May 5, 2025
UMNS Daily Digest - July 18, 2011 (Minot, N.D.; flooding; UMCOR; spring storms; Joplin, Mo., school
From "United Methodist News Service" <newsdesk@umcom.org>Date Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:07:24 -0700
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 Monday, July 18, 2011 [5]Food ministry rises above Minot flood [6]Slideshow: Faith stays afloat [7]Minot pastor asks for prayers and volunteers [8]UMTV: UMCOR Spring Storms [9]UMCOR needs school kits [10]Spring Storm Relief» [11]Slideshow: Faith stays afloat» [12]UMTV: Family Volunteer Vacation» [13]UMTV: House that Phil built» [14]Read Additional UMNS Stories» [15]Find us on Facebook [16]Twitter Contact Us [17]E-mail (615) 742-5470 "Out of every disaster wonderful things happen. And if it means serving God's people in a parking lot out of a trailer, praise the Lord." - Ada Lower, member of the flooded Faith United Methodist Church in Minot, N.D. Food ministry rises above Minot flood MINOT, N.D. (UMNS) - Ada and Bob Lower's home is submerged. Their church is submerged. But their food ministry and faith remain strong and well above water. Less than three weeks after muddy floodwaters engulfed parts of Minot, N.D., the United Methodist couple has reopened the Lord's Cupboard food pantry and soup kitchen. Their motto would make Noah proud: "The flood won't stop us." [18]Read full story and post a comment» Slideshow: Faith stays afloat MINOT, N.D. (UMNS) - The United Methodist News Service has put together an audio slideshow that displays the work of Ada and Bob Lower and includes their voices. [19]View slideshow» Minot pastor asks for prayers and volunteers MINOT, N.D. (UMNS) - Faith United Methodist Church is still full of water. The future of the brick-and-stone structure remains uncertain. "The spiritual health - our 'bones' - seems to be good," writes the Rev. Debra Ball-Kilbourne, the church's pastor, in a commentary. However, after a record-breaking flood, the community will need the denomination's prayers and volunteers to recover. [20]Read full commentary and post a comment» UMTV: UMCOR Spring Storms JOPLIN, Mo. (UMNS) - For more than 70 years, the United Methodist Committee on Relief has helped victims of disaster. The agency has faced significant challenges in 2011 because of an unprecedented number of serious storms across the United States. [21]View video and post a comment» UMCOR needs school kits NEW YORK (UMNS) - The latest shipment of school kits to Haiti has "seriously depleted" the stockpile kept by the United Methodist Committee on Relief, which is encouraging congregations to use kit-making as a group project or activity. The kits, which cost about $11 each to assemble, provide children with basic supplies such as paper, pencils and other items. [22]Learn more about assembling school kits or [23]make a gift toward the purchase of materials. Did someone you know pass along this copy to you? Get your own copy [24]here. United Methodist News Service is a ministry of United Methodist Communications. Ministries of United Methodist Communications: [25]Rethink Church [26]TechShop [27]EcuFilm [28]UMC.org Program Journals: [29]Interpreter Magazine [30]El' Interprete [31]United Methodists In Service [32]InfoServ [33]Kingswood Communications [34]United Methodist News Service [35]UM Audio [36]UMTV [37]Foundation for United Methodist Communications [38]United Methodist Communications International [39]Global Health Initiative Products & Services of United Methodist Communications: [40]Crisis Communications [41]Communications Training [42]Program Calendars [43]United Methodist Press Center [44]Scholarships [45]Promotional Resources for Apportionments, Special Sundays and Designated Giving [46]United Methodist Productions [47]http://umns.umc.org | [48]Privacy Policy | [49]Contact Us If you are reading a pass-along copy of this issue, please go here to start your own account: [50]UMNS Subscriber