UMCOR is responding to the suffering caused by ongoing civil strife in Mindanao in the Philippines. More than 300,000 people are affected, and entire communities have been dislocated. The United Methodist Church in the Philippines is one of three denominations in this region that are responding ecumenically to this crisis. They are providing food, health and hygiene kits, sleeping mats, blankets and medical assistance. They are also assisting farmers whose crops have been destroyed and helping to repair and rebuild houses that have been damaged. Please join in this response by giving to UMCOR's International Disaster Response, #982450-8. Designate "Philippines Emergency."

   UMCOR is working with ecumenical partners to provide water, food, shelter, and medicine to people suffering from famine and war in Ethiopia and Eritrea. In Eritrea, countless people are wandering the countryside without food or shelter, and many others have gathered in ill-equipped camps. People have been displaced by the war and desperately need food and shelter. Your gifts are urgently needed. Please give to "Africa Famine Relief, Advance#101250-4.

   Ethiopian mother and child in South Bale. Mike Kollöffel/ACT International

   UMCOR is supporting efforts to teach refugees and displaced persons from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola about nutrition, agriculture, sanitation, and health care. You can support these and other programs assisting people displaced by ongoing war in this region of Africa by giving to International Disaster Response, #982450-8.

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.)

   Please pray for all who suffer from natural and human-made disasters, hunger, and poverty.