Randie’s Rejoicings
Being home has its beauty and business! Now the tinge of color and birds are flocking
signaling a gorgeous fall and not, in my opinion, a wonderful winter.
It was my joy to have Palestinian Christian visit from
Jerusalem. They spoke and helped at my
church, Christ UMC in Traverse City.
They accompanied me to the UM-GBGM conference “Walking with
Palestinian Christians.”
Much of what we
saw and did at the conference is available at the following web site until
November 1: http://ginghamsburg.org/grow/ministries/books-conferences/palestinian-christian-conference.
The Kairos Series
I invite you to a Kairos Series via the press release below.
Central and Christ United Methodist churches invite you to
attend the five week Kairos Series on Sundays at 5:30 starting September 14,
2014. The location is Christ UMC, 1249 Three Mile South.
Learn the Palestinian Christian’s perspective from the Holy
Land as we studying
their booklet, Kairos Palestine a Moment
of Truth: Faith, Hope, and Love- a Confession of Faith and a Call to Action
from Palestinian Christians. Study
booklets are provided free of charge. The
title for week 1 is "What Is
Kairos".
More information is available at www.tcchrist.com.
What Would Love Do?
As I make plans for the rest of 2014 and into 2015, I am
praising God for the promise of Wisdom.
I am asking myself what would love do.
Our Scripture tells us to be forward thinking people; God is in our
tomorrows as we press on.
Concepts coming to the “front burner” for me in answer to
where God’s love would have me serve include immigration reform, refugee
assistance, interfaith understandings, peace, justice, and non-violent life
style advocacy.
Let’s pray for each other as God’s light of Love focuses our
attention on our individual calls.
Lord willing, a trip to Africa is in my future. I will be accompanying my sister, Donna, to
Ethiopia. Donna is a missionary
linguist, now retired after spending 30 years in Africa. The Bible she helped create in a tribal
langue, Bunna, will be dedicated. The
date is not set yet, so neither is the date set for my next Individual
Volunteer in Mission assignment.
Items of Interest
In addition to the links already mentioned, the
following items may be of interest to you.
World Council of Churches
http://www.oikoumene.org/en
9/21/2014 International Day of Prayer for Peace
9/21 – 9/27 World Week for Peace in Palestine Israel
Many
resources are available at this web page
Veterans for Peace Northern Michigan www.vfp50.org
A day of peace activities are planned for Saturday,
September 20, by this local chapter, including a panel discussion on peace at
Central United Methodist Church 11: am-1: pm.
Advance Projects www.umcmission.org
How to donation to projects identified by
our missionaries in Palestine Israel is available at the above web site. The Shepherd Society of Bethlehem Bible
College is a way to donate directly to the people of Gaza. When donating to the Shepherd Society, use Advance Project # 3020439. Also, note “for
the people of Gaza” in the “In Honor of Section.” One hundred percent of the donation goes to
the cause, administrative fees are paid for by the United Methodist Church.
Love and Prayers,
Randie
