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2006-05-06May-June-NWO.Pdf (13.67Mb) ' ~Global Ministries BUILDING AT A SLOW PACE United Methodist Ch urch ~ I ®~ he The word "peace" conjures up a sense of easy living, comfort, a calm xterior, and an absence of conflict or difficult dealings with others. We NEW WORLD OUTLOOK think of peaceful settings that please the eye, peaceful music that calms and relaxes, peaceful scents with disarming names like "laven­ -00-13-88 .12 Published bimonU1ly b U1e eneral Board of der renewal." These are society's outward attemp ts to bottle and mar­ Global 1inistries of The Uni ted MeU1odist Churd1. ket a longing that is so deeply felt, we cannot possibly understand its Periodical po tage paid at ew York, Y, and significance-unless we have experienced its exact opposite. additional mailing office . op right © 2006 by Peace is a process-a very difficult and sometimes very long the General Board of Global Mini tri es of TI1e United Method ist Church. No part of New World process. Acts of goodwill are the building blocks of peace. These acts Outlook may b reproduced in any fo rm without stack up, each one forming the foundation for the next row. The written permi sion fro m the Ed itor. Methodist Church in South Africa, for instance, has struggled with Printed in the U.S.A. how to make good on the promises of land reform made by the South PO TM STER: Send address changes directl y to African government to poor South Africans. The government has been ew World 0 11 tlook, P.O. Box 395, angers, ew York 10920-0395. ubsaiptions in U1e United States and slow to make the reforms happen, so the Methodist Church in South Possessions: ne yea r 19.95. ingle copies $5.00. Africa has offered its own land for assessment, hoping to become a ca t­ Two years, $3-1.95. AU foreign cow1hies: one year, alyst for other church, government, and private agencies (story p. 7). 1.95. Churm ubscription Program: 5 or more In one-year subscriptions fo r 15 earn. orthern Ireland, memories of conflicts far outlive the people who fo ught them. The Rev. Gary Mason can name red-letter dates ew World Outlook editorials and unsigned arti­ cles reflect the views of the editors and signed from 400-500 years ago because the stories of these events have been articles U1 e views of authors only. repeated to him so often. But the work of the Methodist Church in Publisher Ireland centers on forgiveness, economic relief, and spiritual healing, R. Randy Day the building blocks of peace (story p. 30). Methodist missions, such as Editor the East Belfast Mission and the ForthSpring Center, have been working Christie R. House at the grass roots level to settle disputes and ensure a peaceful future. Art Director Desig11 er Peaceful elections in Liberia and Bolivia are causes for celebration Roger Sadler Hal Sad ler in the churches of those countries. In Liberia, The United Methodist Production Ma11ager Church has dug in and held on through 14 years of devastating civil Brenda L. Carr war. The acts of kindness and reconciliation offered by churches and Editorial Assistant/Periodicals Patricia Y. Bradley repeated by congregations throughout the country laid the ground­ work fo r a newly elected president (s tory p. 16). In Bolivia, years of Editorial Office Christie R. House discrimination and humiliation endured by the country's indigenous -1 75 Ri verside Drive, Room 1476 population may now be coming to an end as Bolivia's first elected New Yo rk, NY 1011 5 212/ 870-3765 indigenous president takes office (story p. 24) . Tom Fox, an American member of the Christian Peacemaker Teams E-mail : [email protected] Websi te: http:/ / gbgm-umc.org/ nwo/ that serve in Iraq, gave his life for the cause of peace. His body was fo und in Baghdad on March 8. But his sacrifice may yet become the Advertisi11g/Pro111otio 11 475 Ri verside Dri ve, Room 1472 building block for more actions that will lead the way out of war ew Yo rk, NY 1011 5 toward the long road to peace. He said, "We hope that in loving both 212 / 870-3784 friends and enemies and by intervening nonviolently to aid those who Unsolicited manusc ripts will be acknowledged are systematically oppressed, we can contribute in some small way to only if used . Otherwise, the editors cannot be responsib le fo r returning them. transforming this volatile situation." Tom and three teammates were DIRECT ALL SUBSCRIPTION I QUIRI ES abducted last November (story, p. 10). The other three were rescued A D CHANGE OF ADDRESS