[amc] Fwd: Fw: from Mennonite World Conference: worldwide prayer and long-term response needed for Japan
- From: Garland Robertson <pastor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Austin Mennonite Church <amc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2011 09:47:07 -0500
Members and Friends of Austin Mennonite Church
I am sending the information below for your awareness.
May it go well with you. Sincerely,
Garland Robertson
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Subject: Fw: from Mennonite World Conference: worldwide prayer and
long-term response needed for Japan
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:31:14 -0500
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*Subject:* from Mennonite World Conference: worldwide prayer and
long-term response needed for Japan
Dear News Service recipients,
Our brothers and sisters in Japan have been in our hearts and prayers
this week following the devastating earthquake/tsunami on March 11.
Today we received a request from Byron Rempel-Burkholder, editor of
Mennonite World Conference’s News Service and /Courier/Courrier/Correo
/publication, to share the following e-mail with you about MWC’s
response to this disaster. MWC calls the global Anabaptist community to
lift up the Japanese churches and the entire Japanese people in prayer
without ceasing; the e-mail also contains links to materials that may be
of use in a worship service.
We encourage you to pass this communication on to your
constituents/congregations/readers/colleagues as you see fit.
Thank you!
blessings,
Annette Brill Bergstresser
News service coordinator, Mennonite Church USA
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*Mennonite World Conference*
A community of Anabaptist-related churches
www.mwc-cmm.org <http://www.mwc-cmm.org>
News Release
18 March 2011
Worldwide prayer and long-term response needed for Japan
<http://www.mwc-cmm.org/en15/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=515:worldwide-prayer-and-long-term-response-needed-for-japan-&catid=28:news-releases-current&Itemid=53>
Strasbourg, France – Mennonite World Conference is making plans to walk
and work alongside Japanese Anabaptists in the wake of the earthquake
and tsunami devastating the northeast of Japan.
An intercontinental teleconference on March 16 brought together MWC
officials and representatives from Mennonite, Mennonite Brethren, and
Brethren in Christ churches and agencies, including Mennonite Central
Committee.
Immediate action is a global call to prayer for the people of Japan. A
brief worship resource for churches, including a map that locates
Anabaptist churches in Japan, is available on the MWC website
(www.mwc-cmm.org <http://www.mwc-cmm.org>).
Response from both MWC and service agencies is likely to focus on
long-term efforts and relationships rather than emergency relief. Food
and water, urgent needs, can be procured locally. Distribution is the
major challenge. MWC Deacons Commission leadership will consult with
Japanese leaders in considering a solidarity visit, possibly in May or June.
Teleconference participants were grateful for a March 16th early morning
message from Nobuyasu Kirai, Japan Mennonite Christian Church Conference
(Hokkaido) chair, and Takanori Sasaki, chair of the Japan Mennonite
Fellowship composed of several Anabaptist-related churches. The group
agreed that careful consultation with these and other leaders in Japan
is highest priority as the global church community seeks to identify
ways to walk and work with the Japanese churches as they address the
needs of the Japanese people.
A working group led by Deacons Commission chair, Cynthia Peacock
(Kolkata, India) and secretary, Bert Lobe (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)
and including representatives from churches and service agencies in the
MWC community will take further steps and provide updates as plans develop.
- MWC Staff
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Links for English worship materials:
Prayers: www.mwc-cmm.org/en15/files/CALL_TO_PRAYER_FOR_JAPAN.pdf
<http://www.mwc-cmm.org/en15/files/CALL_TO_PRAYER_FOR_JAPAN.pdf>
Map: www.mwc-cmm.org/en15/files/mwcmap_japanchurches_earthquake.pdf
<http://www.mwc-cmm.org/en15/files/mwcmap_japanchurches_earthquake.pdf>
Music: www.mwc-cmm.org/en15/files/You'reNotAlone-voice_and_piano.pdf
<http://www.mwc-cmm.org/en15/files/You%27reNotAlone-voice_and_piano.pdf>
Links for German worship materials:
Gebet: http://www.mwc-cmm.org/en15/files/CALL_TO_PRAYER%20FOR_JAPAN_GER.pdf
Karte:
www.mwc-cmm.org/en15/files/mwcmap_japanchurches_earthquake_DEU.pdf
<http://www.mwc-cmm.org/en15/files/mwcmap_japanchurches_earthquake_DEU.pdf>
Lied: www.mwc-cmm.org/en15/files/You'reNotAlone-voice_and_piano.pdf
<http://www.mwc-cmm.org/en15/files/You%27reNotAlone-voice_and_piano.pdf>
Spanish and French translations available soon.
***
Mennonite World Conference is a communion (/Koinonia/) of
Anabaptist-related churches linked to one another in a worldwide
community of faith for fellowship, worship, service, and witness.
Mennonite World Conference (MWC) is a global community of Christian
churches rooted in the 16th-century Radical Reformation in Europe,
particularly in the Anabaptist movement. Today, more than 1,600,000
believers belong to this faith family; more than 60 percent are African,
Asian, or Latin American. MWC represents 99 Mennonite and Brethren in
Christ national churches from 56 countries on six continents.
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