UMNS Daily Digest - August 23, 2010 (Pakistan floods, clergy health, hunger action)

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       UMNS Daily Digest - Produced by United Methodist News Service
                          Monday, August 23, 2010
                 [5]Donors respond slowly to Pakistan floods
                  [6]Workshop focuses on black clergy health
                 [7]September is National Hunger Action Month


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 "We are in need of donations to deal with a desperate situation. The 
scope
  of the disaster is immense. But this isn't registering yet in the 
United
States." -- David Sadoo, an executive with the United Methodist 
Committee on
 Relief, on the slow response to the devastation caused by massive 
floods in
                                 Pakistan.

Donors respond slowly to Pakistan floods

   CHICAGO (UMNS)--The outpouring of donations following the Jan. 12 
earthquake
   that rocked Haiti is not being repeated for the people of Pakistan 
fighting
   for survival in the wake of massive floods. The United Nations 
blames donor
   fatigue and the fact the magnitude of the humanitarian crisis is 
unfolding
   slowly. Yet a massive financial response is necessary because the
   devastation is many times worse, said David Sadoo, an executive 
with the
   United Methodist Committee on Relief.

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Workshop focuses on black clergy health

   LAKE JUNALUSKA, N.C. (UMNS)âAn opportunity for African-American 
clergy to
   evaluate their health and well-being is slated for Sept. 27-28 at 
the Lake
   Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center. With the theme âWanting 
to Heal and
   Be Healedâ (John 5:1-9), the self-care covenant workshop 
encourages pastors
   to care for themselves in order to bring healing to others. 
Participants
   will learn stress-management techniques, discuss recommendations 
for daily
   healthful living, assess current health behaviors and choices and 
develop a
   self-care  covenant  with  an  accountability plan. The 
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   coordinated by the United Methodist Board of Pension and Health 
Benefits.


September is National Hunger Action Month

   BIG ISLAND, Va. (UMNS)â September is âNational Hunger Action 
Month,â and the
   Society of St. Andrew has resources available to help 
congregations become
   more aware of the needs of the poor and hungry. The resources 
offered by the
   hunger-relief ministry include a prayer calendar, litany, bulletin 
insert,
   sample sermons and hunger fact sheets. They are available [15]here.
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