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Immigration
Migrants at a makeshift camp near the border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico, receive food and other relief supplies from the New Covenant Methodist Church and San Pablo Evangelical Church in Tijuana. Some 1,500 immigrants settled there, many of them hoping to file asylum claims with U.S. immigration authorities. Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

Mothers on border share stories of desperation, hope
Three immigrant mothers describe the ordeals they have faced fleeing crime and violence in hope of finding a better life in the U.S.
Global Health
Emilia Benhilda Marembo weighs a baby at the Dindi United Methodist Clinic in Murewa, Zimbabwe. The rural clinic is an outreach of Nyadire United Methodist Hospital Photo by Kudzai Chingwe, UM News.

TNC celebrates 15 years of sharing God’s love
Partnership that began with Volunteers in Mission team from Pennsylvania enriches lives in northeastern Zimbabwe.
Local Church
Gordon Yu (left) and Julian Kim record a scene for the film “Happy Cleaners,” which examines the lives of working-class Korean Americans. Photo by Janice Chung.

Film puts Korean Americans center stage
The film “Happy Cleaners” takes a look at the lives of working-class Korean Americans and was written and directed by two United Methodists.
Global Health
A new water tank holds water reserves at United Methodist Irambo Hospital in Bukavu, Congo. The tank was installed to collect rainwater to use at the health center. “(The tanks) sometimes allow us to conserve water, especially during this dry season when water has become a scarce commodity in the city of Bukavu,” said Dr. Djimmy Kasongo, medical director at the hospital. Photo courtesy of United Methodist Irambo Hospital.

Water project lightens load for new mothers
With a grant from UMCOR, church installs rainwater collection systems at three health facilities in East Congo Episcopal Area.

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