Millville Methodist Missions

Katrina Relief Mission Trip
Ocean Springs , Mississippi
March 10 – 17, 2007

The disaster relief committee for the Lewisburg District is planning a mission trip to the hurricane ravaged area for March 10 - 17, 2007. The details are still in the planning stages. Anyone who may be interested in going, our sponsoring someone going, please click HERE to read the letter from Lewisburg District Disaster Relief Coordinator (To open the letter you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader. Download Adobe's free reader here !! This opens in a new window of it's own!!)

If interested, see Shirley for an application form.

Our Churches Past Missions

10th Annual Mission Fair/Gift World
Sunday, November 6th

This is our opportunity to “shop” for alternative Christmas gifts that show our love and benefit mission ministries worldwide. Recent hurricanes Katrina & Rita have turned our focus to helping with disaster relief as well as continuing support for areas of ministry close to home & abroad. A recent Interpreter headline read:

“Hurricane Katrina: United Methodists will respond ‘as long as necessary' .”

Millville United Methodist Church Coffee hour/Fair
Begins - 8:30a.m. - Fellowship Hall
Worship - 10:30 - Sanctuary
Lunch - 12:00 noon - Fellowship Hall

Your Alternative Holiday Gift List includes the following:

Bibles for Bangladesh

Habitat for Humanity

Joni & Friends

Love Fund/Toy Fund

Salvation Army

Samaritan's Purse (Operation Christmas Child)

UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief)

From Millville to New Orleans to Bangladesh to every part of the world we are gathering exciting and vital mission opportunities for our special Mission Fair/Gift World. Plan now to attend and participate with your interest and $$$$ - to give the gift that keeps on giving around the world (and family members and friends will appreciate your thoughtfulness on their behalf.)

The Bible tells us in II Cor.8:13-15 – “Our desire is not that others might be relieved while you are hard pressed, but that there might be equality. At the present time your plenty will supply what they need, so that in turn their plenty will supply what you need. Then there will be equality..” As we do unto others as we would have others do unto us, we are living according to God's will.

SEE YOU AT THE FAIR!

Mission Update !

The Mission Committee met on August 25 to consider the church's mission budget for 2006 and begin planning the annual Mission Fair scheduled for Sunday, November 6. It's not too early for classes and individuals to consider "where in the world" they want to place their focus for their booth or display at the Fair. You'll be hearing more about this special event -- Mission Fair and Gift World - soon!

We're all looking forward to Julie and Natalie Latteer's return from Honduras and hearing all about the ways God lifted them up and used them in His ministry in Honduras.

Abel NDjerareou and wife, Priscille, our Chadian friends, are planning a year's sabbatical in the U.S. beginning sometime this fall. They are praying for financial support to carry them through this period of rest and writing. Though their time will be mainly on the West Coast, we are hopeful to have them come here sometime during the year. Let's pray for their planned leave and sufficient support to make it possible.

Medical Mission For Honduras

Medicine For Honduras

Urgently Needed

MEDICINES FOR BOX IN NARTHEX AT MILLVILLE
FOR HONDURAS MISSION
AUGUST 19-27

June Mission Focus'

ESTES seminary in Chad

ESTES - Shalom Evangelical School of Theology - Chad, AFRICA

For several years our church has provided annual scholarship assistance to this seminary in the Chad. ESTES was founded in 1989 to prepare men and women for various ministries in the rapidly growing churches of French-speaking Africa. In the past it was necessary to travel to France or other countries to receive full ministerial training at a university-level institution. Today ESTES provides the resources to train Christ-like leadership in an African context for ministry at the national and local church levels. Abel NDjerareou, former director of ESTES,, and now Dean of a graduate-level seminary, FATEB, in Bangui, Central Africa, has been our guest on two occasions, sharing his vision for the Lord's ministry in French-speaking Africa. Watch the church's web-site and the bulletin board in the Narthex for more information.

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As we look back on 2004 we want to thank everyone who supported the Mission Fair , which resulted in a grand total of $2,747.10.

This was the breakdown:

Joni & Friends - $393.50
Love Gifts for Servicemen & women - $196.50
Methodist Children's Home - $187.60
Millville Love Fund - $924.50
Millville Toy Fund - $238.00
Samaritan's Purse - $68.00 (global ministries)
Samaritan's Purse - $58.00 (shoebox Christmas)
Sierra Leone/Africa - $238.00 (well project)
Sierra Leone/Africa - $73.00 (school/home for children)
UMCOR – Hurricane Relief - $170.00
Laurie Potter/Honduras - $200.00

Also – the Mon. night Bible study group collected items & packed 6 ‘bulging boxes' for servicemen & women in Iraq.

Challenges & needs are still there. Please continue to pray for the ministries listed. Prayer support is a great encouragement.

"Water of Life Mission" - Sierra Leone water and sanitation project - Central PA Conference Advance Project #64867-00

Contributions are needed for:

* Tools for drilling
* Supplies for the wells
* Compressor
* Operating money
* Shipping

Since the armed conflict ended in 1999, the plight of children has been pathetic, and funds are urgently needed to provide tools for drilling and operating wells as well as building facilities for children where their physical, educational and spiritual needs can be met. Please pray for peace in Sierra Leone and give as you feel led . Clean water, safe housing and schooling. Things we take for granted. Help provid them for the children of Sierra Leone. Checks can be made out to the church and marked “Advanced Special – Sierra Leone”.

For more information click HERE

"Hope for the Children of Africa"
Children's home in Freetown.

This home when constructed will be a NEW home to 100 child ex- combatants; a clinic; a school; a trauma counseling center; and a Director's residence.

When the armed conflict in Sierra Leone ended in 1999, the plight of childen in Sierra Leone was pathetic. Many of the children were conscripted as young as age 6 to carry arms and participate in the conflict alongside the adults. They were left to roam the streets uncared for and uneducated. The Home will employ a multipurpose school system that will develop skills alongside formal education. The initial intake of children will include those who were directly involved in the conflict and those who were not.

Our Conference goal is $288,000. Contact: Central Pennsylvania Conference, UMC, P. O. Box 2053, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-2053.

Spot light also on - TOOLS OF HOPE - More information at www.churchworldservice.org (Church World Service Organization) Look here for information on how our church and others can send tools for all ages to help make people more self sufficient and capable of meeting basic human needs.

Free videos and children curriculum guides are available to churches describing the various tool kits suggested

Highlighting -THE LOVE FUND

Our ministries in the community are sometimes private. One such project that has been ongoing for over twenty-five years is the Love Fund. This fund supplies money or supplies to help clothe, feed, heat and cool, but also any real need that occurs that the committee hears about. Each year the schools, and other organizations are asked about needs and the group tries to accomodate them. Most of the money comes from the funds raised at the "hot sausage" stand at the Carnival. The young adults class heads the activity, but get help from all ages of the church.

Laurie Potter, who serves under the World Gospel Mission on Roatan Island in the Carribbean off the northern coast of Honduras, is our Mission Focus this month. Stop for a look at the Mission Bulletin Board in the narthex for Laurie's latest letter with news of her ministry. For additional information click banner above or click here