{"id":15720,"date":"2017-07-24T10:50:34","date_gmt":"2017-07-24T17:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pnwumc.org\/news\/?p=15720"},"modified":"2020-08-02T23:26:37","modified_gmt":"2020-08-03T06:26:37","slug":"question-time-mission-u-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pnwumc.org\/news\/question-time-mission-u-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Question Time: Mission u Edition!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Nica Sy<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nica Sy is a young person who attended Mission u, an annual cooperative mission experience by the PNW Conference\u2019s United Methodist Women and the Conference Board of Global Missions. This event was held at Central Washington University on July 14-17, 2017. Sy met with different attendees on campus and asked a few questions about their thoughts on this year\u2019s Mission u experience!<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n

What is one new thing you\u2019ve learned at Mission u?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

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\"\"\u201cI\u2019ve learned that depending on where you are, it\u2019s \u201capp-uh-lay-sha\u201d or \u201capp-uh-lay-chin\u201d \u2026there\u2019s a lot of different sayings [to pronounce] the area of Appalachia\u201d –<\/em>Chloe C.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"\u201cAt Mission u, I\u2019ve learned that the image of God is in everyone. Therefore, we are one and creation is God\u2019s self-realization.\u201d –<\/em>Chasity Jones<\/strong>, Seattle: Grace UMC<\/p>\n

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What is one fun or joyous moment you\u2019ve had at Mission u?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

\"\"\u201cIt\u2019s been an experience of joy to get to know others that are part of the UMC in this area and learn about the ministries that they\u2019re participating in and the justice initiatives that they care about.\u201d –\u00a0<\/em>Audra Hudson<\/strong>, Tacoma: First UMC<\/p>\n

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\"\"\u201cThe most fun I\u2019ve had was watching a video on Appalachia with the youth. We had a great time and a really great discussion looking at just how different and how similar the region is.\u201d –<\/em>Amanda Hutchinson<\/strong>, Stevenson UMC<\/p>\n

\"\"\u201cWhen I get together with these women, and I haven\u2019t seen many of them for a year, it is joyous to see them\u2026They\u2019re here, we\u2019re all happy, we\u2019re all interested in mission and I just relish in the whole weekend.” –<\/em>Stell Wallace<\/strong>, Ellensburg UMC<\/p>\n

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\"\"\u201cA joyous moment was in Bishop Mary Ann\u2019s presentation on Appalachia; to hear her story and her connections to the missionary conferences, and then to have music that came in that just brought it home. I felt that I really connected with the culture, like these were some of their roots. Music really gets to the heart of the people and who they really are and how they represent themselves, not what people say about them.\u201d –<\/em>The Rev. Neal Christie<\/strong>, The General Board of Church and Society<\/p>\n

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What has inspired you to take action after Mission u?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

\"\"\u201cThe fact that I know so many people who are in so many of the situations that we are studying and I have the ability to help. God has called me to help, especially people from my own heritage. I know I have those skills that they need to either go in the next step to become an American citizen or to be a legal resident of this country.\u201d –<\/em>Lourdes Tifre<\/strong>, Palabra Viviente UMC\u00a0+<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"\u201cI am a study leader for Mission u, so I\u2019ve had to go back to the Bible and see that right in front of me is a wealth of knowledge on how to engage in justice work. It\u2019s through my faith and through something that has grounded me and shaped me into who I am. God, just out of being God, and loving us unconditionally desires a relationship with us. For that reason, we are mandated to be in relationship with all people. I think this notion of covenant, especially as a study leader, has inspired me to continue to use my faith as my main tool in the work of justice.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>Janjay Innis<\/strong>, John Wesley UMC<\/p>\n

\"\"\u201cI was really into the class about covenant relations. It inspired me to do more reading and research on it and become closer to God by trying to make my own covenant.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Penny Wharton<\/strong>, Vancouver Heights UMC<\/p>\n

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\"\"\u201cI think what inspired me is trying to connect my head, my heart and my body. We tried some new things with morning \u2018Praisarise\u2019 and it made me realize how important it is that I practice my spirituality physically as well. Being able to have movements like tai chi that not only allow my body to move, but allow me to feel and experience scripture in a different way. –<\/em>Lyda Barr<\/strong>, Valley and Mountain UMC<\/p>\n

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Nica Sy is a member of Seattle: Beacon UMC. Special thanks to Hailey Jensen.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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