Western North Carolina...
FIRST IN THE NATION IN 2009!
Mission Giving in Western North Carolina...
Western North Carolina leads the Nation in giving in 2009!
- Special Mission Recognition
- Gift to Mission
- Gift in Memory
- World Thank Offering
- TOTAL UNDESIGNATED MISSION GIVING
- TOTAL GIVING!!
The United Methodist Women of our conference...YOU...have led the nation in Mission Giving for the last NINE years. Wow! It is an incredible thing to witness the generosity of United Methodist Women in this
conference. It is always fun to celebrate being first...but the real cause for celebration is in the mission made possible by your giving. Because of YOU...sharing the love of Jesus Christ will be made possible in places across the country and around the world. Here are just a few of the ways that you are making that 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 supporting the Bible Women program...which provides training in basic healthcare and Bible study for women from rural communities in some of the poorest countries in the world. These women return home to share their faith and their knowledge with other women in their communities.
- 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
We led the nation in giving again in 2009, and as a conference, we met and exceeded our $815,000 Pledge to Mission. giving a total in undesignated Mission Giving of $844,618.
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.
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 2010...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.
