Armenia
Coordinator: Cecil Donahue 336-209-5875 cedonahue@bellsouth.net
Orientation: Feb. 13, 2010, 10:30 a.m./Pleasant Union UMC, Greensboro
Project: Home reconstruction and medical support
Location: Berdzor
We will repair/reconstruct homes of local persons in the community that are selected by the AGAPE staff, who coordinate the AGAPE ministry. They most probably will be folks who are participating in the Farm Animal Project. One to two homes will be worked on depending on how many team members we have. Also, if we have team members with medical experience, we will support the local medical personnel in caring for people in the local villages. Armenia suffered from a massive earthquake, dissolution of the Soviet Union and a civil war with a neighboring nation. To date, the peace is held only by a cease-fire agreement and as a result, almost no foreign aid is offered to help folks in the Nagorno Karabaugh area to recover. In Berdzor, United Methodists are the major source of aid. Still today, unemployment is in the 50% range. Housing is a major issue. Also, medical care is almost totally dependent on resources that come from the United Methodist churches in North Carolina. The accommodations and food will be superior because of the work of Project AGAPE in previous years. Team fees include all expenses from
the time you board the plane until the return. Often our fl ight schedule allows for touring a major European city during a layover. Of the two weeks, four days will be spent on air travel, 3 days are spent on adjusting to the time change and visiting historic sites, and 8 days are devoted
to work.
Team 4 June 15–30, 2010 C. Donahue $3,000

Lithuania
Coordinator: Cecil Donahue 336-209-5875 cedonahue@bellsouth.net
Project: TBA
Location: TBA (Possibly back to Pilziskai, Lithuania)
Team 26 TBA TBA $2,500

Palestine
Coordinator: Michael Collins 704-322-9653 mcollins@wnccumc.org
Orientation: TBA
Project: Work/Study/Tour of Israel and Palestine
Location: Mar Elias Educational Institute, Ibillin
Project includes general maintenance, light construction, painting, gardening, as well as other work in the Bethlehem area. This project helps show concern for the Palestinian condition is the West Bank. It will be an educational, sightseeing and construction team. It may also include
spending time with children at the Mar Elias Educational Institute. In building peace and justice in the Middle East, this team will work and study side-by-side with the Palestinian people to understand their plight and explore the area’s sites. The team will be situated in a guest house at the school and a nearby hotel in Bethlehem. Other meals will be at the hotel or nearby restaurants.
Team 32 Feb. 9–23, 2010 J. Birchfield $2,700

Trip to Lithuania

August 18th thru September 12th our missions team from Fairfield UMC in High Point will be going to Lithuania. During the first week of the mission we will concentrate on visiting the United Methodist Churches in Lithuania to see how the Western North Carolina Conference is needed to help. We are all very excited about this portion of the mission, because we will be meeting many new Brothers and Sisters in Christ in Lithuania. Hopefully we will be able to offer them so hope in the areas that they need help and share in God's Word.

During the remainder of the mission we will be in Birzai, Lithuania. We will be going to the nearby Orphanage and spending time with the children playing games and making some small crafts.Visiting the "Old Folks" home, as they call it. We will also be installing new windows and doors in the Gifts of Grace Help Center in Paceriaukste and making a few other updates to the Center. There will also be a celebration for the 1st year anniversary of the opening of the Gifts of Grace Center. We are very excited for them and all that they have been able to accomplish this year at the Center. At this time the center is serving about 25 children each day. Some come to bathe, to wash their clothes, and to share in a meal. They are also operating an afterschool daycare for the children in the Paceriaukste village. At other times the Center has been used as a safe haven for mothers and their children until they can be placed in a safe environment. And after all of these wonderful ways of serving our Lord Jesus Christ I believe they have come full circle as they are now holding Worship Service at the Center; as this is the only place of Worship in the Paceriaukste area.

We ask that you please keep us in your prayers and most importantly keep the people in Lithuania in your prayers as there are many who still suffer from extreme poverty. We also ask that you pray for our team to be able to discern how God needs the Western North Carolina Conference to help the people in Lithuania.

May God Bless You by Serving Others Who Are In Need,

Libby Myers
Fairfield UMC/Missions
High Point, NC