Cover - Who's Minding the Kids?

Animal House
A back-to-campus story: How God used a Wise, Va., congregation to reach the "animals" next door.
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Seeing Is Believing
All over the country, United Methodist churches and other groups pack up used eyeglasses and ship them to Maryville, Tenn.
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C-Mail
Messages from our readers.
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Rev Up The RV
Retired members are invited to participate in the first Holston Conference Older Adult Mission Trip, scheduled Oct. 7-11 in Virginia.
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District Roundup
We know you missed it. Here again, news from our 12 districts in three states.
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Bishop's Perspective

National & World News



_{Unless otherwise noted, all articles written by Annette Spence Bender}