1 There are four theological schools 1n I rn the Tallinn area. along with a theologi­ cal faculty at the state university. The other seminaries are Lutheran and Baptist. Professors generally teach at Congregation of Tallinn M ethodist Church.

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Bishop Christian Alsted of the Nordic and Baltic Area addresses the attendees at the installation and celebration of the new director at the Baltic Methodist Theological Seminary.

Mission Center. Is that still the plan? to develop a better corporate identity need is not so urgent as when we concerning our seminary's mission. first opened the seminary 15 years MT: This is now the Baltic Method­ ago . Then, we had no pastors. ist Theological Seminary, not the Bal­ CH: What draws people in Estonia to I think 15 years is exactly the tic Mission Center. The space does The United Methodist Church? right amount of time for a reassess­ have a worship center; it houses the ment. Over this period certain tradi­ Tallinn United Methodist Church, with MT: One thing I see is that open­ tions have been developed, but they both Russian-speaking and Estonian­ ness draws people to the church . The are not so rigid that they can't be speaking ministries. The congregation Methodist Church is intellectually and changed. There is still flexibility after reaches out to Russian young people spiritually engaging at the same time. only 15 years . in the city and has several other Young, educated people may feel that We now offer different study fo­ socially oriented ministries. it presents a nice balance-not too in­ rums . Some avenues of study need One thing we want to make stron­ tellectual, not too charismatic or emo­ more students, while others are filled ger is the connection between the tional, but something in between. to capacity. We could have more day seminary and congregation . The seminary also draws people students, those who come daily for I must admit-it is all so new. It to the church . We teach integration their required course of study. But an­ is difficult to think about change or between knowledge and practice. other of our models of study is one in vision in a concrete way. I am still Students learn something they didn't which students come once a month learning how the seminary functions, know before but also gain an under­ for three days of intensive w ork. listening with both my eyes and ears standing of why they need this knowl­ These monthly study groups are a wide open . I think one of the goals is edge and how to apply it to their min­ good size ; in fact, we have as many to clarify the vision of our future and istry. We strive to teach both . students as we can handle. Th ere our mission with Tallinn UMC in Es­ is also a long-distance study option, tonia and with neighboring countries CH: Is there still an urgent need for designed for people outside Estonia, around us. pastors in the Estonian churches? which meets four times a year for I met with Nordic and Baltic super­ two-week sessions. Th is program intendents to see how we can make MT: In the Methodist Church today could handle more students. the seminary more relevant to the we have pastors in every congrega­ surrounding area . We also plan to em­ tion. Yet, if we had more pastors, we Christie R. House is the editor of phasize teamwork in the faculty and could plant more churches. No, the New World Outlook. 34 NEW WORLD OUTLOOK • JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010

isn "Blessed be the tie that binds ": A Belmont United Methodist Church UMC visited Malawi, according to the lawi deep commitment to the people of and United Methodists in Malawi Rev. Herb Mather, a retired pastor of train Malawi has become part of life at is taking a new turn as a lay couple the Indiana Annual Conference. He is Belmont Un ited Methodist Church. from Belmont prepares for a year of a Nashville resident and a Belmont MAI The hymn says, " Blessed be the tie service in Malawi as Individual Volun­ communicant who has played a lead­ The, that binds" -but ties in Christian mis­ teers in Mission. Jeff and Kara Oliver, ing role in the Belmont-Malawi story. agoI sion can also expand . both 35, will personally represent the base " Growing stronger" is perhaps the deep commitment to Malawi that has VILLAGE CHURCHES AND A ferer best w ay to describe the mission part­ become part of life at Belmont UMC. MIRACLE OFFERING ary C nership between a United Methodist The m1ss1on seeds that have UMVIM teams went again to Malawi Toda\ congregation in Nashville, Tennes­ grown into this strong partnership in 2006 and 2008. More than 20 vol­ M see, and the denomination's Malawi were sown in 2004. In that year, the unteers were in the 2004 and 2008 most Missionary Conference in southeast first United Methodist Volunteer In groups. Th ese active participants in Tanza Africa. The collaboration between the Mission (UMVIM) team from Belmont mission visited many villages and the 1 NEW WORLD OUTLOOK • JANUARY/FEBRU ARY 2010 35

engaged in what Mather terms a " ministry of encouragement. " In particular, the visitors be­ came interested in the development of village churches. Belmont UMC would subsequently make Malawi a mission priority. Belmont remembered its mission partner in 2005 when the 1,650-member Belmont Church-located in an older neighborhood of Nashville, near Vanderbilt University-decided to raise $3 million for a new community center. The campaign, Mather says, included $50,000 to begin construction of a United Methodist conference center in Malawi. "We had a special Christmas Miracle of­ fering in December 2008, with a goal of rais­ ing $30,000 in hopes of building 10 village churches," Mather reported in an email. "We received over $52,000. Fifteen village church­ es and one city church will be built with these Volunteers in Mission Jeff and Kara Oliver, with daughter Claire Marin and son Carter, are deeply committed to Malawi's development. The Oliver family is from Belmont funds. We are now working on linking Sunday United Methodist Church in Nashville, Tennessee, which has made Malawi a mission school classes and individuals at Belmont UMC priority. Photo: Morais Ouissico. with the 'miracle' churches in Malawi, so that there is communication between our people and the Malawian people. became a democratic republic in 1994. "Part of the Christmas Miracle offering was an offering of prayers," Mather Lilongwe is the capital city. The annu­ added. " People in the congregation were invited to write prayers for Malawi al per capita income is $800. Some 80 and to bring them to the altar. Around 200 prayers were brought to the front of percent of the population is Christian , the church and placed in African baskets. These prayers were taken to Malawi 55 percent of whom are Protestant. .... [There,] some were read at a pastors' training event and all were distributed Bishop Eben Kanukayi Nhiwatiwa of to the 22 pastors in attendance-for them to take back and share with their the Zimbabwe Area has visited Bel­ congregations." mont UMC in Nashville to cement the Over the last five years, the people of Belmont UMC have sent Bibles to partnership and express appreciation Malawi in the Chichewa and Tumbuka languages. They also paid for the drilling for Belmont's commitment. of 12 deep wells (boreholes) in Malawi, upgraded two parsonages, and sent 12 bicycles, a motorcycle, an automobile, recreational equipment, livestock (goats AN UMVIM COUPLE and pigs), and treadle irrigation pumps to the African country. United Method­ Jeff and Kara Oliver were in the del­ ist Women at Belmont UMC are very much a part of the partnership with Ma­ egation that took the Belmont con­ lawi, contributing funds for treadle and electric sewing machines and providing gregation's Christmas prayers to Ma­ training in sewing and funds for 11 literacy classes for village women. lawi . Now, the Olivers are devoting a full year of service there as Individual MALAWI : A YOUNG CHURCH Volunteers in Mission, a program The United Methodist Church in Malawi is fairly young . Started some 21 years linked to the General Board of Global ago by indigenous leaders, it was for 20 years a district of the episcopal area Ministries. They will work with the based in nearby Zimbabwe. In April 2008, the United Methodist General Con­ leadership of the Malawi church in ference, the denomination's legislating body, recognized Malawi as a Mission­ a variety of ministries, bringing their ary Conference, with special ties to the General Board of Global Ministries. considerable ski lls and the strength Today, there are about 100 congregations organized into 22 circuits. of their faith to the work. While Jeff Malawi is a landlocked southeastern African country of 10.5 million people, is trained in information technology most of them rural. It lies east of Zambia, west of Mozam bique, and south of (IT), Kara is a freelance writer who Tanzania. Like Zimbabwe, it was colonized by English-speaking Europeans in has written for The Upper Room, the the 19th century. It gained its independence from Great Britain in 1964 and international daily devotional guide at 36 NEW WORLD OUTLOOK JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010

Malawi have come in response to stories of how God is working among the Malawian people." The Olivers' faith journey to Malawi can be fol­ lowed on an internet blog that goes back sev­ eral months and includes the productive time the couple and their children spent in Individual Mis­ sion Volunteer training last April. The blog's web address is http.//blog.oliverville.org.

