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WDR Partner Visit, Sept. 2015 Roger Mendoza is the Director of Paz y Esperanza in Peru, one of our WDR partners. During his visit, Roger spent time with staff and students at Edgehill College, visited the Tearfund NI offices and met with International Justice Mission. Belfast Marathon Please get in touch with the World Mission and Development Office if you would be interested in being part of the marathon team (either walking or running!) in May 2016 to raise money for the work of WDR. Last year the team raised over £9000! E: [email protected] When the Saints Go Marching… Our mission partner, Rev. Dr. Barry Sloan has written a book reflecting on his personal journey through Europe and the life and work of St. Columbanus. Available to buy from the office, or you can order on Amazon (£10/€14) Upper Myanmar The Wesley Hospital has built a water bottling plant to which WDR contributed in 2015, as part of our continuing partnership between MCI and the Methodist Church of Upper Myanmar. It is a very impressive facility that will be an incomegenerating scheme for the hospital, which offers subsidised healthcare in the region. SAVE THE DATE! Global Vision 2016 20 Feb: Lismore Comprehensive School, Craigavon. This year we are offering a discount; when you book 5 places, you will get a 6 th free! Why not organize a group from your church to go together? Other GV events: *Lakelands & North West, 13 Feb: Darling St Methodist, Enniskillen *Midlands and Southern, 20 Feb: Gurteen College, Roscrea *Dublin, 20 Feb: Dundrum Methodist Church, Dundrum Publicity, including poster and booking forms will be in churches January 2016. W: irishmethodist.org/globalvision2016 Website Progress… In January 2016 we will be launching a new website for World Development & Relief; more details to follow! Prayer Request We are hoping to have President of the Methodist Church of Upper Myanmar visiting in February 2016; please pray that his VISA will go through and pray for safe travels. the W RKS December 2015 World Mission and Development Office Skainos, 239 Newtownards Road, Belfast, BT4 1AF, T: +44 28 90452472, E: [email protected] Keeping you up to date with the work of the World Mission and Development Office… We would like to wish you a very Happy Christmas, and to thank you for your prayerful and financial support over this past year!

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 WDR  Partner  Visit,  Sept.  2015  Roger  Mendoza  is  the  Director  of  Paz  y  Esperanza  in  Peru,  one  of  our  WDR  partners.  During  his  visit,  Roger  spent  time  with  staff  and  students  at  Edgehill  College,  visited  the  Tearfund  NI  offices  and  met  with  International  Justice  Mission.      Belfast  Marathon    Please  get  in  touch  with  the  World  Mission  and  Development  Office  if  you  would  be  interested  in  being  part  of  the  marathon  team  (either  walking  or  running!)  in  May  2016  to  raise  money  for  the  work  of  WDR.  Last  year  the  team  raised  over  £9000!  E:  [email protected]    When  the  Saints  Go  Marching…  

Our  mission  partner,  Rev.  Dr.  Barry  Sloan  has  written  a  book  reflecting  on  his  personal  journey  through  Europe  and  the  life  and  work  of  St.  Columbanus.  Available  to  buy  from  the  office,  or  you  can  order  on  Amazon  (£10/€14)    

Upper  Myanmar  The  Wesley  Hospital  has  built  a  water  bottling  plant  to  which  WDR  contributed  in  2015,  as  part  of  our  continuing  partnership  between  MCI  and  the  Methodist  Church  of  Upper  Myanmar.  It  is  a  very  impressive  facility  that  will  be  an  income-­‐generating  scheme  for  the  hospital,  which  offers  subsidised  healthcare  in  the  region.              

SAVE  THE  DATE!    Global  Vision  2016  20  Feb:  Lismore  Comprehensive  School,  Craigavon.  

This  year  we  are  offering  a  discount;  when    you  book  5  places,  you  will  get  a  6th  free!    Why  not  organize  a  group  from  your  church    to  go  together?    Other  GV  events:  *Lakelands    &  North  West,  13  Feb:  Darling  St    Methodist,  Enniskillen      *Midlands  and  Southern,  20  Feb:  Gurteen  College,  Roscrea  *Dublin,  20  Feb:  Dundrum  Methodist  Church,  Dundrum    

Publicity,  including  poster  and  booking  forms    will  be  in  churches  January  2016.  

W:  irishmethodist.org/global-­‐vision-­‐2016    Website  Progress…  In  January  2016  we  will  be  launching    a  new  website  for  World  Development  &  Relief;  more  details  to  follow!    Prayer  Request  We  are  hoping  to  have  President  of  the  Methodist  Church  of  Upper  Myanmar  visiting    in  February  2016;  please  pray  that  his  VISA    will  go  through  and  pray  for  safe  travels.  

       

   the  W RKS      December  2015  

World  Mission  and  Development  Office  Skainos,  239  Newtownards  Road,  

Belfast,  BT4  1AF,  T:  +44  28  90452472,  

E:  [email protected]    

Keeping  you  up  to  date  with    the  work  of  the  World  Mission  and  Development  Office…  

We  would  like  to  wish  you  a  very  Happy  Christmas,  and  to  thank  you  for  your  prayerful  and  financial  support  over  this  past  year!