July 11, 2003: UMCOR continues to monitor reports coming from our sources in Liberia, where thousands remain displaced from their homes and camps. A massive recovery awaits the country. Your contributions now will help UMCOR to be ready with programs of food security, water and sanitation, medicine and psycho-social support. Please keep the Liberians in your prayers and give generously to the Liberia Emergency Advance #150300.
Northern Indiana is experiencing extensive flooding, especially around the city of Kokomo. The North Indiana Conference has requested an emergency grant from UMCOR. Damage assessment will be forthcoming. UMCOR has sent volunteers Cindy and John Weaver to work alongside conference volunteers and others. Floods have also occurred in a two county area in western Ohio. Damage assessment is being made by the West Ohio Conference. In addition, work continues after flooding in Florida. Last week UMCOR sent the Florida Annual Conference an initial grant. Your generous gift to the Domestic Disaster Response #901670 will help these neighbors in their recovery.
Bishop Grandon of the Methodist Church in Chile has organized a response to the devastating floods in the southern part of his country. Storms in mid-June brought overflowing rivers and wind damage to homes, crops, animals and trees. Official estimates are that 25,000 families have suffered damage. UMCOR is assisting with a financial grant from the International Disaster Response Advance #982450. Please give generously to this Advance to enable our quick response to emergencies like this one.
A unique way to support the ministries of UMCOR while greeting your friends and family is through UMCOR Christmas cards. It's time to think about ordering these so that you will have them to send during Advent. Two series of 4 beautiful cards are available for $10:
For information, visit UMCOR's Christmas cards web site.
UMCOR provides emergency relief in many areas of the world. To find out more about UMCOR's ministries, please visit umcor.org. You can donate to any project by placing a contribution in the offering plate at a local United Methodist church; by sending a check to UMCOR, PO Box 9068, New York, NY 10087-9068; or by calling 1-800-554-8583, where credit card donations are accepted. UMCOR is exempt from tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of the United States and qualifies for the maximum charitable contribution deduction by donors.
And, please pray for those who are hungry, displaced, sick or in poverty because of these and other natural and human-made disasters, and for the workers who minister to them.