MATHER'S PERSONAL STORY Rev. Mather is himself one of the best advertise­ ments for mission partnership and mission vol­ unteer service within the United Methodist con­ nection. He has spent much of his life building bridges between diverse peoples and cultures in the name of Jesus Christ. He first went to Ma­ lawi in the year 2000 as part of a team from the The well at Zo we in Malawi was built to fight disease and malnutrition. Approximately 40 percent of rural Mala wi lacks access to clean water. General Board of Discipleship, where he then worked, to lead a training seminar for clergy and the Nashville-based General Board of laity. He returned the next year. Following his retirement in 2003, he was Discipleship. asked by Belmont UMC to organize the UMVIM team that went to Malawi On May 9, a benefit raised $14,000 in 2004. Mather and his wife, Sue, have traveled to Malawi many times in for the purchase of a used 4x4 vehicle recent years. that the Olivers are using during their yearlong ministry in Malawi and will BELMONT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH leave behind for the Malawi church's Though it is a long-standing United Methodist congregation, Belmont UMC is use. From a base in Blantyre, the cou­ one of the most vibrant and diverse churches in Nashville. It includes members ple plans to visit each of the 22 cir­ who were born in 25 different nations. One group of 150 men, women, and cu its, working under the direction of children is made up of refugees from Myanmar (formerly Burma) . The congre­ the Re v. Daniel Mhone, the mission gation has made a successful transition from a mostly older membership to a superintendent. The Olivers departed young adult one . It partners with a sister congregation in a low-income neigh­ for Malawi in July 2009. borhood only a mile from the Hillsboro Village community where it is located. "They are a terrific couple," Mather Belmont United Methodist Church is strongly connectional and has paid its says, "and their commitment has denominational apportionments in full for the last five years. The current pastor caught the imagination of our large is the Rev. Ken Edwards. contingent of young adults, who form a major part of our congregation." Elliott Wright is the information officer of the General Board of Global The Olivers have sold their house in Ministries. Nashville, put their careers on hold for mission, and spent a great deal of time preparing their children-Carter, 3, and Claire Marin, 9-for the adven­ OTHERS CAN HELP ture ahead of them . Support for the couple during their Funds from Belmont UMC to Malawi go through The Advance, the United Malawi year is not part of the Belmont Methodist designated-giving mission channel. The Olivers can also be UMC's budget, but Mather said that assisted through The Advance account for Individual Volunteers . Donations they anticipate considerable support can be sent to Advance GCFA, PO Box 9068, GPO, New York, NY 10087- from individuals and small groups. 9068. Make checks payable to Advance GCFA and on the memo line write, "This practice has worked in the "Advance #982465, for Jeff & Kara Oliver." past, " he noted. "All of our funds for NEW WORLD OUTLOOK JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010 37

A New Model for Church Planting by Morais Quissico

The idea of a Un ited Methodist lished the Millennium Fund, which Church in Malawi was born in 1987, raised money for building and repair­ thanks to Bishop Abel Muzorewa of ing physical church structures. The Zimbabwe, and the help and encour­ Malawian churches received enough agement of some Malawians who money from this fund to build five had learned of Methodists in other parsonages for the pastors and to countries. Later in the 1990s, Bishop secure land in Blantyre on which to Christopher Jokomo of Mozambique build a conference center. Then the arranged to have two Malawian new denomination was recognized ministerial students trained at Africa and registered with the government University and four others trained at of Malawi. The United Methodist Church in Malawi helps parishioners engage in agricultural other ecumenical theological institu­ At the last General Conference WOrk. Photo. Morais 0UISSICO tions in Zimbabwe. With the return in (2008), delegates voted to accept 1998 of the six newly trained Mala­ the Malawian church as a mission­ in their groups once a week. Youth wian pastors, The United Methodist ary conference within The United groups, United Methodist Women, Church in Malawi formally began to Methodist Church . Not only were and men's groups are formed in each emerge. churches in Malawi growing in num­ church . The Malawian church has At the same time, six more ber, but the church also showed a attracted a significant amount of sup­ pastors received their theological maturity in its membership and lead­ port from United Methodist churches education within Malawi. Togeth­ ership. Today the UMC in Malawi in the United States and Germany. In er with the six pastors trained in has 115 congregations, 22 circuits, the United States, United Methodists Zimbabwe, they started a total of 12 and 23,000 members. in Tennessee are the leading partners circuits in Malawi. Membership in the Malawian for the churches in Malawi. In 1998 and 1999, the United church is particularly strong among The method of training indigenous Methodist Council of Bishops estab- youth and women, both meeting leadership within the conference and sending the new leaders out as missionaries to their own people has turned out to be a very good model for the Malawian church . Today, after the church has been established by Malawian pastors, missionaries from the United States and, in the near future, missionaries from the German Central Conference can assist the new Malawian pastors in their work.

The Rev. Morais Ouissico, an executive secretary for Global Ministries ' Africa office, attended Chancellor College, University of Malawi, at the same time as some of the Malawian students in 1998 and helped to resource them as they Mamtammg sustainable gardens empowers Malawians to provide for themselves and their communities. This garden provides funds to bwld a new church. Pharo Morais OU1ss1co established the new church. 38 NEW WORLD OUTLOOK • JANUARY/FEB RUARY 20 10

INDEX TO NEW WORLD OUTLOOK 2009 New Se ri es Vol. LXIX , No . 3 to LXX No . 2; Whole Series Vol. IC No . 1-6 Major subjects are listed in boldface, with items related to major subjects indented; titles of articles are in italics and authors in roman. Most countries are listed by con tinent or region.

