News and notes from AMD, 16 August 2019

Here are the highlights of postings this week from the Association of Ministers with Disabilities, Disability Ministries Committee, Mental Health Ministries, Deaf and Hard-of-hearing Ministries Committee, and UM Congress of the Deaf:
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AMD

• Prayer: https://randomactsofexpression.blogspot.com/
• Women in ministry survey from AMD member: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LQ63ZMM
• Psalm 37: https://randomactsofexpression.blogspot.com/2019/08/psalm-37.html
• Hiding behind a smile: https://crippastor.wordpress.com/2019/08/12/are-you-hiding-behind-your-smile
• Choice words: https://randomactsofexpression.blogspot.com/2019/08/choice-words.html
• Give me liberty: https://crippastor.wordpress.com/2019/08/14/give-me-liberty-immigrants-cripples-and-jesus
• Here and now: https://oboedire.wordpress.com/2019/08/07/here-and-now-henri-nouwen
• Call and response: https://beckiewrites.com/2019/08/14/callandresponse

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DHM/UMCD

• From "What would you do?": Deaf customer, http://deafnewstoday.blogspot.com/2019/08/deaf-customer-discriminated-against.html
• Assistive technology: https://www.umdeaf.org/atech/index.html
• Kallar church anniversary: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2902542986439212&id=260161100677427&notif_id=1565702164007650&notif_t=scheduled_post_published&ref=notif
• ASL Barbie: https://www.facebook.com/ADayintheLifeofaPWD/posts/2548235651894099
• Caption: https://www.facebook.com/SNs360/posts/866909687013724

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DMC

• Goodwill and employment: https://sns360.org/blog/shortsighted-vision-of-goodwill/
• East Ohio Conference, more information about sensory-friendly certification: https://eocumcnews.com/2019/08/08/church-breaking-down-sensory-sensitivity-barriers-to-welcome-all/
• UMC video about Matthew's Ministry: http://www.umc.org/how-we-serve/church-embraces-families-with-special-needs
• Dementia and caregiver ministry: https://www.faithandleadership.com/dementia-ministry-georgia-serves-model-churches-care-caregivers
• UM Eagle Scout project, a respite room: https://shawneemissionpost.com/2019/08/12/for-eagle-scout-project-sm-west-student-creates-respite-space-at-westridge-middle-school-81718
• Do churches hate disabled people? https://includedbygrace.wordpress.com/2019/08/05/do-churches-hate-disabled-people
• Poverty and disability: https://pushliving.com/forced-poverty
• An unusual sensitivity: https://network.crcna.org/disability-concerns/unusual-sensitivity

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MHM

• Best friends: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2503350273021310&id=186943104662050

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