Team Leader Training

There will be a Team Leader Training on February 25th at the Centenary United Methodist Church in Greensboro, NC beginning at 9:00 AM and ending at noon with an Ash Wednesday Service.

Anyone wishing to eventually lead a team (domestic or international) should attend a team leader training. To pre-register, please contact Laura Diviney at ldiviney@wnccumc.org.

Note from a group returning from the Gulf

Mike,

I just returned with the group from Taylorsville First UMC from our trip to Dulac, Louisiana. Thanks again for the $1500 from the conference to help fund the trip. That area was hit by Rita, Gustav and Ike!! We had an amazing trip and I would highly recommend the Dulac station to anyone looking for a mission trip in that area. This was our 3rd year to the area and 3rd station. Dulac is by far the most organized, helpful, comfortable, safe and interesting of any we have stayed in. It was an educational trip where we learned about the Houma Indians and their culture and about the bayou. The average income of the area is $8,000-$10,000 per year and there is much work to do there. This trip is about as close to a foreign mission trip as you could have without leaving the country.

Janice Lentz --Peace starts with a smile.--

Kentucky

The Kentucky Conference was devastated by the recent winter storm. Certified Early Response Teams for western Kentucky are needed for debris/tree removal and CERTIFIED ELECTRICIANS ARE URGENTLY NEEDED!

All Certified Early Response Teams must schedule with their Conference Disaster Response Coordinator and Conference United Methodist Volunteers in Mission Coordinator (Mike Collins) . A list of Conference UMVIM Coordinators in the SEJ can be found at http://new.gbgm-umc.org/about/us/mv/mission-teams-umvim/jurisdl-umvimcoords/sej-umvimconfcoords/. A list of Conference Disaster Response Coordinators in the SEC can be found at www.umvim.org/0809disastercoordinators.xls. Don't forget to acquire insurance!!

All connections in Kentucky are to go through:
Dr. Larry Busch
270-498-0887

Disaster News: Kentucky Storms

Date: February 2, 2009
KY ICE STORM CALLED WORST IN HISTORY
It's being called the worst natural disaster in Kentucky's recent history and emergency officials warn it may be more that a week before all of the power is restored following January's ice storm which has also crippled parts of Tennessee and Arkansas.
Read the full story at http://www.disasternews.net/news/article.php?articleid=3829