Outreach Missions WORLD COMMUNION SUNDAY OCTOBER 3, 2010 ENABLES: World Communion Scholarships (General Board of Global Ministries), with at least one-half of the annual amount for ministries beyond the United States; Ethnic Scholarship Program(General Board of Higher Education and Ministry); and Ethnic In-Service Training Program(General Board of Higher Education and Ministry. "I got tired of sitting around waiting for sick people to come see me at the hospital." When Dr. Dennis Marke graduated from Loma Linda [Calif.] University last summer, a new world awaited him back in Africa. The doctor came to the United States from Sierra Leone, which has the highest maternal and infant mortality rate in the world. To many of us, Dennis' accounts of young mothers and the babies who die because villages have no doctors or midwives are simply sad stories, but to Dennis, they are the realities of his life as an African doctor. "I wanted to go and meet people in their communities and empower them with knowledge and programs to help them prevent the diseases that are killing them," he explained. To bring solutions to his home country, Dennis knew he needed more training in public health. He came to the United States as a World Communion Scholar, studying maternal and child health, as well as health education and promotion. Dennis' studies in the United States were made possible because caring United Methodists gave generously on World Communion Sunday. In today's economy, your contributions are needed more than ever. Your gifts help racial- and ethnic-minority students in the United States and international students. Like Dennis, they want to serve God in life-changing ministries. To read additional stories of lives changed by World Communion Sunday go to umcgiving.org. Sayville CROP Hunger Walk Sunday, October 17 - 1 p.m. The Third Annual Sayville CROP (Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty) Walk will take place at the Common Ground in Sayville. Walkers have a choice of a 1 mile or 5 mile walk. Registration is at 12:30. Monies raised are used to combat hunger and poverty in local communities (25% of funds raised will be given locally to Lighthouse Mission in Bellport, to help them with their food outreach) and around the world. _________________________________________________ Support our Good Samaritan Fund! This is a fund maintained by the Pastor for the aid of those in need. Remember the less fortunate! Thank you! _____________________________________________ THE SAYVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IS PLEASED TO SUPPORT A NUMBER OF MISSIONARIES AND MISSIONS, LOCALLY AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD! Following is a list of these dedicated persons and their missions: Lowell & Claudia Wertz (Tanzania) U.S. Address: P.O. Box 496 Lansing, IL 60438 Africa Address: P.O. box 1344 Kigoma, Tanzania email: wertz@joyintheharvest.com Gary & Rebecca Mink (Namibia) Children of Zion Village PO Box 413 Churchville, MD 21028 childrenofzionvillage.org Rosie and Nick Brackett Missionaries in Malaysia Please send financial contributions to: Bethesda Christian Fellowship (checks payable to Bethesda & indicate Bracketts in memo line) 1015 Cedar Lane Knoxville, TN 37912 email: nikao4jc@yahoo.com website: nickandrosie.com Lighthouse Mission, Inc. 1543 Montauk Hwy. Bellport, NY 11713 631-758-7584 http://www.lighthousemission.net Rev. Suprian Augustin (Haiti) Mission Evangelique Primitive Du N. Testament Pont-Quenepe #12 P.O. Box 118 Gonaives, HT 4110 Apostalic Mission of Haiti - Rev. Suprian Augustin An independent Christian ministry headquartered in Gonaives, Haiti (W.I.) My name is Augustin Suprian. I grew up in a Christian family. Both my parents loved God and their faithfulness to the Lord convinced me a lot. At the age of 12, I accepted the Lord as my personal savior and was baptized at 14. At the age of 19, I attended Bible School. I was accepted at Assembly of God Bible Institute, located in a small village east of Port-Au-Prince. In 1974, I received a call from God to go back to Gonaives. I did so. The same year I started a Church, known today as the Church of Gonaives. Since then, I became a "Church Planter." The ministry expanded over the years, and today with God's grace, Apostalic Mission of Haiti is overseeing 18 Churches within 30 miles. I am now 45 years old, married, and a father of seven children. Both my wife and the kids are deeply involved in the ministry. The needs are enormous, but we've been holding by faith. With the support of some beloved brothers, the ministry was able to initiate some actions, such as: Leadership Training and Development, counseling, kindergarten, grammar and elementary school, after-school activities, and food and nutrition programs. Some of these activities survived and some did not. By faith in God, we still believe, that one day at a time, we will be able to revive them one by one. I have been traveling to the U.S. for over 10 years, the Lord has opeded some doors and my countrymen have been blessed and I know for sure that other doors will be opened.