Greeley Training Sep. 18: Confirmed

Our thoughts and prayers are with all who have lost loved ones, homes, livelihoods, pets, or belongings in the flooding this past week. May you know God's love and grace through the caring of others, even in the midst of grief.

In case you haven't seen it already, you can get updates on how churches across the affected area are doing, and how you can help, at http://rmcumc.org/COfloods.

AND, even knowing that many in the district have much more pressing concerns right now, we are going ahead with tomorrow night's training/information session at First UMC in Greeley: 6:30pm on Wednesday, September 18; address is 917 10th Ave, Greeley CO 80631.


The main roads into town (25, 85, 34) are all open, the church is high and dry, and for those who are able to get there, we will continue the work of educating, advocating, raising funds and engaging community on behalf of our sisters and brothers who suffer from malaria in Africa.

There is still room for more to join us if you have been thinking about it and are available; email kerry (at) rmcumc.com or comment here to let me know if you're coming.

Cheyenne Challenge

As an addition to last week's Progress Update & round-up of creative plans, I have to share this video made by the UMC pastors in Cheyenne, Wyoming. It was the funniest thing to come through my inbox last week.

The five pastors of the four UMCs in Cheyenne have put together not just a local fundraising challenge/competition, but also scripted, performed, filmed, and edited the first in what will be a series of 3 videos in which they discuss Imagine No Malaria in character as old-time frontier folks. Enjoy, and feel free to share as an inspiration for others!

Imagine No Malaria - Cheyenne UMC Challenge