learn.
go. serve.
Lake Junaluska, NC. June
27-29 2007
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here to register
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the Terrace Hotel at Lake Junaluska for information
about hotel reservation.
How
can I connect my desire to answer
God’s call with needs around the
world?
About …
CONNECT, a United Methodist
Volunteers in Mission Southeast
Jurisdiction annual event, allows
participants to share experiences
from their short-term mission trips,
gain insight and resources from a
variety of workshops, network with
domestic and international projects
and missionaries, and worship
together during inspiring sessions
that incorporate a diverse speakers
and venues.
If you’ve never been on any kind
of mission trip, CONNECT is a great
place to meet experienced leaders,
learn skills, gain knowledge, find
projects, or just ask questions.
Teams, individuals, medical,
disaster — whatever your interest
— CONNECT is the place to begin or
enhance your mission
experience!
2007
Connect Schedule
Wednesday
June 27
2:00
p.m.
Opening Session: Rev.
Jorge Acevedo speaker
3:30 p.m.
Workshops
5:30 p.m.
Supper
7:00
p.m.
Session "learn"
sponsored by Conference
Secretaries
Rev. Denise
Honeycutt
Thurs June 28
9:00
a.m.
Gathering: Rev.
Jorge Acevedo speaker
10:30 a.m.
Workshops
12:00 noon
Lunch
1:30 p.m.
Session "go" sponsored by UMVIM
Rev.
Omar Alvarado, El Ayudante
4:00 p.m.
Workshops
5:30 p.m.
Supper
7:00
p.m.
Fellowship and Silent Auction
Friday June 29
9:00
a.m.
Projects with a Purpose
12:00 noon
Lunch
2:00 p.m.
Session "serve" sponsored by Medical Fellowship
Rev.
Clint Rabb, General Board of Global
Ministries
5:30 p.m.
Supper
7:30 p.m.
Celebration & Closing
sponsored by UMVIM young adults
Zambian
Vocal Group
Speaker
Biographies
Zambian Vocal Group- The Zambian Vocal Group comes from the country of
Zambia in the south-central region of the vast
continent of Africa. Raised in the small
community of Kalingalinga, these young men faced a
childhood where poverty, disease, and tribal divisions
were commonplace. The Zambian Vocal Group was united
through their common desire to serve and praise the
Lord with music.
Jorge Acevedo - Jorge is the lead Pastor at
Grace Church in Cape Coral Florida. He is a graduate
of Asbury Theological Seminary with a Master of
Divinity Degree. Jorge
serves on the Southeastern Jurisdiction and Florida
Conference Episcopal Committees.
He is also on the Board of Directors of the
Mission Society and First Choice Pregnancy Center of
Cape Coral. Jorge
co- authored The Heart of Youth Ministry with Hule
Goddard.
Omar
Alvarado- Omar,
wife Ruth and daughter Jasmina live in Leon, Nicaragua
where Omar has served as the Executive Director of El
Ayudante in Nicaragua since 2003.
El Ayudante is partnering with the Nicaraguan
people to transform their nation by providing
humanitarian and spiritual aid. Since El
Ayudante began receiving short term mission teams in
Sept 2002, thousands of Volunteers in Mission team
members have made a tremendous difference in this
second poorest country in the western hemisphere.
Clint
Rabb- The Rev. Clinton Rabb, a member of the
Southwest Texas Conference, was recently named as the
new head of the Mission Volunteers.
Rev. Rabb has been with Global Ministries since
1995, most recently as an executive for special
initiatives in the Evangelization and Church Growth
unit. During a span of almost 20 years as a pastor and
chaplain in Texas, Rabb was engaged in a range of
Volunteers In Mission teams both domestically and
internationally.
Denise Honeycutt-Denise is an ordained elder in the Virginia
Conference and serves as the conference Director of
Mission. In
addition, she serves as the conference Secretary of
Global Ministries and the staff person for the
Commission on the Status and Role of Women.
Denise has also served as the Southeastern
Jurisdictional Mission Interpreter and as a missionary
with the General Board of Global Ministries;
furthermore served as the dean of students and taught
theology and biblical studies at Banyam Theological
Seminary in Bambur Nigeria, West Africa.
CONNECT
Workshops 2007
UMVIM Individual Volunteer
Program
Recent Efforts to Control Malaria
Saving Newborns in Developing
Countries
Using Veterinarians in Mission
Global Water Crisis
Culture Sensitivity
Balloon Evangelism
The Peanut Butter Project
Servant Leadership
Disaster Response
Saline Water Purification System
Families in Mission
.jpg) "Paul
Saik in Concert"
June 30, 2007
4:00pm
Stuart Auditorium
Lake Junaluska, NC
Stay an extra night and enjoy this outstanding
performance. Package will be
$76.00 for double occupancy - which will include
dinner for Saturday night
and a ticket to Paul's concert and lodging and breakfast
on Sunday morning.
Stay over for the Sunday Worship service, featuring
Rev. Samuel Wells.
Need more information about
CONNECT? Contact the UMVIM, SEJ office by clicking here sejinfo@umvim.org.
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