UMNS Daily Digest - August 25, 2010 (medical ministry, Katrina commentary, Bread for the World)
From "United Methodist News Service" <newsdesk@umcom.org>Date Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:40:31 -0700
To ensure consistent delivery, please add [1]newsdesk@umcom.org to your contact and/or safe senders list. [2]View Online | [3]Add to Address Book | [4]Subscribe UMNS Daily Digest - Produced by United Methodist News Service Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010 [5]Luke's House offers healing and prayers [6]Louisiana churches hail Katrina response [7]Bread for the World Sunday Oct. 17 [8]UMTV: Clinic Heals After Katrina» [9]UMTV: Renesting After Home Loss» [10]Read Additional UMNS Stories» [11]Find us on Facebook [12]Twitter Contact Us [13]E-mail (615) 742-5470 "The people who come here are genuinely appreciative of what we do. Weâve lost a lot of family members since the flood. Theyâve relocated. Some died in their homes. So it makes you feel good to know that youâre doing something good for the community." - Kay Renar, a volunteer at a free community health clinic held at Mount Zion United Methodist Church in New Orleans. Luke's House offers healing and prayers NEW ORLEANS (UMNS) - Five years after the storm, Hurricane Katrina is still causing havoc in the lives of people living near Mount Zion United Methodist Church. Most in this low-income neighborhood are living without any medical benefits, and their health suffers, said Ruby Glenn a retired nurse. Glenn is one of the volunteers who have responded with Luke's House, a free community health clinic held every Tuesday night in the church. [14]Read full story and post a comment» Louisiana churches hail Katrina response BATON ROUGE, La. (UMNS) - Five years after Hurricane Katrina, disciples are fewer, but discipleship is much stronger, says Bishop William W. Hutchinson of the Louisiana Annual (regional) Conference. In a UMNS commentary, the bishop writes, "We have come to realize the essence of the gospel: It is not about us. The mission of the church is about reaching out to a hurting society and world with the life-saving message and love of Jesus Christ. We lost church buildings and congregations, but we gained the church." [15]Read full commentary and post a comment» Bread for the World Sunday Oct. 17 WASHINGTON (UMNS) - Bread for the World, a Christian organization supported in part through the United Methodist Advance, has resources for churches interested in participating in Bread for the World Sunday on Oct. 17. The group organizes Christians to write U.S. decision-makers in support of efforts to eradicate hunger in the U.S. and overseas. Resources include a study of Luke 18:1-8, a special litany, bulletin inserts and offering envelopes. Spanish-language resources also are available. [16]Information is available here. Did someone you know pass along this copy to you? Get your own copy [17]here. United Methodist News Service is a ministry of United Methodist Communications. 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