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With much joy, the Mission of Hope (#S-00281) short term mission teams plan to return to Rotifunk Hospital in Sierra Leone in November 2015. Team member applications are being accepted for two teams: a medical team and a general spiritual/social team focused on building relationships. Teams will be limited to seven persons each. The Mission… Continue Reading→
Thanks to the tremendous response from NCC churches, 1,406 Food Buckets were packed and shipped off to Sierra Leone the week of May 20, 2015, to help address the crisis in access to food by victims of the Ebola crisis. As we praise God that incidences of Ebola continue to decline in West Africa, we… Continue Reading→
Thank you for the overwhelming response so far to the appeal for Food Buckets for the people of Sierra Leone who have been affected by the Ebola virus crisis. This crisis has made many people food insecure—particularly those who have been stigmatized by having the virus themselves or in their families. These food buckets will… Continue Reading→
Bishop Hope Morgan Ward invites you to join her in providing food items desperately needed by the people of Sierra Leone. The Ebola crisis has left many people unable to obtain the daily food they need. The food distribution system has broken down, due to mandatory quarantines and fear. You can help by collecting and… Continue Reading→
Missionary Mozart Adevu (#13996Z), Africa regional coordinator with UMCOR, will be in NC from November 28 – December 11, 2014. Mozart Adevu teaches cutting-edge agricultural techniques to West African farmers, as part of UMCOR’s Sustainable Agriculture and Development Program (#982188). He is eager to share how equipping communities to fight hunger through sustainable agriculture is transforming… Continue Reading→
Over 20 people from two continents met at Hertford UMC on September 4, 2014, to discuss how the NC Conference might best respond to the Ebola crisis in West Africa. The group heard first hand from UMC Global Ministries missionaries Kip Robinson and Priscilla Jaiah about the impact of the crisis on the lives of… Continue Reading→
We will have a broad conversation regarding efforts to respond to the Ebola Crisis in Western Africa. We will meet at: Hertford United Methodist Church 200 Dobbs Street, Hertford, NC 27944 Time: 1:00 PM, Thursday, September 4. We will be joined by Priscilla Jaiah, GBGM missionary in Liberia, and Kip Robinson, GBGM missionary… Continue Reading→
Wrightsville UMC, in conjunction with the NC Conference Mission Team, shipped a 40 foot container to Sierra Leone on August 23, 2014. The container was loaded with medical supplies, equipment, and medicine bound for Rotifunk Hospital (NCC #S-00281). The shipment contained urgent personal protection equipment for medical personnel to help stop the spread of Ebola… Continue Reading→
The Mission of Hope partnership with Rotifunk Hospital in Sierra Leone was reaffirmed July 31, 2014, by bishops from two conferences. Bishop Hope Morgan Ward and Bishop John Yambasu gathered at Wrightsville UMC to envision the future of joint efforts to improve healthcare in West Africa. In the midst of an Ebola outbreak threatening Sierra… Continue Reading→