Wednesday, November 28, 2007
A GREAT Church-Related Sudan Site
The Holston Conference of the United Methodist Church has a great Sudan ministry that is worth checking out here:
Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Darfur violence expands
Darfur violence expands: Church World Service recently confirmed warnings by the United Nations that Darfur is experiencing a fresh cycle of violence, making it increasingly difficult for humanitarian agencies to respond adequately. The United Nations estimates 2.2 million of Darfur’s 6.4 million people have been displaced, and four million are now dependent on some form of humanitarian assistance.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Cabinet Reshuffle Threatens CPA
From the BBC (October 17, 2007):
The Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) members quit the cabinet last Thursday, complaining key elements of a 2005 peace deal were being ignored.
But the group says it will not rejoin government until all demands are met.
As well as requesting a cabinet reshuffle, the SPLM wants boundary demarcations and the redeployment of northern troops from the south to be implemented.
There have been fears that the crisis could jeopardise the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) that ended the 21-year north-south civil war.
Please keep this situation in your prayers. If the CPA collapses, Africa's longest running civil war, one that has claimed 1.5 million lives, could begin anew.
The entire article can be found at the above link.
The Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) members quit the cabinet last Thursday, complaining key elements of a 2005 peace deal were being ignored.
But the group says it will not rejoin government until all demands are met.
As well as requesting a cabinet reshuffle, the SPLM wants boundary demarcations and the redeployment of northern troops from the south to be implemented.
There have been fears that the crisis could jeopardise the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) that ended the 21-year north-south civil war.
Please keep this situation in your prayers. If the CPA collapses, Africa's longest running civil war, one that has claimed 1.5 million lives, could begin anew.
The entire article can be found at the above link.
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
UMCOR's latest DVD resource, Gifts of Hope: UMCOR in Darfur
UMCOR's latest DVD resource, Gifts of Hope: UMCOR in Darfur, tells
how lives are being changed through UMCOR's programs there. The DVD
contains one- and five-minute films as wells a slide show and
bulletin insert that can be copied and shared. Order your free Gifts
of Hope DVD today by sending an email to umcor@gbgm-umc.org or by
calling #800-554-8583.
how lives are being changed through UMCOR's programs there. The DVD
contains one- and five-minute films as wells a slide show and
bulletin insert that can be copied and shared. Order your free Gifts
of Hope DVD today by sending an email to umcor@gbgm-umc.org or by
calling #800-554-8583.
UMCOR provides emergency relief in many areas of the world. To find
out more about UMCOR's ministries, please visit umcor.org . You can
donate to any project by placing a contribution in the offering
plate at a local United Methodist church; by sending a check to
UMCOR, PO Box 9068, New York, NY 10087-9068; or by calling 1-800-554-
8583, where credit card donations are accepted. You can also give
online by clicking on any of the "Give Now" links. UMCOR is exempt
from tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of the
United States and qualifies for the maximum charitable contribution
deduction by donors.
Monday, October 08, 2007
Important Site News
When www.shoutloudnow.org began with the intention of being a clearing house where churches who are in ministry with the people of Sudan could share resources for action, learning, and worship. It then kind of morphed into a Sudan news site, followed by s summer of limited postings.
That is all about to change.
This summer, I was blessed to travel to Washington to the embassy of Southern Sudan to meet with a group of the lost boys of Sudan, a group of concerned United Methodists, and the ambassador of Southern Sudan to begin what we hope will be a new ministry in that part of the country which will help to provide infrastructure improvements in Southern Sudan and help raise awareness of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) that ended the Sudanese Civil War. The CPA represents a fragile truce in Southern Sudan, and it it fails, a second Darfur could happen in the south. We even made plans in this meeting to try to schedule a meeting with Salva Kiir, the president of Southern Sudan.
This blog will be the place where I will post information as it becomes available about this nacent ministry. Stay tuned.
That is all about to change.
