Ways to Partner with Mozambique United Methodists

  1. Invite a speaker who has been on a United Methodist Volunteers-In-Mission (UMVIM) team to Mozambique (contact the Virginia Annual Conference Office of Mission, 1-800-768-6040)
  2. Have a Mozambique dinner using the Conference website (http://www.vaumc.org) as a resource.
  3. Have a special short-term Sunday School class to study Mozambique using the resources of the Conference website.
  4. Sing a Mozambique song for four Sundays in a row leading up to the annual Conference offering.
  5. Have an African seminary student come and talk about Mozambique and Africa.
  6. Purchase a Mozambique flag and place it in the sanctuary for one month. 
  7.  Listen to the Mozambique music on the African Praise I CD sung by the Africa University Choir.
  8. View "From Land Mines to Schools: Landmine Removal in Mozambique" from the General Board of Global Ministries (GBGM).
  9. Consult the GBGM website for news about Mozambique and share the messages in four consecutive "Mission Moments" during worship.
  10. Have the United Methodist Women study the arts and crafts of Mozambique and present a display for several Sundays.
  11. Have someone study the Short-term Guide to Mission in Mozambique and present some of the material (available from the Missouri Conference Office of Creative Ministries (stone@umocm.com).
  12. Download the pictures on the Conference website for a display of Mozambique.
  13. Include the Mozambique United Methodist Church in the pastoral prayer for four consecutive Sundays.
  14. Study the political and cultural situation in Mozambique through the Internet (http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcafrica/africa05).
  15. Have Vacation Bible School offerings go to the support of a student at the Cambine Theological School or a Mozambique student at Africa University.
  16. Get a copy of the 2005 relationship-building mission trip CD to Mozambique (http://www.vaumc.org)
  17. Do a display of the "Toys of Mozambique" by contacting those who have been on UMVIM trips to Mozambique.
  18. Distribute the Conference Initiatives of Hope brochures in the Sunday bulletin; download the Conference offering bulletin insert for the annual Conference offering.
  19. Purchase mosquito nets for hospital beds at Chicuque Rural Hospital for $5.00 each.  Honor someone on their birthday or other special events.