UMNS Daily Digest - Sept. 23, 2011 (UMCOR, disaster relief, Pennsylvania, North Dakota, Texas, Côte

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       UMNS Daily Digest - Produced by United Methodist News Service
                           Friday, Sept. 23, 2011
                [5]Response continues for 2011 U.S. disasters
                    [6]Plenty to do for disaster managers
                      [7]Hope among the ashes in Texas
                 [8]Friends rally around pastor who has ALS
             [9]UM delegation meets with Côte d'Ivoire officials
                 [10]Blog: How can God love us all the same?

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"We are the presence of the church. We heard people say, 'The Methodists are
 here.' ... They were excited to see us. One person wanted to take pictures
of our Methodist work trailer to show that UMCOR was there." - Linda Cooper,
               an UMCOR-trained early responder to disasters.

Response continues for 2011 U.S. disasters

   NEW YORK (UMNS) - When natural disasters occur, United Methodists use their
   connections - both inside and outside the denomination - to respond. The
   sheer number and magnitude of U.S. disasters in 2011 means the church has
   had to rely even more heavily on faith - and that connectional support - in
   its ability to manage relief and recovery efforts.

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Plenty to do for disaster managers

   MINOT, N.D. (UMNS) -Diana Shackelford earns a living as a test
   manager/administrator for Job Corps in Minot. She embraces giving as a case
   manager for RAFT, short for Resource Agency Flood Team. She is among the
   more than 30 UMCOR-trained case managers assisting people in North Dakota's
   Souris Valley as residents recover from massive floods.

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Hope among the ashes in Texas

   BASTROP, Texas (UMNS) - The Rev. Marji Bishir of the North Texas Annual
   (regional) Conference recounts how UMCOR-trained disaster response teams are
   performing "funerals for houses" and help devastated families sort through
   their homes and their emotions after wildfires in central Texas.

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Friends rally around pastor who has ALS

   COLUMBUS, Ohio (UMNS) - The Rev. Bill Croy, a 62-year-old United Methodist
   pastor, has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, often called Lou Gehrig's
   disease. It's an incurable, progressive disease that affects nerve cells and
   pathways in the brain and spinal cord and causes muscle tissue to weaken to
   the point of paralysis. The Columbus Dispatch reports that a group of about
   200 friends and parishioners will join Croy on Sept. 25 for the Columbus
   Walk to Defeat ALS.

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UM delegation meets with Côte d'Ivoire officials

   NEW YORK (UMNS) - A delegation from The United Methodist Church met this
   week with the foreign minister, Daniel Kablan Duncan (pictured), and other
   leaders of Côte d'Ivoire to explore areas of common interest as the West
   African country recovers from a post-electoral crisis earlier this year. New
   England Area Bishop Peter Weaver, who led the delegation, later said he was
   encouraged by the meeting and emphasized the role of the church as a global
   organization.The United Methodist Board of Global Ministries arranged the
   meetin

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Blog: How can God love us all the same?

   NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) - "I wrestle with the belief that God loves us all
   equally. That God loves 'the bad guys' as much as God loves the 'good
   guys,'" says United Methodist Communications writer Kathy Gilbert in her
   column.

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