This summer, I was blessed to travel to Washington to the embassy of Southern Sudan to meet with a group of the lost boys of Sudan, a group of concerned United Methodists, and the ambassador of Southern Sudan to begin what we hope will be a new ministry in that part of the country which will help to provide infrastructure improvements in Southern Sudan and help raise awareness of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) that ended the Sudanese Civil War. The CPA represents a fragile truce in Southern Sudan, and it it fails, a second Darfur could happen in the south. We even made plans in this meeting to try to schedule a meeting with Salva Kiir, the president of Southern Sudan.
This blog will be the place where I will post information as it becomes available about this nacent ministry. Stay tuned.
Monday, July 30, 2007
SUDAN: HOPE FOR THE FUTURE
SUDAN: HOPE FOR THE FUTURE
"I want to be a doctor." "I want to be a teacher." "I want to be
president." These are the hopes of children sitting on rough-hewn
benches in open sided school rooms in Yei, South Sudan. They have
survived war and refugee camps in nearby Uganda. Now they are in
school and dreaming of a new future.
UMCOR has provided these children with school kits through UMCOR
Sager Brown and is giving their teachers training to improve their
education. Soon, many of these children will be in better classrooms—
UMCOR is constructing permanent classrooms that will be better
equipped for young minds to learn and grow.
Your gifts can help Sudan's next generation take hold of their
dreams, please give to Sudan Emergency, UMCOR Advance #184385.
UMCOR provides emergency relief in many areas of the world. To find
out more about UMCOR's ministries, please visit umcor.org. You can
donate to any project by placing a contribution in the offering
plate at a local United Methodist church; by sending a check to
UMCOR, PO Box 9068, New York, NY 10087-9068; or by calling 1-800-554-
8583, where credit card donations are accepted. You can also give
online by clicking on any of the "Give Now" links. UMCOR is exempt
from tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of the
United States and qualifies for the maximum charitable contribution
deduction by donors.
And, please pray for those who are hungry, displaced, sick or in
poverty because of these and other natural and human-made disasters,
and for the workers who minister to them.
"I want to be a doctor." "I want to be a teacher." "I want to be
president." These are the hopes of children sitting on rough-hewn
benches in open sided school rooms in Yei, South Sudan. They have
survived war and refugee camps in nearby Uganda. Now they are in
school and dreaming of a new future.
UMCOR has provided these children with school kits through UMCOR
Sager Brown and is giving their teachers training to improve their
education. Soon, many of these children will be in better classrooms—
UMCOR is constructing permanent classrooms that will be better
equipped for young minds to learn and grow.
Your gifts can help Sudan's next generation take hold of their
dreams, please give to Sudan Emergency, UMCOR Advance #184385.
UMCOR provides emergency relief in many areas of the world. To find
out more about UMCOR's ministries, please visit umcor.org. You can
donate to any project by placing a contribution in the offering
plate at a local United Methodist church; by sending a check to
UMCOR, PO Box 9068, New York, NY 10087-9068; or by calling 1-800-554-
8583, where credit card donations are accepted. You can also give
online by clicking on any of the "Give Now" links. UMCOR is exempt
from tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of the
United States and qualifies for the maximum charitable contribution
deduction by donors.
And, please pray for those who are hungry, displaced, sick or in
poverty because of these and other natural and human-made disasters,
and for the workers who minister to them.
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
GLOBAL: AID REACHES PEOPLE HURTING IN INDIA, PAKISTAN, CHAD
UMCOR aid is being rushed to several regions of the globe where
natural disasters or civil disturbances have caused suffering. In
India, an UMCOR grant is at work to provide basic necessities and
emergency food for people displaced by recent monsoons. The rains
have destroyed crops. People who are already marginalized are the
most vulnerable. Churches Auxiliary for Social Action is UMCOR's
implementing partner in four hard-hit regions.
natural disasters or civil disturbances have caused suffering. In
India, an UMCOR grant is at work to provide basic necessities and
emergency food for people displaced by recent monsoons. The rains
have destroyed crops. People who are already marginalized are the
most vulnerable. Churches Auxiliary for Social Action is UMCOR's
implementing partner in four hard-hit regions.
