A story from your Global Ministries

MARCH
2016

A story from your Global Ministries

MARCH
2016

What you have learned and received, and heard and seen in me, do;
and the God of peace will be with you.
P h i l i p p i a n s 4 : 9

What you have learned and received, and heard and seen in me, do;
and the God of peace will be with you.
P h i l i p p i a n s 4 : 9

Through the Eyes of Children

Through the Eyes of Children

T he beauty of life can be seen through the eyes of children all

around the world. Just a short walk from the Christian Hospital
Mungeli is the Rambo Memorial English Medium School
(RMEMS). There the vibrant energy of young people, from
nursery to 12th grade, pulses. Each day the students learn to
cherish life, respect each other, and embrace the unique learning
opportunities that are available to them outside, as well as inside,
Kahala Cannon
the walls of their school.
Many avenues that enable learning are utilized at the school. From trips to the
hospital laboratory by the 10th grade Biology class studying the components of
human blood, to the 16 debaters in 5th through 8th grade, who present their
arguments on whether cellular phones should be allowed in school; energetic
lessons make learning fun.
The schools dance team won first place in the Friends, Youth, Welfare and
Society Interschool Dance Competition. They were one of 12 schools to earn a
coveted spot in the competition. The theme was the shooting in the Army Public
School in Pakistan in 2014, in which 132 students were killed by terrorists. It
was the first time that a theme dance had ever been performed in the history of
the competition. The students chose their theme, choreographed the dance, and
selected a melody of songs to coincide with the action and emotions of the story.
As I was dancing, I was thinking about how the students must have felt at that
time and how their parents must have felt, explained 9th grade student Srishti
Bagh. I would like to say to everyone that we should not fight. We are all the
same and should live as friends.
Perhaps it is we who can learn the most by looking at our world through the eyes
of children.
Kahala Cannon serves with the Synodical Board of Health Services of the Church
of North India. She serves as a dentist at the Christian Hospital in Mungeli, India.
Her appointment is supported by One Great Hour of Sharing, Our Churches Wider
Mission, Disciples Mission Fund and your special gifts.

T he beauty of life can be seen through the eyes of children all

around the world. Just a short walk from the Christian Hospital
Mungeli is the Rambo Memorial English Medium School
(RMEMS). There the vibrant energy of young people, from
nursery to 12th grade, pulses. Each day the students learn to
cherish life, respect each other, and embrace the unique learning
opportunities that are available to them outside, as well as inside,
Kahala Cannon
the walls of their school.
Many avenues that enable learning are utilized at the school. From trips to the
hospital laboratory by the 10th grade Biology class studying the components of
human blood, to the 16 debaters in 5th through 8th grade, who present their
arguments on whether cellular phones should be allowed in school; energetic
lessons make learning fun.
The schools dance team won first place in the Friends, Youth, Welfare and
Society Interschool Dance Competition. They were one of 12 schools to earn a
coveted spot in the competition. The theme was the shooting in the Army Public
School in Pakistan in 2014, in which 132 students were killed by terrorists. It
was the first time that a theme dance had ever been performed in the history of
the competition. The students chose their theme, choreographed the dance, and
selected a melody of songs to coincide with the action and emotions of the story.
As I was dancing, I was thinking about how the students must have felt at that
time and how their parents must have felt, explained 9th grade student Srishti
Bagh. I would like to say to everyone that we should not fight. We are all the
same and should live as friends.
Perhaps it is we who can learn the most by looking at our world through the eyes
of children.
Kahala Cannon serves with the Synodical Board of Health Services of the Church
of North India. She serves as a dentist at the Christian Hospital in Mungeli, India.
Her appointment is supported by One Great Hour of Sharing, Our Churches Wider
Mission, Disciples Mission Fund and your special gifts.

You make the difference...

You make the difference...

The prayers and help you provide through your local

congregations make possible the work and witness of GLOBAL
MINISTRIES, which is supported by Disciples Mission Fund of
the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and Our Churchs
Wider Mission (OCWM) of the United Church of Christ.

The prayers and help you provide through your local

congregations make possible the work and witness of GLOBAL
MINISTRIES, which is supported by Disciples Mission Fund of
the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and Our Churchs
Wider Mission (OCWM) of the United Church of Christ.

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