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UMNS Daily Digest - March 2, 2012 (Imagine No Malaria, World Day of Prayer, sex-abuse suit, tornado
From "United Methodist News Service" <newsdesk@umcom.org>Date Fri, 02 Mar 2012 13:42:01 -0800
To ensure consistent delivery, please add [1]newsdesk@umcom.org to your >contact and/or safe senders list. [2]View Online | [3]Add to Address Book | [4]Subscribe UMNS Daily Digest - Produced by United Methodist News Service >Friday, March 2, 2012 >[5]Clergy band plays to fight malaria >[6]March 2 is World Day of Prayer [7]Sex-abuse suit names pastor, Texas conference >[8]There is an answer to awhy,a right? >[9]To help after tornadoes >[10]Countdown to GC 2012: Legislation >[11]Roundtable looks at missionariesa roles >[12]Pastoras death sentence in Iran aheinousa >[13] >UMTV: Malaria Lab Fights KillerA> >[14] >UMTV: Inmate Gift Fights MalariaA> >[15] >Womenas History TimelineA> >[16] >Resources for Lent and EasterA> >[17] >UMCOR Disaster ReliefA> >[18] >General Conference 2012A> >[19] >Read Additional UMNSA> >[20]Find us on Facebook >[21]Twitter >[22]Contact Us >(615) 742-5470 aGod made plans to take simple efforts and compound them into extraordinary results. When I reflect on how God is using Connections >Band, it gives me deep joy!a a The Rev. Rusty King, music minister at First United Methodist Church >in Allen, Texas. >Clergy band plays to fight malaria DALLAS (UMNS) a Connections, a band made up of clergy and laity from the North Texas Annual (regional) Conference, performs at churches in the area to raise money for two United Methodist causes, Imagine No Malaria and the United Methodist Committee on Relief. At its most recent show, the band surpassed an impressive milestone: It has now raised more than $100,000 for Imagine No Malaria. >[23]Read full story and post a commentA> >March 2 is World Day of Prayer NEW YORK (UMNS) a Prepared by the women of Malaysia, where about 7 percent of the population is Christian, the World Day of Prayer will be observed March 2 under the theme, aLet Justice Prevail.a The World Day of Prayer is a worldwide movement of Christian women of many traditions who come together to observe a common day of prayer each year, and who, in many countries, have a continuing relationship in prayer and >service. >[24]Read full storyA> >Sex-abuse suit names pastor, Texas conference HOUSTON (UMNS) a A woman who alleges she was sexually abused by a pastor in the United Methodist Texas Annual (regional) Conference filed a lawsuit Feb. 23. The conference as well as the pastor, Kendall Graham, and three districts are named in the suit. Graham has >surrendered his credentials. >[25]Read full story and post a commentA> >There is an answer to awhy,a right? NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) a aWhen youare from a small rural county, you donat expect to see CNN news trucks roll into town. Unless, of course, something bad has happened,a writes Joey Butler, who grew up near storm-ravaged Harrisburg, Ill. Butler asks where God is in tragedy in the blog, aKnockHolesInTheDarkness.a He is editor of young adult >content at United Methodist Communications. >[26]Read blog and post a commentA> >To help after tornadoes ATHENS, Ala. (UMNS) a As much of the midwestern and southeastern United States braces for another round of violent storms, the United Methodist Committee on Relief is already on the case ready to offer help where needed. The relief agency provides grants to annual (regional) conferences affected by 2012 tornadoes. The Advance number for 2012 >tornado relief is No. 901670. >[27]To giveA> >Countdown to GC 2012: Legislation TAMPA, Fla. (UMNS) a Now that the Advance Daily Christian Advocate is available, readers can view legislation submitted for consideration by the delegates. As in the U.S. Congress, much of General Conference business is conducted in legislative committees. Each committee receives petitions and proposals, debates them and determines whether to approve, amend, combine or reject them for recommendation to the >full body of General Conference. >[28]Read moreA> >Roundtable looks at missionariesa roles MADISON, N.J. (UMNS) a The face of missionaries has changed, with nearly 50 percent of United Methodist missionaries coming from places outside the United States and patterns of service are vastly [29]different in the 21st century than in the 19th or 20th centuries, particularly as the center of Christian gravity has shifted to Africa. A Feb. 27-28 mission roundtable at Drew University, organized by the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries, >considered changes in the mission field. >[30]Read full story.A> >Pastoras death sentence in Iran aheinousa WASHINGTON (UMNS) a The United Methodist Board of Church and Society has issued a statement calling the sentencing to death in Iran of Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani aespecially heinous.a Nadarkhani, now 34, was arrested in 2009 for questioning the compulsory Islamic education of his children. He was also accused of seeking to register a home-based church. He was sentenced to death in 2010. According to news reports, an order has been issued in Iran to carry out the sentence, which has led to a worldwide protest. aSentencing someone to death for religious expression is especially heinous,a said Jim Winkler, the >boardas chief executive. Did someone you know pass along this copy to you? Get your own copy >[31]here. 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