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St. John's
MINISTRIES IN
MISSION
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Mission of Mercy
Mobile Clinic
Mission Statement
Mission of Mercy, a nonprofit organization,
seeks to restore dignity to all people by being
an instrument of "Healing through Love," and by
the reciprocal sharing of God’s mercy with those
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 Mission
of Mercy to Launch Free Mobile Medical Clinic in
the Coastal Bend Area of South Texas
Mission of Mercy is running its
newest mobile healthcare program in the Coastal
Bend area of south Texas. The new clinic is based out of Corpus Christi and serves 5
locations in Corpus Christi and surrounding
rural areas, including unincorporated areas
known as “colonias.” During the first year of
operations the volunteers at our mobile clinic
expect to provide over 3,000 free patient visits
and dispense over 5,000 free prescription
medications to the uninsured working poor.
Mission of Mercy’s new clinics in the Coastal
Bend area are the result of nearly two years of
effort. In August 2005, the Most Reverend Edmond
Carmody, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of
Corpus Christi, invited Mission of Mercy to
locate a mobile health clinic in the Corpus
Christi area to serve the thousands of area poor
that have no health insurance and can not afford
to see a doctor or to purchase the medications
they need. Mission of Mercy Foundress, Dr.
Gianna Talone-Sullivan, Pharm.D., traveled to
Corpus Christi and witnessed first-hand the need
for Mission of Mercy to provide free healthcare
that focuses on the restoration of dignity, what
we call “Healing through Love.” (Read
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Visit the Mission of Mercy website ...
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View Schedule for the Texas Clinic ...
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HERE
Volunteer ... click
HERE to
view/print application (MSWord)
Locations:
BISHOP: First United Methodist Church
CORPUS CHRISTI: First United Methodist
Church, St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church
ORANGE GROVE: St. John of the Cross
Catholic Church
ROBSTOWN: El Redentor United Methodist
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If you are interested in volunteering or
receiving additional information please email
M.O.M. at
main@aMissionOfMercy.org. |
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“Finding
Hope Beyond The Battle”
is
an NIV translation that includes stories of
military spouses and the fear, hope, loneliness,
and other challenges they face.
The
hope is this translation will help in the
healing process of our “wounded warriors” as
well as become a source of strength and hope for
all of our military families.
Steve and Karen Dorner, of University UMC in San
Antonio, have joined with Bishop Joel N.
Martinez, to provide a copy of this Bible, along
with a list of other available resources, to the
military families in our local churches.
If
you are one of St. John’s military families and
you are interested in receiving your
complimentary copy of this Bible please make an
indication on the attendance registration pad.
Cell
Phones for Soldiers
All AT&T
owned wireless store locations nationwide
will become wireless phone recycling
drop-off sites for a charitable program that
benefits U.S. military families. In
addition, AT&T is donating more than 30,000
prepaid phone cards — valued at more than
$270,000 — to the nonprofit organization to
help connect more U.S. military families.
AT&T is also providing the nonprofit with a
new volume discount for purchasing
additional phone cards. Cell Phones for
Soldiers has a website at:
www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com. This is a nonprofit organization that
collects and recycles used cell phones and
uses the proceeds to purchases prepaid phone
cards for military families.
(Info furnished by Cathi Garza)
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Steeple Notes -
June 2007; by Jo Anne Wilshusen
Mission Matters
Partners in a Covenant
Relationship
We at St. John’s have very special
ties to the people of the Democratic Republic
of Congo (DRC). One such connection is through our
involvement in the
special Covenant Relationship Program with Gaston and
Jeanne Ntambo, “our”
missionaries who are deeply committed to the Wings of
the Morning ministry in
Congo. The Covenant Relationship Program is one way the
General Board of
Global Ministries makes it possible for United Methodist
congregations to
surround our mission personnel with love and prayer, and
to participate in their
work through financial and prayerful support.
We would pray that through having the Ntambos in our
midst this past week,
both we and they—the partners in this covenant
relationship— will be strengthened.
Thanks to all who helped make the visit of Gaston,
Jeanne, and their youngest
child, Eileen, such a wonderful experience for us
all—the Mission Committee for
coordinating the visit, to all who hosted the family in
such a variety of ways, to
United Methodist Women for hosting Friday’s luncheon,
and to Gaston, Jeanne,
and Eileen for the many ways in which they shared the
mission story and
deepened our ties with the wonderful folks of DRC.
Sister Relationship
with Kinkunki Methodist Church in Kamina
As part of St. John’s World
Communion Day Service in 2006, we celebrated
our special Sister Relationship with our brothers and
sisters of the Kinkunki
Methodist Church in Kamina, Democratic Republic of
Congo. As a part of that
service, we heard the moving testimonies of our new
friends in that church.
