Intervention urged for East Timor International intervention is needed immediately in East Timor, or thousands of people will be killed by Indonesian military and militia troops, according to the Rev. John Chamberlin who has just returned from the Southeast Asian region. On Sept. 8, the NCC s executive board appealed to the Clinton administration to support a United Nations peacekeeping force for East Timor. A life-sized sculpture of Christ recently unreiled in London's Trafalgar Square, has stirred passions both for and against the contemporary work. The work shows Christ with his hands bound behind his back, wearing only a loin cloth and a crown of barbed wire. The Christ statue will occupy the spot for the year 2000 when many celebrations are planned for the square.
Money is needed for shipping the goods to countries around Latin America and the Caribbean.
University in Malaysia to be built The Methodist Church in Malaysia is moving closer to its goal of establishing an affiliated university in that country, thanks in part to help from a United Methodist agency. Organizers hope to establish the university in time to mark the centennial celebration of the Sarawak Annual Conference of the Methodist Church in Malaysia in 2000. The celebration will be a yearlong observance. The United Methodist Board of Higher Education and Ministry in Nashville is providing encouragement and expertise. UMC creates youth web page The Shared Mission Focus on Young People, an initiative that seeks to integrate young people into the life of the United Methodist Church at every level, has established a World Wide Web site.