Form. United Methodist Communications Address: 810 12th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37203 [51]Unsubscribe from this mailing. [4746002828.gif] References Visible links 1. mailto:newsdesk@umcom.org 2. http://www.umc.org/dailydigestarchives/ 3. http://www3.umcom.org/site/c.mrLZJ9PFKmG/b.3754251/k.6982/Whitelist_Instructions.htm 4. http://umns.umc.org/subscribe 5. file://localhost/tmp/tmpfRjokY.html#Food 6. file://localhost/tmp/tmpfRjokY.html#Slideshow 7. file://localhost/tmp/tmpfRjokY.html#Minot 8. file://localhost/tmp/tmpfRjokY.html#UMTV 9. file://localhost/tmp/tmpfRjokY.html#UMCOR 10. http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=ieJOISNoFeJKJYK&s=apIKJZNCLeLPJ1PAIoF&m=fqLRI2PCJbLPL9K 11. http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=pvL2LdMQLlKXLiI&s=apIKJZNCLeLPJ1PAIoF&m=fqLRI2PCJbLPL9K 12. http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=hdKMIPMkHcLOL2I&s=apIKJZNCLeLPJ1PAIoF&m=fqLRI2PCJbLPL9K 13. http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=hnJMKPNkEcKLKZL&s=apIKJZNCLeLPJ1PAIoF&m=fqLRI2PCJbLPL9K 14. http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=pvL2LdMQLkKXLjI&s=apIKJZNCLeLPJ1PAIoF&m=fqLRI2PCJbLPL9K 15. http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=kqLSKYOwGdJSIbK&s=apIKJZNCLeLPJ1PAIoF&m=fqLRI2PCJbLPL9K 16. http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=jpIQKVNsGcIJL1K&s=apIKJZNCLeLPJ1PAIoF&m=fqLRI2PCJbLPL9K 17. mailto:newsdesk@umcom.org 18. http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=lrKUI1OALbIRKeJ&s=apIKJZNCLeLPJ1PAIoF&m=fqLRI2PCJbLPL9K 19. http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=ouI0JaPMKeLYIoI&s=apIKJZNCLeLPJ1PAIoF&m=fqLRI2PCJbLPL9K 20. http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=qmK4JgMUIhJWJnL&s=apIKJZNCLeLPJ1PAIoF&m=fqLRI2PCJbLPL9K 21. http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=ieJOISNoF9JKJ3K&s=apIKJZNCLeLPJ1PAIoF&m=fqLRI2PCJbLPL9K 22. http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=qmK4JgMUIiJWJmL&s=apIKJZNCLeLPJ1PAIoF&m=fqLRI2PCJbLPL9K 23. http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=ioJOISNoFaJKJ2K&s=apIKJZNCLeLPJ1PAIoF&m=fqLRI2PCJbLPL9K 24. http://www.umc.org/site/c.lwL4KnN1LtH/b.4513281/apps/ka/ct/contactcustom.asp 25. http://www.rethinkchurch.org/ 26. http://secure.umcom.org/store/catalog/categoryinfo.aspx?cid=16 27. http://ecufilm.org/ 28. http://umc.org/ 29. http://interpretermagazine.org/interior.asp?ptid=43&mid=7085 30. http://elinterprete.org/ 31. http://korean.umc.org/interior.asp?ptid=5&mid=5647 32. http://infoserv.umc.org/ 33. http://www.umcom.org/site/c.mrLZJ9PFKmG/b.2737945/k.FD1C/Production_Services.htm 34. http://www.umc.org/site/c.lwL4KnN1LtH/b.1355375/k.FA13/UMNS_News.htm 35. http://audio.umc.org/ 36. http://www.umc.org/site/pp.aspx?c=lwL4KnN1LtH&b=2021395 37. http://umcom.org/foundation/ 38. http://www3.umcom.org/site/c.mrLZJ9PFKmG/b.2737953/k.2B36/Central_Conference_Communications.htm 39. http://www.umc.org/site/c.lwL4KnN1LtH/b.4407745/k.89CF/Global_Health.htm 40. http://www.umcom.org/site/c.mrLZJ9PFKmG/b.4844497/k.963D/Media_Relations.htm 41. http://www.umcom.org/site/c.mrLZJ9PFKmG/b.3444135/k.7456/Support_Center_Training.htm 42. http://secure.umcom.org/store/Dept.asp?Cat%5FID=199&web%5Fname=2008+Calendars&mscsid=1BKDQ6C38MXF8PLPCB2G3X301F4T73P3 43. http://www.umc.org/site/c.lwL4KnN1LtH/b.2267689/k.9997/Press_Center.htm 44. http://crt.umc.org/interior.asp?ptid=44&mid=10270 45. http://umcgiving.org/ 46. http://www.umcom.org/site/c.mrLZJ9PFKmG/b.2737945/k.FD1C/Production_Services.htm 47. http://umns.umc.org/ 48. http://www.umc.org/site/c.lwL4KnN1LtH/b.2532347/k.95D2/Terms_of_Service.htm#privacy 49. mailto:Newsdesk@umcom.org 50. http://www.umc.org/site/c.lwL4KnN1LtH/b.4513281/apps/ka/ct/contactcustom.asp 51. http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=lhKUI1OALiIRK7J&s=apIKJZNCLeLPJ1PAIoF&m=fqLRI2PCJbLPL9K Hidden links: 52. http://elinterprete.org/