On November 5, 2011, our team of ten flew from Newark Airport to Port-au-Prince, Haiti. After spending the night at the Methodist Guest House with a rooster serenade, we left the following morning for the town of Mellier with our two interpreters and head cook. We arrived at the Methodist Church of Mellier in time for the 9 AM Sunday service, and though a language barrier existed between our English-speaking team and the Haitian Creole-speaking congregation, we shared a bond in praising the same Lord together. And throughout the week, we helped to construct the new church foundation, interacted with the children in a mini-VBS program, gave general medical check-ups to the students, visited an orphanage in Gressier, and sang Creole and French hymns with the kitchen crew and workers each night.
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This year, Haiti is in Paterson. Those were the words used by Rosa Williams, our Conference Lay Leader in an address to her local church, Galilee United Methodist Church in Englewood, NJ, as she described the plight of CUMAC-ECHO following the recent winter storms. We all understood. While it is our Christian mission to address the needs of emergencies abroad, we must also find a way to respond to the needs of our neighbors.
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Over 30 women gathered together at First UMC Williamstown to take a look at the "Wonder Full World" our Heavenly Father has given us. This one-day women's retreat took the ladies on adventures to multiple continents where they explored their thoughts and took time to embrace God. The women cried, laughed, and even found their inner "super hero" throughout the day. It was a great day for women of all ages and backgrounds to explore God's love and support, as well as the love and support of each other.
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Sunday School students at Manahawkin United Methodist Church had a blast building a scarecrow replica of their Pastor, Rev. Callender. No details escaped the group. The scarecrow features beard, hair and clarinet (Rev. Callender is a classically trained musician). 'He' greets church-goers on their way to Sunday Worship and welcomes our preschool families daily!
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On a cold Winter's day, January 16, 2012, Martin Luther King's Day of Service the Beverly United Methodist Church hosted its monthly Meals of Love Dinner from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. The dinners are held every third Monday inviting those who are in need.
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