”Never Again! is not a slogan. It’s a witness to the world that senseless violence will not stand.“
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Read one of the inspiring stories below, and if you or your church have a story of personal or community action, please feel free to share it with us by submitting your story here.
Personal Action: Michelle Ewald
A little over thirty years ago, one of my brother’s “friends” attacked me in our family’s garage. I fought back and got away. Earlier this year, I was perusing through the bookstore and John Prendergast’s and Don Cheadle’s “Not On Our Watch” caught my eye. I bought it and read it. Shortly thereafter, I tuned into a “60 Minutes” report describing the violent, brutal attacks on the women and girls of the Democratic Republic of Congo. In an instant, I was eleven years old again... Read more
Personal Action: Beth Reilly, Stay-at-Home Mom
Beth Reilly doesn’t fit the activist mold. This former teacher, now a stay-at-home mom, lives with her husband and three small kids in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Beth is tight with her MOPS friends (Mothers of Pre-Schoolers) and active in Aldersgate United Methodist Church. She’s also one of Indiana’s toughest Darfur advocates. Even The New York Times has taken note. Here’s the story of the making of an activist. Read more
Personal Action: Marv Steinberg
When I first became aware of what was going on in Darfur, through a series of reports by NBC correspondent, Ann Curry, I didn't think there was anything I could do about a tragedy on the other side of the world even thought it deeply disturbed me, but a combination of events led me to a different conclusion-one that would have a serious impact on my life. My wife and I had been devastated by the loss of our daughter, Suzanne, in May of 2005. Read more
Personal Action: Paul Gasque, Minister
As a United Methodist minister, I attended the South Carolina Annual Conference held in Florence, South Carolina the first week of June 2007. On the third day of the conference a resolution came before the Conference dealing with the crisis in Darfur. I must confess that until this time, I had been somewhat oblivious to events in Darfur. Having limited knowledge of the Darfur crisis and even less of its full implications, coupled with my being removed geographically, rendered me apathetic at best at that time. Read more
Church Action: Ginghamsburg Church
Ginghamsburg Church is a United Methodist congregation in Tipp City, Ohio, a small city of 9300 people just north of Dayton in the heart of the “rust belt.” When Lead Pastor Mike Slaughter arrived at Ginghamsburg 29 years ago, he inherited a 104-year-old small country church on a quarter of an acre with less than 100 people and an annual budget of $27,000. Read more
Mission Action: Darren Harder, Aid Worker
I am a Canadian, educated as a Social Worker, raised in a strong Christian family in a conservative evangelical Mennonite church on the prairies of Saskatchewan... I am a long way from home.
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