South Asia Emergency:Earthquake/Tsunami

South Asia Earthquake/Tsunami:
Recovery and Relief News

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	Surviving the Tsunami: One Woman’s Story Lenni survived the tsunami partly because she was lucky and partly because she is a woman of great courage who knew she needed to survive for the sake of her children. Source: UMCOR More about: UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Tsunami \| Indonesia \| Date posted: Jun 07, 2006
	A Year Later, Tsunami Relief Efforts are Just Beginning It began with an undersea earthquake near the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. As news began filtering out Dec. 26, 2004, of the impossibly huge wave that swept shore after shore in that section of the ocean, as video pictures emerged and surviving residents and tourists shakily told their stories, as international news crews rushed to document incredible scenes of devastation, many hearts were touched. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Christian love \| Communities \| Donations \| Emergencies \| GBGM programs \| International affairs \| Natural disasters \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Partners/partnerships \| Methodism \| Tsunami \| Asia and the Pacific Islands \| Date posted: Dec 19, 2005
	UMCOR Continues Tsunami Work in Sri Lanka, Other Nations Although security concerns have increased since the November presidential election in Sri Lanka, the United Methodist Committee on Relief is continuing its tsunami work there. The agency also has addressed tsunami-related needs in India, Thailand and Somalia. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Christian love \| Communities \| Emergencies \| GBGM programs \| International affairs \| Natural disasters \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Partners/partnerships \| Methodism \| Tsunami \| Asia and the Pacific Islands \| Sri Lanka \| Date posted: Dec 19, 2005
	Indonesia's Tsunami Recovery Comes with Complications A year after the tsunami wiped out whole parts of the Aceh Province of Indonesia, the United Methodist Committee on Relief is helping people rebuild their homes, their communities and their livelihoods. But the relief and recovery work has been complicated, according to the Rev. Paul Dirdak, UMCOR's chief executive. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Christian love \| Communities \| Emergencies \| GBGM programs \| International affairs \| Natural disasters \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Partners/partnerships \| Methodism \| Tsunami \| Asia and the Pacific Islands \| Indonesia \| Date posted: Dec 19, 2005
	Day After Day, Methodist Pastor Assists Fellow Sri Lankans A year ago, the Rev. Anil Silva of the Methodist Church in Matara in the south of Sri Lanka could not have imagined what lay ahead for him and his congregation. Nearly a year after the tsunami hit his country, he has been faced with long queues of people outside the church. And still people line up. Every day. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Christian love \| Communities \| Emergencies \| GBGM programs \| International affairs \| Natural disasters \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Partners/partnerships \| Methodism \| Tsunami \| Asia and the Pacific Islands \| Sri Lanka \| Date posted: Dec 19, 2005
	Tsunami-battered Aceh Province Searches for Security, Hope It is difficult for an outsider visiting Banda Aceh not to be drawn to the ocean. Not to swim. Nor to fish. But merely to look and marvel at the ocean's destructive power. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Christian love \| Communities \| Emergencies \| GBGM programs \| International affairs \| Natural disasters \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Partners/partnerships \| Methodism \| Tsunami \| Asia and the Pacific Islands \| Indonesia \| Date posted: Dec 19, 2005
	The UMCOR Hotline, October 18, 2005 In Today's Hotline: Pakistan: Shelter for the Homeless US: Cruise Ship Casework Worldwide: International Disaster Response Indonesia: New Report to Donors Source: UMCOR More about: Communities \| Emergencies \| International affairs \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Indonesia \| Pakistan \| United States \| Date posted: Oct 18, 2005