ADVANCE, THE Kapanga Education and Prevention (D R Congo) ; Golden Girls of La Esperanza, The; Harrison , Rev. Shana ...... Jul. -Aug ., 44 Ka sha la , Simeon ...... Nov.-Dec ., 14 Youth Fast Today and Change Tomorrow; Ki sher, Gwen ...... Jul. -Aug ., 43 Peer Education in Wembo Nyama (DR Congo) ; Manya , Pierre .. Nov.-Dec ., 15 Possiblities of Hope and Wholeness in Kenya, AFR ICA The; Savuto, Jerri ...... Nov.-Dec., 16 American-African Partnership in Southern Sudan; Reaching Rural Women and Children with HIV/AIDS in India; Howe, Danny, and Anne Travis ...... May-Jun ., 12 Messer, Dona ld , and N. M. Samuel ...... Nov.-Dec ., 40 Aviation Ministry (DR Congo) ; Quigg , Stephen ...... Jul. -Aug ., 26 Saving Lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; Big, Big Th ing Jesus E Do-Am for Me: The Story of the Rowley, Darla ...... Nov.-Dec ., 10 Cameroon Hymnal; Thornburg , John ...... Mar.-Apr., 40 SHADE (South Africa) ; Santiago, Judith ...... Nov.-Dec ., 43 Breaking the Cycle of Malaria and Poverty; Jacobs, Margo ...... Jul. -Aug ., 36 Stopping HIV/AIDS in Minga (DR Congo) ; Ka ssamba , Chicuque Rural Hospital Completes 95 Years (Mozambique) ; Fidele Lumbe ...... Nov.-Dec ., 15 Franca , Jeremias ...... Jan. -Feb ., 34 Tales of Hope (Zambia) ; Thomas , Kalinda ...... Nov.-Dec ., 26 Clean Water, Good Schools: UMCOR 's Gift to South Sudan; United Methodist Global Aids Fund, The: 2005 to 2008 ...... Nov.-Dec ., 24 Ma Iloy , David ...... May-Jun ., 38 US Annual Conferences Respond to AIDS Realities Global Pra ise Scholarship's First Scholar: An Interview with (Un ited States); Todd , Linda Bales ...... Nov.-Dec., 36 Caleb Mauwa (Zimbabwe); Katzenstein, Lisa ...... Mar.-Apr., 16 World AIDS Day 2009; Santiago, Judith ...... Nov.-Dec ., 44 HIV/AIDS Consciousness Awakens in the Town of Kamina American-African Partnership in Southern Sudan; (DR Congo) ; Kasanka , Guy ...... Nov.-Dec ., 13 Howe, Danny, and Anne Travi s ...... May-Jun ., 12 Holston Conference's First Fact-Finding Mission to Ye i in Ames-Sudbrook United Methodist Church Focuses on Southern Sudan; Njuki , Caroline ...... May-Jun ., 16 Community Ministries ...... Jan .-Feb ., 43 Hope Homes and Hope Scholarships Raise Hope for Orphans in Malawi; Nkhata , Copeland ...... Nov.-Dec., 20 ASIA Hope of Sudan, The; Hou se, Chri stie R...... May-Jun ., 4 Reaching Rural Women and Children with HIV/AIDS in India; Hunger Season, The: Famine Looms Over Africa's Eastern Horn; Messer, Donald , and N. M. Samuel ...... N ov.-Dec ., 40 House, Christie R...... Jul. -Aug ., 20 Tales of Hope (Zambia , Ind ia) ; Th omas , Kalinda ...... Nov.- Dec ., 26 Journey's Reflection, A; Scott, Michelle R...... May-Jun ., 26 Aviation Ministry(D R Congo) ; Quigg , Stephen ...... Jul.-Aug ., 26 Kapanga Education and Prevention (DR Congo); Bartlett, Laura Jaquith ...... Mar.-Apr. , 20 Kasha la , Simeon ...... Nov.-Dec ., 14 Beyond Facts to Faces, Beyond Numbers to Names; Letter from Paul Jeffrey, United Methodist Missionary and Messer, Dona Id ...... Nov.-Dec ., 6 Photojournalist; Jeffrey, Paul ...... May-Jun ., 43 Big, Big Thing Jesus E Do-Am for Me: The Story of the Map: Sudan ...... May-Jun ., 24 Cameroon Hymnal; Thornburg , John ...... Mar .-Apr., 40 New Church for a New Sudan, A: United Methodists Foster Biswas, Clara Mridula ...... Mar.-Apr., 43 Hope as Southern Sudan Clings to Precarious Pea ce; Breaking the Cycle of Malaria and Poverty; Jacobs, Margo ...... Jul.-Aug., 36 Jeffrey, Paul ...... May-Jun ., 18 Brooklyn Church Offers a Warm Welcome to Hundreds of Pamoja Tutalijenga Kanisa: "Together We All Shall Build the Immigrants; Hinnen , Melissa ...... ,, ...... Jan.-Feb ., 20 Church " (Kenya) ; Okel lo, Samson Shenk ...... Mar. -Apr., 34 Peer Education in Wembo Nyama (DR Congo) ; Manya , Pierre .. Nov.-Dec ., 15 BULLETIN INSERTS Possiblities of Hope and Wholeness in Kenya, The; Ames-Sudbrook United Methodist Church Focuses on Savuto, Jerri ...... Nov.-Dec ., 16 Community Ministries ...... Jan .-Feb. , 43 Profile of a Humanitarian Aid Worker in Eastern Chad; Christian Hospitality: Chicken and Biscuits and More; Herlinger, Chri s ...... May-Jun ., 44 Carter, Nancy A...... Sep .-Oct., 44 Rebuilding Lives in Southern Sudan; Omach , Tom G...... May-Jun ., 43 Everybody Here Knows Me ...... Jan.-Feb ., 43 Saving Lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; Fridah and Mercy(Kenya) ; Savuto, Jerri ...... Nov.-Dec ., 43 Rowley, Darla ...... Nov.-Dec ., 10 Golden Girls of La Esperanza, The; Harrison , Rev. Shana ...... Jul. -Aug ., 44 SHADE (South Afri ca); Santia go, Judith ...... Nov.-Dec ., 43 Hope in the Midst of Poverty; Hill, Gene ...... Sep .-Oct ., 43 Short Timeline for Sudan, A ...... May-Jun ., 10 Letter from Paul Jeffrey, United Methodist Missionary and Starting Over in Michigan: Sudanese Families Resettle in Photojournalist; Jeffrey, Paul ...... May-Jun ., 43 the United States; Burson , Linda ...... May-Jun ., 34 Profile of a Humanitarian Aid Worker in Eastern Chad; Stopping HIV/AIDS in Minga (DR Congo) ; Kas samba , Herl i nger, Chris ...... May-Jun ., 44 Fidele Lum be ...... Nov. -Dec., 15 Rebuilding Lives in Southern Sudan; Omach , Tom G...... May-Jun ., 43 Sudan: Consumed in Conflict; Herlinger, Chri s ...... May -Jun ., 6 Resurrected Octogenarian Drums It Up in Church; Tales of Hope (Zambia ); Thoma s, Kal inda ...... Nov .-Dec ., 26 Lauber, Melissa ...... Mar.-Apr ., 43 Town in Darfur, Sudan, Dubbed "Ohio Village," A; SHADE (South Africa) ; Santiago, Judith ...... Nov.-Dec ., 43 Smith , Karen ...... May-Jun ., 30 Thyda Sokheng in Cambodia; Biswas , Clara Mridula ...... Mar.-Apr., 43 Transforming Small Membership Churches; AID S/HIV MINISTRIES Weems , Jr., Lovett H...... Jan .-Feb ., 44 Beyond Facts to Fa ces, Beyond Numbers to Names;; United Methodist Mission in Bok Chitto in Neshoba County, Messer, Dona Id ...... Nov .- Dec., 6 Mississippi, Aids Choctaw Family; Walters , Rev. Jon ...... Jul.-Aug ., 43 Context of HIV/AIDS Education and Prevention in Latin America Walking On a Stopped Escalator: Adjusting to the Global and the Caribbean, The; Garcia , Eluzinete Pereira , and Financial Crisis; Vaxby, Hans ...... Mar.-Apr., 44 Eduardo Campana ...... Nov.-Dec ., 32 World AIDS Day 2009; Santiago, Ju dith ...... Nov.-Dec ., 44 Fridah and Mercy (Kenya) ; Savuto, Jerri ...... N ov.-Dec ., 43 You Don 't Have to Be Old to Do Mission; Licardo, Daniel V...... Sep .-Oct., 43 HIV/AIDS Consciousness Awakens in the Town of Kamina Youth Fast Today and Change Tomorrow; Kisher, Gwen ...... Jul. -Aug ., 43 (DR Congo) ; Ka sanka , Guy ...... Nov.-Dec ., 13 Burson , Linda ...... May-Jun ., 34 Hope Homes and Hope Scholarships Raise Hope for Orphans Campana , Eduardo ...... Nov.-De c., 32 in Malawi; Nkhata , Copeland ...... Nov.-Dec ., 20 Carter, Nancy A...... Sep .-Oct. , 32; Sep .-Oct., 44 NEW WORLD OUTLOOK • JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010 39