 At St. John’s special Pentecost Worship on May 27 with
Gaston Ntambo as
our guest speaker, an altar cloth was dedicated. Gaston
will take the altar cloth to the Kinkunki Church as a
gift from St. John’s. This altar cloth was a joint
venture of Jo Anne Wilshusen and Louise Wagner, with
Louise being the artisan in the venture. Pastor
Ilgha, who visited St John’s in 2006 and serves as our
liaison with the Kinkunki church, has been alerted and
asked to take the altar cloth when it arrives back in
Kamina and present it to the Kinkunki congregation.
Pastor Ilgha recently married (see photo).
DRC Missionaries Are
Welcomed!
How wonderful to welcome Gaston and Jeanne
Ntambo of the Democratic Republic of Congo
and to hear their
witness this past week about the Wings of
the Morning ministry in the Congo.
Gaston preached at all three services on
Pentecost Sunday, May 27, and the family was
warmly greeted and entertained by several
St. John’s families, through the efforts of
the Mission Committee. The United Methodist
Women hosted a luncheon on May 25 at the
church, and Gaston showed a
brief video about the ministry and answered
questions.
The Ntambos were accompanied by their
daughter, Eileen, the youngest of the
couple’s five children. Church members can
communicate with the couple at
gastontambo@yahoo.com or
Wings of the Morning, PO Box 20219, Kitwe,
Zambia.
Gaston Nkulu Ntambo
 Gaston
Nkulu Ntambo is a missionary of the
General Board of Global Ministries of the
United Methodist Church assigned to the
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Based in
Luena, Gaston serves as a pilot and mechanic
with the Wings of the Morning flight
ministry in the North Katanga Conference.
The aviation ministry provides
transportation in hard-to-reach areas of
Africa, especially in emergency situations.
Reflecting on his work, Gaston says,
“I believe God is using me as a tool to
reach out and save lives.” He
recalls that he once flew unknowingly into a
war zone in an attempt to save lives.
“As a miracle, the highest officer in that
village on that day happened to also be my
uncle,” he reports. “Out of
nowhere, he suddenly introduced himself to
me for the first time.”
A
native of Kamina, DRC, he earned associate
degrees in accounting and piloting from
Davis College in Toledo, OH. He received a
mechanic's certificate from the Michigan
Institute of Aeronautics in Detroit. Prior
to his commissioning as a GBGM missionary,
Gaston worked six years as a Wings of the
Morning pilot. He previously served as an
assistant and secretary with the United
Methodist Church in Lumbumbashi, DRC.
Gaston is married to Jeanne Kabove Ntambo,
also a GBGM missionary. They have four
children: Andy Nkulu and Lorree
Nkulu, both 5; Gabriel Kahenga,
3; and Noah Kabove, 1. Gaston's
father is Bishop Ntambo Nkulu of the North
Katanga Conference. Gaston is a member of a
local United Methodist church in Luena.
Gaston Nkulu Ntambo is available for
Covenant Relationship support in Central
Texas Annual Conference, North Texas Annual
Conference, West Ohio Annual Conference.
Make an online donation to:
Gaston Nkulu Ntambo.
Additional Information:
Missionary Code: 14177Z (track
gifts)
Email:
gastontambo@yahoo.com
Jeanne Kabove Ntambo
Jeanne Kabove Ntambo is a
missionary of the General Board
of Global Ministries of the
United Methodist Church assigned
to the Democratic Republic of
Congo (DRC). Based in Luena,
Jeanne serves as a radio
operator for the Wings of the
Morning ministry in the North
Katanga Conference.
Wings of the Morning is an
aviation ministry that provides
transportation to remote areas
of Africa, especially in
emergency situations. Jeanne
follows the flight paths for
planes involved in the ministry.
“I believe God has called
me into his ministry by making
me available at all times, even
when I am busy with my four
children.” She notes
that there are no air traffic
controllers or weather reporting
stations in many of the areas
that Wings of the Morning
serves, which makes pilots
all-the-more dependent on her
services. “Through God's
power, I have had an experience
of saving pilots' and
passengers' lives,” she
testifies.
A native of Kalemie, DRC, Jeanne
earned an associate degree in
accounting from the Institut
Kitumaini and an associate's in
economics from the University of
Lubumbashi, both in Lubumbashi.
She received a diploma in
accounting from Institut
Kitokeji in Kamina. She has been
with the flight ministry since
1996.
Her parents are Kahenga-Mwenda
Ferdinard and Muzinga Habamutake
Marie of Katuba, Lubumbash,
where they are members of Saint
Sebastien Catholic Church.
Jeanne Kabove Ntambo is
available for Covenant
Relationship support in Central
Texas Annual Conference,
North Texas Annual Conference,
West Ohio Annual Conference.
Make an online donation
to:
Jeanne Kabove Ntambo.
Additional Information:
Missionary Code: 14176Z (track
gifts)
Email:
ntambo@hotmail.com
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