The United Methodist Church’s Abundant Health Initiative promotes physical, emotional and spiritual well-being for all. Global Ministries’ Global Health Unit aims to create abundant health in economically vulnerable communities, in this case, by protecting mothers and their small children.
Category: Abundant Health Project Stories
A valuable gift of nets and fish
BATTICALOA, Sri Lanka – A $3 mosquito net can mean the difference between life and death for people in Sri Lanka. However, that amount equals three days’ wages for many. Thanks to a local nonprofit and financial support from Global Ministries, families have hope for survival.
Celebrating bold, resilient women
Global Ministries is inspired by bold, resilient women and stories of how they have overcome great challenges through Abundant Health-funded projects. They are a part of the effort to end the cycle of poverty.
Empowering indigenous communities for mother and child health
LAKE ATITLÁN, Guatemala—Whether she gave birth at home or in a hospital, Michaela Mendoza Chaves had extreme difficulties delivering all three of her children.
Hulapalooza celebrates Abundant Health around the world
“Focusing on our health benefits us in many different ways,” says Marie C. King, of St. John’s United Methodist Church, Nashville, Tennessee. “If we’re not healthy enough to get out and walk, we’re not healthy enough to come to worship … or to be involved in the community and socialize with each other.”
UMC Day of Health: Sharing Passions for Health and Wholeness
Only at the United Methodist Day of Health will you find a hula hoop circus artist, United Methodist clergy, and other health enthusiasts gathered in one room.
Preventing substance abuse among Brazil’s youth
Jose Miranda and his family lived in a neighborhood where drugs were very easy to access. Both of his parents were heavy drinkers and had difficulty holding jobs. Continue reading
Intervening for Child Refugees in Uganda
Global Ministries partner, Medical Teams International, diagnosed baby Brenda with severe malnutrition and malaria and intervened to provide medicine and nutritional supplements. Continue reading
Safe Water for Mayan Communities in Guatemala
Maria Santos Baquiax, a young married mother of two, lives in the Santa Apolonia area of Guatemala. Continue reading
Partnering for Healthy Childbirths in Nicaragua – A Midwife’s Testimony
Through the Abundant Health initiative, Acción Medica Cristiana (AMC) and Global Ministries are working together to ensure safe, healthy births in Nicaragua through leadership training for midwives in local communities. Continue reading
World AIDS Day: Ending the Negative Impact of HIV-AIDS
This World AIDS Day, Global Ministries joins the fight to end the negative impact of HIV.
Giving Voice to Women’s Health Education
“Before the training, I tried to conduct health education sessions, but I felt uncomfortable.” Continue reading
World Health Day: Celebrating Safe Births in Rural Mozambique
While making strides in recent years, the maternal and infant mortality rates in Mozambique are still among the highest in the world. Continue reading
One Million Children Initiative Rolls Out in Mozambique
For many years, women in the rural areas around Cambine have lacked access to quality prenatal, delivery, and postnatal care services, and even care for their newborns. Through the newly upgraded United Methodist Church Maternal and Child Clinic, these needs are now being addressed.
Community Development for All People
Ohio is ranked the third-worst state for food insecurity in the United States, with a significant increase since 2012 (from 6.4 percent to 7.5 percent). The United Methodist Church for All People is rising up to meet the needs of its community.
