Mosquito Bytes

The Official
Newsletter of
Imagine No Malaria

December 2009

Use Video To Tell

Austin Churches Surpass Goals The Story
AUSTIN, Texas – Two churches in the Austin
District recently completed their Imagine No Malaria
activities with outstanding success.
Wimberley UMC had set a goal to save 2,000 lives,
and after Nothing But Nets activities and generous
pledges from members, they collected $27,053 in Video clips can help tell
gifts, enough to affect 2,700 lives. the malaria story in a
Oak Hill UMC nearly doubled its goal, raising personal, compelling
$117,434 to protect nearly 12,000 lives. Efforts in- way. For available
cluded an Impact 100 reception and a youth- resources, please check
organized and operated ―LemonAID‖ stand. our Web site and
YouTube channel.
We congratulate the people of Wimberley UMC and
Oak Hill UMC for answering the call by engaging the
entire church in the ministry of Imagine No Malaria.
65% of Impact 100
gifts have been
one-time donations of
$1,000 or more.
Bastrop UMC Rocks!
BASTROP, Texas — On Nov. 8, the congregation of First UMC of Bastrop hosted a chili sup-
per, followed by a special praise and worship experience. The event was held in downtown
Bastrop and featured music from
The Praise Team from the Edge at Lake
Travis UMC. The band, led by pastor and
musician Paul Vick, provided high-powered,
Christ-inspired music for the evening.
―We call this a praise and worship experi-
ence because the band from the Edge is so
full of energy, talent and spirit,‖ Bastrop
pastor Andy Smith said. ―All who attended
the event were moved in powerful ways.‖

TO SUBSCRIBE, VISIT: Malaria Outbreak Hits Virginia

www.ImagineNoMalaria.org ATLANTA, Ga.— The publication Vaccine News Daily recently
reported an alarming spike in malaria cases in the United States. Ten cases were
and follow us online: reported during one week in October, including four in Virginia. Each year,
approximately 1,000 malaria diagnoses are made on U.S. soil.
Not to worry, though. The vast majority of U.S.-based malaria cases are in travelers
returning from overseas.
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Dec. 6: Schertz (Texas)
UMC: Sunday To Save Lives
Dec. 18: First UMC Round
Rock, Texas youth lock-in
January 2010: Activity
begins in Western
Pennsylvania and North
Texas annual conferences.
April 25, 2010:
World Malaria Day
An Angel Shines
AUSTIN, Texas — Parker Lane She helped to plan a fund-raising dinner
UMC is developing Christian leaders. and found church members excited to
You need not look further than 20- participate.
year-old Angel Campolo for
Campolo even stood before the
evidence.
congregation to teach and ask for
―I felt compelled to do help fighting malaria.
something about malaria,‖
Her church family responded with
Campolo said.
pledges and gifts that inspired
And she did. After hearing Parker Lane UMC to raise
about the devastation $11,190, well beyond its goal.
caused by malaria, Campolo
Campolo and Parker Lane UMC
took action. Working
continue to support Imagine No
closely with Pastor Tina
Angel Campolo answered the Malaria, planning several events
Carter, she began asking call for Parker Lane UMC. for the coming year.
church members if they
would help save lives in
Africa.
At A Glance: 2009 Death Toll (Worldwide)*
H1N1 VIRUS 5,000
MALARIA
830,000
*WHO estimates through 10/09

Endorsements Inspire Success

By Virgilio Vasquez-Garza working class? Why? But he tried, and he
District Superintendent, succeeded!
San Antonio District
I was in love with the prettiest girl in my church.

Imagine No Malaria… As
someone who has been
around this Earth for quite
some time, I want to put the
music of John Lennon’s song
to this phrase. But this would
be too controversial because the first line of Len-
non’s song is ―Imagine There’s No Heaven,‖
and I am not willing or ready to discuss that line.
Now that I have your attention: Imagine No Ma-
laria is easy if you try. Is your congregation try-
ing? Are you trying? Unless we try, nothing gets
done.
John Wesley, founder of the Methodist move-
ment, tried several things that seemed impossi-
ble at the time. Preaching outside the church? It
was a scandal! Taking the Christian faith to the
I did not think she would be interested in a guy
like me, poor and skinny, politically and relig-
Malaria
iously weird. She was and is nice, sweet, beauti- Fact:
ful, thoughtful, patient and very popular with the
guys. I decided to go for it. Hey! We are going to Of the
celebrate 40 years of marriage in 1 million malaria
December. If I had not tried, if I had not said, deaths each year,
―Unless I try, I will not know,‖ my life would
more than
have taken a different turn.
90 percent
Imagine No Malaria is easy if you try. Every
occur in
effort to eradicate malaria makes a difference. Do
not sell yourself or your congregation short. You sub-Saharan
will be surprised about what God can do with the Africa.
efforts of all of the people. We will make a dif-
ference because we try.
If you are already trying, PRAISE GOD! If you
are still thinking about it, it is easy if you try.