	UMCOR Directs Tsunami Funds to Chennai, Andaman NEW YORK, October 11, 2005—United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) Directors agreed yesterday to grant $505,893 to the Methodist Church of India in Chennai and Andaman Island to assist them in their community-wide tsunami recovery efforts. They are among the hardest-hit areas in India. Source: UMCOR More about: Communities \| Donations \| Emergencies \| International affairs \| Natural disasters \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Tsunami \| Asia and the Pacific Islands \| India \| Date posted: Oct 12, 2005
	UMCOR Supports Tsunami’s “Hidden” Emergencies Fishing gear in Somalia, home repairs in India, and school buildings in Thailand are three examples of aid United Methodists are providing in tsunami-damaged areas—but often unnoticed by international media. This work is being done by the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) in collaboration with ecumenical partners that are able to deliver long-term relief and rehabilitation services. Source: UMCOR Press Releases More about: Advocacy \| Children \| Christian love \| Communities \| Donations \| Emergencies \| GBGM programs \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Advance \| Partners/partnerships \| Tsunami \| Africa \| India \| Indonesia \| Somalia \| Sri Lanka \| Thailand \| Date posted: Jun 30, 2005
	UMCOR Hotline, May 31, 2005 Providing employment for the area's fisher folk who lost their livelihoods in the tsunami was just one of the many reasons UMCOR started the beach clearing project in Sri Lanka. UMCOR is helping to contain the Marburg virus with a grant to train 40 women and men on prevention in their communities. UMCOR is also helping The United Methodist Church in the Cameroon respond to the cholera pandemic there. Food shortages from both the lack of rain and breakdown of civil infrastructures are causing famines in southern and eastern African nations. Source: UMCOR More about: Emergencies \| Health \| Hunger \| Natural disasters \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Tsunami \| Angola \| Cameroon \| Eritrea \| Sri Lanka \| Date posted: May 31, 2005
	Tsunami Recovery in Indonesia Reveals Resilient Human Spirit The ornate handle shaped like an elephant's trunk stood out among the debris scattered around Banda Aceh. It looked like it broke off of a pottery vase or pitcher. In comparison to the other items in the rubble, a visitor could tell that this once belonged to something special. The handle caught the eye of an UMCOR official visiting Indonesia in April. She reflected how this piece of pottery echoes what the tsunami did in many areas: it took something beautiful and cherished, and left brokenness. Source: UMCOR Press Releases More about: Christian love \| Communities \| Donations \| Emergencies \| Natural disasters \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Advance \| Tsunami \| Indonesia \| Date posted: May 11, 2005
	UMCOR Explores New Options for Tsunami Relief in India Methodist Churches in southeast India and Andaman Island are paving the way for long-term recovery in their regions following the Dec. 26, 2004 tsunami. Source: UMCOR Press Releases More about: Christian love \| Communities \| Emergencies \| Natural disasters \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Advance \| Tsunami \| India \| Date posted: May 11, 2005
	UMCOR Hotline, May 10, 2005 n the Republic of Georgia "April Showers" turned into April floods this year. UMCOR has just published new electronic bulletin insert, "Tsunami Recovery in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Somalia and Beyond". From coast-to- coast, young folk are demonstrating that humanitarian service need not be the sole province of adults. n the mountainous Paktya Province of Afghanistan, UMCOR workers recently met with Banuzai tribesmen who have returned home after years of being refugees in Pakistan. Source: UMCOR More about: Children \| Communities \| Natural disasters \| Refugees \| UMCOR \| Volunteers \| Tsunami \| Afghanistan \| Asia and the Pacific Islands \| Georgia \| Indonesia \| Sri Lanka \| Date posted: May 10, 2005
	UMCOR Hotline, May 3, 2005 Last summer three hurricanes ripped through the United States leaving a swath of destruction in Florida, Alabama, North Carolina and as far north as western Pennsylvania. Twenty-five volunteers from Grace United Methodist Church in Fergus Falls, MN, packed school and health kits at UMCOR Sager Brown this spring. In the aftermath of the tsunami, UMCOR has opened recovery centers in Sri Lanka and Indonesia. Talks are in progress for support of additional rehabilitation in India. UMCOR sent emergency aid to Somalia and Thailand as well. Source: UMCOR More about: Education \| Emergencies \| Health \| Natural disasters \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Tsunami \| Africa \| Armenia \| Asia and the Pacific Islands \| Azerbaijan \| Georgia \| Indonesia \| Sri Lanka \| United States \| Date posted: May 03, 2005
