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missions – Melissa Corkum https://www.thecorkboardonline.com Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:09:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.8 https://www.thecorkboardonline.com/corkboard/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-cropped-C-logo-bright-blue-32x32.png missions – Melissa Corkum https://www.thecorkboardonline.com 32 32 Last Minute https://www.thecorkboardonline.com/2011/11/last-minute/ https://www.thecorkboardonline.com/2011/11/last-minute/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:09:38 +0000 http://www.thecorkums.com/?p=2722 I know this is REALLY last minute and a long shot, but our Bible Study group is collecting 2-alarm watches for Mission to the World’s AIDS Care and Treatment (ACT) Project.  Head to their website to see a video of how important these watches are to help beneficiaries stay compliant with their treatment.  One of our members served there for two years so it’s close to our hearts (and we know it’s legit).  Not too mention Ethiopia is home to the next members of our family.

The bad news?  I need them by the end of this week.

The good news? They’re on Amazon Prime so they can be at my house by Friday no problem if you act today.

If you feel led to help out, please contact me, and I will send you my shipping address.  Then you can click on the widget below to buy the watch and have it sent to me via Amazon’s two day shipping (which if free if you have Prime).  The project only uses this particular watch to make it easier to train patients so please do not send anything else.

Thanks in advance for indulging me!

]]> https://www.thecorkboardonline.com/2011/11/last-minute/feed/ 4 Slowing down for best practices https://www.thecorkboardonline.com/2011/05/slowing-down-for-best-practices/ Thu, 12 May 2011 20:46:56 +0000 http://www.thecorkums.com/?p=2171 As expected, our time at Summit VII has been empowering, encouraging, overwhelming, educational, and exhausting.  We are at a large church in Louisville that is home to 25,000 people!

One main theme that keeps popping up in the sessions I am attending is “best practice” in international orphan care.

Thoughts:

  1. We (westerners) do not have all the answers and our way is not the only (or even best) way.
  2. In our enthusiasm to help, we often miss the opportunity to serve and, therefore, make a positive difference.
  3. If you decide to partner with an indigenous church (which you should at least consider), make sure you take time to listen.
  4. Short term missions should not be about what you DO.  It’s about who you ARE and the relationships you can create.
  5. Find the balance in planning so “best practice” can be implemented but not having analysis paralysis is key.  As one African women stated, “While you guys are planning, people in my country are dying.”
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