CENTER -SPREAD FEATURE Peace Church of Munich, The (Ge rm any); Goldberg, Beryl .. ___ Jan -Feb ., 30 Little Church That Could, The: Mission on a Shoestring Everybody Here Knows Me ...... Jan .- Feb ., 43 Budget ...... Jan .-Feb ., 24 Fast Today and Change Tomorrow; Harvey, Ra chel ...... Jul. -Aug ., 38 Map: Sudan ...... May-Jun ., 24 Finding the Road; Hou se , Christie R...... Jul .-Aug., 4 Millennium Development Goals, The ...... Jul. -Aug ., 24 Focus on Global Ministries: An Interview with the Responding to Disaster. UMCOR ...... Sep.-Oct. , 23 Rev. Edward W Paup; Hou se , Christie R...... Jan .-Feb ., 26 Short Timeline for Sudan, A ...... May -Jun ., 10 Franca , Jeremi as ...... Jan.-Feb ., 34 United Methodist Global Aids Fund, The: 2005 to 2008 ...... Nov.-Oec ., 24 Fridah and Mercy (Kenya) ; Savuto , Jerri ...... Nov .-Dec., 43 Changing Landscape of Mission, The; Heckert , Chris ...... Sep .-Oct. , 6 Funk, Suzanne ...... Sep .-Oct., 36 Chicuque Rural Hospital Completes 95 Years (Mozambique) ; Garcia , Eluzinete Pereira ...... Nov.-Dec., 32 Franca , Jeremias ...... :...... Jan .-Feb ., 34 GLOBAL PRAISE CHILDREN 'S MINISTRIES Big, Big Thing Jesus E Do-Am for Me: The Story of the Hope Homes and Hope Scholarships Raise Hope for Orphans Cameroon Hymnal; Thornburg, John ...... Mar. -Apr. , 40 in Malawi; Nkhata , Copeland ...... Nov.-Dec ., 20 Churches of Latvia Plan New United Methodist Hymnal; Possiblities of Hope and Wholeness in Kenya, The; Kimbrough , ST ...... Mar.-Apr. , 38 Savuto , Jerri ...... Nov .-Dec. , 16 Global Praise: Declaring God's Glory from the Four Corners Reaching Rural Women and Children with HIV/AIDS in India; of the Earth; Lockward , Jorge ...... Mar.-Apr. , 6 Messer, Donald , and N. M. Samuel ...... Nov .-Dec ., 40 Global Praise Scholarship's First Scholar: An Interview with Tales of Hope (Zambia) ; Thoma s, Kalinda ...... Nov.-Dec , 26 Caleb Mauwa (Zimbabwe) ; Katzen stein , Li sa ...... Mar.-Apr. , 16 Christian Hospitality: Chicken and Biscuits and More; In the Beginning Was the Beat'; Walton , Janet ...... Mar.-Apr., 30 Carter, Nancy A...... Sep .-Oct , 44 Keeping It Fair, Keeping It Legal; Scott, Catherine ...... Mar.-Apr , 42 Christian Hospitality Is Never Out-of-Date: Online Ministry Pamoja Tutalijenga Kanisa: "Together We All Shall Build in Changing Technological Times; Carter, Nan cy A...... Sep.-Oct. , 32 the Church " (Kenya) ; Okello, Samson Shenk ...... Mar.-Apr. , 34 Churches of Latvia Plan New United Methodist Hymnal; Resurrected Octogenarian Drums It Up in Church; Kimbrough , ST ...... Mar .-Apr. , 38 Lauber, Melissa ...... Mar.-Apr., 43 Circles to Break the Poverty Cycle; Caudal , Mary Beth ...... Jul.-Aug ., 16 Sing the World Round at Easter; Tyree , Debra ...... Mar.-Apr ., 24 Clean Water, Good Schools: UMCOR 's Gift to South Sudan; Singing Global Music; Bartlett, Laura Jaquith ...... Mar.-Apr ., 20 Malloy, David ...... May-Jun ., 38 Singing with Creation; Harling, Per ...... Mar.-Apr. , 8 Thyda Sokheng in Cambodia; Bi swas, Clara Mridu la ...... Mar.-Apr., 43 COMMUNICATION Wesleys, The: A Theology of Hymns; Lim , Swee Hong ...... Mar.-Apr., 12 Changing Landscape of Mission, The; Heckert, Chris ...... Sep .-Oct. , 6 You Are What You Sing! Christian Song for a Christian Hospitality is Never Out-of-Date: Online Ministry 21st-Century Church; Hawn , C. Michael...... Mar.-Apr., 26 in Changing Technological Times; Carter, Nan cy A...... Sep.-Oct. , 32 Global Praise: Declaring God's Glory from the Four Corners Christian Hospitality: Chicken and Biscuits and More; of the Earth; Lockward , Jorge ...... Mar.-Apr. , 6 Carter, Nancy A...... Sep.-Oct. , 44 Global Praise Scholarship's First Scholar: An Interview with Communication as Mission; Dharmaraj, Glory E...... Sep .-Oct. , 40 Caleb Mauwa (Zimbabwe) ; Katzenstein , Lisa ...... Mar.-Apr., 16 Ken Thompson Rediscovered; Heckert, Chris, and Goldberg, Beryl ...... Jan .-Feb , 30 Klay S. Williams ...... Sep.-Oct. , 18 Golden Girls of La Esperanza, The; Harrison , Rev. Shana ...... Ju l.-Aug ., 44 Missionary Communication in the 21st Century; Harling, Per ...... Mar.-Apr. , 8 May, Janet W., Suzanne Funk, and Katherine T. Parker ...... Sep .-Oct. , 36 Harrison , Rev. Shana ...... Jul. -Aug ., 44 Photography as a Cultural Mirror for American Harvey, Rachel ...... Jul. -Aug ., 38 Methodist Missions; Davi s, Morri s L...... Sep .-Oct., 10 Hawn , C. Michael ...... Mar.-Apr ., 26 Truth in Images; House, Christie R., et al...... Sep.-Oct. , 14 Vera's Notebook; Moore, Vera ...... Sep .-Oct. , 29 HEALTH MINISTRIES Beyond Facts to Faces, Beyond Numbers to Names; CONGREGATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Messe r, Donald ...... Nov.-Dec ., 6 New Church for a New Sudan, A: United Methodists Foster Hope as Breaking the Cycle of Malaria and Poverty,· Jacobs, Margo ...... Jul .-Aug ., 36 Southern Sudan Clings to Precarious Peace; Chicuque Rural Hospital Completes 95 Years (Mozambique) ; Jeffrey, Paul ...... May -Jun ., 18 Franca , Jeremias ...... Jan .-Feb ., 34 Small Churches with Big Hearts for Mission; Context of HIV/AIDS Education and Prevention in Latin America House, Christie R...... Jan .-Feb ., 6 and the Caribbean, The; Garcia , Eluzinete Pereira , and When a Small Church Closes: From Death to Resurrection; Eduardo Campana ...... Nov. -Dec. , 32 Caudal , Mary Beth ...... Jan .-Feb ., 12 HIV/AIDS Consciousness Awakens in the Town of Kamina Context of HIV/A IDS Education and Prevention in Latin America (DR Congo) ; Kasanka , Guy ...... Nov.-Dec. , 13 and the Caribbean, The; Garcia , Eluzinete Pereira , and Hope Homes and Hope Scholarships Ra ise Hope for Orphans Eduardo Campana ...... Nov .-Dec ., 32 in Malawi; Nkhata , Copeland ...... Nov.-Dec. , 20 Caudal , Mary Beth ...... Jan .-Feb. , 12; Jul. -Aug ., 16 Kapanga Education and Prevention (DR Congo); Crop Hunger Walks Across the United States; Crosson , Le sley ...... Jul. -Aug ., 41 Kashala , Simeon ...... Nov.-Dec ., 14 Crosson , Lesley ...... Jul. -Aug ., 41 Peer Education in Wembo Nyama (DR Congo) ; Manya , Pi erre ..Nov .-Dec ., 15 Davi s, Morris L...... Sep.-Oct. , 10 Possiblities of Hope and Wholeness in Kenya, The; Despite the Bad Economy, Refugee Programs Must Not Waiver; Savuto, Jerri ...... Nov.-Dec., 16 Keki c, Erol ...... Jul.-Aug ., 32 Reaching Rural Women and Children with HIV/A IDS in India; Dharmara j, Glory E...... Sep.-Oct. , 40 Messer, Donald , and N. M. Samuel ...... Nov.-Dec ., 40 DuBose , Mike ...... Sep .- Oct. , 14 Saving Lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; Rowley, Darla ...... Nov .-Dec. , 10 ENVIRONMENT Stopping HIV/A IDS in Minga (DR Congo) ; Ka ssam ba , Focus on Global Ministries: An Interview with the Fidele Lumbe ...... Nov.-Dec. , 15 Rev. Edward W Paup; House, Christie R...... Jan .-Feb ., 26 Tales of Hope (Zambia); Thomas , Kalinda ...... Nov.-Dec. , 26 Hunger Season, The: Famine Looms Over Africa's Eastern Horn; US Annual Conferences Respond to AIDS Realities Hou se , Christie R...... Jul.-Aug ., 20 (United States); Todd , Linda Bales ...... Nov.-Dec ., 36 Singing with Creation; Harling, Per ...... Mar.-Apr. , 8 Heckert, Chris ...... Sep.-Oct. , 6; Sep .-Oct., 18 Herlinger, Chris ...... May-Jun ., 6; May-Jun ., 44 EUROPE Hill , Gene ...... Sep .-Oct. , 43 Churches of Latvia Plan New United Methodist Hymnal; Hinnen , Melissa ...... Jan .-Feb ., 20 I Kimbrough , ST ...... Mar.-Apr., 38 J 40 NEW WORLD OUTLOOK • JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010

