Africa

Disaster Relief
Children wade through floodwaters in a neighborhood in Maputo, Mozambique, on Jan. 16. Since the start of the rainy season in southern Africa, more than 100 people have died and hundreds of thousands have been displaced because of widespread flooding. United Methodists in the region are helping with relief efforts. (AP Photo/Carlos Uqueio)

Church responds to catastrophic flooding in Mozambique

Bishop João Filimone Sambo urges United Methodists to take safety precautions and calls for prayer support.
Global Health
Women in Mozambique’s Morrumbene District learn about cooking and nutrition during a demonstration hosted by the United Methodist Mobile Clinic on a recent visit to the region. The clinic travels to remote areas to offer essential health services such as basic exams, maternal and child care, vaccinations and dentistry. Photo by the Rev. Maria Matsinhe.

Mobile clinic heals physically and spiritually

During the first three years of its operation, the United Methodist clinic has provided more than 21,000 vaccinations, treated thousands of babies and mothers, and diagnosed malaria, malnutrition, HIV and other health problems.
Faith Stories
The Rev. Mbayo Mwepu Maxime, a leader of evangelism in North Katanga, Congo, who helped translate the Bible into the regional native language, has died at the age of 70.

Pioneer of Bible translation in Congo remembered

The Rev. Mbayo Mwepu Maxime, a leader of evangelism in North Katanga who helped translate the Bible into the regional native language, has died at the age of 70.
Mission and Ministry
Kephus Mtambo, farm project coordinator for Mikundi Dairy Farm in Blantyre, Malawi, walks in a barn that is under construction. The farm is being transformed from a previously neglected irrigation facility into a modern livestock center with support from the Yambasu Agriculture Initiative, a United Methodist Board of Global Ministries program. Photo by Francis Nkhoma, UM News.

Malawi farm aims to improve lives, draw people to Christ

Supported by a grant from The United Methodist Church’s Yambasu Agriculture Initiative, Mikundi Dairy Farm provides a model for community empowerment and evangelism.

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