International Head Quarters

Fourth District Women’s Missionary Society

Volume 5: Issue 1 January 2013

Local and Global Mission Impact

Building Momentum

THE CASE FOR EXEMPLARS

"They came everyone whose heart

stirred him up, And everyone whom his

spirit made willing, And brought

Yahweh's offering for the work of the

Tent of Meeting,

And for all of its services and for

the Holy Garments."

(Exodus 35:21)

From the time of Moses, there have

been those whose giving was an inward

response to a Spiritual stirring,

those whose relationship with GOD

freed them to GIVE for the uplift and

work of the Kingdom. As our Mission

initiatives expand: HEALERS FOR

RWANDA, Emergency Preparedness, Legacy

Scholarships, Mental Health and Young

Women's Initiative; so have our

opportunities to GIVE!

Our 2013 Resource Development Strategy

is 7 FOLD:

A. Mission EXEMPLARS are persons who

make a Direct Contribution of $150 to

the

4th District WMS independent of their

local society contributions.

B. Local Society Shares

C. WOWPC support of 15 Mission

Initiatives. See prayingchicago.org

D. Conference support of Connectional

Responsibilities

E. Annual BLUE and WHITE Breakfast

(Planning Meeting)

F. Each CONFERENCE will have the

opportunity to generate Conference

resources at the College that they

Host at the WOWPC.

G. Each Conference will be assigned

ONE MONTH to recruit 4th District

FRIENDS OF

MISSION who will be listed by Name for

a Contribution of $15 in our 4th

District

WMS Newsletter.

FEBRUARY: CANADA: Healers For Rwanda

MARCH: CHICAGO: Furnishing for New WMS

Headquarters

APRIL: INDIANA: Refurbishing New

Bethel AME Church, Mt. Vernon, Indiana

MAY: ILLINOIS: Meals for International

Delegates to WOWPC

AUGUST: MICHIGAN: Eco Project at Camp

Baber

We pray that our hearts will be

"stirred up" and that the Spirit will

make us "willing!"

In the Name of the Triune God.

Amen.

MISSIONS, MONEY and MAYHEM

Part ONE:

No topic has the power to transform

"spirit-filled", Holy Ghost dancing,

Bible quoting, theologically sound

Church folk into raging, unforgiving,

mean spirited, super insecure drones

like the subject of "money".

So let's all EXHALE and consider the

Missions dearest to our hearts!:

Moses did not have a transportation

budget to bring 3 million Jews across

the Red Sea. Martin Luther King, Jr.,

did not have Corporate sponsors to

change the Laws and the Culture of the

United States of America with regard

to racial discrimination. Mother

Teresa had NO personal income with

which to launch a Christian Healing

Ministry in India, a Hindu nation.

Moses, Martin and Mother all had

Radical Faith and engaged in RADICAL

PRAYING, responded with Radical

Obedience resulting in KINGDOM IMPACT.

We cannot continue to allow MONEY to

frighten and intimidate us. When we

allow God to change our "thinking"

about money; our Ministries, our

Families and our Businesses will

prosper. According to 3John 2,our

prosperity and our health are a

reflection of our spiritual condition.

The 4th District is wonderfully

composed of 3 nations: Canada, India

and the United States. Each with a

unique history, culture and faith

life. However, our ONE-ness in Christ

makes us Family.

Our Challenge both separately and

together, as nations and as persons,

as Churches and as Missionaries in

this Millennium is to become income-

generating organisms. We have

everything we need to organize

ourselves for 100% Purpose Driven

Employment, Home Ownership, Higher

Education and care for our Elderly and

Infirm!

The "mind" we bring to Missions

reflects our real opinion of God,

Discipleship and the Hope that we have

for a "better" future for ourselves or

anyone else. Let the Mission Raise

the Money! Keep the reality of the

Mission at the forefront of all you

do. Keep it as the foundation of your

PRAYING and the focus of your family

life. When our attitudes change, so

will the fruit of our faith. The Key

to IMPACT in this world is MISSIONS:

the ways in which we make the Gospel

Real in the lives of the hurting, the

unbelievers, the poor and the

oppressed.

Adopt the same attitude toward the

Finances of your family and see the

Impact. Through disciplined saving,

investment and debt retirement as our

priorities rather than shopping,

spending and gratifying; we experience

an immediate lifestyle impact.

We do not GROW by withholding,

INCREASE comes through GIVING!

Please take the risk of reading 2

Corinthians 9: 10-15 in every version

that you can find, and PRAY the Holy

Spirit to REnew your MIND and that of

each one of us.

BECAUSE OF CALVARY,

Rev. Dr. Cecelia Williams-Bryant

WOMEN OF THE FOURTH UNITING FOR GLOBAL

IMPACT

Once again, the Missionaries, Women In

Ministry, Laity, Fresh Fire, First

Ladies, Musicians, Artists, Educators,

Business Women, Home Makers, Retirees,

College Students and Seminarians have

come together for a FAITH STRETCHING

initiative. The World of Women Praying

Convocation, after 2 Years in the

Planning, will take place June 27-30,

2013 in Rosemont Illinois, just outside

O'hare Airport in Chicago.

As an Ecumenical, International,

Intergenerational Gathering, participants

will be coming from, Brasil, South

Africa, France, New Zealand, The

Dominican Republic, Jamaica, India, Great

Britain, throughout the United States and

Canada, under the direction of Dr.

