EBENEZER SUPPORTS UMC GLOBAL MISSIONS “WINGS OF CARING” ADVANCE MISSION PROJECT!
WHY DOES EUMC SUPPORT THIS PARTICULAR MISSION?
Democratic Republic of Congo, 3 times the size of Texas, has less than 1000 miles of paved road so transportation is a very serious problem. Transportation for church leadership, medical teams, college professors, and medical emergencies is only possible through the mission plane in a timely manner. Medical centers that can handle medical emergencies are not available within walk making the aviation program a necessity and life-saving. This mission was brought to EUMC’s attention in 2010 by one our members because the pilot missionary and his wife were visiting the U.S. near us. They came to EUMC to share their story! How Does Caring Wings Address the Need? Wings of Caring seeks to provide timely response to emergencies and to ongoing transportation needs for the church, medical and educational staff so they can respond to the needs in the community and reflect our Lord’s care and compassion for all. WHAT IS THE PRIMARY GOAL OF CARING WINGS? To provide transportation for the Bishop and other church leaders to places where they cannot easily reach; to transport sick people to hospitals where they can receive medical attention; to facilitate the transportation of seminary and college professors to the UMC institutions of higher education; to transport mail from one mission station to another. These are all urgent to help address education, evangelism, and medical priorities until such time that an infrastructure has significantly improved. Even with improvement, remote areas will still need aviation assistance especially responding to medical emergencies. What CHANGE will can happen from Caring wings’ ministry? Every community is impacted by the leadership that is provided transportation by Wings of Caring. Teachers, pastors, Bishops, medical staff, and persons who are ill all impact their communities through their teaching, preaching, Evangelism, medical care, and acts of mercy and compassion. Lives are saved through medical transport. If you have a question, you can contact the pilot missionary at this email or ask EUMC Mission chair! SEND JACQUES AN UPLIFTING EMAIL! Global Ministries WINGS OF CARING PILOT MISSIONARY: Jacques [email protected] By Linda Heller, Chair, EUMC Mission Team