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
PAKISTAN: SHELTER FOR THE HOMELESS Relief efforts continue in Pakistan through UMCOR partners, Church World Service (CWS) and International Blue Crescent. Poor weather and inaccessible villages have hampered some responses; however with the help of helicopters and creativity both organizations are assisting thousands of survivors. An estimated 2.5 million people were left homeless by the earthquake. They are facing a long and harsh winter with few resources and little to no shelter. Reports from the area state that shelter and medical care are the most urgent need for survivors, ranking above food and clothing. One way CWS is assisting people in remote areas is through airdrops of shelter kits. These kits give survivors warm blankets and winterized tents just as the bitter Himilayan winter arrives. Snow has already started to fall in some areas of Kashmir. Please give generously to provide for immediate and long term recovery from this devastating earthquake, UMCOR Advance #232000, Pakistan Earthquake. US: CRUISE SHIP CASE WORK FEMA invited UMCOR to train case managers to assist 1,500 Katrina evacuees living on the Carnival “Fun Ship,” Holiday docked in Pascagoula, MS. UMCOR deployed Rick Hill, director, family assistance ministries, MERCI (Marion Edwards Recovery Center Initiative) in North Carolina to conduct the training on board the ship. While onboard ship he trained a staff to manage cases which will help survivors develop their own recovery plan and move off the ship into a more independent living situation. Mr. Hill sees the training as a success, saying “With all that is in place, this program can be nothing but successful.” Gifts to UMCOR Advance #982523, Hurricanes 2005 - Katrina, will help thousands of people recover their lives and homes following Hurricane Katrina. WORLDWIDE: INTERNATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE Year after year UMCOR’s greatest need is for funds that aid international disaster response. While some disasters are popular in the media, which raises awareness and funding to assist in recovery, others go unheralded and therefore without the same resources to recover and rebuild. Media coverage or not, UMCOR responds and dispatches much-needed funding to relieve the immense human suffering that can occur in the wake of natural and human-caused disasters. Generous donations to UMCOR Advance #982450, International Disaster Response, allow UMCOR to immediately respond to human need in all corners of the globe. INDONESIA: NEW REPORT TO DONORS Download, print, and share UMCOR’s new Report to Donors. This report gives an overview of UMCOR’s work in Indonesia, providing quality shelter for people whose homes were swept away in the tsunami. Find out more in the report available here. 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.
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