Carolyn Ann Knight, 3 Seminaries will

offer CEUs. In collaboration with our

other Deans, the 5 Colleges of Prayer

offer an unprecedented breadth of courses

and experiences on PRAYER. IF you are

among those few persons who have not had

an opportunity to serve, you are welcome

to join one of the following PRAYING

teams:

ECUMENICAL SISTERHOOD: to recruit and

register women outside the AME Church

Rev. Vivian Clarington

CONNECTIONAL SISTERHOOD: to recruit and

register women outside the 4th District:

Debrae Lomax

FIRST LADIES LUNCHEON: Lady Danielle

Penson

YWI: (recruiting women 18-30/35)

Marchelle Jackson

LIFE MEMBERS: Lady Mary Hawkins

WOMEN's IMPACT AWARDS BREAKFAST:

WOMEN's WELLNESS CENTER: Dr. Patricia

Coleman Burns

CHILDREN's Center: Rhonda Mitchell

HEALERS FOR RWANDA

JANUARY and FEBRUARY section

organizational meetings and Documentation

procedures:

Physicians and Pharmacists

Mental Health Professionals

Nurses

Volunteers

MARCH 11 Prayer, Holy Communion and

Departure

MARCH 12 ARRIVAL

Meeting with Rwanda Team

Set up Pharmacy

Site Assignments

MARCH 13 CLINIC OPENINGS

MARCH 14-15

GRAND ROUNDS at Hospital 7:00AM

HEADQUARTERS. 9 am- 7PM

SATELLITE A. 10am-3PM

SATELLITE B. NOON-3PM

DAILY PRAYER each site at NOON

MARCH 16

Clinics 8-NOON

Cultural Engagement

MARCH 17

WORSHIP at 7 Churches

Clinics 1PM-3PM

MARCH 18-19

Clinics 8am-4PM

Women's Enrichment Sessions 6:00 PM-

7:OOPM

MARCH 20

Personal Day

MARCH 21 DEPARTURE

MARCH 22 Arrive in USA

Interested in Rwanda?

If you or someone you know are interested in

traveling to Rwanda, please sign up now! We are

in need of Health Care and Mental Health

professionals. There is also a need for Pharmacists,

Dentists, Nurses and Volunteers. If you speak

French, we need you too. Please call your

Conference Branch President NOW!!!

Rwanda Medication List

Antibiotics

Amoxicillin 500 mg caps

Amoxicillin for suspension;

Doxycycline 100 mg caps

Ciprofloxacin 500 MG'

Levaquin 500 mg

Metronidazole 250 mg

Erythromycin 500 MG

Meds for depression

Zoloft, cymbalta, lexapro etc

Xanax 0.5 mg

Benadryl 25 Mg

Atarax 25 mg

Prednisone 20 MG

Indocin 25 mg

Hydocortisone 2 1/2% cream

Clotrimazole Cream

Bacitracin

Neosporin

Dayquil

Nyquil

Ibuprofen 600 mg

Acetomenophen 500 mg

Immodium 2 mg

Clorphenemine Maleate 2MG

Reading glasses, all strengths

WORLD OF WOMEN ADMINISTRATIVE NETWORK

ADMINISTRATIVE CORPS

Mary Madison, Executive Director

South East Area ILLINOIS (admin aides)

Lisa Reynolds and Ebony Chisolm.

Communications (Michigan Conference)

A. REGISTRATION, Pam Gaddy

1. Ann Arbor Area

2. Grant Toronto, Loy Pinnock Brown

3. REGIONAL MOBILIZERS

4. International Delegations. Jerusha

Richards, Linda Sitole

ILLINOIS CONFERENCE South West Area.

(Dutch and Spanish Translators

Battle Creek Area Translators

Montreal Area, Translators

St. Stephens (Sponsors)

Ebenezer (Sponsors)

5. YOUNG WOMEN's INITIATIVE, WMS 3rd. VPs

Technological Peer Mobilization

Ashley Phillips, aphillips@loqw.com

Hazel Marie Anderson,

hmanderson3@yahoo.com

Jazmine Jenkins Thomas,

jazminejenkins4@yahoo.com

Newman(College Student Sponsors)

6. PROTÉGÉS(13-17 years)Rev. Dawn Parker

Rev. Erica Bailey

7. SEMINARIANS, Norma Benson

nbenson001@luthersem.edu

B. CONVENTION CENTER, Corlis Moody

JEFFERSONVILE AREA, Convention Center

Aides

Evangelist Dorothy Sumner and

Evangelist Kelly Shelton

C. PROTOCOL and HOSPITALITY, Annie

Robinson

WEST AREA Chicago Conference (INTL Hsg,

Transportation : 5 Limos, 12 Vans, 30

Cars) , Sign Language, Student

Translators, Courtesies, Sponsors)

Oak Grove: Transportation

Ft Wayne Area Transportation

Lady Aurelia Jackson

D. PUBLIC RELATIONS, Jacqueline Robinson

E. ECUMENICAL RELATIONS, Rev. Lila Martin

and Effie Baber,WMS

F. CIVIC RELATIONS, Rev. Valerie Toney

Parker

G. FISCAL RESOURCES COMMISSION, Claudette

Baker

1. MALAWI GIRL CHILD FOUNDATION, Rev.

Rice

2. WORLD OF WOMEN IMPACT BREAKFAST, Lady

Pat Baldrick

3. SONS of BOAZ, Doris Haskins

4. FIRST LADIES LUNCHEON, Lady Pamela

Osborn

5. WOMEN's ENRICHMENT ESPLANADE, Rev.

Elaine Walters

SOUTH AREA, Chicago Conference.

