UMNS Daily Digest - Oct. 19, 2010 (Heather Hahn, fire, immigration reform, clergy appreciation, youn
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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, Oct. 19, 2010 [5]Finding God amid fire's ashes [6]"Mythbusters" focuses on immigration reform [7]October is clergy appreciation month [8]Correction: Voice of faith crucial to young gays [9]UMTV: Renesting After Home Loss» [10]UTMV: Nursing Detroit To Health» [11]10-Fold events this week» [12]Read Additional UMNS Stories» [13]Find us on Facebook [14]Twitter Contact Us [15]E-mail (615) 742-5470 "I soon realized that I wasn't alone. God was present that night." - Heather Hahn, UMNS reporter, on her experience with an apartment fire. Finding God amid fire's ashes ANTIOCH, Tenn. (UMNS) - In a commentary, UMNS reporter Heather Hahn discusses the terrifying ordeal of being roused from sleep by a fire at her apartment building, watching the flames with her neighbors and discovering the presence of God in the fire's aftermath. [16]Read full commentary and post a comment» "Mythbusters" focuses on immigration reform NEW YORK (UMNS) - To respond to the myths and misinformation on immigration reform, Church World Service and Sojourners are presenting a joint "Mythbusters" blog series from Oct. 18-21. In the series opener, "Myths and Facts about Immigration Economics," Blogger Andrew Simpson tackled the misconception that immigrants take American jobs and drive down wages of American workers. Follow the series [17]here and [18]here. October is clergy appreciation month WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (UMNS) - Want to show your pastor some appreciation? October is the perfect time to do it. Under His Wing Ministries Inc., a nonprofit, nondenominational group in Williamsport, Pa., established October as Clergy Appreciation Month in 1992. Ideas for honoring United Methodism's more than 45,000 clergy range from praying for them, being alert to signs of fatigue or distress to raking leaves or providing childcare for them. For more suggestions, go to [19]http://www.pastor-appreciation.net/ and [20]http://www.christianitytoday.com/holidays/clergy/. Correction to "Voice of faith crucial to young gays" Correction: Gary Brewton was wrongly identified as pastor of Bering Memorial United Methodist Church. He is a member of the church. The Rev. J. Ernest Turney is the pastor. [21]The corrected story is here. Did someone you know pass along this copy to you? Get your own copy [22]here. United Methodist News Service is a ministry of United Methodist Communications. 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