	UMCOR Hotline, April 19, 2005 UMCOR is putting out an emergency call for health kits! UMCOR field offices have requested nearly 193,000 health kits for distribution in 2005 - more than UMCOR has ever shipped before. Water levels along the Delaware River were the highest in decades as recent floods displaced more than 7,000 people. UMCOR's executive for US disaster response, Tom Hazelwood, will visit affected areas this week. Source: UMCOR More about: Children \| Education \| Emergencies \| Health \| Hunger \| Natural disasters \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Tsunami \| Africa \| Armenia \| Asia and the Pacific Islands \| Azerbaijan \| Georgia \| Indonesia \| North Eastern U.S. \| Sri Lanka \| United States \| Zimbabwe \| Date posted: Apr 19, 2005
	Three months later, those affected by tsunami still remember Three months have passed since Bishop Joel Martinez made an emergency pastoral visit to Indonesia, but he has not forgotten the faces of the children in the camps for those left homeless by the Dec. 26 tsunami. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Children \| Christian love \| Donations \| Emergencies \| GBGM programs \| International affairs \| Natural disasters \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Partners/partnerships \| Tsunami \| Asia and the Pacific Islands \| India \| Indonesia \| Sri Lanka \| Date posted: Apr 15, 2005
	United Methodist Tsunami Response Exceeds $32 Million: Long-term Aid Slated for Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India and Somalia United Methodists contributed $32.4 million to their Church's emergency fund that is providing relief and rehabilitation in the wake of devastating South Asia tsunamis late last year. UMCOR detailed a $19.2 million long-term development package for Indonesia and Sri Lanka. Projects are also underway in India and Somalia. Source: UMCOR Press Releases More about: Communities \| Ecumenical \| Emergencies \| GBGM news \| Natural disasters \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Women \| Partners/partnerships \| Tsunami \| Africa \| Asia and the Pacific Islands \| India \| Indonesia \| Somalia \| Sri Lanka \| Date posted: Apr 13, 2005
	UMCOR Hotline, April 12, 2005 In New Jersey, volunteers are cleaning up with 400 UMCOR flood buckets sent from Mission Central in Pennsylvania. UMCOR is part of an ecumenical coalition that rushed emergency aid to the island of Nias in the Indian Ocean. UMCOR is putting out an urgent call for health kits. UMCOR is at work in Haiti, where nearly 30,000 have remained homeless since Hurricane Jeanne's thrashing, and Grenada, where Hurricane Ivan's winds destroyed 90 percent of buildings and virtually all its agriculture. Source: UMCOR More about: Children \| Education \| Emergencies \| Health \| Natural disasters \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Tsunami \| Armenia \| Azerbaijan \| Georgia \| Grenada \| Haiti \| Indonesia \| North Eastern U.S. \| Sri Lanka \| United States \| Africa \| Asia and the Pacific Islands \| Caribbean Islands \| Date posted: Apr 12, 2005
	UMCOR Hotline, April 5, 2005 UMCOR last week joined an ecumenical coalition rushing emergency aid to the island of Nias, hard hit by a powerful earthquake. Tornadoes tore through several south Georgia towns in late March. UMCOR field offices have requested nearly 193,000 health kits for distribution in 2005 - more than UMCOR has ever shipped before. Gornji Vakuf-Uskoplje teens who grew up in a divided community are enjoying drama courses, an Internet club, library, art workshops, and other activities that encourage tolerance and peace building. Source: UMCOR More about: Children \| Education \| Emergencies \| Health \| Natural disasters \| Peace \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Volunteers \| Youth \| Tsunami \| Armenia \| Asia and the Pacific Islands \| Azerbaijan \| Bosnia-Herzegovina \| Georgia \| Indonesia \| North Eastern U.S. \| South Eastern U.S. \| Sri Lanka \| United States \| Date posted: Apr 05, 2005
