Exciting Things Happened this Weekend!!

Habitat for Humanity Women's Build

Kickoff for Women's Build week was May 2nd.

Our UMW & Valpo FUMC were there!

Joyce McMurtrey, Kandal Baxter, Dennis Deeter, Suzette Sorrells,
Andrea Lakatos, Kay Morris, Pat Buckler, Kathi Thompson



Mother Daughter Tea
Sunday May 3rd
Looks like every one had a great time!
 

mission U

Tuesday July 21st through Friday July 24th

Sampler Day Saturday July 25th

If you are thinking about attending you can find online registration here.  http://inumc.org/missionu

If you can not attend an would like to participate in the Hands on Mission Project it is the UMCOR Layette kits also found at the above link.

Here is an interesting article found in the May response

Abundant Life/  Each year, 300,000 women die globally during pregnancy or in childbirth.  Yet 90 percent of these deaths could be prevented if women had access to low-cost interventions.  Although 99 percent of maternal deaths occur in the developing world, developed countries such as the United States have their own maternal mortality crisis.  The United States ranks highest in maternal mortality rates compared to all industrialized nations, with 650 women dying per year.  The statistics are even more shocking for poor, low-income and rural women - a 2013 report by the New York Women's Foundation found that black women in New York City have worse maternal mortality rates that women in either Syria or Iraq, with 79 deaths per 100,000 live births, compared to 10 per 100,000 live births for white women.

   Global efforts are being made to reduce such deaths, but many countries are not making substantial progress toward this target.  Can United Methodist Women lead efforts to improve maternal health?  If women do not lead the campaign to help other women, who will?

    

At Assembly last year one of our call to mission was Maternal and child health:  Life-saving access and education that promotes well-being

As Women of Valparaiso FUMC what have be done to promote this call?