UMNS Daily Digest December 17, 2010 (Keywords: Christmas Eve, malaria, Sierra Leone, microloans, Soc
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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 Friday, December 17, 2010 [5]Church stars in CBS Christmas Eve special [6]Anti-malaria campaign takes preparation [7]UMTV: Microloans for Christmas [8]Virginia honors Society of St. Andrew [9]UMTV: Holiday Wreaths for Veterans» [10]UMTV: Microloans for Christmas» [11]UMCam: What's your favorite Christmas tradition?» [12]Read Additional UMNS Stories» [13]Find us on Facebook [14]Twitter Contact Us [15]E-mail (615) 742-5470 "For God to send a strange opportunity like this, I figure that God must have something in mind for us." â The Rev. James "K" Karpen, senior pastor of the Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew, United Methodist. Church stars in CBS Christmas Eve special NEW YORK (UMNS) â When members of the Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew, United Methodist, were given the chance to produce a Christmas Eve special for CBS-TV, they pulled together their talent, money and prayers to make it happen. The result is "A Christmas for Everyone." [16]Read full story and post a comment» Anti-malaria campaign takes preparation BO, Sierra Leone (UMNS) â Life-saving mosquito nets were piled high in stacks all over this southern Sierra Leone district, from a registration table outside a hospital to the top of women's heads as they carried the nets back to their villages. Getting to this point required tremendous time and effort to build trust in a nation still recovering from an 11-year civil war that ended officially in 2002. [17]Read full story and post a comment» UMTV: Microloans for Christmas MEADVILLE, Pa. (UMTV) â Most of the gifts we give and receive during the holidays don't really change our lives. A college student in Pennsylvania is encouraging his peers to give small gifts that will influence generations to come through microloans. You can view UMTV's "Microloans for Christmas" at [18]http://bit.ly/enRQTX. You can also find the latest UMTV videos on Facebook if you become a fan of the page for The United Methodist Church. [19]Watch the video and post a comment» Virginia honors Society of St. Andrew RICHMOND, Va. (UMNS) â The United Methodist-related Society of St. Andrew received a certificate from Virginia's first lady, Maureen McDonnell, in early December, honoring the organization's "exemplary efforts in gleaning America's fields in order to bridge the hunger gap in Virginia." The "First Lady's Opportunity Hall of Fame Awards" are designed to "bring attention to the great work being done by selfless people around the Commonwealth." Did someone you know pass along this copy to you? Get your own copy [20]here. 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