The UMCOR Hotline
November 15, 2005
In Today's Hotline:
Worldwide: Responding to International Disasters
US: Hurricane Recovery Continues
Hunger No More: TV Documentary airs Nov. 20
World AIDS Day
Christmas with UMCOR
WORLDWIDE: RESPONDING TO INTERNATIONAL DISASTERS As the number of fatalities from October's South Asia earthquake continues to rise and winter weather sets in, relief efforts become more frantic. UMCOR partner Church World Service continues to bring relief in the form of shelter kits and food. Help support this lifesaving effort by giving to UMCOR Advance #232000, Pakistan Earthquake. Rains from Hurricanes Stan, Wilma as well as additional tropical storms in October triggered mudslides in Central America. Indigenous people groups were primarily affected as their homes and farms tend to be in the mountainous villages that were washed away. UMCOR is providing relief and support over the long term through local partners in Guatemala, Mexico, El Salvador, and Honduras. Your gifts to UMCOR Advance #501300, Central American Emergency, give hope to those who lost so much. US: HURRICANE RECOVERY CONTINUES UMCOR is preparing workers to assist communities over the long term. In a disaster of this magnitude survivors are often unaware of their rights and the kinds of assistance available to them. A caring volunteer can connect them. Currently, UMCOR personnel are conducting ecumenical training in Mississippi for these workers. They will help individuals and families get the assistance they need and to develop their own plan for recovery. Pastors working in hurricane affected areas are also receiving relief in the form of respite care. Qualified volunteers are providing much-needed relief and rest by temporarily taking on the pastor’s responsibilities so clergypersons can take a break and have a period of rest and renewal during this intense time. Give generously to UMCOR Advance #982523, Hurricanes 2005, and support ongoing relief efforts such as providing long-term assistance and respite for clergy.
HUNGER NO MORE: TV DOCUMENTARY AIRS NOV. 20 Hunger No More: Faces Behind the Facts, a TV documentary by the National Council of Churches, will air November 20 on the Hallmark Channel. The film not only examines the causes of hunger, it also offers solutions. Tune in to be informed! United Methodists are addressing the sources of hunger and poverty in our world. You can help by giving to UMCOR Advance #982920, World Hunger/Poverty. WORLD AIDS DAY World AIDS Day is December 1. UMCOR has several resources available to help you promote HIV/AIDS awareness in your church and community. A bulletin insert, DVD, and specially repackaged New World Outlook will provide materials for World AIDS Day events. For more information and to order materials, please visit our World AIDS Day webpage CHRISTMAS WITH UMCOR Here are two ways UMCOR can help you with your Christmas shopping this year: 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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