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

Joyce Sloan jsloan45 at gmail.com
Fri Jan 15 13:30:12 CST 2010


Sending my contribution today,Marilyn.
Joyce

2010/1/14 Wilson Priscilla <Pris at teamtechpress.com>

> Thanks, Marilyn.
> We sent a contribution to PIH yesterday morning...since they have people on
> the ground ready to move, thought that was the best place for funds in the
> immediate.
> Priscilla
>
>   On Jan 13, 2010, at 4:40 PM, marilyncrocker wrote:
>
>    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 y**ou 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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