	UMCOR Hotline, March 29, 2005 UMCOR has sent aid to assist survivors of the 8.7 magnitude earthquake that razed much of Nias Island yesterday. If you're planning a mission trip this spring or summer, consider helping to speed roof replacement all over Florida and other regions devastated by last year's multiple hurricanes. Afghanistan's harshest winter in 15 years has turned into its worst spring. Medical technicians and doctors from a Mercy Ships hospital ship have assisted with diagnoses and treatment at Ganta United Methodist Hospital in recent weeks. Source: UMCOR More about: Emergencies \| Health \| Natural disasters \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Tsunami \| Afghanistan \| Africa \| Asia and the Pacific Islands \| Indonesia \| Liberia \| South Eastern U.S. \| United States \| Date posted: Mar 29, 2005
	New earthquake off Indonesia prolongs need for assistance The effects of the March 28 earthquake off the Indonesian island of Sumatra will increase the need for assistance in the tsunami-ravaged region. United Methodists already had been working with Methodist church partners in the Aceh Province of northern Sumatra, the area hardest hit by the Dec.26 earthquake and tsunami. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Christian love \| Donations \| Emergencies \| International affairs \| Natural disasters \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Advance \| Partners/partnerships \| Methodism \| Tsunami \| Asia and the Pacific Islands \| Indonesia \| Date posted: Mar 29, 2005
	India's 'untouchable' women help in tsunami relief effort When Ekasi Siromani heard stories of the tsunami's terrible destruction in coastal areas near her south India village, she "felt deeply moved" to do something. This mother of three children-- herself one of India's "untouchables" - spent four days packing up rice, dhal (lentil-based food staple), oil and clothing provided by the British Methodist Relief and Development Fund. The fund is the British Methodist Church's equivalent to the United Methodist Committee on Relief. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Christian love \| Communities \| Emergencies \| Health \| International affairs \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Partners/partnerships \| Methodism \| Tsunami \| Asia and the Pacific Islands \| India \| Date posted: Mar 24, 2005
	Methodists to Assist Fishing Societies in Sri Lanka Methodists are working with fishing societies in Sri Lanka to help those whose livelihoods were destroyed by the Dec. 26 tsunami. The collaborative effort, funded at $100,000, is between the Methodist Church of Sri Lanka and the United Methodist Committee on Relief, according to the Rev. Kristin Sachen, UMCOR's head of disaster response. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Emergencies \| Rural \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Partners/partnerships \| Methodism \| Tsunami \| Asia and the Pacific Islands \| Sri Lanka \| Date posted: Mar 23, 2005
	UMCOR Hotline, March 15, 2005 Young United Methodists from coast-to-coast have shown that humanitarian service need not be the sole province of adults. Thousands of volunteers are needed to do help rebuild homes in the Southeast. UMCOR's field office in Kosovo will host a workshop on the problem of human trafficking in the Balkans. UMCOR's Sudan field team will make its headquarters in Al Daein, about 100 miles from South Darfur's regional capital of Nyala. Source: UMCOR More about: Children \| Emergencies \| Health \| Natural disasters \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Volunteers \| Youth \| Tsunami \| Afghanistan \| Asia and the Pacific Islands \| Georgia \| Indonesia \| Serbia \| South Eastern U.S. \| Sri Lanka \| United States \| Date posted: Mar 15, 2005
	UMCOR Hotline, March 8, 2005 UMCOR officials are determining response in regions of the California where mudslides have devastated several communities. Thousands of volunteers are needed to do help rebuild homes in the Southeast. UMCOR has sent additional aid for social centers in Iran to assist young children with overcoming their terrifying memories of the Bam earthquake. Source: UMCOR More about: Children \| Emergencies \| Natural disasters \| One Great Hour of Sharing \| Special Sundays \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Volunteers \| Tsunami \| Asia and the Pacific Islands \| Iran \| South Eastern U.S. \| Sri Lanka \| United States \| Western U.S. \| Date posted: Mar 08, 2005
	UMCOR Hotline, March 1, 2005 Donations of $15 million will give UMCOR's long- term tsunami recovery work in South Asia a significant boost. Areas of California burned in 2004 by wildfires are, in 2005, most vulnerable to mudslides. If you're planning a mission trip, consider joining the "blue tarp gang." Source: UMCOR More about: Emergencies \| Natural disasters \| One Great Hour of Sharing \| Special Sundays \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Volunteers \| Tsunami \| Asia and the Pacific Islands \| South Eastern U.S. \| United States \| Western U.S. \| Date posted: Mar 01, 2005
