Advance Guide/Supplement KIT now Available! - Nov. '09

Use this supplement with the 2009-2012 Giving Resource Guide of the Advance that was distributed early this year. If you do not have a copy please click here.

Here are a few examples of the ministries listed in this supplement:

• In the “Global” category, Recycling Health-Care Supplies to Save a Life, Save the Earth (#3021095), distributes usable medical equipment to persons in need worldwide.
• The Kingandu Retreat Center (#3021074) in Democratic Republic of Congo offers continuing education and retreats for social rehabilitation of young soldiers, and the Winifred J. Harley College of Health Sciences (#3021119) is renovating three war-torn dormitories for nursing students in Ganta, Liberia. Two projects at Africa University—Africa University Farm Development (#3021027) and Africa University Scholarships (#3021028)—strengthen United Methodist outreach across the entire continent.
• Evangelism is a key component of work in Asia and the Pacific. In India, you can reach out to remote areas through Village Pastors, Program and Transportation (#3021106).
• Creating a small farm is the goal of Beekeeping for Children with Mental Disabilities (#3021033) in Georgia (southeastern Europe).
• Education is vital in Latin America and the Caribbean. At the University Institute ISEDET (#3021114) in Argentina, your gifts provide salaries for theology professors. At the New Horizon Methodist School (#3021089) in Paraguay, people of all ages learn about Jesus through community education, recreation, music and art.
• In the Middle East, the Istanbul Interparish Migrant Program (#675000) helps migrants and refugees stranded in Turkey to return home.
• The Glide Daily Free Meals Program (#3021063) in California furnishes meals for the homeless and working poor and offers food aid to families and older adults. In New York, the Emmaus Intervention Project with Recent Immigrants and Refugees (#3021057) eases the transition for new immigrants through education, skills training and resettlement aid.

Want to learn more? Please visit our website at www.umcgiving.org/The Advance to learn more about Advance projects and how to give.