[Oe List ...] Comments on Reids Statement and Haiti Earthquake Needs

[marilyncrocker]

Thank you, thank you, Joyce and Lynette, --

--especially at this time of recently celebrating the Mathews brothers'
legacy (of which we all are a part), for reminding us that racial
violence and discrimination do exist in 2010; and furthermore, that we
(TWC who respect the wisdom of HRN) must work on ourselves and others to
repent of our participation in those evils, alter and abolish them within
our own selves and systems, and lead society in transforming itself,
wherever we show up.

More easily said than done.

Thanks be to Bishop Felton May for holding our feet to the fire during
the recent Symposium, as reported by the Baltimore-Washington Conference:

Bishop May, sharing a vision for leadership in urban mission, lamented
the relentless poverty, violence, drug abuse and other crises in urban
centers, along with the church's declining presence and relevance. He
called upon the denomination to challenge these and other social ills in
more meaningful ways. 
"The programs that have been sanitized by our General Conference do not
touch the heart of the pain and suffering that goes on in our cities,"
May said. "How can we be in ministry with them (the poor) when we do not
know them, because we're still shielded by our paternalism and
do-goodism? 
"What will it take for The United Methodist Church to move beyond its
brilliant programs and just get down and dirty," he implored as listeners
applauded. 
May lauded the "pedagogical methodology" taught and used by both James
and Joseph Mathews as one that invites the imagination and the Holy
Spirit to reveal problems and possible solutions through reason, emotion
and action. 
Wherever we show up, that kind of Word serves as a wake up call, as well
as a call to action for each of us.  Today Joe and I stand present to the
suffering in Haiti, learning about the pain and devastation via our son,
Jon, and daughter-in-law, Jenna, who recently returned from Malawi, East
Africa, working with Partners In Health, a Boston-based NGO that began
its significant medical outreach in Haiti.

May Joe and I share with you Jenna's e-mail sent out today to her family
and associates, and invite you to join us in participating as you can, to
supporting Partners In Health, the NGO founded by Dr. Paul Farmer
(Mountains Beyond Mountains), one that is fortuitously "on the ground" in
Haiti and already able to respond to innocent suffering.

>From Jenna:

As you have undoubtedly heard, a major earthquake centered 10 miles from
Port-au-Prince in Haiti has devastated large sections of the city and
knocked out communications throughout much the country. The death toll is
not yet known, but is expected to be significant. It is estimated that
tens of thousands of people will need food, water, shelter, and medical
supplies in the next several days. With hospitals and medical staff
already in place in Haiti, Partners In Health has been working non-stop
since the earthquake to mobilize resources from the Central Plateau and
from Boston to the areas that have been hardest hit. We hope to have an
emergency field hospital in place in Port-au-Prince within 24 hours. If
you are considering making a donation to a relief organization, please
know that Partners In Health would be incredibly grateful for your
support. 
Contact at:
https://donate.pih.org/page/contribute/haiti_earthquake?source=earthquake
&subsource=email  or at  info at pih.org

With appreciation and love to all Those Who Care,

Marilyn and Joe



On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:08:01 -0600 Joyce Sloan <jsloan45 at gmail.com>
writes:
A very thoughtful and poignant reflection worth reading shared by
Lynnette Shanklin-Flowers

Joyce Ollison Sloan

http://www.hnn.us/articles/122067.html


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