From Lynne Gilbert via e-mail:
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News about YOUR Mission Giving in 2008!
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Western North Carolina...FIRST IN THE NATION IN 2008!!!
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Every Mission Dollar Makes a Difference! The United Methodist Women of the Western North Carolina Conference continue to be NUMBER ONE...for the 8th consecutive year!
We have received confirmation from Women's Division that the Western North Carolina Conference was FIRST IN THE NATION for 2008 in the following channels of giving through United Methodist Women:
Special Mission Recognition
Gift to Mission
Gift in Memory
World Thank Offering
TOTAL UNDESIGNATED MISSION GIVING
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TOTAL GIVING!!
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We led the nation in giving again in 2008, and as a conference, we met our $811,000 Pledge to Mission. Our total Mission Giving was down...a decrease of $28,595 from 2007.
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The real cause for celebration is the mission made possible by your giving. We need to continue to tell the story of the mission made possible by our giving...at every opportunity! Our support for mission projects and personnel around the world makes mission possible...sharing the love of Christ, and touching the lives of women, children and youth.
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Here are just a few of the ways that YOU are making mission possible...many times in places where these things would not otherwise be available:
By providing medical care, including joining the fight against the scourge of HIV/AIDS in Africa, and caring for HIV/AIDS orphans
By providing scholarships, and education & enrichment opportunities for children and youth
By providing opportunities for at-risk youth to stay off of the streets, and away from drugs & violence
By helping to meet basic needs, like clean water, food, and housing
By providing support for national and international mission institutions and programs
By working against injustice
And, more....these are just a few...YOU are in mission around the world!
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Our nation and our world are experiencing very challenging economic times. It is a time when women, children & youth need the work of mission institutions and their programs the most. As we plan events and projects for 2009...in local units, districts, and as a conference...telling the story of Mission Giving needs to be a priority. It is not about being #1...it is about making mission possible, and knowing that women, children and youth around the world are being helped by our giving. If you want to know more about where your money goes, check out the pages of each issue of Response Magazine! Through your giving...YOU make mission possible, and YOU make a difference, every day, in the lives of women, children and youth around the world. THANK YOU!!
