UMNS Daily Digest - November 10, 2011 (United Methodist Artificial Limb Fitting Center, special need
From "United Methodist News Service" <newsdesk@umcom.org>Date Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:58:14 -0800
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 Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011 [5]Artificial limbs change Sierra Leone lives [6]What about worship for special needs? [7]NCC top executive plans to leave post [8]Writing letters to keep families together [9]Pastor honored for peacemaking work [10]UMTV: Prosthetics for Sierra Leone» [11]UMTV: Special Needs Service» [12]UMTV: Restaurant Owner on Mission» [13]Read Additional UMNS Stories» [14]Find us on Facebook [15]Twitter Contact Us [16]E-mail (615) 742-5470 "Before I got the limb, I used to feel very shy to go outside for fear that people might think I was a beggar if they saw me out in the street. So I stayed indoors for most of the time." — Juana Kamara, recipient of an artificial limb from a United Methodist program. Artificial limbs change Sierra Leone lives BO, Sierra Leone (UMNS) — Juana Kamara became a victim of the civil war when three rebels invaded his home and mangled his right leg with a machete so badly that Kamara had to finish cutting off the limb. But, an artificial limb from the [17]United Methodist Artificial Limb Fitting Center has enabled Kamara once more to care for himself and his family. [18]Read full story and post a comment» What about worship for special needs? FRIENDSWOOD, Texas (UMNS) —[19]Friendswood United Methodist Church had traditional, contemporary and Hispanic worship services a year ago. Then the Rev. Rosemary Dubois, associate pastor of congregational care, started a weekly service “to enrich the spiritual lives of individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities.” About 75 people with special needs attend “Joyful Hearts” at the church each Monday afternoon, the friendswoodnews.com reports. [20]Read full story» NCC top executive plans to leave post CHICAGO (UMNS) ― The Rev. Michael Kinnamon, 63, will be leaving his post as the top executive of the [21]National Council of Churches after a four-year tenure because of health concerns, the NCC Governing Board reported Nov. 9. NCC President Peg Chemberlin and President-elect Kathryn Lohre will develop a proposal for transitional leadership for the executive committee to consider in December. Lohre [22]was installed the same day as the council’s 26th president. [23]Read full story» Writing letters to keep families together NEW YORK (UMNS) — [24]United Methodist Women is asking children and youth to join in a letter-writing campaign, “[25]A Wish for the Holidays: That All Families Be Able to Stay Together.” The campaign’s goal is to deliver more than 5,000 letters by Dec. 5 to national decision-makers. [26]Read more» Pastor honored for peacemaking work LINCOLN, Neb. (UMNS) — [27]Interchurch Ministries of Nebraska recently honored the Rev. Carol Windrum, director of Risk-taking Mission and Justice Ministries for the [28]Nebraska Annual (regional) Conference, for her 26 years of peacemaking ministries. Windrum travels around the world to promote peace and justice and serves as a mentor to young adults. [29]Read full story» Did someone you know pass along this copy to you? Get your own copy [30]here. United Methodist News Service is a ministry of United Methodist Communications. 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