Did We Make God Angry?  Theology After Our Disaster by Paul Dirdak First the world was broken. People did not trust each other. People hurt one another. People believed terrible things about each other. Then the world broke even more. The rock cracked. Buildings fell down. The wave came. ... (continue)
Disaster Response in Real Time  by Christie R. House Since 1948, the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) has been answering the church’s call to minister to people in need. From its first tasks—to aid displaced refugees and help in the reconstruction of Europe and Asia ... (continue)
UMCOR Coordinates Help for Katrina  by Warren Harrity In an effort to reach the most vulnerable Hurricane Katrina survivors, UMCOR designed a program that requires the highest level of collaboration among case management agencies. the Katrina Aid Today—National Case Management ... (continue)
Rebuilding & Renewing Lives in Indonesia  by Michelle R. Scott Bright colored houses dot the landscape of the five villages where UMCOR is reconstructing homes in the Bireuen District of eastern Aceh Province. They stand as bright reminders of what the rows and rows of ongoing construction ... (continue)
Several Avenues to Earthquake Relief in Kashmir and Northern Pakistan  by Linda Bloom and Christie R. House On October 8, 2005, a 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck the mountainous region of Kashmir, a disputed territory claimed by Pakistan and India. In Pakistan alone, 4 million people suffered some consequence of the quake and as ... (continue)
The Kashmir Experience:  Christian Medical College Answers the Call by Christian Medical College, Hospital mission team On October 20, 2005, 10 volunteers from Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) in Ludhiana, India, were chosen to embark on a special mission— to provide medical relief to the Kashmir State ravaged by the earthquake ... (continue)

A Year to Remember  By the time this issue of New World Outlook arrives, the Western Hemisphere should be in the middle of hurricane season once again. Though I can’t predict the storms or the shores they will hit, I can safely say that the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) will be there. This ability—to be everywhere serving all kinds of people in many different disaster situations—has everything to do with the United Methodist connection. ...(continue)

The online version of New World Outlook features selected articles from the printed magazine. These additional stories appear in the print publication.

UMCOR - Connection, Advocacy, and Recovery - UMCOR Report to Donors, May 2006 National Mission Institutions Rebuild by Amanda Choi UMCOR in Banda Aceh - Giving People a Future - by Michelle R. Scott More Stories of Indonesia: Tsunami Recovery Helping People All the Way: The Methodist Church in Indonesia by Michelle R. Scott More Stories of Indonesia : Tsunami Recovery Chennai and the Andaman Islands Tsunami Relief in India by Kristin Sachen UMCOR and the International Blue Crescent by Linda Beher and David Sadoo Church World Service - Pakistan Focus for Earthquake Recovery by Anne Walle Louisiana Hurricane Recovery by Betty Backstrom Coordinating Disaster Response in Mississippi by Gwen Green NOMADS Bring Expert Help to Gulf Coast Recovery by Woody Woodrick

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