(Inspiration, Health, Business, Finance,

Arts, Writers), Rev. Rosalyn Henderson,

Lady Robin Gonzales

East St Louis/Alton Area

Niles/Flint Area

Indianapolis Area

6. PRAYER BOOK, Carol Bowie

H. PRAYER COLLEGES, Rev. Brenda White

CEUs.

Dean Carolyn Ann Knight

COLLEGE DEANS

OPENINGS, Lady Joyce Johnson

Ceremony of Sacred Intention, Dr. Helen

Williams

I. DEAN OF CHAPEL LIFE, PE Tracey Thomas

WOMEN's Wailing Wall, Kimberly Hamilton-

Foy

World Peace Labyrinth, Rev. Diane Bogues

Living Labyrinth, Rev. Tamar Mitchell

J. PLENARIES, Angela Bullock

1. OPENING,PE Anne Henning Byfield

Chicago Area.(Govt. Ecumenical, Civic,

Intl Ushers, Corporate Sponsors for

Reception)

2. PRAYER OUTREACH, Rev. Alene Glover

3. PRAYER and the ARTS, Rev. Stephanie

Butler Adams

4. CATALYST Sessions, Rev. Karen Cross

5. CLOSING CONSECRATION, Tisha

Rev. Lenore Williams, SACRAMENT

Mother Beverly Thomas, Orchestra

K. WOMEN's WELLNESS CENTER

Dr. GLORIA WHITE HAMMOND

Dr. Joyce Sackey

Rev. Taleah Phillips

Lois Curry,RN

Desiree Blake,RN

NORTH Area of Chicago Conference

(Masseuse, Aromatherapy, Testing, Wgt

Mgmt

Stress reduction, TESTING SITES, Drug

Companies)

IOWA/Quad Cities Area

L. FITNESS COORDINATOR, Shani Bauldrick,

Rev Lyndetta Alsberry, BOYD COLLEGE

LA Tanya Fakir, FITCHUE COLLEGE

Canada, Davis COLLEGE

Keely Lucas, THOMAS College

Jasmine Jones, TALBOT College

M. CHILDREN's,CENTER(PreK-11 years)

LADY Laurelyn Williams

LADY Janet Reff

Lady C. Anne Thomas

NORTH WEST AREA CHICAGO CONFERENCE

Christian Education Focus with Fit To

Lead Events

Little Egypt AREA

Central Detroit Area

GARY Area

TWI

N. SPECIAL EVENTS: President Joyce

Keys

1. W.O.W. IMPACT AWARDS BREAKFAST

Rev. Jolynne Stokes

Rev. Cheryl Green

Dr. Sharon Hobbes

Lady Mary Fleming Hughes

Dr. Mary Chapman, Quad Cities

Dr. Joyce Hayes, Little Egypt

Dr. Victoria Nichols Johnson, South West

Ms. Deidre Manesty, South East

Lady Pearlie Parks

Lady Rev. Galda McCants

2. SONS OF BOAZ

Rev. James Moody

Rev. Willie Gholston

Rev. James Bailey

3. FIRST LADIES LUNCHEON

Lady Danielle Penson

Lady Ambassador Robin Tyson

Lady Anita Lemmons

WOWPC WANTS YOU!

World of Women Praying Convocation,

wants the competitor in you! If you are

between the ages of 18 and 30, we are

looking for you. We want you to win a gift

of free registration for WOW and free hotel

stay (double room) in Chicago/Rosemont

from June 27-30, 2013 and a ticket for the

Impact Awards Breakfast. If you have the

fever for competition, this project is for you.

The rules are: If you are between the ages

of 18-30 and register the most women

between the ages of 18-30 for the Sylvia

Ross Talbot College, and the registrations

cannot be accomplished online. Your

registrations must be sent by hard copy.

Send registrations and checks or money

orders payable to WGI/WMS @ WOWPC,

P. O. Box 8116, Des Moines, Iowa 50316.

The winner will be announced by March 5.

This competition will begin on February 1

and end on February 28. All registrations

and funds must be received by midnight, on

February 28. Registrations received after

this date and time cannot be counted toward

your amount of registrations.

Rev. Dr. Cecelia Williams-Bryant,

4th District Supervisor

WORLD OF WOMEN PRAYING

CONVOCATION JUNE 27-30, 2013

2013 BUILDING MOMENTUM

The World of Women Praying Convocation is

seeking Woman who will "expand our

territory". Women who love Prayer and

who believe that PRAYING has Kingdom

Impact. Women who will help us engage

and include PRAYING WOMEN locally,

nationally and globally in our 4TH

District WMS WGI IMPACT EVENT June 27-30,

2013 in Chicago/Rosemont. Make your

recommendations to Rev C:

queenakosua@hotmail.com

120 Endorsements/Agreements. By January

1, 2013

From Women's Ministries and Prayer Cells

REGIONAL DIRECTORS:

Christian Women uniting to insure that

our Convocation is International,

Ecumenical and Global.

A) Stir up Intercession for the

Convocation

B) Encourage Registrants

C) Attend as Prayer Mentors

USA

MID WEST

EAST COAST

SOUTH

WEST COAST

CANADA

Windham

Toronto

Montreal

WEST INDIES

Jamaica

Trinidad

Barbados

Dominican Republic

Virgin Islands

Bermuda

SOUTH AMERICA

COLUMBIA

CHILE

BRAZIL

MEXICO

INDIA

Hyderbad

Chennai

Bangalore

EUROPE

UK

FRANCE

GERMANY

IRELAND

AFRICA

West

East

Central

South

North

MISSIONARY MONDAY DIRECTIVES:

PRAY for the COLLEGE assigned to your Conference

MOTIVATE an Individual/organization/business/Family to

SPONSOR the attendance of a Woman from:

CANADA: INDIA

CHICAGO: Caribbean, South America

MICHIGAN: Caribbean, South America

ILLINOIS: West Africa

INDIANA: South Africa

HAVE ALL MEMBERS of your Local Society

REGISTERED ON OR BEFORE January 1, 2013.