	Gifts to United Methodist Agency for Tsunami Relief Reach $15 Million A total of $15 million has been contributed to the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) for tsunami relief and rehabilitation in the Indian Ocean region. Source: GBGM Press Releases More about: Christian love \| Communities \| Donations \| Emergencies \| Finance \| GBGM news \| GBGM programs \| International affairs \| Natural disasters \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Advance \| Partners/partnerships \| Tsunami \| Asia and the Pacific Islands \| Date posted: Feb 24, 2005
	Tsunami Perspective from Southern India Where is God when the plates of the earth shift mightily sending the waters of the sea to destroy mounds of property and belongings, sweeping thousands of bodies away? Who can speak meaningfully of God in the face of unsurpassed natural disaster? We have struggled with this. It is a mystery. Source: Mission Personnel More about: Christian love \| Missionaries \| Natural disasters \| United Methodist Church \| Partners/partnerships \| Tsunami \| India \| Date posted: Feb 22, 2005
	UMCOR Hotline, February 22, 2005 A powerful earthquake razed villages in Iran overnight. UMCOR is responding. From coast to coast in the United States, young United Methodists have shown that humanitarian service need not be the sole province of adults. Several hundred Baghdad children have some new tools to manage their often bewildering and sometimes frightening world. Source: UMCOR More about: Children \| Emergencies \| Hunger \| Natural disasters \| One Great Hour of Sharing \| Special Sundays \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Volunteers \| Tsunami \| Asia and the Pacific Islands \| Indonesia \| Iran \| Middle East \| South Eastern U.S. \| Sri Lanka \| United States \| Date posted: Feb 22, 2005
	Tsunami victims pull together to rebuild, church executive says When Shanta Premawardhana visited Sri Lanka on behalf of the U.S. National Council of Churches, he was amazed by the resilience of its people. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Emergencies \| GBGM programs \| International affairs \| Natural disasters \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Partners/partnerships \| Methodism \| Tsunami \| Asia and the Pacific Islands \| Sri Lanka \| Date posted: Feb 17, 2005
	"Be There": South Asia Emergency: UMCOR Online Poster This poster, which promotes UMCOR's Asian tsunami emergency response uses the One Great Hour of Sharing 2005 theme "Be There." When the PDF format version is printed, it fits nicely on an 8 1/2" x 11" sheet of paper. This poster is also available in JPG format for print and for the web. Source: UMCOR More about: Emergencies \| Natural disasters \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Tsunami \| India \| Indonesia \| Somalia \| Sri Lanka \| Thailand \| Date posted: Feb 15, 2005
	UMCOR Hotline, February 15, 2005 The heaviest rains in a century have flooded broad sections of coastal Guyana and displaced nearly half the population of 750,000. Thousands of volunteers are needed to help rebuild roofs, walls, and interiors following 2004 hurricane season in which four storms swept over the southeast. An UMCOR worker has begun laying the groundwork for UMCOR operations in Sri Lanka. Source: UMCOR More about: Emergencies \| Natural disasters \| Special Sundays \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Volunteers \| Tsunami \| Asia and the Pacific Islands \| Guyana \| Indonesia \| South Eastern U.S. \| Sri Lanka \| United States \| Date posted: Feb 15, 2005
	Talking Points on Tsunami & United Methodist Women Information regarding United Methodist Women's connections and presence to areas affected by the tsunami with remarks from president Kyung Za Yim who visited disaster sites. Source: Women's Division More about: Advocacy \| Environment \| Women \| Youth \| Tsunami \| United States \| Date posted: Feb 10, 2005
	UMCOR Hotline, February 8, 2005 UMCOR needs volunteers to help Florida and Alabama rebuild from the devastation caused by multiple hurricanes last year. UMCOR has dispatched two disaster workers to Utah to assist with flood relief. Some 1,500 families in Somalia and 20 Burmese migrant communities in Thailand will receive UMCOR aid. In Sri Lanka, top priority of UMCOR's long-term recovery efforts will be the reclamation of livelihoods. Source: UMCOR More about: