Greenville District Updates:
At the 2010 Christian School of Mission, the United Methodist Women of the South Carolina Conference agreed to send an offering to the women of Sudan in an effort to assist the women in providing for their families.
After studying about the difficult living conditions many families must endure due to many years of war, John Wesley’s unit of the United Methodist Women in Greenville was inspired to help. Also, we discovered that the Sudanese women have the responsibility of preparing the meals. They gather together to grind grain to make bread. This task requires a great deal of time because they grind the grain by hand.
We decided that the best way to provide immediate help is through purchasing grinding mills. After prayerful consideration, we purchased four grinding mills.
In addition to grinding mills, we also purchased a sewing machine at the cost of $200. The women will be taught how to use the sewing machine and upon completion of the class, they will be given the sewing machine.
The United Methodist Women of John Wesley has sent $520.00 to our State Treasurer indicating how these funds are to be used. The State Treasurer will forward our gift to the United Methodist Commission on Relief (UMCOR), the agency which responds to disasters around the world. 100% of all money sent to UMCOR goes to designated crises and disasters.
Below are pictures of the kinds of mills and sewing machines we are sending to Sudan.
 
D. Johnson
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