Posts from February, 2003
- 26 Feb
by News
No comments1st Year of Women’s Ministry Team
The Women’s Ministry Leadership Team has completed its first year. Kathy Bruce, who chairs the team, reports, “It was a busy year, as we got established and focused, and began meeting women’s leaders in our UB churches. We hope to bring that focus and encouragement to the local women’s leaders even more in 2003. Here [...]
- 26 Feb
by News
No comments$757 for Child Evangelism Fellowship
At Pleasant Hill UB (Greencastle, Pa.), the junior church and Good News Club decided to support Child Evangelism Fellowship as their mission project for September through December. Each week the Good News children were encouraged to support the project through their offerings. The junior church and Sunday school children received donations for memorizing Bible verses.
The [...] - 26 Feb
by Global Ministries
No commentsUpdates from Jana Hoobler
Jana Hoobler, director of the Macau Mission, is back in Macau after her furlough. She sent these notes on February 11.
The timing was perfect for me to arrive back in Macau at Chinese New Year. It gave me time to just enjoy time with friends before jumping into a busy teaching schedule. Praise the [...]
- 26 Feb
by Global Ministries
No commentsMarshalee Brown Arrives in Ethiopia
Marshalee Brown, a UB from Jamaica Conference, has arrived in Ethiopia to begin her missionary service there. An eight-hour flight to London, where she stayed for a few days, then a ten-hour flight to Addis Abada, Ethiopia (which a stop-over in Alexandria, Greece). She arrived at 1 am on a Tuesday morning.
“On the aircraft to [...] - 26 Feb
by News
No commentsNews from Good Shepherd UB
Good Shepherd UB (Huntington, Ind.) has a new missions team under the direction of Matt and Eva Webb. All seven of them attended the Perspectives class held at Huntington College this winter, and they have developed a great vision for getting the church more missions-oriented. A team will to go Haiti this spring, and another [...]
- 26 Feb
by Global Ministries
No commentsDeath of Missionary Emma Hyer
Emma Hyer, R.N., the first UB missionary nurse in Sierra Leone, passed away February 26. She served at the clinic/dispensary at Danville from 1936-1942, and 1952-1955. Miss Hyer came from the UB church in Coleta, Ill. The first UB missionary doctor, Leslie Huntley, had been serving at Danville since 1934 without trained help, so her [...]
- 26 Feb
by News
No commentsDeath of Rev. Lawrence Shuman
Lawrence Shuman, a retired, ordained pastor in Rock River Conference, passed away February 24.
- 26 Feb
by Global Ministries
No commentsMarch 27 Departure for Luanne Brooks
Luanne Brooks will leave for Haiti on March 27 to begin her missionary service with OMS International. She is a fulltime UB missionary on loan to OMS. Luanne’s funding is not yet at the 100 percent level, but OMS felt it was close enough to go ahead and send her.
- 25 Feb
by Global Ministries
No commentsNews from Paul Coy
Paul Coy, former missionary in Macau, has begun his second semester at Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary. He writes, “I am taking classes in Church History, Evangelism, Cultural Anthropology, Church Administration, Pastoral Care and Counseling, Character Formation, and Interpersonal Communication. I enjoy my classes, and thank God for the opportunity to study. This semester will finish [...]
- 25 Feb
by News
No commentsNews from Atlantic Avenue UB
Atlantic Avenue UB (Franklin, Pa.) holds a breakfast every Sunday between services, with people actually cooking three out of the four Sundays per months. Nancy Robison writes, “We started cooking for 60 people and now we cook for over 200! That’s a lot of eggs! We have guys who set up tables and make toast [...]
