May 14-15 is Change the World Weekend for the entire United Methodist denomination! If you're still thinking of ways to reach out that weekend, or anytime, UMCOM has five ideas in this enewsletter article.

Tom Elliott at Cannon UMC sent the following email with an update on a missionary couple the church supports in Egypt.

Love this idea from First United Methodist Church in Arlington, Texas!

Need a reason to shout "Hallelujah"? Sign up for the General Board of Global Ministries "Hallelujah Moments" -- inspirational mission stories sent to your email inbox.

Two congregations, one from Indianapolis and another just outside of New Orleans, harnessed the energy surrounding Super Bowl XLIV with a friendly challenge: Which church can assemble the largest number of health kits for Haiti?

Northside UMC's Awesome Youth Outreach Project - M.A.P. (Metro Atlanta Project)!
Click here for STATs & info, group picture, and a youtube video of their endeavors.

Here is some information for a June celebration of World Refugee Day, June 20.  Of course you can use any Sunday this summer to celebrate Refugee Sunday.  Included is also a sample sermon based on the day's scripture-I Kings 17:8-15.  Brought to you by Refugee Resettlement and Immigration Services of Atlanta (RRISA)