{"id":45655,"date":"2021-12-08T12:28:21","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T17:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/?p=45655"},"modified":"2022-04-04T14:22:36","modified_gmt":"2022-04-04T19:22:36","slug":"rising-waters-of-hope-a-virtual-pilgrimage-to-bangladesh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/rising-waters-of-hope-a-virtual-pilgrimage-to-bangladesh\/","title":{"rendered":"Resilience and Innovation in the Face of Climate Change: A Virtual Pilgrimage to Bangladesh"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-red-color\">NOTE:<\/span> <\/strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-red-color\" style=\"\"><b style=\"font-style: italic;\">Due to disruptions caused by COVID-19 in Southern Asia, the dates of the virtual pilgrimage have changed. Please see below for new dates.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"register-here-2\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/people-to-people-pilgrimage-registration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">REGISTER HERE!<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Global Ministries and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/partner\/christian_commission_for\/\">Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh <\/a>(CCDB) invite you to participate in a virtual pilgrimage to Bangladesh! Join us to learn about how people along the coastlines of Bangladesh are responding to the challenges of climate change, rising ocean levels, salination of land, frequent natural disasters, and consequent disruptions and displacement. Participants will learn about the following responses: climate-resilient agricultural practices, alternative skills training, and women&#8217;s initiatives for social and economic development. This immersion and interaction will be facilitated by the CCDB through a series of sessions of pre-recorded materials and live conversations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sign up today (see below for dates and program), and let us <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/southernasiainitiative\/\">walk together in hope<\/a><\/em> with our siblings in Bangladesh! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-red-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"register-here\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/people-to-people-pilgrimage-registration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">REGISTER HERE!<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cost $25.00 per person<\/strong><br>100% of the cost will go to CCDB for the production of pre-recorded materials, visits to various communities, and support of community projects.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/donate.globalministries.org\/people-to-people-pilgrimage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Click here for mail and online payment.<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;Please write \u201cBangladesh Pilgrimage\u201d in the designation box. <br><em>Please note that payment is not registration.<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/people-to-people-pilgrimage-registration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Register here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pilgrimage&nbsp;Schedule<\/strong><br> <em>NOTE: Attendance to all sessions is not required to register, although encouraged. All registered participants will receive recordings of each session. <\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-teal-color\">Orientation Session \u2013 Thursday, March 17, 2022 7:00PM&nbsp;\u2013 8:30PM EDT<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-teal-color\">First Pilgrimage Session \u2013 Sunday, March 20, 2022 8:00PM \u2013 10:00PM EDT<\/mark><br><\/strong>Context of Bangladesh<br>Climate Change Challenges<br>CCDB Responses and Initiatives<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-teal-color\">Second Pilgrimage Session \u2013 Monday, March 21, 2022 9:00PM \u2013 11:00PM EDT<\/mark><\/strong><br>Coastal Challenges<br>Voices from the Communities &#8211; Live Program!<br>Learning Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-teal-color\">Third Pilgrimage Session \u2013 Tuesday, March 22, 2022 8:00PM \u2013 10:00PM EDT<\/mark><\/strong><br>Our Shared Experience<br>Moving Forward<br>Celebration<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-teal-color\">Debriefing\/Evaluation Session \u2013 Wednesday, March 23, 2022 7:00PM \u2013 8:30PM EDT<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact Lorna B. Hernandez at lhernandez@dom.disciples.org for questions.<br><strong>Meeting links, resources, and detailed program will be shared with participants once <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/people-to-people-pilgrimage-registration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">registered<\/a>.<\/strong> <br>This virtual pilgrimage is a collaborative effort between CCDB, the Southern Asia Office, and the People-to-People Pilgrimage Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"register-here-1\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/people-to-people-pilgrimage-registration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">REGISTER HERE!<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why a virtual pilgrimage?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cThe virtual pilgrimage made rich connections to the sacred and active presence of God\u2019s spirit in unexpected ways. [Distanced] sharing of bread and wine at God\u2019s table was a powerful statement to the connections being made and the oneness of God\u2019s people in ways unanticipated. Anywhere can become a place for an encounter with the Holy.\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;\u2013 Ed Evans, former virtual pilgrimage participant<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cThanks to the staff of Global Ministries in making this pilgrimage possible. This information was not only instructive, but I felt like a made new friends in Christ\u2026 I hope that there will be more opportunities like this.\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;\u2013 Ken Moore, former virtual pilgrimage participant<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cI found the virtual pilgrimage to be much more than I expected. To have the translations made each day more meaningful. I also signed up to share the experience with our congregation conference in hopes to get more involvement in the future.\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;\u2013 Kenneth Crouch, former virtual pilgrimage participant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NOTE: Due to disruptions caused by COVID-19 in Southern Asia, the dates of the virtual pilgrimage have changed. Please see below for new dates. REGISTER HERE! 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