PARTICIPANTS ARE NEEDED FOR:

THE ORCHESTRA

THE LIVING LABYRINTH

FRENCH TRANSLATORS

SPANISH TRANSLATORS

PORTUGESE TRANSLATORS

Transportation

Administrative Aides

Each Local Society is requested to identify ONE VENDOR:

CHAIR MASSAGE

RELAXATION THERAPIST

CHRISTIAN BOOKS

WOMEN's Health Care Persons

Weight Loss Counselors

EACH CONFERENCE MUST PROVIDE A CHILD CARE

CENTER in their College 9-5PM. THURS-SATURDAY FOR

children who are toilet trained to 11 years of age. One

Primary Coordinator and Volunteer Nurse should be present

each day. LUNCH AND SNACKS CAN BE DONATED.

Staffed by qualified child care volunteers, with certification,

and background checks. Shifts of two and 1/2 hours are

acceptable. One adult for every 4-5 year old children. One

adult for every child 7 and older. Qualified male adult

volunteers should be included.

The President Speaks

Greetings, Happy New Year! Entering 2013, I think it’s appropriate to celebrate our African Culture and Heritage, starting now and continue throughout February (and beyond, if we desire). It is only

fitting that we start now, with the celebration of the Martin Luther King, Jr. birthday. And most significantly, as King’s dream continues the 2nd Inauguration of President Barack Obama. I know that most of us will be at home or in Washington, D.C., watching and participating in the events surrounding the Inauguration. But let’s not forget our obligation to volunteerism in recognition of the M.L. King Holiday celebration; “A day on, not a day off”. If you didn’t on Saturday for the National Day of Service, let’s find the time to fit this into our schedule. You might, if you are hosting an Inaugural party, invite a few young people to join you and talk about the importance of this significant day.

I hope you will join us at the Connectional Executive Board Meeting, Training and Day of Service January 30 – February 2, 2013 in Dallas, TX. Our International President has requested that each Missionary save 50 cents a day to contribute to the work of WMS at the United Nations NGO effort. The total is $52.00 and if you are not attending please send a check by someone else. We are also asked to join the WMS Foundation with a membership donation of $5.00, plus a contribution in any amount. Our year continues at high speed, as always with Founder’s Day in February, dates differ by Conference. The Rwanda Health Mission is March 11-22, 2013, donations are needed. Your Conference will provide that information to you. Mid-Year is fast approaching, March 14-16, 2013 in Indianapolis, IN. Please make your hotel reservation now. The “World of Women Praying Convocation” June 27 – 30, 2013 in Rosemont, IL (near Chicago). If you haven’t registered you may do so at www.prayingchicago.org or search World of Women Praying. And in this New Year, I pray that we move in Unity as Missionaries of the Gospel. “So, chosen by God for this new life of love, dress in the wardrobe God picked out for you: compassion, kindness, humility, quiet strength, discipline. Be even-tempered, content with second place, quick to forgive an offense. Forgive as quickly and completely as the Master forgave you. And regardless of what else you put on, wear love. It’s your basic, all-purpose garment. Never be without it. Let the peace of Christ keep you in tune with each other, in step with each other. None of this going off and doing your own thing. And cultivate thankfulness. Let the Word of Christ – the Message – have the run of the house. Give it plenty of room in your lives. Instruct and direct one another using good common sense. And sing; sing your hearts out to God! Let every detail in your lives – words, action, whatever – be done in the name of the Master, Jesus, thanking God the Father every step of the way.” Colossians 3:12-17 MSG.

God Be with You and have a Merry Christmas,

Joyce M. Keys

Leprosy

The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, “When

a person has on the skin of his body a swelling or an

eruption or a spot, and it turns into a case of leprous

disease on the skin of his body, then he shall be

brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons the

priests, and the priest shall examine the diseased

area on the skin of his body. And if the hair in the

diseased area has turned white and the disease

appears to be deeper than the skin of his body, it is a

case of leprous disease. When the priest has

examined him, he shall pronounce him unclean. But

if the spot is white in the skin of his body and

appears no deeper than the skin, and the hair in it

has not turned white, the priest shall shut up the

diseased person for seven days. And the priest shall

examine him on the seventh day, and if in his eyes

the disease is checked and the disease has not

spread in the skin, then the priest shall shut him up

for another seven days. ... Leviticus 13:1-14

On January 27, 2013, the world will observe Leprosy. The following is an article from the World Health Organization (WHO), September 2012.

Key facts

Leprosy is a chronic disease caused by a bacillus, Mycobacterium leprae.

Official figures show that almost 182 000 people, mainly in Asia and Africa, were affected at the beginning of 2012, with approximately 219 000 new cases reported during 2011.

M. leprae multiplies very slowly and the incubation period of the disease is about five years. Symptoms can take as long as 20 years to appear.

Leprosy is not highly infectious. It is transmitted via droplets, from the nose and

mouth, during close and frequent contacts with untreated cases.

Untreated, leprosy can cause progressive and permanent damage to the skin, nerves, limbs and eyes.

Early diagnosis and treatment with multidrug therapy (MDT) remain the key elements in eliminating the disease as a public health concern.

Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, an acid-fast, rod-shaped bacillus. The disease mainly affects the skin, the peripheral nerves, mucosa of the upper respiratory tract and also the eyes.

Leprosy is curable and treatment provided in the early stages averts disability.

Multidrug therapy (MDT) treatment has been made available by WHO free of charge to all patients worldwide since 1995, and provides a simple yet highly effective cure for all types of leprosy.

Leprosy today

Leprosy control has improved significantly due to national and sub-national campaigns in most endemic countries. Integration of primary leprosy services into existing general health services has made diagnosis and treatment of the disease easy. The implementation of the global leprosy strategy 2011–2015 national leprosy programs now focus more on underserved populations and inaccessible areas to improve access and coverage. Since control strategies are limited, national programs actively improve case holding, contact tracing, monitoring, referrals and record management.

According to official reports received from 105 countries and territories, the global registered prevalence of leprosy at the beginning of 2012 stood at 181 941 cases. The number of cases detected during 2011 was 219 075 compared with 228 474 in 2010.

Pockets of high endemicity still remain in some areas of Brazil, Indonesia, Philippines, Democratic Republic of Congo, India, Madagascar, Mozambique, Nepal, and the United Republic of Tanzania. All endemic countries remain highly committed to eliminating the disease, and continue to intensify their leprosy control activities.

Brief history - disease and treatment

Leprosy was recognized in the ancient civilizations of China, Egypt and India. The first known written mention of leprosy is dated 600 BC. Throughout history, the afflicted have often been ostracized by their communities and families.

Although leprosy was treated differently in the past, the first breakthrough occurred in the 1940s with the development of the drug dapsone, which arrested the disease. But the duration of the treatment was many years, even a lifetime, making it difficult for patients to follow. In the 1960s, M. leprae started to develop resistance to dapsone, the world’s only known anti-leprosy drug at that time. In the early 1960s, rifampicin and clofazimine, the other two components of recommended multidrug therapy (MDT), were discovered.

In 1981, a WHO Study Group recommended MDT. MDT consists of 3 drugs: dapsone, rifampicin and clofazimine and this drug combination kills the pathogen and cures the patient.

Since 1995, WHO provides free MDT for all patients in the world, initially through the drug fund provided by the Nippon Foundation and since 2000, through the MDT donation provided by Novartis and the Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development.

Elimination of leprosy as a public health problem

In 1991 WHO's governing body, the World Health Assembly (WHA) passed a resolution to eliminate leprosy by the year 2000. Elimination of leprosy is defined as a prevalence rate of less than 1 case per 10 000 persons. The target was achieved on time

and the widespread use of MDT reduced the disease burden dramatically.

Over the past 20 years, more than 14 million leprosy patients have been cured, about 4 million since 2000.

The prevalence rate of the disease has dropped by 90% – from 21.1 per 10 000 inhabitants to less than 1 per 10 000 inhabitants in 2000.

Dramatic decrease in the global disease burden: from 5.2 million in 1985 to 805 000 in 1995 to 753 000 at the end of 1999 to 181 941 cases at the end of 2011.

Leprosy has been eliminated from 119 countries out of 122 countries where the disease was considered as a public health problem in 1985.

So far, there has been no resistance to antileprosy treatment when used as MDT.

Efforts currently focus on eliminating leprosy at a national level in the remaining endemic countries and at a sub-national level from the others.

Actions and resources required

In order to reach all patients, leprosy treatment needs to be fully integrated into general health services. Moreover, political commitment needs to be sustained in countries where leprosy remains a public health problem. Partners in leprosy elimination also need to continue to ensure that human and financial resources are available.

The age-old stigma associated with the disease remains an obstacle to self-reporting and early treatment. The image of leprosy has to be changed at the global, national and local levels. A new environment, in which patients will not hesitate to come forward for diagnosis and treatment at any health facility, must be created.

WHO response

The WHO Strategy for leprosy elimination contains the following:

ensuring accessible and uninterrupted MDT services available to all patients through flexible and patient-friendly drug delivery systems;

ensuring the sustainability of MDT services by integrating leprosy services into the general health services and building the ability of general health workers to treat leprosy;

encouraging self-reporting and early treatment by promoting community awareness and changing the image of leprosy;

monitoring the performance of MDT services, the quality of patients’ care and the progress being made towards elimination through national disease surveillance systems.

Sustained and committed efforts by the national programs along with the continued support from national and international partners have led to a decline in the global burden of leprosy. Increased empowerment of people affected by the disease, together with their greater involvement in services and community, will bring us closer to a world without leprosy.

Blessings Everyone!!!! Dr. Tiwana D. Ware, Pharm D

Type 2 Diabetes and Sleep Troubles

Sleep is important for everyone, but it’s especially

important when your body experiences changing

blood sugar levels and other symptoms of type 2

diabetes. “Sleep deprivation causes changes in the

effectiveness of the body's control of appetite,

which can lead to weight gain, higher blood sugar,

and increased resistance to insulin,” says Richard

Castriotta, MD, director of the division of

pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine at the

University of Texas Health Science Center at

Houston.

Although sleep is very important when you have

type 2 diabetes, you may find you can’t sleep when

you need it most. One explanation for the problem

seems to be the connection between diabetes and

sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is a condition that’s

characterized by periods of halted breathing while

you’re asleep, which wakes you up repeatedly

throughout the night, leaving you fatigued and not

well rested in the morning.

Both type 2 diabetes and sleep apnea are health

concerns that are linked to obesity, so experts have

long recognized a connection between the two.

