UMCOR's Hurricane Mitch News Archives
- 2001
- Massive Flooding Afflicts Central America by Paul Jeffrey, ACT November 2, 2001
- 1999
- Hurricane Mitch Creates a Second Storm of Questions: "Did God Punish Us?", by Tala Dowlatshahi, UMCOR, December 2, 1999
- Folk singers remind Hondurans 'they are not alone,' UMNS, November 11, 1999
- Volunteers, donations still needed for Mitch recovery, UMNS, November 4, 1999
- Recovery from Mitch continues a year later, UMNS, November 4, 1999
- Nicaragua rises above floodwaters of Mitch, UMNS, November 4, 1999
- Photographs of Reconstruction by Paul Jeffrey, Christian Commission for Development (CCD) in Honduras:
- Destruction and reconstruction #6, CCD Photographs
- Destruction and reconstruction #5, CCD Photographs
- Destruction and reconstruction #4, CCD Photographs
- Destruction and reconstruction #3, CCD Photographs
UMCOR Provides Living Water, May 1999
UMCOR Volunteers Find Challenges, Hope in Honduras, UMNS, March 8, 1999
El Huracán Mitch en Honduras por Amparo Garay Misionero de la Junta General de Ministerios Globales
1998
Georgia Youth Prepare Boxes for Honduras, UMNS, December 4, 1998
Church World Service Seeking Medical Team Volunteers, UMNS, December 4, 1998
United Methodists help Central Americans rebuild after Mitch, UMNS, November 30, 1998 (by Paul Jeffrey with photos)
United Methodists Planning for Mitch Volunteers, UMNS, November 25, 1998
Honduran Churches Assist Survivors, UMNS, November 25, 1998
Hope Among the Ruins, Letter and photos from Lyda Pierce and Paul Jeffrey, UM missionaries in Honduras
GBGM Missionaries Provide Material, Spiritual Aid To Hondurans, Nicaraguans by Connie Nelson, GBGM, November 17, 1998
In the midst of unprecedented devastation left in the wake of Hurricane Mitch, mission personnel assigned to the Central American countries of Honduras and Nicaragua are organizing both spiritual and material aid to
victims of the October storm.
Hurricane Mitch damage 'eclipses' Georges, UMNS, November 12, 1998
When disaster consultant Gordon Knuckey saw the destruction in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Georges, he declared it "the worst I'd ever seen." After making an initial assessment trip to Honduras in the aftermath of Hurricane Mitch, Knuckey found the damage there even more catastrophic.
Louisiana responds to Mitch devastation in Nicaragua, UMNS, November 12, 1998
Ronnie Berg felt a bit like Jonah after his recent efforts to help Nicaraguans in the aftermath of Hurricane Mitch. He didn't wind up in the belly of the whale, but he did watch as the belly of a C-130 cargo plane was loaded with nearly 20 tons of UMCOR food. (See picture on the right, a UMNS photo by Joshua Lewis)
How to respond to victims of Hurricane Mitch in Central America through the United Methodist Committee on Relief, UMCOR, November 12, 1998
Food shipment heads to Honduras, UMNS, November 10, 1998
A ship full of food for Hurricane Mitch survivors is set to leave Houston Nov. 11, bound for Honduras. Update November 12, 1998: Ship Delayed to Receive More Food.
Volunteers pitch in to help in Honduras, UMNS, November 10, 1998
"We could see furniture and refrigerators being washed away in the floods," said church member Doug Aycock. "We could see the water actually going in and taking down houses that were built close to the river. We watched the water rise on warehouses until they would collapse and then wash away."
The Storm Came to Honduras, a hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette
We're Alive! (Hurricane Mitch in Honduras) Letter from missionaries Paul Jeffrey and Lyda Pierce, October 30, 1998
Daily Updates from Honduras from the Christian Commission for Development (CCD) staff in TegucigalpaPhotographs from Honduras by the Christian Commission for Development (CCD) staff in Tegucigalpa
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El Huracán Mitch en Honduras por Amparo Garay Misionero de la Junta General de Ministerios GlobalesCómo responder a las víctimas del huracán Mitch a través del Comité Metodista Unido de Auxilio
El huracán Mitch: Linea de emergencia de UMCOR, 4 de noviembre de 1998