HISTORY Little Church That Could, The: M1ss1on on a Shoestnng Ch1cuque Rural Hospital Completes 95 Years (Mozambique); Budget ...... Jan .-Feb , 24 Franca , Jeremias ...... Jan .-Feb ., 34 Pamo1a Tutal11enga Kamsa : "Together We All Shall Build the Ken Thompson Rediscovered; Heckert, Chris, and Church " (Kenya ); Okel lo, Samson Shenk ...... Mar. -Apr .. 34 Klay S. Williams ...... Sep -Oct., 18 Truth m Images; Hou se, Christie R., et al...... Sep .-Oct. , 14 Mm1stry with the Poor: Lookmg Poverty m the Face; Vera's Notebook; Moore, Vera ...... Sep -Oct.. 29 Paup , Edward W...... Jul. -Aug., 6 Mission Memo ...... Jan .-Feb ., 42 ; Mar.-Apr., 15; May-Jun., 42 , Photography as a Cultural Mirror for Amencan Methodist Jul.-Aug ., 31 ; Sep .-Oct. , 22 ; Nov -Dec .. 19 Missions; Davis, Morris L...... Sep .- Oct. , 10 Wesleys, The: A Theology of Hymns; Lim , Swee Hong ...... Mar.-Apr. , 12 MISSION PARTNERSHIPS HIV/AIDS Consciousness Awakens in the Town of Kamma American-African Partnership m Southern Sudan; Howe, (DR Congo) ; Kasanka , Guy ...... Nov.-Dec ., 13 Danny, and Anne Travis ...... May-Jun ., 12 Holston Conference's First Fact-Fmdmg M1ss1on to Ye1 m Holston Conference's First Fact-Fmdmg Mirnon to Ye1 m Southern Sudan; N1uk1 , Caroline ...... May-Jun , 16 Southern Sudan; N1uk1 , Caroline ...... May-Jun , 16 Hope Homes and Hope Scholarships Raise Hope for Orphans m Town m Darfur, Sudan, Dubbed "OhlO Village, " A; Malawi; Nkhata , Copeland ...... Nov.-Dec., 20 Smith , Karen ...... May-Jun., 30 Hope m the Midst of Poverty; Hill , Gene ...... Sep .-Oct. , 43 Hope of Sudan, The; House, Christie R...... May-Jun ., 4 MISSIONARIES Hope Spreads Faster; House, Christie R...... Nov.-Dec ., 4 Aviation Mimstry (DR Congo) ; Quigg , Stephen ...... Jul.-Aug , 26 House, Christie R...... Jan.-Feb., 4; Jan.-Feb ., 6; Jan .- Feb ., 16; Jan .- Feb ., 26; Miss10nary Commumcat10n m the 21st Century; May, Janet W., Mar.-Apr., 4; May-Jun ., 4; Jul. -Aug., 4; Jul.-Aug ., 20 ; Suzanne Funk , and Katherine T. Parker ...... Sep.-Oct. , 36 Sep .-Oct. , 4; Sep .-Oct. , 14; Nov.-Dec ., 4 You Don 't Have to Be Old to Do M1ss1on; L1cardo, Daniel V.. .. Sep -Oct.. 43 Howe, Danny ...... May-Jun ., 12 Moore, Vera ...... Sep .-Oct ., 29 Hunger Season, The: Famme Looms Over Afnca's Eastern Horn; House, Christie R...... Jul.-Aug . 20 NATIVE AMERICAN MINISTRIES Methodist Legacy m Akwesasne; House. Christie R ...... Jan -Feb ., 16 IMMIGRATION Umted Methodist M1ss1on m Bok Ch1tto m Neshoba County, Brooklyn Church Offers a Warm Welcome to Hundreds of Miss1ss1pp1, Aids Choctaw Family; Walters , Rev. Jon ...... Jul.-Aug ., 43 Immigrants; Hinnen, Melissa ...... Jan .- Feb., 20 New Church for a New Sudan, A: Umted Methodists Foster Hope Peace Church of Mumch, The (Germany) ; Goldberg, Beryl ...... Jan .- Feb., 30 as Southern Sudan Clmgs to Precanous Peace; In the Begmning Was the Beat!; Walton , Janet ...... Mar. -Apr., 30 Jeffrey, Paul ...... May-Jun ., 18 Index to Volume 98: Year 2008 ...... Jan.-Feb., 40 New World Outlook's Reader's Survey ...... Sep .-Oct. , 27 It's A Small Church, After All; House, Christie R...... Jan .-Feb ., 4 Njuk1 , Caroline ...... May-Jun ., 16 Jacobs, Margo ...... Jul .-Aug ., 36 Nkhata , Copeland ...... Nov -Dec .. 20 Jang, Jayun ...... Sep .-Oct. , 14 Nuessle, John ...... Jul -Aug ., 10 Jeffrey, Paul ...... Sep .-Oct .. 14; May-Jun ., 18; May-Jun ., 43 Okello , Samson Shenk ...... Mar -Apr. , 34 Journey's Reflection, A; Scott, Michelle R...... May-Jun., 26 Omach , Tom G...... May-Jun , 43 Kapanga Education and Prevent/On (DR Congo) ; Pamo1a Tutall}enga Kamsa .· "Together We All Shall Build the Kashala , Simeon ...... Nov.-Dec ., 14 Church " (Kenya) ; Okello, Samson Shenk ... . Mar -Apr , 34 Kasanka , Guy ...... Nov.-Dec ., 13 Parker, Katherine T ...... Sep -Oct. 36 Kashala , Simeon ...... Nov.- Dec ., 14 Paup , Edward W...... Jul -Aug ., 6 Kassamba , F1dele Lumbe ...... Nov.-Dec ., 15 Peer Educat10n m Wembo Nyama (O R Congo) ; Manya , Pierre Nov -Dec , 15 Katzenstein , Lisa ...... Mar.-Apr. , 16 Photography as a Cultural Mirror for Amencan Methodist Keepmg It Fair, Keepmg It Legal; Scott, Catherine ...... Mar.-Apr. , 42 Missions; Davis, Morns L...... Sep -Oct., 10 Kekic , Erol ...... Jul .-Aug ., 32 Pornblifles of Hope and Wholeness m Kenya, The; Ken Thompson Rediscovered; Heckert, Chris, Savuto, Jerri ...... Nov -Dec ., 16 and Klay S. Williams , ...... Sep .-Oct ., 18 Kimbrough , ST ...... Ma r -Apr. , 38 POVERTY Ki sher, Gwen ...... Jul. -Aug ., 43 Av1at1on Mm1stry (DR Congo) ; Quigg , Stephen . .Jul -Aug . 26 Landscape 1s Changmg ... Agam, The, House, Christie R...... Sep .-Oct. , 4 Breakmg the Cycle of Malana and Poverty; Jacobs, Margo .Jul -Aug ., 36 Circles to Break the Poverty Cycle, Coudal. Mary Beth .Jul -Aug , 16 LATIN AMERICA/CARIBBEAN Crop Hunger Walks Across the United States. Crosson , Lesley Jul -Aug . 41 Context of HIV/AIDS Educat10n and Prevent/On m Latm Amenca Despite the Bad Economy, Refugee Programs Must Not Waiver: and the Canbbean, The; Garcia , Eluzinete Pereira . Kek1c , Erol .... Jul.-Aug ., 32 and Edu a. do Campana ...... Nov -Dec , 32 Fast Today and Change Tomorrow; Harvey, Rachel .Jul.-Aug ., 38 Lauber, Melissa ...... Mar. -Apr., 43 Focus on Global Mm1stnes An Interview with the Letter from Paul Jeffrey, United Methodist M1ss1onary and Rev. Edward W Paup, House, Christie R .Jan .-Feb . 26 Photo1ournailst; Jeffrey, Paul ...... May-Jun ., 43 Golden Girls of La Esperanza. The, Hamson , Rev Shana .Jul.-Aug . 44 Letters from Readers ...... Jan -Feb ., 5, Mar. -Apr., 5; May-Jun ., 5; Hope m the Midst of Poverty: Hill. Gene .. Sep -Oct , 43 Jul -Aug , 5, Sep -Oct. , 5, Nov -Dec , 5 Hunger Season. The Fam me Looms Over Afnca s Eastern Horn. Licardo, Daniel V...... Sep .-Oct. , 43 House. Christie R Jul -Aug ., 20 Lim , Swee Hong ...... Mar -Apr. , 12 Letter from Paul Jeffrey, Umted Methodist M1SS1onary and Little Church That Could, The M1ss1on on a Shoestrmg Budget... .Jan -Feb ., 24 Photo1ournailst. Jeffrey, Paul ...... ••. May-Jun , 43 Lockward , Jorge ...... Mar -Apr., 6 Mlilennwm Development Goals. The • .Jul.-Aug, 24 Malloy, David ...... May-Jun ., 38 Mm1stry with the Poor Lookmg Poverty m the Face Manya , Pierre ...... Nov -Dec ., 15 Paup. Edward W ...... Jul -Aug , 6 Map · Sudan ...... May-Jun ., 24 RebU1/dmg Lives m Southern Sudan. Omach . Tom G ...... May-Jun , 43 May, Janet W...... Sep -Oct. , 36 Umted Methodist M1rnon m Bok Ch1tto m Neshoba County Messer, Donald ...... Nov -Dec , 6 ; Nov -Dec ., 40 M1ss1rnpp1, Aids Choctaw Family: Walters , Rev Jon • • .. Jul -Aug . 43 Methodist Legacy m Akwesasne; House, Christie R...... Jan -Feb., 16 What Do We Bnng to the Tab/e 7An Act1v1ty on the Theology of Mlilennwm Development Goals, The ...... Jul .-Aug ., 24 Mm1stry with the Poor. Wildman , David . Jul -Aug, 14 Mm1stry with the Poor· Lookmg Poverty m the Face, What Door Does God Use at Your Church 7A Theology of Paup , Edward W ...... Jul -Aug ., 6 Mm1stry with the Poor. Nu essle. John •. Jul -Aug , 10 Profile of a Humamtanan Aid Worker m Eastern Chad. MISS ION EDU CATION Herlinger. Chris ...... '"". May-Jun , 44 Chnst1an Hospitality 1s Never Out-of-Date. On/me M1n1stry Quigg , Stephen Jul -Aug , 26 m Changmg Technolog1cal Times, Carter, Nancy A Sep -Oct. . 32 Reachmg Rural Women and Children with HIV/AIDS m India Messer. Donald and N M Samuel o -Dec . 40

