UMNS Daily Digest - Dec. 2, 2010 (Sierra Leone, malaria, Jumo, mission volunteers, Board of Global M
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[2]View Online | [3]Add to Address Book | [4]Subscribe UMNS Daily Digest - Produced by United Methodist News Service Thursday, December 2, 2010 [5]Mother pays highest price of malaria [6]Imagine No Malaria joins JUMO network [7]Heartsong UMC hosts interfaith meal [8]United Methodist programs help teens go to college [9] Dec. 5 special focuses on faith response to Haiti [10] Death and Resurrection in Haiti» [11] UMTV: Malaria Ravages Poor» [12] UMTV: Inmate Gift Fights Malaria» [13] UMTV: Church Offers AIDS Testing» [14] Read Additional UMNS Stories» [15] Find us on Facebook [16] Twitter Contact Us [17]E-mail (615) 742-5470 âSome nights, I would not bring down the net because I was very tired and would doze off only to wake up after mosquitoes have bitten me and the child.â â Francess Beecher, mother in Sierra Leone Mother pays highest price of malaria BO, Sierra Leone (UMNS) â Francess Beecher knows the staggering cost that can result from just one mosquito bite. In September, she lost her firstborn, 2-year-old Jonathan, to malaria. Although Beecher received an insecticide-treated bed net when she delivered her son at the village health center, she did not use it regularly. Now five months pregnant, Beecher, 18, is hopeful her next child will enjoy a long life and plans to use the nets properly. [18]Read full story and post a comment» Imagine No Malaria joins JUMO network NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) â A new social network for changing the world has just launched, and The United Methodist Churchâs Imagine No Malaria campaign has wasted no time in taking advantage of it. Jumo, created by Facebook founder Chris Hughes, has plenty of potential, said the Rev. Larry Hollon, top executive of United Methodist Communications. [19]Read full story and post a comment» Heartsong UMC hosts interfaith meal CORDOVA, Tenn. (UMNS) â As Christians and Muslims came together at [20]Heartsong United Methodist Church for an interfaith Thanksgiving meal on Nov. 23, it seemed âonly appropriateâ that a Jew say the blessing. Thatâs how Heartsong Pastor Steve Stone introduced Aviva Frye to say grace for more than 350 diners in Heartsongâs Celebration Center. [21]Read full story» United Methodist programs help teens go to college LINCOLN, Neb. (UMNS) â The transition from high school to college can challenge any student, but itâs especially daunting for teens from low-income homes â who may also be the first in their family to seek higher education. Through a variety of initiatives, many of the 98 United Methodist-related colleges and universities are helping these students embrace college culture and learn what resources are available to help them advance their education. 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