Each month, the NUMC Outreach Team chooses an organization or initiative to support through monetary donations collected weekly. We call this our Mission of the Month. At times, you may hear these missions referred to as the “Advance Specials,” which is the historical term in our church. We use them interchangeably, so whichever term you use will be understood.
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Through the Mission of the Month, our Outreach Team highlights and partners with ministries locally, nationally, and internationally to strengthen their work growing God’s kingdom. Our partnerships gained in 2023 were Lahaina UMC in Maui, Family Promise of Bucks County, The Syrian American Medical Association, A Woman’s Place, the Wrightstown Food Pantry, and much more.
October Mission of the Month:
The Mission of the Month for October is Feed the Children, with a focus on Malawi. Malawi is known as “the warm heart of Africa,” because of the kindness of its people. Most families rely on agriculture for their income.
Children there attend school through the 4th grade. Many are orphaned due to HIV/AIDS and other diseases.
Currently, Feed the Children is focused on bringing clean water to the community. The volunteers teach parents how to safely store the water they get and, with the help of Proctor & Gamble, provide purification tablets so the water is safe to drink. They also teach parents how to prepare nutritious meals and how to practice safe hygiene. Feed the Children has built Early Childhood Development centers where they teach mothers how to care for their children and lead them to safe and clean play areas.
If you would like to help with this mission, you can use the blue envelopes in the pews in the Sanctuary. You can also send a check to Newtown United Methodist Church, 35 Liberty Street, Newtown, PA 18940. Please mark your check “Advance for October.”