340. MissionCast – Cutting Edge Research – Ludhiana Christian Medical College

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Dr. Betty Cowan was a beloved missionary who served for many long years at the Ludhiana Christian Medical College. The Medical College’s research and innovation center now bears her name. Recently the Betty Cowan Research and innovation Center received a grant for the purchase of a Hyperspectral Imaging System which has not only enhanced their research capabilities but has enabled them to became a teaching center for hyperspectral imaging research. In this MissionCast, Dr. Neeta Kang, Head of Innovation, tells about the new system and some of it’s uses.
For information about the Ludhiana Christian Medical College visit: http://folus.org You may also contact Max Marble, who serves as executive director for the Ludhiana CMC US Board. His email is: MarbleLCMC@gmail.com.

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339. Warm Start – Asbury UMC – St. Louis

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There is a warm spirit inside Asbury United Methodist Church on Sunday mornings. During the rest of the week the warm spirit moves out on the street in front of the church where a number of different school buses stop to pick up children. For three years the congregation has served a snack for the waiting kids. With juice in warm weather and hot chocolate in cold the children board their busses for school. Rain or shine, hot or cold, beginning at 5:30 am the hearts of church members and school children are warmed each weekday school morning. Pastor Ivan James explains why they do this.

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238. Apple Butter Making Time – Manchester UMC

MissionCast – Making Apple Butter – Manchester UMC
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It is apple butter making time. Therefore we bring you this Best of MissionCast from 2011: For over 50 years the Manchester United Methodist Congregation has been making apple butter as a fundraiser to support outreach mission. Of course there is also the yummy apple butter that is in demand every year as well. This tradition has been kept alive as the congregation has changed from a small rural church to one of the Missouri Conference’s largest urban congregations. MissionCast was on hand to bring you this stirring story.

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337. Best of MissionCast – Furnishing Hope – The Word at Shaw United Methodist Church

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The Best of MissionCast: “They have never been treated with such dignity…” Keith Scarborough, pastor of The Word at Shaw United Methodist Church, in St. Louis, was speaking to us about the homeless women who come to his church looking for furniture with which to furnish their apartments. The women receive more than furniture….they receive hope. Thus this new ministry, coordinate by Joleen Mayfield, at the Word at Shaw is called “Furnishing Hope.” It is a partnership ministry with the Shalom House and Green Trails UMC along with some help from other area churches. The ministry is for women who have completed the course at Shalom House and are ready to graduate to an apartment of their own. Picking out furnishing at The Word at Shaw is like going to Dillard’s or Ikea.

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336. MissionCast – Epworth’s Street Outreach to Homeless Youth

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Deb Lemoine, from the Gathering United Methodist Church, cooks for Epworth’s Hot Food Friday outreach program to homeless street youth. In this MissionCast she is assisted by two volunteer youth, Angel and Terrance. Once the hot lunch is ready it is available all afternoon until it runs out to homeless youth who drop into the center located at Delmar and Trinity in U City, St. Louis. Other churches that participate in the Street Outreach Services of Epworth are Manchester UMC, Mt. Zion UMC and Green Trails UMC. For information about your congregation reaching out to street youth call 314-961-5718.

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