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MALANGE, Angola — Dr. Laurinda Quipungo works with patients at the clinic she runs at Quéssua Hospital. The clinic has two, rooms, six cots and a diagnostic room. The only medicine is in the cabinet. Photo by Melba Whitaker, Photo #04-0126, accompanies e-Review Florida UMNS #0211.
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MALANGE, Angola — The choir sang during the dedication of Quéssua United Methodist Church here. Florida Conference funds are helping refurbish the church, which was damaged during Angola's civil war. The funds helped pay for a new roof and ceiling tiles, doorways, windows, tile for the floors, structural and exterior work, and other repairs. Photo by Melba Whitaker, Photo #04-0124, accompanies e-Review Florida UMNS #0211. | |
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MALANGE, Angola — Children at the orphanage received gifts from the Florida Conference staff that were delivered by Bishop Timothy and Melba Whitaker. Photo by Melba Whitaker, Photo #04-0123, accompanies e-Review Florida UMNS #0211.
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ENTERPRISE — The Florida United Methodist Children's Home is located here and houses 80 children with special needs. The kids raised enough funds to fill 123 shoeboxes with gifts for needy children around the world. Photo courtesy of Stephen Hartsfield, Photo #04-0122, accompanies e-Review Florida UMNS #0210.
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MALANGE, Angola — Staff of the Eastern Angola Conference are led by their bishop, the Rev. José Quipungo (front left), in spontaneous dance and song in appreciation for a day off. The group accompanied Bishop Timothy and Melba Whitaker on a trip to the Kalandula Falls. Photo by Melba Whitaker, Photo #04-0121, accompanies e-Review Florida UMNS #0208.
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MALANGE, Angola — Bishop Timothy W. Whitaker (front) helps lay the cornerstone for Sango United Methodist Church while Bishop José (center) and Dr. Laurinda (right) Quipungo look on. Photo by Melba Whitaker, Photo #04-0119, accompanies e-Review Florida UMNS #0202.
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MALANGE, Angola — During Bishop Timothy and Melba Whitaker's visit, students at the Hope for the Children of Africa School received school kits provided by members of Florida Conference churches and assembled during the 2003 Florida Annual Conference Event. The kits finally arrived after many months of going through the shipping process. Photo by Melba Whitaker, Photo #04-0118, accompanies e-Review Florida UMNS #0202.
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MALANGE, Angola — Children at an orphanage here received toys and clothing given by Florida Conference Center staff members and delivered by Bishop Timothy and Melba Whitaker. Photo by Melba Whitaker, Photo #04-0117, accompanies e-Review Florida UMNS #0202.
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ARCADIA — Carry Hurst (left) and Martha Berube are two of about nine people working at Trinity United Methodist Church's disaster relief office to help meet the needs of Arcadia residents affected by this year's hurricanes. Photo courtesy of Don and Sherrin Larson, Photo #04-0116, accompanies e-Review Florida UMNS #0204.
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ARCADIA — A work team from Virginia makes repairs to Patricia and Jere Worley's home here. The work team was sent by Trinity United Methodist Church's "clearinghouse" for disaster relief. Photo courtesy of Don and Sherrin Larson, Photo #04-0115, accompanies e-Review Florida UMNS #0204. | |
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MADISON — Volunteers from the eight churches that form the United Methodist Cooperative Ministries of Madison County unload flood buckets at the Florida Conference United Methodist Depot of Madison. The cooperative ministry led the effort to get the newly established depot up and running, just in time for the unusally active portion of the hurricane season. Photo courtesy of Florida Conference United Methodist Depot of Madison, Photo #04-0114, accompanies e-Review Florida UMNS #0200. | |
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