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From Your Treasurer
“And I heard the voice of God saying, Whom shall I send and who will go for us?” Then I said, ‘Here I am! Send me.” Isaiah 6-8
The following projects were awarded grants from the Jean Craig/Agnes Burr Misison Fund for 2008.
Belize Vacation Bible School – supplies
Hanhane Women’s Shelter – Mozambique
Rising Hope United Methodist Mission Church – develop “Growing Rising Hope, Alexandria District.
Mattaponi Healing Eagle Free Health Clinic – purchase vaccines-pneumonia/flu. Rappahannock District
Agape Christian Children’s Community Center – scholarships summer program. Eastern Shore District
Helen M. Moe – Ubuntu Journey to China, Danville District
Park UMC-Neighborhood Sonshine Klub – summer program, Roanoke District
Wesley Memorial UMC – Club Sandwich – after school program, Norfolk District
Mission Giving – Women’s Division
For the first time the conference awarded scholarships from the Lucy Clyde Blanton Fund. The recipients were:
Blanca Castaneda, student Franklin County High School. Plans to attend Radford University and major in nursing, Danville District
Ruth Loyer, RN Johns Hopkins Hospital Cancer Center. Plans to attend a graduate nursing program in order to become a family nurse practitioner.
Blessings
Pat Owens
patowens2@cox.net
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