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Note: This edition of the UMCOR Hotline is a special update about the tsunamis catastrophe. For more about UMCOR's current responses, read the hotline for December 28. December 30, 2004 After Walls of Water, Hope: Relief Shipment Planned UMCOR has received appeals from its ecumenical partners for several kinds of emergency supplies. UMCOR's rule of thumb is to ship only those relief items that are specifically requested. A large shipment is being assembled now-- and we know that United Methodists will want to help get our partners in the disaster-stricken areas what they need. UMCOR appreciates your generosity! You can help by donating specific goods and/or money.
All donations of money for these items may be made to UMCOR Advance #274305, South Asia Emergency. Specifications for health kits and layettes are located at http://gbgm-umc.org/umcor/kits.cfm. Medicine Box requirements are at the link http://gbgm-umc.org/health/medbox/. In addition to the shipment, UMCOR is supporting local church partners in the affected regions whose volunteer networks, resources, leadership, and energies are guiding the recovery effort. Initially United Methodist special offerings will help provide food, clean water, shelter, and sanitary services to survivors. Read more about UMCOR's response. Bulletin Insert--A Worship Resource for Sunday A special bulletin insert on United Methodist response to the tsunamis disaster in South and Southeast Asia is ready for congregations to download and print locally. "After Walls of Water, Hope in Half a Dozen Countries" provides details on UMCOR's initial activity in disaster-stricken regions. 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. Get the free UMCOR Hotline BE SURE TO RECEIVE OUR HOTLINE EMAILS. MAKE UMCOR YOUR BUDDY! Some Internet Service Providers like AOL, Yahoo!, Hotmail, and Juno use email filtering software that allows you to add email addresses to a "buddy," "trusted," "safe," or approved list. Please add umcor@gbgm-umc.org to your list so that our messages don't end up in "junk mail" or the "trash." |
 Local residents take shelter from possible aftershocks at Phuket city hall after the area was hit by a devastating tsunami. Credit: REUTERS/Luis Enrique Ascui, courtesy www.alertnet.org.  An man sits atop the ruins of his house destroyed in a tsunami in Cuddalore, India. Credit: REUTERS/Arko Datta, December 27, 2004, courtesy www.alertnet.org. More Information About UMCOR's Work
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