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Rebuilding Lives in Southern Sudan; Omach , Tom G...... May-Jun ., 43 Thornburg , John ...... Mar.-Apr., 40 Thyda Sokheng in Cambodia; Bi swa s, Clara Mridula ...... Mar.-Apr. , 43 REFUGEES Todd , Linda Bales ...... Nov.- Dec., 36 Despite the Bad Economy, Refugee Programs Must Not Waiver; Town in Darfur, Sudan, Dubbed "Ohio Village," A; Smith , Karen .. May-Jun. , 30 Keki c, Erol ...... Jul .-Aug. , 32 Transforming Small Membership Churches; Profile of a Humanitarian Aid Worker in Eastern Chad; Weems , Jr. , Lovett H...... Jan.-Feb ., 44 Herlinger, Chris ...... May-Jun ., 44 Travis, Anne ...... May-Jun ., 12 Starting Over in Michigan: Sudanese Families Resettle in Truth in Images; Hou se , Christie R., et al...... Sep.-Oct. , 14 the United States; Burson , Linda ...... May-Jun ., 34 Tyree , Debra ...... Mar.-Apr., 24 Responding to Disaster: UMCOR ...... Sep.-Oct. , 23 Resurrected Octogenarian Drums It Up in Church; UMCOR Lauber, Melissa ...... Mar. -Apr., 43 Brooklyn Church Offers a Warm Welcome to Hundreds of Rowley, Darla ...... Nov .-Dec., 10 Immigrants; Hinnen , Melissa ...... Jan .-Feb. , 20 Samuel , N. M...... Nov .- Dec., 40 Clean Water, Good Schools: UMCOR's Gift to South Sudan; Santiago, Judith ...... Nov.-Dec ., 43 ; Nov.- Dec ., 44 Malloy, David ...... May-Jun. , 38 Saving Lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; Journey's Reflection, A; Scott, Michelle R...... May-Jun ., 26 Rowley, Darla ...... Nov.-Dec ., 10 Responding to Disaster: UMCOR ...... Sep .-Oct., 23 Savuto, Jerri ...... Nov. -Dec. , 16; Nov.-Dec .., 43 Starting Over in Michigan: Sudanese Families Resettle in Scott, Catherine ...... Mar .-Apr., 42 the United States; Burso n, Linda ...... May-Jun ., 34 Scott, Michelle R...... May -Jun ., 26 Town in Darfur, Sudan, Dubbed "Ohio Village," SHADE (South Africa) ; Santiago, Judith ...... Nov.-Dec ., 43 A; Smi th , Karen ...... May-Jun ., 30 Short Timeline for Sudan, A ...... May-Jun ., 10 United Methodist Global Aids Fund, The: 2005 to 2008 ...... Nov.-Dec ., 24 Sing the World Round at Easter; Tyree , Debra ...... Mar. -Apr., 24 United Methodist Mission in Bok Chitto in Neshoba County, Singing Global Music; Bartlett, Laura Jaquith ...... Mar. -Apr., 20 Mississippi, Aids Choctaw Family; Walters, Rev. Jon ...... Jul.-Aug ., 43 Singing with Creation; Harling, Per ...... Mar.-Apr., 8 US Annual Conferences Respond to AIDS Realities; Small Churches with Big Hearts for Mission; House, Christie R..... Jan .-Feb ., 6 Todd , Linda Bales ...... Nov.-Dec ., 36 Smith, Karen ...... May-Jun ., 30 Starting Over in Michigan: Sudanese Families Resettle in the US MINISTRIES United States; Burson , Linda ...... May-Jun ., 34 Ames-Sudbrook United Methodist Church Focuses on Statement of Ownership ...... Nov.- Dec., 31 Community Ministries ...... Jan .-Feb ., 43 Stopping HIV/AIDS in Minga (DR Congo); Kas sa mba , Brooklyn Church Offers a Warm Welcome to Hundreds Fidele Lumbe ...... Nov.- Dec., 15 of Immigrants; Hinn en , Melissa ...... Jan .-Feb ., 20 Circles to Break the Poverty Cycle; Caudal , Mary Beth ...... Jul.-Aug ., 16 SUDAN Crop Hunger Walks Across the United States; Crosson , Lesley ..Jul.-Aug ., 41 American-African Partnership in Southern Sudan; Singing Global Music; Bartlett, Laura Jaquith ...... Mar. -Apr., 20 Howe, Danny, and Anne Travis ...... May-Jun ., 12 Small Churches with Big Hearts for Mission; Clean Water, Good Schools: UMCOR's Gift to South Sudan; Hou se , Christie R...... Jan .-Feb ., 6 Malloy, David ...... May-Jun ., 38 US Annual Conferences Respond to AIDS Realities; Holston Conference's First Fact-Finding Mission to Yei in Todd , Linda Bales ...... Nov.-Dec ., 36 Southern Sudan; Njuki , Caroline ...... May-Jun ., 16 When a Small Church Closes: From Death to Resurrection; Hope of Sudan, The; Hou se , Christie R...... May-Jun ., 4 Caudal, Mary Beth ...... Jan .-Feb ., 12 Journey 's Reflection, A; Scott, Mi che lle R...... May -Jun ., 26 Va xby, Hans ...... : ...... Ma r.-Apr., 44 Letter from Paul Jeffrey, United Methodist Missionary Vera's Notebook; Moore, Vera ...... Sep.-Oct. , 29 and Photojournalist; Jeffrey, Paul ...... May-Jun ., 43 Map: Sudan ...... May -Jun ., 24 VOLUNTEERS New Church for a New Sudan, A: United Methodists Foster Hope American-African Partnership in Southern Sudan; as Southern Sudan Clings to Precarious Peace; Howe, Danny, and Anne Travi s ...... May-Jun ., 12 Jeffrey, Paul ...... May-Jun ., 18 Holston Conference's First Fa ct-Finding Mission to Yei in Profile of a Humanitarian Aid Worker in Eastern Chad; Southern Sudan; Njuki , Carol ine ...... May-Jun ., 16 Herlinger, Chris ...... May-Jun ., 44 Walking On a Stopped Escalator: Adjusting to the Global Rebuilding Lives in Southern Sudan; Omach , Tom G...... May-Jun ., 43 Financial Crisis; Vaxby, Hans ...... Mar.-Apr., 44 Short Timeline for Sudan, A ...... May-Jun ., 10 Walters , Rev. Jon ...... Jul.-Aug ., 43 Starting Over in Michigan: Sudanese Families Resettle in Walton , Janet ...... Mar.-Apr., 30 the United States; Burson , Linda ...... May-Jun ., 34 Weems , Jr., Lovett H...... Jan .-Feb ., 44 Sudan: Consumed in Conflict; Herlinger, Chris ...... May -Jun ., 6 Wesleys, The: A Theology of Hymns; Lim , Swee Hong ...... Mar.-Apr., 12 Town in Darfur, Sudan, Dubbed "Ohio Village," A; What Do We Bring to the Table? An Activity on the Theology of Smith , Karen ...... May-Jun ., 30 Ministry with the Poor; Wildman , David ...... Jul. -Aug., 14 Sudan: Consumed in Conflict; Herl inger, Chris ...... May-Jun ., 6 What Door Does God Use at Your Church? A Theology of Tales of Hope (Zambia) ; Thomas , Kalinda ...... Nov.-Dec ., 26 Ministry with the Poor; Nuessle, John ...... Jul. -Au g., 10 When a Small Church Closes: From Death to Resurrection; TECHNOLOGY Caudal, Mary Beth ...... Jan. -Feb ., 12 Changing Landscape of Mission, The; Heckert, Chris ...... Sep.