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The UMCOR HotlineAugust 2, 2005 In Today's Hotline: Your prayers and gifts to UMCOR Advance #982450, International Disaster Response, India Floods, will assist in a meaningful way. Malaria is spread by the anopheles mosquito which can transfer the malaria-causing parasite through its bites. Controlling the mosquito population is the biggest obstacle in malaria prevention. "Malaria control can be as simple as using a treated mosquito net," said Paul Dirdak, UMCOR director. The agency is also experimenting with other solutions. You can help! Support United Methodist efforts to help end Malaria through UMCOR Advance #982009, Malaria Control. Learn more about this new program The UMCOR field office opened in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1993 to provide relief supplies to the war affected population. Since that time UMCOR's work has expanded to assist the local population to rebuild their lives and go back to their homes. Donations to UMCOR Advance #982353, Global Peace Building and Reconciliation, will help people all over the world return to their homes and heal from war. UMCOR is responding by sending food assistance to 55 villages in southern Niger where starvation and malnourishment have become epidemic. UMCOR is partnering with Swiss Interchurch AID, known as HEKS, which has long-term commitments in Niger. HEKS will use an UMCOR grant to provide seeds, cattle fodder, and staple foods in the southern region of the country. "Due to faithful year-round giving to the All Africa Drought and Famine Advance, we're able to make this rapid response," said Kristin Sachen, who heads UMCOR's emergency services office. Your gifts will support UMCOR's continuing response. Please give to UMCOR Advance #101250, All Africa Drought and Famine, Niger. Your gifts can make a big difference. For example:
Your gifts do make a difference! Please give to UMCOR Advance #199456, Zimbabwe Emergency to support this important work. 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." |
 SUDAN: An UMCOR worker talks with a displaced farmer in Darfur, Sudan. UMCOR provided IDPs with seeds and tools for use as the rainy season gets underway in Darfur. Credit: Paul Jeffrey/UMCOR.  BOSNIA: One of many shelters UMCOR helped construct to provide housing for returning refugees. Credit: Jim Hackbarth/UMCOR.  NIGER: A young girl waits to have her breakfast. Credit: Reuters/Finbarr O'Reilly, courtesy of www.alertnet.org More About UMCOR's Work
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