East Ohio UMVIM Team

We are headed to Camphor Mission Station June 25-July 25, 2011! We are so excited to meet all of you in ministry!

A Creative Donor, being a blessing

Field of Sunflowers I (size 18” x 18”) Field of Sunflowers II (size 18” x 18”)
An Opportunity to own two Diane Arthurs signed prints….all proceeds going to an Camphor Mission Liberia Africa

I have an opportunity to help a child in Liberia Africa and hope you will help me.

Through my church, the United Methodist church of Chagrin Falls, I was given $5.00 as seed money. I am to take the $5 and multiply it in any creative way that I want. The monies I make will go to the Camphor Mission in Liberia Africa. Camphor is a United Methodist Mission that my church has been affiliated with for a few years. This mission is a clinic and school. To learn more, you can go to www.camphormission.org. or Goggle Camphor Mission. Some of the children that are educated there have to walk 1-2 hrs to and from their home each day and back. We can sponsor a child, who would stay at the mission during the week and go home on the weekend, for $300.00 one year. My goal is to personally sponsor a child for one year.
God gives every one of us a talent and he has blessed me with the talent of being artistic. I have a wonderful career and business using my talent and I decided to use it, to give back.

I am putting up on eBay auction, 2 signed prints called “Field of Sunflowers I & II” These prints are each 18” x 18”. I have chosen these specific prints because right now they have been mocked up for a set of dinnerware through Lifetime Brands. This is not a DONE deal, but they mocked up the design so that a major department store will pick up the design for dinnerware. I have seen the mock ups and they are wonderful. You may have seen some of my Christmas designs in Kohl’s last year, and” Evergreen Ernie “is at www. Pfaltzsgraff.com

These prints will go on eBay today with a starting bid of $50.00. All proceeds will be going towards the Camphor Mission. If you are interested in bidding on these prints go to:

www.eBay.com and search Diane Arthurs signed print for charity.

I will personally sign the prints for the highest bidder. The closing of the bid will be November 9, 2010.
I would also appreciate it if you emailed this note out to all those on your email list. Let the bidding begin.
Thank You, Diane

Camphor Update

From Paul Glaydor Camphor Mission Station Superintendent/Principal

Judy Olin UMVIM Guesthouse
After its completion, the first unit was used recently by two guest groups; St. James UMC (team of eight) from Kansas Missouri on October 21 (one night), and a German team(team of five) from the Christian Health Association (CHAL) that has been sponsoring TBA and other health related programs at the mission. This team actually came to inspect CHAL’s work at the mission when they got attracted by the Guest House after they lost their hotel in Buchanan to Presidential delegates attending a Cabinet retreat of President Sirleaf.


Feeding
This is an area of major concern at Camphor. I am in discussion with some NGO’s regarding the feeding program. I had a very positive conversation with one of the guests who stayed at the guest house. She is associated with an American based NGO responsible for school feeding. She has promised to get us on her list of schools for feeding but that could be next year. If our partnership relationship with the Liberia Agriculture Company (LAC) is concretized by the end of this year, we should be getting some support also from that end.

UMVIM Longterm Volunteers
I am happy that a lot of volunteers are coming in next year hopefully to help with program support for the various projects. I am specifically pleased about the return of Janet Keckner and Kevin Schanner both of whom will be working with the school in the areas of teaching math and supporting the reading program/Library.

Jordan's Wishing Wells
The new hand pumps will be helpful for the village communities. Krayngar town will be the first town on my list. They are offering us land for our rubber plantation that is being arranged with LAC. Guehzeo Town and other towns could benefit at this time. This should be exciting news for the villagers. Extend our thanks to all donors who are partaking in providing “life” through safe drinking water for our people.

Camphor Guesthouse

We moved in furnitures last week. Two teams have already stayed here; St. James UMC volunteers (team of eight) and a German team from Chal (team of five). To God be the glory for great things He is doing at Camphor. May God bless all cheerful givers to this project.

Paul Glaydor

Walking to school

Garfield UMC at Camphor Mission Station

Donations for the new floor made by the Garfield UMC in Pepperpike, Ohio East Ohio Conference.

Camphor Guesthouse