Rains also have devastated areas of Pakistan, killing 300 persons
and taking a high toll on livestock and poultry, which are vital to
the rural economy there. Parts of Karachi, Pakistan's largest city,
were without power and basic amenities. Church World Service is
implementing a rapid-response effort including emergency supplies
and food for 250 of the most vulnerable families in Gadap town.
In Chad, the population of displaced persons has nearly tripled in
three years to about 200,000. Most are refugees from Darfur in
Sudan; some are Chadians caught up in spillover conflict. An UMCOR
grant to Action by Churches Together, the international alliance of
aid providers, will focus on health services, wells, and community
services and shelter building for about 35,000 of the most
vulnerable people living in camps along the Chad-Sudan border. UMCOR
relies on your gifts to UMCOR Advance #982450, International
Disaster Response, to assist in these and other similar projects
overseas.
Thursday, March 08, 2007
Duncan Memorial United Methodist Church HOT TOPICS: The Darfur Crisis
This conflict, which has taken place in the Darfur region of Sudan since 2003, has resulted in the murder of tens of thousand of civilians and in over 2 million refugees driven from their homes.
On Monday, March 12 at 7 PM in Randolph-Macon Washington-Franklin Hall, a Panel Discussion on Darfur will feature
Dr. Alphine Jefferson, Department of History, Randolph-Macon College
Elnour M. Adam, Projects Director of Darfur Rehabilitation Project INC
Michael Lucero, Richmond area Darfur activist
Osman Khamis, Darfurian asylee and graduate of the Sudan University of Science and Technology
The March 12 program is sponsored by Randolph-Macon Brothers 4 Change and the Office of International Education at R-MC. Washington-Franklin Hall is at the intersection of Center St. (Railroad Ave.) and College Ave.
On Sunday, March 18 at 4 PM in the Randolph-Macon Brown Campus Center, the March HOT TOPICS Forum will explore the plight of refugees, especially children, in the Darfur conflict. The program will feature clips from the film The Lost Boys of Sudan and discussion by a panel of "lost boys" who have been placed in the Richmond area by Commonwealth Catholic Charities.
The March 18 program is cosponsored by the Duncan Memorial Hot Topics Committee and Randolph-Macon College Brothers 4 Change.
On Monday, March 12 at 7 PM in Randolph-Macon Washington-Franklin Hall, a Panel Discussion on Darfur will feature
Dr. Alphine Jefferson, Department of History, Randolph-Macon College
Elnour M. Adam, Projects Director of Darfur Rehabilitation Project INC
Michael Lucero, Richmond area Darfur activist
Osman Khamis, Darfurian asylee and graduate of the Sudan University of Science and Technology
The March 12 program is sponsored by Randolph-Macon Brothers 4 Change and the Office of International Education at R-MC. Washington-Franklin Hall is at the intersection of Center St. (Railroad Ave.) and College Ave.
On Sunday, March 18 at 4 PM in the Randolph-Macon Brown Campus Center, the March HOT TOPICS Forum will explore the plight of refugees, especially children, in the Darfur conflict. The program will feature clips from the film The Lost Boys of Sudan and discussion by a panel of "lost boys" who have been placed in the Richmond area by Commonwealth Catholic Charities.
The March 18 program is cosponsored by the Duncan Memorial Hot Topics Committee and Randolph-Macon College Brothers 4 Change.
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Sudan Plan B
From SaveDarfur.org:
The Sudanese government has thumbed its nose at all opportunities to cooperate with international efforts to end the violence.
The Sudanese government has thumbed its nose at all opportunities to cooperate with international efforts to end the violence.
The Bush administration has already developed "Plan B," a multi-tiered plan to push Sudan to end the genocide, but they keep delaying its launch. Adding to the frustration, despite the continuing mass-displacement and attacks, Special Envoy Andrew Natsios claimed last week that genocide is no longer occurring in Darfur.
We need your help to encourage President Bush and his advisors to launch "Plan B" before more lives are lost in Darfur.
Click the link above (the title of this post) now to send a message asking President Bush to launch his plan to make Sudan cooperate with international efforts to end the violence.
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