Caring Globally

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		Caring Globally _______________________________________________ Child Academy Ministry Information on the International Student Scholarships page. Contact: Winnie Hill, (206) 232-8918 _______________________________________________ Kim Long Charity Health Center Sisters of the Daughters of Mary Immaculate serve the physical, mental and spiritual needs of the poor. Contact: Carter Hill, (206) 232-8918 _______________________________________________ Heifer Project During Advent at MIPC’s Living Gift Market, friends can “buy” alternative gifts of animals that are given to impoverished rural families around the world. Volunteers of all ages are needed to enlist and organize helpers, publicize the market, create displays and “sell” the animals before and after worship. Contact Marian Webster, (206) 232-3947, or Kamma Scott, (206) 232-0208 Heifer Project Website _______________________________________________ International Justice Mission IJM helps people suffering in justice and oppression who cannot rely on local authorities for relief. Ways to support this ministry include: Become a member of the MIPC/IJM prayer team Support IJM personnel overseas through communication and gifts IJM seeks qualified volunteers in Washington DC and oversees to do legal work, aftercare, investigations, administrative support, media relations and graphic work. Join a short-term mission trip in service to victims of injustice. Contact: Susan Stanley, (206) 236-2542 I nternation Justice Mission Website _______________________________________________ Mekong Minority Foundation Mekong Minority Foundation is a Christian development organization working with minority people in Northern Thailand and the Mekong sub-region. MMF is the administrator of our scholarship program in Thailand. Contact: Pat Shafer, (206) 232-3685 Mekong Minority Foundation Website _______________________________________________ Prosthetics Outreach Foundation POF provides humanitarian relief and modern prosthetic care to amputees in developing countries such as Vietnam, Bangladesh, the Philippines and Nicaragua. For over a decade MIPC has generously supported this ministry by funding the Vietnam clinic, purchasing a van and having MIPC representation on the POF board. Join a short-term mission trip to Vietnam in January 2008 Help with the annual fundraiser in early 2008 Contact: Susan Stanley, (206) 236-2542 P.O.F. Website _______________________________________________ Servants to Asia’s Urban Poor Ministry Webpage Contact: Glo Ceteznik, (206) 232-5596, ext. 206 _______________________________________________ Ten Thousand Villages Ten Thousand Villages provides vital, fair income to people from developing countries by marketing their handicrafts and telling their stories in North America. Each November MIPC hosts one of the largest international gift sales in the nation. Groups, families and individuals are encouraged to help with: Recruitment & Support of Volunteers Publicity/Advertising Sale/Display Set-up & Tear Down Cashiering/Accounting Merchandise Coordinating Customer Service Contact: Cindy Fennell, (206) 236-5657 Ten Thousand Villages Website