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UMNS Daily Digest - July 18, 2011 (Minot, N.D.; flooding; UMCOR; spring storms; Joplin, Mo., school

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       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»



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   "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."

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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.

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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.


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