| Across the Atlantic – Ubuntu – being truly human together |
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| From a predominantly middle-class, white suburban church on the shores of Barnegat Bay in New Jersey, USA, to a group of local mission workers in Kampala, Uganda on the shores of Africa’s Lake Victoria, we are a story of people united in caring for approximately one hundred street children in the Ugandan capital.
Our Pastor, the Rev. Dr. Terry Chapman, first went to Uganda in May of 2007 to attend an African emerging church conference called Amahoro Africa. It was there he learned of the ministry of Caleb Rukundo who serves some of the thousands of children who live on the streets of Kampala. Terry visited three homes where Caleb and his partners provide shelter, food, and clothing, as well as education and the love and mentoring of dedicated workers. He was very moved by Caleb’s transparent dedication to the children as well as the breadth and passion of his vision for the future. Terry brought back this contagious vision to Forked River.
The African Mission Partnership Group (AMP) was formed in September 2007 when Caleb came to visit Forked River Presbyterian Church and told us about his ministry with the street children in Kampala. Twenty church members have dedicated their time and their talents to raise funds to provide the basic needs for the children, now affectionately called “Caleb’s Kids.”
Funds also are needed to send the children to school, as education is not provided by the government. We have taken on the responsibility to pay for the education of four of the children. Funds for educating other children are donated by members of our congregation and other groups. Many of the children are now taking on leadership roles at school.
Malaria and worms are common sicknesses among the children. The first Christmas, when we asked Caleb what the children would like for Christmas, he included worm medicine and sandals, so the worms could not enter the children’s bodies from the muddy streets through their bare feet. We all wept.
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| Monmouth Presbytery e-News
July 26, 2010 |
| Updates from the Presbytery
Please remember to send info about your PC(USA) mission co-worker connection(s) to Sue Smith. In an effort to increase the level of support for PC(USA) mission co-workers around the globe, PC(USA) World Mission invited each presbytery to accept the challenge of having 100% of their congregations in a relationship with at least one PC(USA) mission co-worker. At its November 2009 meeting, Monmouth Presbytery became the 16th presbytery to accept this goal and set an objective of having 100% participation by the end of 2010.
Church on the Hill in Ocean has invited the presbytery to a dinner on Wednesday, August 18 to meet and greet PC(USA) mission co-workers Christi and Jeff Boyd. Please remember to R.S.V.P.the church office with the total number of attendees from your church.
Clint McCoy’s Take on the General Assembly
New in the Clerk’s Corner: Clerks of Session really ought to subscribe to the free e-mailings of the Synod of the Northeast’s “Nor’E-News”, to stay up on the latest news and…
Please remember to send Terms of Call and Annual Reports to Monmouth Presbytery, PO Box 369, 446 Tennent Road, Tennent, NJ 07763-0369
Please e-mail announcements, upcoming events, and classified ads to Barbara |
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| Note: for regularly scheduled meetings of committees and other groups, please go to the Calendar page of the presbytery’s website
Aug. 10, 2010 – Jump Start Your Fall Planning - 6:30pm – 8:30pm – Presbytery of Monmouth
August 13-22, 2010 – PC(USA) missionaries Jeff and Christi Boyd from Cameroon will visit Monmouth Presbytery
- Sunday, August 15 at 9:15 a.m.-Worship-First PC, 4 East River Road, Rumson
- Tuesday, August 17 and Wednesday, August 18-watch for news of events with the Boyds
- Wednesday, August 18, 6:30 – 8:15 p.m. Supper and Sharing at Church on the Hill, 10 Cold Indian Springs Road, Ocean – supper and sharing are free, but please R.S.V.P. by Sunday, August 8
- Saturday, August 21, 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at Westminster PC Garden, 94 Tindall Road, Middletown – tour the new PAR (Plant a Row for the Hungry) Garden, visit with representatives from Rutgers University Master Gardeners of Monmouth County, meet and greet Christ and Jeff Boyd, hear from Westminster’s Garden Team about how to start a garden at your church, learn what’s happening with the Food Sovereignty initiative in Cameroon.
- Sunday, August 22 at 10:00 a.m. – Worship at Church on the Hill, Ocean
Aug. 27, 2010 - Benefit Concert – ‘Friends Of Susan Lisle’ - Hope Presbyterian Church, 1189 Hope Rd. Tinton Falls, NJ 07724 – 7 pm with Reception to follow
Wednesday, September 15 at 7:00 p.m. – Forum on the Homeless, sponsored by The Kiwanis Club of Jackson and Monmouth Presbytery – location near Lakewood to be confirmed
Saturday, October 2, 2010 at First PC, Matawan – Spaghetti for the Soul – a conference for women
Saturday, October 16, 2010 at Hope Presbyterian Church, Tinton Falls – Presbyterian Women of Monmouth Fall Gathering
April 8 – 10, 2011 – Women’s Retreat – Camp Johnsonburg Presbyterian Center |
| Classified ad
Classified Ad – United Presbyterian Church of Millstone is looking for a part-time Director of Music, Adult and Children’s Choirs, Gress Miles 9 Rank Pipe Organ, call 732-446-5350 |
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