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This conference is intended to educate and empower Native American churches, fellowships and ministries to understand and respond to alcohol and substance abuse and addiction issues within their communities. The focus will be on providing state of the art information related to prevention and recovery.
Location: Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City OK
Sponsored by: Native American Comprehensive Plan of The United Methodist Church
For more information: contact: Cheryl Hensley or call 918.686.8444
Download PDF: http://www.gbod.org/atf/cf/{3482e846-598f-460a-b9a7-386734470eda}/NACP_REGISTRATION_2012.PDF
Oh, how I remember Mommhi's hands.
I remember Mommhi's hands in the garden during those hot summer months.
I remember Mommhi's hands canning that which came from our garden and never picking the flowers -- they have a right to life.
I remember Mommhi's hands scrubbing our house from top to bottom, everything in reach, including me.
I remember Mommhi's hands helping to birth a colt when the mare was too tired. Mommhi knew what it was like to be tired.
I remember Mommhi's hands as she braided our hair.
I remember Mommhi's hands sewing feed sacks to make our clothes, so long ago.
I remember Mommhi's hands holding the Bible at night; Mommhi knew how to quote the Bible when you acted up.
I remember Mommhi's hands hanging the wash on the line, singing those ole time hymns.
I remember Mommhi's hands as she made my children's dance outfits.
I remember Mommhi's hands as she covered her mouth as she laughed out loud.
Oh how, Mommhi loved to laugh.
I remember Mommhi's hands as she made each family member and friends a quilt, so we would always be warmed by her love.
I remember Mommhi's hands clapping loud, and saying, "That's my child, that's my daughter, when the story was finished."
I remember Mommhi's hands patting my back and saying, "Oh little sister, little sister."
I felt her tears on my cheek, as we placed our little boy's body in the earth.
I remember Mommhi's hands always cooking food to give to those who were hungry, even if that meant we went without.
I remember Mommhi's hands during our last visit -- she took my hands into hers and spoke with clarity for the first time in years, saying to me "I do love you, I did the best I could for you. Please, please forgive me."
I remember Mommhi's hands as I held them tight in my hands and I told her "Mommhi, I will remember that you did the best you could for me and that you loved me.
Mommhi, there is nothing to forgive you for, and I love you."
I remember Mommhi's hands feel limp once again, as she slipped back into her world, far, far away from me.
I remember my hands as I held Mommhi's hands -- whispering -- "I love you, Mommhi."
I remember my hands as I pulled the blankets tight around Mommhi, kissing her cheek as my tears fell upon her, caring for Mommhi in the way she had cared for me.
Ragghi Rain Calentine is a member of the Indian Mission United Methodist Church, Millsboro, DE, and founding member of the "Spirit Warrior Sisters." Raggatha Rain Calentine embraces the parallels between Native American heritage and Christianity. Through storytelling, she celebrates her faith in Jesus Christ and works to share the important roles of Native Americans in history and culture.
Copyright 2009 © Ragghi Rain Calentine. Used by Permission. Reproduction granted for use in church worship services. Any further use beyond worship services must be with permission from the author.
"The minute you start to think that you're first and your plans matter more than God's is the minute your life starts to go the wrong way." Oklahoma University's starting quarterback, Sam Bradford, gets nervous every time he hits the field, always recanting plans and plays in his head, but never forgetting that he works with a team and that God is always with him.
http://www.iamsecond.com/seconds/sam-bradford/
If your project/ministry requires any of the following components or services, the General Board of Discipleship is NOT the appropriate agency for funding your request. Note which agencies (below) handle which kinds of funding.
General Board of Global Ministries
475 Riverside Drive, Room 1400
New York, NY 10115
Contact Staff: Jerald L. Mekie
212-870-3661
jmekie@gbgm-umc.org
- Ministerial salaries and salary supplements
- Church extension (facilities)
- Mortgages and rentals
- Strategy development for new congregations: research, surveying, planning, evaluation of new racial ethnic ministries
- Community development
- Mission outreach
- Town and country ministries
- Urban ministries
- Mission leadership
- Church and community workers
General Board of Higher Education and Ministry
PO Box 340007
(1001 19th Ave. So., 37212)
Nashville, TN 37203-0007
Contact Staff: Cynthia Bond Hopson
615-340-7376
- Health and welfare ministries
- Ministerial identification, enlistment, recruitment, education
- Community centers and residences
- Continuing education for pastors
- Career development in church occupations
- Scholarships for racial ethnic full-time students
- Student intern programs
- Use of seminarians in local churches
General Board of Church and Society
100 Maryland Avenue, N.E.
Washington, DC 20002-5664
Contact Staff: Neal Christie
202-488-5611
- Outreach ministries
- Leadership development for social, economic, and political action in communities
- Racial ethnic pastor and community development
- Drug and alcohol training seminars for clergy and laypersons
- Leadership seminars on national and international affairs.
Requests for staff positions cannot be funded through GBOD.
Positions such as church and community worker, community worker, community developer, and full- or part-time racial ethnic pastors are funded by another agency, primarily the General Board of Global Ministries.
Most requests for seminarians and student interns to work in the local church should be sent to the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry.
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