Mission Partnership Quarterly 
Nassau Presbyterian Church
October 2017
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Nassau Presbyterian Church

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Challenge abounds at home and in countries around the world. This month, we invite you to celebrate the small miracles of education empowered by our partners in Trenton and in Burma/Myanmar, and the joy of even basic medical care offered in Malawi by our own Dr. Barbara Edwards, and her new VIP friends. Join us - the need is great and the work force could use some new and renewed support.

As always, we welcome your questions, suggestions, and support as we seek to deepen our commitments beyond the Nassau Church community.

For the Mission & Outreach Committee,

Joyce MacKichan Walker, staff
joyce@nassauchurch.org 
Nassau-Villages in Partnership  


This Sunday, October 29, come to the Assembly Room at 12:15 p.m. to hear Barbara Edwards speak about her trip to Malawai this past May (picture above) with Villages in Partnership's medical mission group.

Hear how twenty-four Americans worked with local Malawians to create four pop-up medical clinics that served over five thousand people in three days. Barbara Edwards is a general internist with a private practice at The University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro. She is also the Medical Director of the  Bristol-Myers Squibb Community Health Center, which serves over 8000 patients, many uninsured or underinsured. Edwards worked in Liberia, West Africa, in 1988 as a medical student and has always wanted to return to work in Africa. "When Steve Heinzel-Nelson came to speak at Nassau about Villages in Partnership, I knew God was calling me to serve."  

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Wondering how you can get involved with our newest mission partner? Please contact Loretta Wells, lorwells4@gmail.com.
 
Nassau-Westminster Partnership
  
 
Memories of Princeton University's 14th Community Action Week at Westminster Presbyterian Church

By Ashley Hodges
Class of 2021, Princeton University  
 
On September 6, 2017, Trenton students tackled their first day and experienced the jitters of returning back-to-school marking the end of their summer vacation. While the schoolyards once again became populated with young, bright minds and positive souls, Westminster Presbyterian Church organized community-based events that involved Princeton students in a positive interaction with the Trenton community.

With the help of the students, WPC planned and participated in activities that supported the children and parents of Trenton. The Princeton students, young adults who come from all over the United States and as far as the United Kingdom and Turkey, enjoyed working with WPC and immersing themselves within the Trenton community. Holly Cunningham, a first year at the university, noted that she and her group "were eager to give the students of Trenton a chance to get excited to start the new school year."


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Interested in visiting Westminster's 11 AM worship and meeting our partners? Contact Patti Daley, pattidaley@aol.com.   

Nassau-Cetana Partnership
 
The Cetana board has been distressed by recent events in Myanmar/Burma. The persecution and violence conducted by the military against the Rohingya in Rakhine State constitute an enormous step backwards for the country. In view of this setback, Cetana intends to redouble its efforts to advance educational opportunities for Myanmar youth. We continue to believe that education is crucial for political, economic, and humanitarian progress.

The project in Kanpetlet in Chin State, where Nassau Church has provided significant financial support, is going ahead as planned. Metta Partners, Cetana's partner in this venture, will be on the ground again in January visiting the schools and talking to the teachers before the ESL volunteer supported by Nassau Church, Janet Powers, returns to the village in April to conduct teacher training.
 
 
Your ideas for making this a vital partnership are welcome. For more information, contact Sue Jennings, susancjennings@gmail.com

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