Mission event June 27-29, 2007 at Lake Junaluska, NC to empower people to Connect with God’s call.

UMVIM, SEJ would like to announcing the upcoming event of Connect that will take place on June 27-29,2007 at Lake Junaluska, NC. The theme of Connect is “learn . go . serve”

Connect will feature keynote speakers, Rev. Jorge Acevedo of the Florida Conference, Rev. Omar Alvarado of El Ayudante, Rev. Clint Rabb of Mission Volunteers, Rev. Denise Honeycutt of the Virginia Conference, and the Zambian Vocal Group.

Workshops will be offered on a wide variety of Mission topics, including but not limited to, Families in Mission, Cultural Sensitivity, Hurricane disaster response, and Global Water Crisis. Visit with international and domestic project leaders, sharing first-hand information about work in their countries and states.

YUMVIM (Young United Methodist Volunteers In Mission)
Families can bring children/grandchildren along. An excellent program for kids will be offered. Hands-on projects to music, worship and plays, kids will have a lot of great mission oriented activities throughout the Connect event.

Projects with a Purpose provides time to network with international and disaster-related projects. This is a Great opportunity to find information on your next mission trip or sign up to participate in an exploratory trip to that country or area.

For more information please visit www.umvim.org. or call 404-377-7424