TO: New World by the British military on March 22. Outlook, P.O. Box 395, Congers, ew York Christie R. Hou se 10920-0395. Send old address label if possible. Allow at least 30 days' noti ce. Or ca ll 1-877- Cover: Mary Mill er. A woman casts her vote fo r president in Bomi, Liberi a. For the first 881-2385 (toll -free). E-mail: NewWorl dOutlook time in 14 years, Liberians elected their national leader in peaceful elections, President @cambeywest.com Ell en Johnson-Sirleaf, a United Methodist woman from Liberia. fl To Give lo the Ad vance: For United Methodists: Make out the chec k lo your local church and write the Ad vance name and code number on the check. Give your gift lo your church treasurer so that your local church and annua l confere nce con receive Ad vance credit. Outside UM channels: Make the check payable lo "Advance GCFA" with the project name and code number on the check. Send the check lo Ad vance GCFA, P.O. Box 9068, GPO, NewYork , NY 10087 -9068. To contribute with a credit card, call 1-888-252-617 4. All Advance projects are also eligible for Supplementary Gifts through Un ited Method ist Women 's giving channels. Supplementary Gifts ore given through the UMW treasurer. The Women's Di vision will honor the designation. 2 EW WORLD OUTLOOK MAY/ JUNE 2006 ....... ,,.. _.,...-;.. ,_.._,.....:...,;.,\ - '"' ·""-- ~ -~ - ...-· .t.-.. .... • .-..-_ :.-,, ~·'•!:< ... ~ .. .,,, ... .., ,: ,.'"•• • \' I "' ;;,, ' > l - , ' • • -• •' ' ' ' ' ' New Series Vol. LXVI, No. 5; Whole Series Vol. XCVI, No. 3 ew World Outlook EW WORLD OUTLOOK MAY / JU E 2006 1 cai r .1 c ~ 4 lay~ BUILDING PEACE 'llll· by Kim Lehmann nd 7 !or THE METHODIST CHURCH OF SOUTHERN AFRICA: ear MOVING FORWARD ON REFORM ISSUES "n by Christie R. House 11;· Sou· 10 j bet CHRISTIAN PEACEMAKER TEAMS: u· FOLLOWING CHRIST TO GOLGOTHA ac1 by Christie R. House ). i eop 14 dalt PHILIPPINE,S DECLARES A STATE OF EMERGENCY hl"c by R. Randy Day ·ch alin ' 16 1ch , WHERE THERE IS LIFE, THERE IS HOPE: rkir CHURCHES WORK TO BUILD PEACE IN LIBERIA ue. by Mary Miller ·atir todi: 20 ;m REFLECTIONS ON SEEKING JUSTICE­ 'an SEEKING PEACE TRIP 1unc story by David Wildman • photos by Paul Jeffrey 40 ITT l MOTHER'S DAY: A TALE OF ~ noL 22 PEACEMAKING WOMEN ectt HEBRON KIJES by Mary Beth Gouda/ by Mary Lawrence ean: 24 DEPARTMENTS e th WINDS OF CHANGE IN BOLIVIA story by Christie R. House • photos by Jay Coble 2 bot BUILDING AT A wh 28 SLOW PACE ayl OUR BASIC BELIEFS IN BUILDING PEACE by Christie R. House wer. THE UNITED METHODIST BOOK OF DISCIPLINE, 2004 cue 23 30 MISSION MEMO 35 YEARS OF TROUBLE: THE END OF A PHASE IN NORTHERN IRELAND 35 1efir> by Gary Mason and Angela Miller 95 YEARS AGO sidll New World Outlook 36 Special HOPE LIVES ON DESPITE TRAUMA: REBUILDING LIVES THAT ENDURED TORTURE 43 iUI :Ur compiled from resources of the BULLETIN INSERTS nenlf Center for Victims of Torture ON MISSION NEW WORLD OUTLOOK MAY / JUNE 2006 3 r J \ _J ~ ~J r by Kim Lehmann Llamas grazing in the Cochabamba valley, Bolivia . Right: Traditional Aguayo weaving, Bolivia . I recently spent an afternoon at what marks are we making? A the Museum of the American we strive to follow the call to be Indian in New York. As I slow ly builders of peace in our world walked through the museum, I today, our challenge is to align took in the clothes, pottery, paint­ ourselve with the vision of the ings, and other works of art. I Master Creator for this new heav­ always enjoy getting right up to en and new earth. In I aiah the works and examining each 65:17-25, God de cribes what will piece up close. With such proxim­ make up the new hea en and ity, you can see the brush strokes, new earth. the direction of the threads and beads, the details in the clay. I Building Peace: Protecting Life inspect each intentional move­ "For I am about to create new ment of the artist to place the heaven and an w earth. o paint, the fabric, and the clay more hall there be in it an infant exactly where it needs to go to that Ii e but a few da , or an create the piece, and I am remind­ old per on who doe not liv out ed that the bigger work is made up of many mall a life time; for one who die at a hundred ear \ ill actions by the artist. be considered a youth." (I aiah 65:17, 20) In building Isaiah 65:17 speaks of God, like an arti t, re hap­ new hea en and a new arth, God i working to ing our world, piece by piece, brush stroke by bru h prevent the earl death of God' childr n and troke.
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