This page was last updated on 04/12/08
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Conference Coordinator: Rev.
David Morton 4285 E Kirkby Rd Battle Creek · 49017 · (269) 964-7098 · email: RevMorton62@yahoo.com |
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Hurricane's Katrina & Rita |
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T-shirts are available for teams going to the gulf states for disaster repair.
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A safety power point
for people working in a disaster area is available at:
www.laumcstormrelief.com,
Click on Power Point Show. It is done by the National Institute for
Health, Worker Education and Training. |
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| VIM Volunteer's Experience in Mississippi | ||
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| Haiti School Project Team | ||
| UMCOR Responds to California Fires | ||
| Medicine Boxes Needed | ||
| Medical personnel needed in Sierra Leone | ||
| UMCOR Sager Brown Needs Material Resources | ||
| Volunteers needed for medical trips to Mexico. | ||
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VIM Links |
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| Scholarships - Limited scholarship assistance is now available to persons going on UMVIM trips. The trip must be a sanctioned UMVIM trip. Scholarship assistance will be available for persons going on a trip for the first time. The maximum amount of assistance will be $100. Contact Rev. David Morton. | ||
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| GIVE to VIM through the Advance: support the VIM program of the North Central Jurisdiction by giving to Advance #982425-7. To support VIM in the West Michigan Conference write a check to your local church and indicate it is for the West Michigan Volunteer in Mission program. | ||
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Take Seeds With You - For
several years Rev. Donald Vuurens has supplied seeds for people traveling to
international locations. He is willing and interested to make seeds
available to VIM teams who are going overseas. Contact Rev. Donald J. Vuurens, 4125 Wilson Beach Rd., Twin Lake, MI, 49457. |
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| Global Health Ministries Warehouse has two pallets of Jobst (support hose) in various sizes of knee length, thigh length and panty hose. Rolled cotton bandages are also available in large quantities. VIM Teams wishing to acquire any of these materials should notify Doris Braley at 651-633-4451. Her mailing address is 1843 Stinson Blvd., New Brighton, MN 55112. | ||
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| Reference for medical volunteers - Handbook of Medicine in Developing Countries, Palmer, Dennis, D.O., and Wolf, Catherine, MD. Second Edition, Christian Medical and Dental Associations, PO Box 7500, Bristol TN 37621. This book is designed to meet the needs of health practitioners serving in developing countries and who may be practicing somewhat out of their field of expertise. Information includes infectious diseases, HIV, basic obstetrics and neonatology, complex surgery and simple laboratory procedures, and the difficulties of adjusting to situations where technological, laboratory and pharmaceutical resources are lacking. | ||
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VIM NEWSLETTER: The newsletter provides information on upcoming VIM trips and opportunities. Anyone can get on the mailing list. The VIM Newsletter is self-supported by donations. A $10 donation is suggested. Checks may be made payable to the West Michigan Conference VIM. Send to editor Chuck Ellinwood, P.O. Box 222, Kewadin, MI 49648. THANKS TO ALL WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED! |
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KEEP US INFORMED... Share information about what your church is doing. |
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| A CONFERENCE VIM VIDEO with a review of projects is available. | ||
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TIPS
ON TAKING
VIDEO: From the VIM office: "TIPS ON VIDEO RECORDING
FOR MISSION VOLUNTEERS," a useful manual with tips
on taking video footage for use in project presentations.
While many people are familiar with taking video for home
use, there are important things to consider when the
footage will be incorporated into a presentation video of
your project. This manual was prepared by our committee
member Phil Beal for inclusion in the new VIM MANUAL,
distributed by the national Volunteers in Mission office
of GBGM. |
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| Send me from your sanctuary, Even Me a Missionary. | ||
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The space for this web page has been generously supplied by The General Board of Global Ministries. This site is the responsibility of the West Michigan Conference Volunteers in Mission. |
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WMVIM webmaster This page was last updated on 04/12/08 |
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