by Brenda Capen | Aug 24, 2021 | Missional Engagement, News, Op/Ed, Virginia News
By the Rev. RJ Jun, Associate Director of Serving In the span of a week, my Twitter feed was lighting up with the news with Haiti, Afghanistan, wildfire in California, and then the flood in Tennessee. Sometimes it feels like an unending cycle of ‘tragic news’ when we...
by Brenda Capen | Aug 24, 2021 | News, Virginia News
Scene in Les Cayes in Southwest Haiti after an earthquake struck on Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021. Courtesy of Hope for Haiti As the world witnesses the humanitarian crisis occurring in Haiti, after the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that crippled an already vulnerable nation,...
by Brenda Capen | Aug 24, 2021 | News
Pray The Virginia Conference asks United Methodists to continue in prayer as the tragedies caused by the humanitarian crises in this world are witnessed. All are called to pray for those who are mourning (Romans 12:15). Use the prayer resources during worship that...
by Brenda Capen | Aug 20, 2021 | News
Refugee Response- August 2022 News, Refugee Response, ServingWith all that is happening in the world, it is easy to be overwhelmed by all the perceived needs and choose instead to walk away. It is almost one year since the fall of Kabul, which led to the frantic...
by Brenda Capen | Aug 19, 2021 | News, Scouting, Virginia News
The Virginia Conference Scouting Ministry team was represented at the annual United Methodist Scouter Training at Philmont Training Center in Cinnamon, New Mexico, in July. The Rev. Brian and Shannon Sixbey of the York River District, and Barbara and Gary Duerk of the...
