Category Archives: Reflecting on Missions

Essay 5 from Bread 4 the World: Assistance Can’t wait

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Tom Bolton

I have been sharing links to a wonderful series by Bread For the World: Development Works! This week I am sharing the fifth essay: Why Assistance Can’t Wait. Please click on the link above and read the whole essay. Here … Continue reading →

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Mr.Roger’s Place

Posted on August 10, 2013 by Tom Bolton

This morning, the Second Saturday Servants group from West Allis First UMC (and friends from other churches and communities) will make lunches for our homeless friends, and go to work at the Milwaukee Rescue Mission. I am praying as I … Continue reading →

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Bread for the World’s Leadership and Teamwork Essay

Posted on August 4, 2013 by Tom Bolton

Leadership and Teamwork Essay: The US Role in Development The third essay in the series, Development Works, is about US leadership in the area of global development. The US has long been a super power, and this essay explores how … Continue reading →

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Hunger and Poverty Among Latino Immigrant Children

Posted on August 4, 2013 by Tom Bolton

Hunger and Poverty Among Latino Immigrant Children Bread for the World created a wonderful series of reports in 2012 under the umbrella name Development Works.  I posted a link to the first paper last week.  The third paper, which is … Continue reading →

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Americans Reaching Out

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Tom Bolton

Americans Reaching Out Bread for the World created a wonderful series of reports in 2012 under the umbrella name Development Works.  I posted a link to the first paper last week.  The second paper, which is linked at the top … Continue reading →

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Nation-building South Sudan

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Tom Bolton

Nation-building South Sudan I’m re-blogging this from Action Against Hunger, because it is interesting and we don’t read much about this in our local media: Imagine waking up one day to find that you had no national identity. No flag, … Continue reading →

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TidBits to Follow Effective Development Post

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Tom Bolton

I thought I’d share a few important statistics that go with the reports I wrote about last Sunday:  Effective Development: 89% the share of the world population who now have access to safe drinking water. 3 billion: the number of people living … Continue reading →

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