RRUMC is excited to welcome our supported missionary from Nicaragua, Dr. Belinda Forbes, DDS on Sunday April 30. We began our support of Belinda over a year ago and are pleased to be one of the churches she will be able to attend while she is stateside for a brief tour.
Dr. Belinda Forbes is a Global Missionary with the Board of Global Ministries (GBGM) of The United Methodist Church serving in Nicaragua, Central America at Liaison for Faith and Health Partnerships with Fundacion AMOS Salud y Esperanza in Central America.
Of her assignment Dr. Forbes shares, “working with a model for asset-based community development and local empowerment allows my contribution to be long-term and sustainable. My areas of service with different ecumenical partners have helped to build local capacity among families in critical development areas; health education and promotion, farming and nutrition, disaster prevention, clean water and sanitation, women’s health, and youth leadership, the successes of which are based on community participation and promoting values of faith and justice. Health and development must be more than just a humanitarian response to need. As missionaries we connect the church in mission as a living example of the Gospel teachings.”