-Oct. , 6 Wildman , David ...... Jul.-Aug ., 14 Christian Hospitality is Ne ver Out-of-Date: Online Ministry William s, Klay S...... Sep .-Oct. , 18 in Changing Technological Times; Carter, Nancy A...... Sep.-Oct. , 32 You Are What You Sing' Christian Song for a Communication as Mission; Dharmaraj, Glory E...... Sep.-Oct. , 40 21st-Century Church; Hawn , C. Michael ...... Mar .-Apr., 26 Missionary Communication in the 21st Century; May, You Don 't Have to Be Old to Do Mission; Li cardo , Dan iel V...... Sep .-Oct. , 43 Janet W., Suzanne Funk, and Katherine T. Parker ...... Sep .-Oct. , 36 Youth Fast Today and Change Tomorrow; Ki sher, Gwen ...... Jul. -Aug ., 43 Vera's Notebook; Moore, Vera ...... Sep.-Oct. , 29 YOUTH MINI STRIES THEOLOGY Everybody Here Knows Me ...... Jan .-Feb ., 43 Ministry with the Poor; Wildman , David ...... Jul. -Aug ., 14 Fast Today and Change Tomorrow; Harvey, Rachel...... Jul.-Aug ., 38 Truth in Images; Hou se , Christie R., et al ...... Sep.-Oct. , 14 Global Praise Scholarship's First Scholar: An Interview with Wesleys, The: A Theology of Hymns; Lim, Swee Hong ...... Mar. -Apr., 12 Caleb Mauwa (Zimbabwe) ; Katzenstein , Lisa ...... Mar.-Apr., 16 What Do We Bring to the Table? An Activity on the Theology of Journey's Reflection, A; Scott, Mi che lle R...... May-Jun ., 26 Ministry with the Poor; Wildman , David ...... Jul.-Aug ., 14 Peer Education in Wembo Nyama (DR Congo); What Door Does God Use at Your Church? A Theology of Manya , Pierre ...... Nov.-Dec ., 15 Ministry with the Poor; Nuessle, John ...... Jul. -Aug ., 10 Youth Fast Today and Change Tomorrow; Ki sher, Gwen ...... Jul. -Aug ., 43 Thomas , Kalinda ...... 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First Woman Elected as Bishop in Africa of celebration and commitment in Stamford, Con­ Elected as the first female Un ited Methodist Bishop necticut. on the night of October 13, 2009. Th irty-one in Africa in 2008, Bishop Joaquina Nhanala has coor­ missionaries were blessed and sent forth, along with dinated women's projects for the Mozambique church seven new deaconesses and two home missioners and led a World Relief HIV/AIDS program designed to who enter a special office of mission commitment. mobilize churches for ed ucation and advocacy in Mo­ The service took place during the annual meeting of zambique's three southern provinces. directors of the General Board of Global Ministries, the mission agency of the denomination. The missionaries Philippine Typhoons Parma and Ketsana were commissioned in the presence of an on-site con­ Typhoon Parma , the strongest typhoon to hit the Phil­ gregation of 300, with a worldwide community ta ki ng ippines since 2006, landed in the northeastern part of part via a live internet broadcast. the country a week after Typhoon Ketsana hit Mani la on September 26, killing more than 265 people and Methodist Women's 18th Assembly forcing 567,000 residents to flee their homes. Thousands of women from across the globe will come UMCOR is working closely with other agencies and together for the 18th Assembly of United Method­ local United Methodist connections in the Manila area ist Women, April 30-May 2, 2010, at the Americas' to bring relief to those most in need . More than 30 Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The Assembly theme, volunteers, including students from Union Theological "Faith, Hope, Love in Action." embodies the spirit of Seminary in Manila, assisted relief efforts by repack­ United Methodist Women as they prepare to gather ing goods for distribution and by distributing food and in 2010. The worship, programs, workshops, and relief supplies to 500 famil ies . Support UMCOR's relief panels being planned for this 18th Assembly are de­ work in the Philippines by giving to UMCOR Advance signed to help United Methodist Women members #240235, Philippines Emergency. better serve each other, their communities, and peo­ ple around the world. 225th Anniversary of Asbury and Coke Meeting Many will arrive a day early, on April 29, to partici­ Events converged 225 years ago to shape the course pate in the pre-conference symposiums. of American Methodism. The setting then and now is Barratt's Chapel at Frederic, Delaware-the oldest DEATHS Hisako Arinaga, retired missionary w ith Methodist Church in the Un ited States originally bu ilt 11 years of service in Japan, died September 28, as a church . The 2009 observance on November 8 2009 ...Eva Jean Wehrman, retired missionary with marked the November 14, 1784, occasion that helped almost 40 years of service in the Philippines, died to form a distinct denomination in a lineage that has September 30, 2009 .. .R. Ward Williams, retired now become Th e United Methodist Church . missionary with 34 years of service in Algeria and Bishop Peggy A. Johnson of the Philadelphia area DR Congo, died October 1, 2009 ... Charles McFar­ preached at a special service co mmemoratin g the ren, retired missionary with 26 years of service in meeting between two early leaders, Francis Asbury Bolivia, died October 2, 2009 ...Mary Brentlinger, and Thomas Coke, who together laid the organiza­ retired missionary with 11 years of service in Li­ tional foundations and gave Methodism in the United beria , Hong Kong, and Indonesia, died October 23, States its strong emphasis on mission. 2009 .. .Naomi Senn, retired missionary with almost 30 years of service in Brazil, died October 15, 2009 ... Commissioning Reaches a Global Community Sandra Turner, retired missionary w ith 4 years of The United Methodist Church formally commissioned service in South Africa and the United States, died 40 persons to mission vocations in a powerful service October 26, 2009. M "' 0 0 N Sager-Brown >­ The General Board of Global Ministries CI: <.