<rss version="2.0"><channel><link>http://www.ngumc.org/volunteeropportunities</link><title>NGUMC Volunteer Opportunities</title><description>nothing provided</description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:03:00 EST</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:03:00 EST</lastBuildDate><item><title>Music Camp Ministry Trip to Mexico</title><link>http://www.ngumc.org/volunteeropportunities/detail/202</link><guid>http://www.ngumc.org/volunteeropportunities/detail/202</guid><description>The team will teach children how to lead worship and how to play various instruments. There will be about 25 children and the camp will be held at a retreat center on the north side of Monterrey. Some of the children have basic knowledge of music and guitar. The team will take guitars, percussion or other instruments as teachers are available. This is the third year for the camp and it has yeilded fruit in the form of new church worship leaders and a youth praise team.</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Youth English Camp, Czech Republic</title><link>http://www.ngumc.org/volunteeropportunities/detail/124</link><guid>http://www.ngumc.org/volunteeropportunities/detail/124</guid><description>McEachern UMC and their sister church Jihlava Evangelical Methodist Church join together to host their fifth annual youth English Camp</description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Family English Camp Czech Republic</title><link>http://www.ngumc.org/volunteeropportunities/detail/123</link><guid>http://www.ngumc.org/volunteeropportunities/detail/123</guid><description>McEachern UMC and their sister church Jihlava Evangelical Methodist Church join together for their seventh annual family English Camp.</description><pubDate>Fri, 2 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Water/Church Project Northern Region, Ghana West Africa</title><link>http://www.ngumc.org/volunteeropportunities/detail/198</link><guid>http://www.ngumc.org/volunteeropportunities/detail/198</guid><description>Join Smyrna First United Methodist Church in the Village of Nyobido, Ghan West Africa. We continue our relationship with the village for the third year with plans to finish the church (plastering the walls), dig a well for a reliable source of clean water (cwfs delivered last year), continue Bible School activities with the children and establish a sustainable healthcare plan for the village</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Mexico Mission Trip</title><link>http://www.ngumc.org/volunteeropportunities/detail/190</link><guid>http://www.ngumc.org/volunteeropportunities/detail/190</guid><description>Evangelism and work team will do medical work, help build a church, and do evangelism through education and outreach in surrounding community</description><pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 12:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Construction Trip to Mexico</title><link>http://www.ngumc.org/volunteeropportunities/detail/203</link><guid>http://www.ngumc.org/volunteeropportunities/detail/203</guid><description>Teams will rebuild and renovate housing for volunteers working in a feeding center. These people volunteer three days a week to feed and minister to over 250 children. The houses of these families are barely considered shelter and yet for five years they have served their community with joy. There are three families whose homes will be renovated.</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 12:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Mexico Mission Trip</title><link>http://www.ngumc.org/volunteeropportunities/detail/199</link><guid>http://www.ngumc.org/volunteeropportunities/detail/199</guid><description>Tierra Prometida Orphanage.  Light Construction, VBS, Evangelism</description><pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 12:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Childrens Ministry, Leadership Training in Punto Fijo, VZ</title><link>http://www.ngumc.org/volunteeropportunities/detail/122</link><guid>http://www.ngumc.org/volunteeropportunities/detail/122</guid><description>McEachern UMC joins their sister church Iglesia Metodista Rey de Reyes in building relationships, learning together, and reaching out to the children of Punto Fijo to show Gods love.</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>United Methodist Childrens Home</title><link>http://www.ngumc.org/volunteeropportunities/detail/120</link><guid>http://www.ngumc.org/volunteeropportunities/detail/120</guid><description>The United Methodist Childrenrsquo;s Home of the North Georgia Conference is a ministry to hurting children and families. All of our services are aimed at preventing the breakup of families, restoring and healing separated families, or teaching teens and young adults how to create successful and meaningful lives for their own future families. We want all of our youth and families to know they have the power to overcome their past and reach a brighter future. One of the most valuable resources we</description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:03:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>UMMen Leigh Cottage Rebuild at United Methodist Childrens Home</title><link>http://www.ngumc.org/volunteeropportunities/detail/127</link><guid>http://www.ngumc.org/volunteeropportunities/detail/127</guid><description>
The North Georgia United Methodist Men have teamed up with Glencastle Constructors (http://southeast.construction.com/features/archive/0604_Feature3.asp) to rebuild the burned down Leigh Cottage at the United Methodist Childrens Home in Decatur, Ga. Skilled and unskilled volunteers are needed to help with framing, roofing, sheetrock, finish carpentry, flooring, painting, cooking, landscaping, and clean up.  Volunteer weekends started in August 2009 and will continue through May 2010. Please go</description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:03:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Barte Family-Cambodia</title><link>http://www.ngumc.org/volunteeropportunities/detail/132</link><guid>http://www.ngumc.org/volunteeropportunities/detail/132</guid><description>
Emmanuel P. Barte is a missionary with the General Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church assigned to the United Methodist Mission Center in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Mr. Barte was posted to Cambodia in 2002 after his commissioning in December 2001. His wife Beverly and three young sons are with him in ministry as he shares with the people of Cambodia.

Emmanuel works with the development ministries of the Methodist Mission in Cambodia. His responsibilities include assisting w</description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:03:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bulgaria-Athens/Elberton District Partnership</title><link>http://www.ngumc.org/volunteeropportunities/detail/133</link><guid>http://www.ngumc.org/volunteeropportunities/detail/133</guid><description>Exciting partnership between the Athens/Elberton District Churches and the Methodist Church of Bulgaria. Already a second trip is in the planning stages for spring of 2010 with the UGA Wesley Foundation. Join in with our sisters and brothers in Varna, Veliko Tarnova, Russe, and Sofia and more. Great way for smaller membership churches to engage in cross cultural mission. Contact Billy Pittman to get involved!</description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:03:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
