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Clara Biswas, United Methodist Missionary in Cambodia
CLARA MRIDULA BISWAS, MISSIONARY

Mount Vernon church supports Clara Mridula Biswas, a missionary of the General Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church. She is assigned as a community worker in Cambodia, where she works to improve the lives of impoverished children in Phnom Penh, many of whom are homeless and live in the street. Clara has worked in Bangladesh and Japan, and she has extensive experience as a volunteer in the tudent Christian Movement. Her training in international, cross-cultural, and women's empowerment meetings is vast. She speaks English, Bengali, Hindi, and Japanese.
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PROJECT CROSSROADS

In July of 2011, youth and adults from Mount Vernon traveled to Marion, Virginia, to make repairs for low-income families in rural Appalachia. As always on our mission trips, the goal was not only to make needed repairs but to offer transformational experiences for the volunteers as well as the people served.

This was the tenth consecutive summer that a team from Mount Vernon has spent a week helping others in Appalachia.
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2011 Carpenter's Project, Mount Vernon UMC THE CARPENTER'S PROJECT

This mission of Mount Vernon Church helps local people with needed home repairs. Most are referred by the Danville Community Development office, because they are physically or financially unable to make the repairs, yet their income level causes them to "fall between the cracks" for getting any other kind of help. Teams of workers from Mount Vernon make the repairs, and other Mount Vernon members support the teams with their donations and prayers.

GOD'S STOREHOUSE

We support our local food pantry by providing non-perishable food items and volunteers who assist with food distribution and serve on the board of Directors. God's Storehouse provided 18,000 boxes of food in 2011 to Danvillians in need of assistance.

CROP HUNGER WALK

Each October the Danville community comes together to support hunger ministries here in our community and in critical areas of need throughout the world. In 2011, donations surged with a 75% increase over 2010! Over $15,000 was raised. Mount Vernon Church hosts the walk and has several members on the planning team.
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HEIFER PROJECT

Over $1800 was raised by our children at Vacation Bible School in 2011: enough to purchase a flock of chicks, honeybees, a trio of rabbits, a tree seedling, a pig, a sheep, two goats, a llama, two water buffaloes ... and a heifer!


	Home Worship Sunday school Missions Ministers & staff Music Children Youth Preschool Special services, events, classes Directions & parking History Contact information Did you know? Visitors are always welcome!	Missions highlights CLARA MRIDULA BISWAS, MISSIONARY Mount Vernon church supports Clara Mridula Biswas, a missionary of the General Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church. She is assigned as a community worker in Cambodia, where she works to improve the lives of impoverished children in Phnom Penh, many of whom are homeless and live in the street. Clara has worked in Bangladesh and Japan, and she has extensive experience as a volunteer in the tudent Christian Movement. Her training in international, cross-cultural, and women's empowerment meetings is vast. She speaks English, Bengali, Hindi, and Japanese. MORE INFO ABOUT CLARA BISWAS PROJECT CROSSROADS In July of 2011, youth and adults from Mount Vernon traveled to Marion, Virginia, to make repairs for low-income families in rural Appalachia. As always on our mission trips, the goal was not only to make needed repairs but to offer transformational experiences for the volunteers as well as the people served. This was the tenth consecutive summer that a team from Mount Vernon has spent a week helping others in Appalachia. MORE PHOTOS THE CARPENTER'S PROJECT This mission of Mount Vernon Church helps local people with needed home repairs. Most are referred by the Danville Community Development office, because they are physically or financially unable to make the repairs, yet their income level causes them to "fall between the cracks" for getting any other kind of help. Teams of workers from Mount Vernon make the repairs, and other Mount Vernon members support the teams with their donations and prayers. GOD'S STOREHOUSE We support our local food pantry by providing non-perishable food items and volunteers who assist with food distribution and serve on the board of Directors. God's Storehouse provided 18,000 boxes of food in 2011 to Danvillians in need of assistance. CROP HUNGER WALK Each October the Danville community comes together to support hunger ministries here in our community and in critical areas of need throughout the world. In 2011, donations surged with a 75% increase over 2010! Over $15,000 was raised. Mount Vernon Church hosts the walk and has several members on the planning team. MORE PHOTOS HEIFER PROJECT Over $1800 was raised by our children at Vacation Bible School in 2011: enough to purchase a flock of chicks, honeybees, a trio of rabbits, a tree seedling, a pig, a sheep, two goats, a llama, two water buffaloes ... and a heifer!
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