However, only recently has it been realized how

closely these conditions are tied to one another.

“There’s much more interrelation between the two

conditions than we thought,” says Betul Hatipoglu,

MD, a physician in the Cleveland Clinic’s

department of endocrinology, diabetes, and

metabolism. “In fact, one may actually contribute to

causing the other, and vice versa. Recent studies

have shown that sleep apnea actually increases

insulin resistance, hunger, and other type 2 diabetes

symptoms,” Dr. Hatipoglu says. “Other studies have

shown that treating sleep apnea also improves the

symptoms of type 2 diabetes.”

Other Sleep Issues You Might Face

Another problem that disrupts sleep is frequent

urination, a common symptom of type 2 diabetes.

You can’t sleep if you have to keep getting up to go

to the bathroom. Hatipoglu says this problem is

usually tied to high blood pressure, which is also

common with type 2 diabetes. As your blood

pressure goes up throughout the night, the need to

urinate increases. “If this occurs more than once a

night, we view it as an issue that needs to be

treated,” Hatipoglu says.

Having type 2 diabetes may also lead to other

disorders that make it harder to sleep. “In addition

to sleep apnea, people with type 2diabetes are at

increased risk for restless leg syndrome (RLS) and

periodic limb movements in sleep (PLMS), as well

as neuropathy and pain-associated sleep disruption,”

Dr. Castriotta says. “RLS causes difficulty falling

asleep because of strange feelings in the legs

beginning in the evening before sleep. PLMS may

cause either sleep-maintenance insomnia (difficulty

staying asleep) or a feeling of non-refreshing sleep

and daytime sleepiness due to slow, rhythmic limb

movements during sleep.”

Tips to Get a Good Night’s Sleep

The first step in managing your sleep problems with

type 2 diabetes is to see a doctor or a sleep

specialist. Sleep apnea is a serious, potentially life-

threatening problem that needs medical attention to

remedy. Frequent urination and other sleep-

depriving issues should also be treated by a medical

professional.

In addition to talking to your doctor and seeing a

sleep specialist, here are some additional strategies

that may help you sleep:

Reduce your caffeine intake. Caffeinated

beverages can keep you up at night and

increase the urge to urinate throughout the

night. If you can’t cut caffeine out entirely,

Hatipoglu recommends to at least eliminate

your intake in the afternoon and evening.

Curb the use of electronics in the

bedroom. Television is a no-no in the

bedroom, as it will keep you up when you

need to be focusing on resting. Watch TV in

another room, and turn it off at least an hour

before you want to nod off. Try reading a

book or listening to relaxing music instead.

Keep your bedroom cool, dark, and calm. Removing all light from the room, using

light-blocking curtains, and outfitting your

bed with appropriate bedding helps to create

an atmosphere that is conducive to sleep.

Create a regular bedtime schedule. Hatipoglu says you need to train your body

to get a good night’s sleep. One of the most

important ways you can do this is to create a

scheduled bedtime and stick to it as closely

as possible each night. You can incorporate

things into this routine that get your body

ready for bed, such as having a few sips of

relaxing chamomile tea, meditating, or

doing deep breathing exercises before you

close your eyes.

Sleep issues are a troubling side effect of type 2

diabetes that can leave you feeling tired all the time.

By taking these steps and working with your

medical team, you should be able to have sweet

dreams every night.

To register for WOW

The website is:

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All Hotels are in Rosemont, IL as well as the

Conference Center where events will be held.

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Another four years, what a blessing!!

Thank you Lord

WMS Life Members and "Significant Others"! I hope you are joyful in full awareness of the reason for

the season! With all of the violence and sadness in the

news this weekend, we who know and love Him can be

joyful that we have a special relationship with "The

Prince of Peace"! Hallelujah!

By now everyone in the 4th District should have been

informed by members of the WMS district, area, and/or

local leaders about our exciting 2013 Praying

Convocation. However, on behalf of the LIFE

MEMBERS, I want to make sure that each one knows

about this special event which will be held June 27 - 30,

2013 in Chicago. Please repeatedly share the following

information with each WMS Life Member in your

conference:

* The official website is: http://prayingchicago.org/.

Please go there to register for our Praying Convocation

prior to January 1, 2013, and LIFE MEMBERS who are

at least 70 years old can register for the Early Bird rate

of only $49.00! Can you believe it? Please assist those

Life Members who do not have access to computers.

* The Hilton Hotel (Rosemont, Illinois), which is

directly across the street from the Convention Center,

has been especially reserved for the convenience of Life

Members. Make reservations early because others

would also love to stay at this prime spot!

* Please purchase one of a kind royal blue ornaments

which will help us raise funds for helping with the

registration of women coming to the Convocation .

Single women, seniors and those in shelters will receive

assistance from the sale of these lovely keepsakes. They

will cost only $15 plus tax and delivery. For orders,

please contact Sister Corlis Moody at

corlissmoody@sbcglobal.net<mailto:corlissmoody@sbc

global.net> for these lovely Christmas ornaments.

* Thank you in advance for your assistance in making

sure that we "leave no LIFE MEMBER behind" when

we enjoy a very special spiritual renewal during the

2013 Praying Convocation! If after checking out the

website you still have questions, please let me know, and

I will try to get the answers for you. My phone number

is (847) 721-0142.

I hope you and your family will have a very merry

Christmas and that the New Year will be the best ever in

terms of spiritual growth, physical health and healthy

relationships! God loves you and so do I!

Mary Hawkins, Life Member Chairperson

Yes we can and yes we did!!!

Greetings to you in Jesus name.

We are happy to inform you that we conducted a

regional Pastors meeting at Puthur and 42 Pastors

attended, of them 20 were new who have expressed

their desire to join with AME. Most of them have

been in the ministry for extended period of time and

have their own churches that they are shepherding.

Attached herewith are some pictures of the meeting.

We are also planning to have the Chennai regional

Pastors meeting in February, where many others

have expressed their desire to join us. We will

update you when that takes place.

We are extremely happy to inform you that a

miracle has taken place in a less than 24 hours.

There is Pastor here who had heard a lot about us

and had very high regard on us, but did not know

about our ministry. We happened to accidentally

meet him last night, but we believe this was God's

plan. This Pastor expressed his desire to meet with

us this morning and came home, along with two

missionaries from a North Indian state known as

Bihar, The two missionaries are from two different

tribes. In the history of the church, this state is more

famous as "the graveyard of missionaries" both

foreign and native. Today the India church is

witnessing the harvest in this state, hundreds and

thousands are turning to Jesus.

Both of us have always had this state close to our

hearts and we had been praying about extending

AME there, but did not know how. Abraham had

served in this state in the 1980s. This was an answer

to prayer, because when we were sharing about

AME church with them, they expressed their desire

to join with us, along with 24 other missionaries

from that same state who are working under them.

But we have asked to share this with others and

pray about it, before committing. This is a real

breakthrough and indeed it is completely the work

of the Holy Spirit, and we are indebted to give all

glory to God for this.

We request you to kindly uphold this matter in

prayer, and for God to grant us wisdom and

discernment as we advance toward northern India as

a church, Once we a have made a presence there,

the AME church in India will overflow abundantly,

and the fourth District might become the largest

district in the whole of AME. All glory to God

again.

With Love and Prayers,

Sarah and Abraham Peddiney

Join us on every Monday night for prayer calls of the 2013 Global Prayer Convocation. The telephone number is 605-475-6700 and the access code is 1981678 followed by the pound (#) sign. The call time is 8pm CST and will last for only 30 minutes. This number is the same every week. The more women on the call, the more women will catch the spirit of prayer and the purpose for the 2013 WOW Global Prayer Convocation.

I was a Stranger and you Welcomed Me

1 March

2013

World Day of Prayer

Arise and Shine

Arise and shine 4th District. Let us all be diligent

and work hard for the building of God's kingdom.

Israel (as Canaan) would not have been built, and

certainly would not have developed to the super

power status it has today, if the settler Israelites had

sat on their laurels and expected hand-outs from

God (in faith) without working hard in the fields,

vineyards and lakes. To this day they would have

been classified as a ‘third world’ country, if they

had expected God (in faith) to build their roads and

bridges, houses, factories and all the other

infrastructures while they just sat down to worship

and pray in the synagogues and the temple at

Jerusalem.

When God promised the children of Israel a land

with milk and honey (Ex. 3:7-8; Deut. 8:7-11), He

did not promise, neither did he undertake, to get the

honey and milk for them! They had to WORK hard

for these and all the other heritages God had in store

for them. You see, it is God’s universal principle:

Faith WITHOUT works is DEAD! Life-less.

Useless. The hard truth is that anyone who carries

the Bible and does not DO anything

OBSERVABLE in the house of God, is as good (or

is it as bad?) as the one who professes to be atheist!

Look, brothers and sisters, GOD is a WORKER

who applies His FAITH in everything (see Heb.

11:3; Psalm 121:4-5), and He expects His true

children to be just like Him! Son of God as He is

(therefore no doubt FULL of FAITH), our Lord

Jesus died WORKING! He continues to work side

by side with His Heavenly father, just as he did in

the carpentry shop with his earthly father, Joseph.

Read John 10:25-32; John 8:38-39; James 1: 18,

and Heb. 11:7-9. Our earthly model and example is

in our father Abraham, who was a very hard

worker. Of-course Abraham is not the only

example. You can think of many others, hopefully

including yourself! The message of Jesus in the

above-quoted verses from John is simple: we are

supposed to be our father’s children. We should

have the DNA of our forefathers (as in God the

father, Abraham, Noah, Moses, Joshua, Isaac,

Jacob, David, Solomon, Nehemiah, etc.).

WHAT IS THE WORD GOD TEACHING US?

GET OUT OF OUR COMFORT ZONE AND DO

WHAT WE HAVE BEEN CALLED TO DO!!!!!

Kind regards,

Sister Lindiwe Sithole

WMS Canadian Conference President

Life Members Answered the Call

Hazel M. Walker Killion was born November

24, 1923 in East St. Louis, Illinois to Ollie and Izzie

Walker. She had one sister, Verdie. She was

married for 56 years to the late James H. Killion.

The proud Mother of four children: James III,

Carol, Cheryl and Michele. Mrs. Killion is the

grandmother of six and great-grandmother of four.

Mrs. Killion was a certified electrocardiogram

technician. She is also the mentor of Gail Gordon of

Illinois Conference WMS and 4th

District Officer.

Mrs. Killion lived a life reflective of the love and

teachings of Jesus the Christ. She was a member of

Trinity AMEC, Alton, IL., Rev. Charles Gill is the

pastor, she was a choir member, former president

and life member of the Cecelia Gregg WMS, YPD

director, Sunday School teacher. She served pivotal

leadership roles in her community; former president

of Alton Area CWU, St. Anthony’s Hospital

Foundation, River Bend United Way, Senior

Service Plus, Alton-YWCA, Oasis Women’s

Center, Alton National Council of Negro Women,

Inc. She received numerous awards including from

the State Of Illinois 85th

General Assembly, the City

of Alton declared June 30, Hazel Killion Day. Mrs.