( A historic Methodist commitment to service and a significant piece of 475 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10115 ~ CI: Ministries Website: http://gbgm-umc.org • 212-870-3600 Cil Black history t ~Global w United Methodist Church LL ~ ' ®~he :;::- CI: connecting the church in mission <.( Sager-Brown began in 1867 when a group of white women in ~ z New Orleans formed an orphanage and school for African-Amer­ --,<.( ican boys who had been orphaned by the Civil War, teaching ~ 0 them to read and write. It was funded primarily by a predeces­ 0 Atlantic Street Center Rejoices at Birthday Bash _J I­ sor to the Black College Fund of The United Methodist Church and ~ by Tylie Wa ters, New World Outlook editorial assistant. Written from information 0 by John Baldwin, a plantation owner in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana . 0 _J provided by the Atlantic Street Center website CI: The school in Baldwin, Louisiana, grades one through eight. be­ 0 came known as Godman Industrial School . Dr. W.D. Godman and his s Founded nearly 100 years ago, Atlantic Street Center in Seattle, Wash­ sw wife directed the school and orphanage and were also responsible z ington, celebrates its 1OOth birthday in spring 2010. In response to a for build ing a Methodist church on the property. When, in the early large number of Italian immigrants relocating to Seattle's Rainier Valley in 1900s, the orphanage fell into dire financial straits, Dr. and Mrs. God­ 1910, the center evolved to address the educational and social needs of man took its student choir, the Jubilee Singers, on a tour of the north­ those immigrants who didn't speak English and who had difficulty finding eastern United States to raise money. Mrs. Addie Sager and Mrs. C. employment. W. Brown became familiar with the plight of the orphanage through a Today, although the dynamics of the concert given for the North Central New York Methodist Conference. ~ ~ population may have changed, Atlan­ Sager and Brown purchased the school and gave it to the Women's Qi ~ tic Street Center continues to address Home Mission Society, paving the way for the Women's Division of Vi those same basic needs of more than The United Methodist Church to operate it. The institution became 3,000 multiethnic and low-income known as Sager-Brown Home an9 Godman School until 1978, when families, who are mainly of African and it closed; and it stayed vacant until 1992, 14 years later, when Hur­ Asian descent, from Seattle's central ricane Andrew hit the coast of south Lou isiana, causing major dam- and southeast neighborhoods. Classes age to the area around Baldwin. in English as a second language and UMCOR came to the area with Children participating in programs at . . . . the Atlantic Street Center. life-skills programs are still being pro- volunteers and supplies and used vided to promote self-i mprovement. the old Sager-Brown campus Atlantic Street Center serves chi ldren and youth from 2 to 18 years of to stage operations. After two age and their families . It strives to help the children flourish academically, years, UMCOR determined that emotionally, and socially, while at the same time, helping them develop the Sager-Brown campus would the skills and strengths they need to succeed in adulthood and become be an excellent location on which productive persons. to build an UMCOR depot, from Atlantic Street Center is a place where parents and grandparents find which disaster relief could be help in raising their children and grandchildren and enjoy connection and provided to the world. The depot support from one another. It is a national mission institution of the Women's opened in 1996. Division, General Board of Global Ministries. To learn more about the cen­ ter, visit www.atlanticstreet.org. Photo. Courtesy UMCOR. "" z m ~ Rio Colorado Vacation bl Colegio Rio Colorado Celebrates 25 Years of Service c: ~ Bible School, 2009 ~ 0 :0 by Suza nne and John Funk assembly. "' r "':;. 0 0 "'2"' c ,, -i ,,. r ~ 0 Colegio Rio Colorado, a mission-founded school near Yucumo, 3 0 ~ 7' Bolivia, is celebrating its 25th anniversary. The institution, which . '- )> focuses on agricultural, technical, and general studies for middle z c )> and high school students, was started as a partnership between :0 ~ -n the Evangelical Methodist Church in Bolivia and the General Board m CD of Global M inistries. Below is an account from "The Vine, " the Funk :0 c )> family's newsletter. C) :0 -< N [ 0 Colegio Rio Colorado celebrates 25 years of service this year, min­ ~ 0 !?! istering to one of the poorest communities in Latin America . What " "' a testimony to the community about the commitment of Christians worldwide! It is a known fact that the Methodist Church came to Bolivia and set up schools and hospitals in many communities. Many times Robert and Rosa Caufield those who benefited were from the poor lower classes, often the indigenous people. The church was educating indigenous people For 25 years, churches in several states have been an integral when it was illegal to do so. part of the birth and the life of the Rio Colorado School. From mis­ Bob and Rosa Caufield decided to answer a call to be instru­ sion teams to financial support, and from donations of machinery ments for God to bring education to those who would otherwise and other needed items to ongoing correspondence, for 25 years not receive any. The Rio Co lorado School came about through an US churches have been the hands and feet of Christ to the poor­ international effort. All of the initial buildings were built by work est of the poor. teams sent by United Methodist churches, mainly from Alabama Read more about the work at Colegio Rio Colorado on the and Tennessee. On May 28, 1984, the Colegio Tecnico Agropec­ Funks' website at www.funk4.com. uario Rio Colorado was officially inaugurated.

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