| UMCOR Hotline Archives 1998- | UMCOR Hotline Free Email Edition |UMCOR continues to support earthquake recovery efforts in El Salvador and India. The Methodist Church in El Salvador has sent UMCOR a request for $1 million to build 500 houses for low-income earthquake survivors. The church is coordinating their work with ACT (Action by Churches Together) which has provided the plans for the homes and other technical support. Please give to Advance #511447 "El Salvador Emergency." In India, UMCOR's partner CASA (Church's Auxiliary for Social Action) will be rebuilding 1,249 homes for vulnerable people in seven villages. CASA will also help to revitalize the infrastructure by building a school and a local government office building in each of the seven villages. UMCOR is sending $275,000 to CASA for the rebuilding work, and will send more when it is available. Please join in this response by giving to Advance #274305-5 "India Earthquake."
Spring storms have been battering much of the United States and many areas are experiencing or anticipating flooding. Your gifts to UMCOR's Domestic Disaster Response, Advance #901670 will ensure that UMCOR can respond to the many annual conferences that will need assistance in recovering from floods, tornadoes and other severe storms.
Gifts may be made through local United Methodist churches, or by calling 1-800-554-8583. Credit card donations are accepted. (Read more about how you can help UMCOR's emergency responses.)
UMCOR is providing emergency relief in many areas at this moment, including: Angola, Bolivia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Hungary, India, Kenya, Kosovo, Malawi, the Middle East, Mozambique, the Philippines, Serbia, Sudan, the Ukraine, the United States and many other parts of the globe. For more information on these and other UMCOR ministries, please visit the website: http://gbgm-umc.org/umcor.
Have a joyful Easter and please pray for those who suffer from hunger, poverty, natural and human-made disasters.