Global Ministries today Pilgrimages to Zambia South Africa

Global Ministries today: Pilgrimages to Zambia & South Africa, Haiti & Colombia, Israel & Palestine & Lebanon, India, and China Members of the Common Global Ministries Board 1

Zambia & South Africa � � � Board Members: Angela Menke-Ballou, Loyce Edwards Associate Conference Minister: Kathy Clark Conference Ministers: Chuck Barnes, Mary Susan Gast, Kent Siladi 2

Haiti & Colombia � � Board Members: Charles Carpenter, Bing Tso, Shari Prestemon, Thom Haines, and Tyler Connoley Conference Minister: Karen Sellers 3

CEDECOL Council of Evangelical Churches of Colombia • Peace Commission trains leaders nationwide on advocacy, a Christian model for peace and transformation • Women’s Networks to reduce violence against women, aid victims of violence. • Prison Ministries reconciles persecutors with their victims. • GM presence helps fulfill their mission 4

El Garzal community �Under siege, victims of violence, uncertain fate �Threatened with dispossession – a common fate in Colombia and around the world �Verification visit to accompany the community, bear witness, share faith �Took their story to the U. S Embassy �GM sent $5, 000 immediately to relocate pastor threatened with death 5

Michael Joseph �Global Ministries missionary for the past 5 years 6

Haiti 7

CONASPEH � 8, 000 churches across Haiti �Helps people in ways the government hasn’t • • • K-12 education Theological education for pastors Vocational programs Literacy Women’s network �HQ destroyed in earthquake, just rebuilt 8

Jeanette Salley Global Ministries missionary since last year � She was joined by a Global Mission Intern, Katie Pickens, in January � 9

Middle East � � Board Members: Dave Long-Higgins, Louie Bluecoat, Barbara Kerschner Daniel Conference Ministers: Krista Betz, John Deckenback, Bob Molsberry 10

“Permanent Palestinian Refugee” Camps in Beirut Can’t Leave Can’t Expand “Thicken” When you build on the wrong side of the street… 11

Young People in Dialogue Muslim Christian Dialogue Near East School Of Theology 12

Haigazian University: 200 th Anniversary Celebration of the ABCFM Ken and Betty Frank Mission Personnel in Turkey Rev. Dr. Paul Haidostian & Rev. Bob Molsberry 13

Sophisticated Apartheid 14

Settlements House Demolitions 15

YWCA in Jerusalem Inter-Church Center Kairos Document YMCA in Bethlehem How can we speak of God and God’s authentic word for us as we struggle for justice and peace? 16

China � � Board Member: Mary Frances Hazeltine, Rich Pleva Conference Ministers: Jeff Whitman, Alan Mc. Larty, Rich Pleva, David Gaewski, Tim Downs, David Moyer 17

Yanjing Seminary 18

Shanxi Bible School Students 19

Grandmother and Children 20

Shaowu Mission Church, 1882 Tom Morse, Missionary 21

India � � Board Members: Kim Mc. Kerley, Joy Lacanienta, Joyce Bathke, and Ariel Royer Conference Ministers: Douglas Anders, Sheldon Culver, Roddy Dunkerson, Randy Hyvonen, Gary Schulte, John Vertigan 22