UMNS Daily Digest - Dec. 1, 2010 (Southern Sudan, United Methodist Women, DREAM Act, AIDS, Global Fu
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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 Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010 [5]United Methodist Women register to vote in Southern Sudan [6]Immigrant students hope bill opens doors [7]Africa University students combat HIV/AIDS [8]Church offers AIDS tests [9]Global Fund expands fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria [10]UMTV: AIDS Help for Hispanics» [11]UMTV: Housing Relief for AIDS» [12]UMTV: Church Soccer Outreach» [13]Interpreter Magazine» [14]Read Additional UMNS Stories» [15] Find us on Facebook [16] Twitter Contact Us [17]E-mail (615) 742-5470 "We know that God hears our prayers, and we prayed that God will help us to be independent and live in peace. We want our children's future to be different than the painful past we have endured." - The Rev. Isaac Sebit, a United Methodist pastor in Southern Sudan. United Methodist Women register to vote in Southern Sudan JUBA, Southern Sudan (UMNS) - Members of United Methodist Women in Southern Sudan are joining their neighbors in enthusiastically registering to vote in a January referendum on whether their war-torn land will split off from the north of the country. Paul Jeffrey reports that the women were among the first in line in the village of Pisak, Central Equatoria State, when the 17-day registration period began Nov. 15. [18]Read full story» Immigrant students hope bill opens doors LOS ANGELES (UMNS) - Carlos Amador, 25, and Sofia Campos, 20, grew up thinking they could be part of the great American dream that promises hard work and perseverance lead to prosperity and success. The two bright, talented young people are waking up to the reality that despite excelling in academics and devoting a large portion of their time to community service, their dreams will probably not come true. They are two of more than 800,000 young people who could benefit from passage of the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act or DREAM Act. [19]Read full story and post a comment» Africa University students combat HIV/AIDS MUTARE, Zimbabwe (UMNS) - They say that "knowledge is power." Perhaps the better phrase is "Power comes from using knowledge wisely." On World AIDS Day, the Student Peer Network at United Methodist-related Africa University in Mutare, Zimbabwe, stands ready to empower students by providing education about HIV/AIDS, and promoting behavioral changes to prevent spreading the disease among students and the surrounding community. [20]Read full story» Church offers AIDS tests HOUSTON (UMTV) - The health department in Houston estimates that 1 in 93 city residents lives with HIV. For African Americans, it's 1 in 40. And up to a quarter of these people don't know they are infected. A United Methodist church is speaking openly about this subject in order to save lives. [21]Watch video story and post a comment» Global Fund expands fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria GENEVA (UMNS) - The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, a partner of The United Methodist Church, has expanded its reach to people touched by these diseases. The Global Fund announced Dec. 1 that the programs it financially supports have provided antiretroviral treatment to 3 million HIV/AIDS patients, a 20 percent increase over last year; tuberculosis treatment for 7.7 million people, a 28 percent rise; and the distribution of 160 million insecticide-treated bed nets to prevent malaria, a 53 percent jump. The Global Fund is a global public/private partnership dedicated to attracting and disbursing additional resources to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. Did someone you know pass along this copy to you? Get your own copy [22]here. 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