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ADDRESS UPDATES …
July 2002: Herb and Mary Zigbuo -- hmzigbuo@aol.com
September 2002: Ann Girton -- cagirton@aol.com
Ann Girton began itineration of her supporting churches the first of September. Contact address: C/O Kelly Holtman, 8130 Cedar Pt. Drive, Apt D77, Crown Point, Ind. 46307
Lester and Deborah Dornon (Nepal) are currently itinerating supporting churches in South Indiana. Contact address: 4732 Primrose Lane, Middletown, Ohio 45044. Ph: 977/752-0037
Mike and Teresa Rynkiewich completed their itineration in August. They began a leave of absence from the GBGM Sept 1.
GLOBAL GATHERING IV …
(April 10-13, 2003) will be held in Birmingham, Ala. Registration forms and information can be found at www.gbgm-umc.org/goglobal
FLORA CHILDS …
South Conference Secretary of Global Ministries, reported the two following honors to South Conference:
A plaque was presented at its 2002 Annual Conference session, recognizing its members for gaining the largest percentage increase in the number of churches participating in the Advance for Christ and his Church. The plaque was presented by Wayne Rhodes, GBGM Field Representative from the NCJ office in Naperville, IL.
The Golden Globe Award was presented to Evansville District for gaining the largest percentage increase of all South Conference districts in its giving to One Great Hour of Sharing. The award was presented by Doug Walker, Disaster Response Chairperson.
GERARD NSABIMANA …
first crossed the paths of Chuck and Sue Ellingwood, North Conference retired minister and wife, at Africa University in 1998 when Sue was working with Intensive English students. When the latest development in this story came to my attention recently, I recalled Gerard was the same African student who had written a beautiful appreciation letter in 1999. He had been the recipient of one of the small computers Jane Fribley, Fran Willert and I had taken to AU for students.
When Sue and Chuck returned to AU in 2000, the relationship with Gerard continued and deepened. During the summer of 2001 he came to the Ellingwoods to do an internship with a cherry farmer in northern Michigan before going back to AU for his final year.
In August, the Ellingwoods assisted him with the next stage of his journey when they took him to Oklahoma State's international student orientation. His goal is a master's degree in Agricultural Economics. After that he hopes to return to East Africa with the skills to serve God, his Church and his people.
JOHN ENRIGHT …
reported in his summer newsletter about the 2002 Pastors' School at the Kafakumba Training Center in Zambia. This year's school -- which was started 40 years ago in the Congo by John's dad, Rev. Ken Enright -- accommodated 85 pastors arriving from Congo, Zambia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Senegal. John reported, ".with all those countries represented there is a real mixture of languages -- Swahili and other tribal languages from Congo, French from Senegal, Tanzanian Swahili and English, Bemba and other tribal languages from Zambia. But when everyone gathered around the campfire to sing and give testimonies on Sunday evenings there really didn't seem to be any language or cultural barriers."
Four pastors from Senegal -- predominantly a Muslim country in West Africa -- were at the two-month long school for the second year. The United Methodist Church has only been working in that country for about eight years.
The teaching staff of eight consisted of pastors from the Congo and Zambia, as well as John and our Indiana-supported missionary in Zambia, Ken Vance.
John, who doesn't stay idle for long, flew back to the States in August and participated in a seminar on the Kingdom of God at Epworth Forest in North Conference.
Last updated on 01/14/2004