{"id":8317,"date":"2014-09-10T11:15:08","date_gmt":"2014-09-10T18:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pnwumc.org\/news\/?p=8317"},"modified":"2014-09-10T11:15:08","modified_gmt":"2014-09-10T18:15:08","slug":"6-things-imagine-no-malaria-can-do-for-your-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pnwumc.org\/news\/6-things-imagine-no-malaria-can-do-for-your-church\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Things Imagine No Malaria Can Do for Your Church"},"content":{"rendered":"

6 Things Imagine No Malaria Can Do for Your Church<\/strong>
\nBy Julia Frisbie<\/em><\/p>\n

1) It can get people involved. <\/strong>
\nWhen people have a good idea about raising money and awareness, and then help to make it happen, they are empowered to take leadership roles more often. Anyone can get equipped to preach and teach about Imagine No Malaria: greaternw.org\/inm<\/a>. <\/p>\n

2) It inspires children and youth.<\/strong>
\nKids often \u2018get it\u2019 faster than adults: when they hear that children like them on the other side of the world are dying from mosquito bites and we know how to stop it, they always want to help. This campaign makes it fun and easy to get involved, but it also builds global citizenship. Finding resources for kids is easy: click the \u201cresources\u201d tab on imaginenomalaria.org<\/a> and then filter by audience for children and youth. <\/p>\n

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3) It\u2019s something everyone can agree on\u2026<\/strong>
\n\u2026even people who wouldn\u2019t normally set foot in a church. Many young adults want to engage in global humanitarian work. When you invite your neighborhood to participate with you in imagining a world with no malaria, it brings people together, and your church makes a positive impression. <\/p>\n

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4) Imagine No Malaria helps us answer the call to ministry with the poor and the sick.<\/strong>
\nMalaria is a disease of poverty, which means that it affects mostly poor people and it keeps them poor. This is a justice issue. Check out the Malaria 101 kit at imaginenomalaria.org\/resources<\/a>. <\/p>\n

5) It connects your church with United Methodists all over the world.<\/strong>
\nOur global church is taking on malaria, and we have a chance to get involved in this historic effort. Raising money and awareness for Imagine No Malaria plugs people into the connectional system. Read more about what our brothers and sisters in Christ are doing– here in the northwest, and in Africa– at greaternw.org\/inm<\/a>. <\/p>\n

6) It\u2019s fun! You never know what God will use to raise money for Imagine No Malaria.<\/strong>
\nDoing something off-the-wall will make people sit up and take notice, and it will generate a lot of energy for the work of your church. When you\u2019re envisioning how you can get involved, be creative! Get inspired at greaternw.org\/inm\/ideas<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Julia Frisbie serves as the Imagine No Malaria Field Coordinator for the Greater Northwest Episcopal Area.
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