Killion answered the call on October 3, 2012

Odessa Burnett Hudson was born July 26,

1919 in Mobile, Alabama to Alvin and Carmelia

Burnett. She had two brothers and one sister. She

was married to the late Jesse Hudson. The proud

parent of Clarence Hudson and grandmother of

Brandon Hudson; they both reside in Indianapolis,

Indiana. Mrs. Hudson is also the Godmother of

Benita Rollins-Gay, Chairperson of the Illinois

Conference Committee on Research and Status of

African American Families, and a strong Christian

mentor to Benita. Mrs. Hudson was a long time

member of Bethel AME Church, Champaign, IL

serving as a Steward, Stewardess, Class leader,

Sunday School teacher, Fleur de Lis Club member

and the Women’s Missionary Society (WMS). She

was a life member of the WMS. Mrs. Hudson is

the founder of the Champaign Unit of the National

Council of Negro Women, and past member of

Champaign’s Homemakers Extension and past

President and member of the Champaign-Urbana

Twin City Cosmetologist. Mrs. Hudson was called

home on January 1, 2013

Tuskegee Airman Succumbs

Quentin Smith, Tuskegee Airman and Gary community leader, dies at 94 By Carole Carlson ccarlson@post-trib.com/648-3154 January 15, 2013 9:58PM

GARY — Legendary Tuskegee Airman Quentin P. Smith, who later became an English teacher, school administrator and community leader, died Tuesday morning at age 94. Arrangements are pending at the Guy & Allen Funeral Home in Gary. Smith’s memory was included in a prayer at the start of Tuesday’s City Council meeting where Smith once held a seat. Smith was 24 when he enlisted, eventually becoming one of about 900 black pilots who trained in segregated fashion in Tuskegee, Ala., under a program started by President Franklin Roosevelt. Prior to that, blacks in the military were allowed to perform only menial tasks such as kitchen duty, hauling supplies and grave digging. “Black men can’t fly, can’t lead, can’t fight,” Smith said in his booming voice as he offered a history lesson last April to a gathering at Gary City Hall. RIP Quentin Smith a history maker from Gary, Indiana

Submitted by Mary Vaughn

Rosa Parks Postage Stamp

The U.S. Postal Service will unveil

a special commemorative stamp honoring the mother of

the Civil Rights Movement, Rosa Parks.

The forever stamp will be released on Feb. 4 which

would have been Parks’ 100th birthday.

It will first be unveiled at 7:30 a.m. at the Charles

Wright Museum of African American History, 315 E.

Warren, in a ceremony with the Rosa and Raymond

Parks Institute for Self- Development. The museum, not

normally open on Mondays, will be open 9 a.m. to 5

p.m. every Monday during February, which is Black

History Month. A second unveiling will take place at

10:45 a.m. at The Henry Ford, 20900 Oakwood Blvd.,

Dearborn.

That unveiling is part of a day-long series of activities

celebrating Parks’ birthday, which will begin at 9:30

a.m. and end at 9:30 p.m.

Cost is free for the museums on that day.

The release of the stamp will be among several activities

happening in Detroit and throughout the nation to honor

the black woman who refused to give up her seat to a

white man on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus on Dec. 1,

1955, which ignited a movement that led to the end of

legally-sanctioned racial discrimination in America.

For a schedule of events at The Henry Ford, visit

www.dayofcourage.org.

Also, some of those activities will be live streamed from

that site for those who are unable to attend in person.

More details will be provided closer to the event.

For more information on activities at the Wright

museum, visit www.thewright.org.

Submitted by Carol Griffin and Joyce Johnson

Missional Pastoral Care

Lead Them Home:

Pastoral Care specialists are trained - for good reasons -

to avoid becoming overly involved or opening doors to

codependency in the counselor-client relationship.

Without criticizing this standard practice, I do want to

suggest that we might be better served by what I call

Missional Pastoral Care.

Missional is rooted in the Latin term missio dei, which

means mission of God or the sending of God. It implies

the adopting of a missionary's posture, thinking and

practices that convey God's presence. It is the authentic

revelation of our "abiding in Christ" - or our reflection of

Christ who dwells inside us.

What would He do? And how do we offer Missional

Pastoral Care?

As evangelicals, we need to understand that "He" would

never do some of the things we do - and He would

intentionally and proactively take action on things we

never think to do.

(1) He would never allow evangelicals to look at others

outside the box of God's love. He would step in to gently

reveal our blind spots, so that we might love hurting

people more compassionately.

(2) He would never call conservative parents to condemn

and disown their children. He would remind them of

their frailties and invite them to join Him in radically

loving young people where they are.

(3) He would never sit by as adolescents are repeatedly

teased and bullied to the point of wanting to kill

themselves. He would intervene, report or take whatever

action is necessary to stop the violence.

(4) He would never skip headlines of another teen

suicide caused by bullying. He would read it. He would

weep with and comfort the victim's family. He would

bring justice and stop the violence.

(5) He would never encourage teens to disconnect from

their parents due to a belief gap. He would bridge the

gap. He knows that a strong parent-child bond lowers

suicidal inclination.

Jesus never lets go of moral truth - and He never

abandons those who fall short of it. Missional Pastoral

Care brings Jesus to where people are; nourishes faith

identity in them; and rescues them from harm. It never

alienates the victimizer - it always seeks to invite them

into Christ's love.

Submitted by Rev. C

From the editor

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