January 18, 2010

Greetings Ladies,

I pray that we have all moved into the year 2010 with excitement and more enthusiasm to work for our Lord. The year 2009 was a wonderful year and 2010 will be also.

 

If your Unit is working on pledging to care for God’s Creation, you may refer to your Criteria for becoming a Mission Today Unit form (#17; also found under “Forms” on the website) to get all necessary information or contact me and I will get the information to you.

 

We have two new Mission Studies and one repeat for CMEE this year:

Spiritual Growth: For the Love of God: John’s Letter

Geographic: Sudan (repeat)

Social Issue: Mission and Evangelism

 

Let’s remember the people in Haiti as we pray daily.

 

Don’t forget to post your District and Conference Calendar in a place that you visit often in your home and/or office. We don’t want you to miss any events.

 

Let’s work to be 100% Units, Let’s work to be 100% Districts and lets work to be a 100% Conference.

 

Blessings,

Melba Mitchell

Conference E & I

 

 

Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.

 

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“A Dream of Going Green”

(Dedicated to 2009 RUMW President – Barbara Whittington)

 

“God” created us a world so beautiful and great –

Let’s conserve and protect it – before it’s too late.

 

Calling on all our citizens both far and near –

To control the waste and keep our water clean and clear.

 

Protecting our resources is needed and then some –

To keep our environment healthy and not over-done.

 

Increasing pollution – gaping holes in the ozone layers-

The entire earth and our bodies are in need of prayers.

 

Global warming – smog – trash – and melting ice –

Too many man-made problems – not so nice.

 

Save on energy and resources any way you can –

The outcome will be beneficial to beast and man.

 

People – lets compost – mulch – recycle and clean –

If we all work together we can keep “God’s” Earth Green. 

           

-written by Virginia L. Stephens, Esther Circle Leader– Raleigh UMC

Member International Society of Poets, Garden of Life Poetry Society, Professional Artist.