UMNS Daily Digest - October 12, 2010 (Haiti, 10-Fold, United Methodist Women, domestic violence, New
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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 Tuesday, October 12, 2010 [5]Mission initiative launches with focus on Haiti [6]Church women focus on domestic violence [7]First impressions matter to church visitors [8]Central American farmers bring food security challenges to Iowa Hunger Summit [9] 10-Fold events this week» [10] UMTV: Living Simply, Giving Generously» [11] Read Additional UMNS Stories» [12]Find us on Facebook [13]Twitter Contact Us E-mail (615) 742-5470 âPeople matter to God; therefore, they matter to us. If we can faithfully follow Jesusâ example, the guests at our church will experience forgiveness, acceptance and love. They will know they are valued.â --The Rev. Shelia Fiorella, founding pastor of New Day United Methodist Church. Mission initiative launches with focus on Haiti NEW YORK (UMNS)âEach day, visitors to the website [14]10-Fold.org will get to see United Methodist mission programs around the world. The website uses current technology, including Skype, streaming videos, online chats and downloadable podcasts. In addition, people can help just by clicking on the link of a particular project. For each click from Oct. 10 to Oct. 19, various church groups will donate one dollar to the selected project, up to $10,000. Organizers hope to get 10,000 advocates each day to raise a total of $100,000. The first focus in is Haiti. [15]Read full story and post a comment» Church women focus on domestic violence STAMFORD, Conn. (UMNS) â Survivors of domestic violence should not have to choose between their faith and being safe. Such a dilemma can occur, says the Rev. Aleese Moore-Orbih, if their churches tell them to stay âin a situation where it is possible for them to lose their lives.â During the Oct. 8-11 meeting of the Womenâs Division, United Methodist Board of Global Ministries, she counseled directors on how local congregations can assist abuse survivors. United Methodist Women is among the sponsors of âI Believe You: Faithsâ Response to Intimate Partner Violence,â which will air on ABC-TV in January. [16]Read full story and post a comment» First impressions matter to church visitors MANSFIELD, Texas (UMNS)âThe Rev. Shelia Fiorella, founding pastor of New Day United Methodist Church, says the people coming through the doors of a church have expectations as consumers. âCompetition for experiences that affirm the customerâs value is so intense in todayâs culture that consumers often base the quality of any business â or church â on the first few seconds of their experience,â she said in this commentary. [17]Read full story and post a comment» Central American farmers bring food security challenges to Iowa Hunger Summit DES MOINES, Iowa (UMNS)âA small delegation of rural farmers, agronomists and development specialists from vulnerable regions in Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua are visiting Des Moines Oct. 12 â15 for the fourth annual World Food Prize Iowa Hunger Summit. Delegates will share their regionâs food security struggles and successes with other U.S. and global participants. The five Central American men and women are partners and participants in sustainable food and nutrition security programs supported by humanitarian agency Church World Service. Did someone you know pass along this copy to you? Get your own copy [18]here. United Methodist News Service is a ministry of United Methodist Communications. 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