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 Column:  Road Construction  Issue: September 15, 2009
Action alert: ACT for access
by Susan Mark Landis
September 15, 2009
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Health care access continues to hold center stage.

Pray

  • That our congregations learn to model 'civil discourse,' by helping build bridges of understanding

  • For the nearly 50 million people without health care insurance in our country

  • From Cover the Uninsured, "Materials for Christian Prayer and Study":

<http://peace.mennolink.org/resources/cpw/prayers/iraqprayer91.pdf>
<http://peace.mennolink.org/resources/cpw/prayers/iraqprayer89.pdf>

Learn:

  • Early September Mennonite Church USA Conference call script or recording (VERY informative)

<http://www.mennoniteusa.org/Home/Members/HealthcareAccess/Conferencecalls/tabid/1251/Default.aspx>

Choose a Sunday to Pray, Reflect and Act. Use these MCC resources to advocate for health care for all. <http://mcc.org/us/washington/life/health.html> Encourage your congregation to write letters to legislators. Here is information to help you: <http://www.mennoniteusa.org/nationalhealthcare> Adequate health care is a human right. Let's work for the best plan possible.