UMCOR News Archives 2002

This is the 2002 news and features archives for the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR). Click here for UMCOR's Current News and Features.

December

• Whose Birthday Is It Anyway? Ideas for a Christ-Centered Christmas 2002.
• Giving Expert Commends UMCOR, United Methodist Reporter, December 23, 2002.
• UMCOR's 9/11 Fund Scrutinized, United Methodist Reporter, December 23, 2002.
• Surviving Child Trust Offers Hope to Africa's AIDS Orphans, UMNS, December 20, 2002.
• UMCOR Hotline, December 20, 2002: Graphics, No Java - Graphics, Java Menu - Print-Friendly.
  Recovery from storm damage in Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Ohio, Louisiana, Guam Emergency: Supertyphoon Pongsona; famine in southern Africa; contributions needed for International Disaster Response Advance.
• Supertyphoon Pongsona, Guam: UMCOR's Response.
• UMCOR Hotline, December 13, 2002: Graphics, No Java - Graphics, Java Menu - Print-Friendly.
  Supertyphoon Pongsona strikes Guam; food crises in Eritrea, Kenya, Ethiopia, and southern Africa; November tornadoes cleanup and recovery; White Mountain fires recovery; "Whose Birthday Is It Anyway?" Christmas alternative giving suggestions; all kinds of emergency kits are needed.
• UMCOR Hotline, December 6, 2002: Graphics, No Java - Graphics, Java Menu - Print-Friendly.
  Snow storms in the Mid-Atlantic and northeastern states; food crises in Kenya, Ethiopia, and southern Africa; November tornadoes cleanup and recovery; all kinds of emergency kits are needed; "Whose Birthday Is It Anyway?" Christmas alternative giving suggestions.
• Gwen E. Redding Becomes New Director of UMCOR Sager-Brown, UMCOR, December 4, 2002.
• Ethiopia Famine 2002: UMCOR's Response.
• World AIDS Day 2002 Resources: "Live and Let Live."

November

• UMCOR Hotline, November 27, 2002: Graphics, No Java - Graphics, Java Menu - Print-Friendly.
  World AIDS Day; November tornadoes cleanup and recovery; Ethiopia Famine.
• United Methodists Assist Landmine Removal in Mozambique, UMNS, November 26, 2002.
• Impact Of AIDS Worsens African Famine, UNAIDS, November 26, 2002.
• Volunteers learn 'the basics', Disaster News Network, November 26, 2002
  After a week of serious disaster response training here at the Sager-Brown Depot, United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) volunteers were ready to joke around a little.
• UMCOR Hotline, November 22, 2002: Graphics, No Java - Graphics, Java Menu - Print-Friendly.
  Deadly November tornadoes; Famine in Ethiopia; World AIDS Day; Whose Birthday Is It Anyway?
• UMCOR Hotline, November 15, 2002: Graphics, No Java - Graphics, Java Menu - Print-Friendly.
  Deadly November tornadoes, Churchwide Appeal for Southern Africa Famine (Zimbabwe).
• Churches Respond to Tragedy, Damage in Wake of Tornadoes, UMNS November 15, 2002.
• UMCOR Hotline, November 12, 2002: Graphics, No Java - Graphics, Java Menu - Print-Friendly.
  UMCOR's response to deadly November storms.
• UMCOR Responds to Deadly November Storms, November 12, 2002.
• UMCOR Hotline, November 8, 2002: Graphics, No Java - Graphics, Java Menu - Print-Friendly.
  Grant sent to Southwest Texas Conference; Southern Africa famine; flood buckets and other emergency kits needed; UMCOR Christmas Cards, World AIDS Day.
• Attorney Learns Life Lessons in Balkans, Outside link to the The Review (Philadelphia), November 06, 2002.
• UMCOR Hotline, November 1, 2002: Graphics, No Java - Graphics, Java Menu - Print-Friendly.
  Tanzanian returnees; flooding in Houston; recovery from Hurricanes Isidore and Lili; Southern Africa famine and HIV/AIDS crisis; flood buckets and other emergency kits needed; volunteers request for Louisiana.

October

• AIDS Pandemic Hits Hardest in Africa, UMNS, October 29, 2002.
• Relief Agency Distributes Funds for Further Sept. 11 Response , UMNS, October 28, 2002.
• UMCOR Hotline, October 25, 2002: Graphics, No Java - Graphics, Java Menu - Print-Friendly.
  Recovery from Hurricanes Isidore and Lili, Southern Africa famine; flood buckets needed; volunteers needed in Louisiana.
• UMCOR Hurricanes 2002 Updated: Pacific Hurricane Kenna.
• Afghan Children Study Under the Trees, UMCOR, October 24, 2002.
• Afghanistan One Year Later: Rebuilding Homes and Lives, UMCOR, October 2002.
• UMCOR Hotline, October 18, 2002: Graphics, No Java - Graphics, Java Menu - Print-Friendly.
  Recovery from Hurricanes Isidore and Lili, tornado in Indiana; flood recovery in Wyoming; Southern Africa famine; food for Central America; flood buckets and other kits needed; prayers for people traumatized by the sniper murders in the Washington, D.C., area.
• Volcano in Montserrat Threatens Residents.
• UMCOR Hotline, October 4, 2002: Graphics, No Java - Graphics, Java Menu - Print-Friendly.
  Hurricanes Isidore and Lili, tornado in Indiana; medicine boxes for Cote d'Ivoire, Southern Africa famine; flood buckets and other kits needed.
• Middle East Emergency Updated.
• Around New York, UMCOR Reaching Out to 9/11 Victims, UMNS, October 9, 2002.
• Louisiana Churches Work to Overcome Hurricane Damage, UMNS, October 7, 2002.
• UMCOR Hotline, October 4, 2002: Graphics, No Java - Graphics, Java Menu - Print-Friendly.
  Southern Africa famine; Democratic Republic of the Congo food shortage; health kits and Medicine Boxes for Mexico; Louisiana and Cuba hit by Isidore and Lili; flood buckets and other kits needed.
• Overview of Food Crisis in Southern Africa, UMCOR, October 4, 2002.
• Churches Assess Hurricane Lili's Damage in Cuba, October 3, 2002.
• AIDS in Africa News Updated.

September

• UMCOR Inasmuch Update, Summer 2002. Special double issue on "Love in the Midst of Tragedy" (UMCOR's September 11 response).
• UMCOR Hotline, September 27, 2002: Graphics, No Java - Graphics, Java Menu - Print-Friendly.
  Isidore strikes USA and Caribbean; drought in Cambodia; food emergency in Southern Africa; tornado recovery in Indiana; wildfires recovery in Colorado; flood recovery in Texas.
• Report of Floods in Germany, Czech Republic, and other European Countries by Peter Siegfried, GBGM, September 20, 2002.
• UMCOR Hotline, September 20, 2002: Graphics, No Java - Graphics, Java Menu - Print-Friendly.
  Hurricane Isidore strikes Cuba and moves into the Gulf of Mexico; Tropical Storm Hanna causes floods in Georgia and Florida; Tropical Storm Fay does damage in Texas; food emergency worsens in Southern Africa.
• Texas Floods Recovery 2002: UMCOR's Response.
• Good Coffee for a Good Cause: UMCOR Coffee Project.
• UMCOR Hotline, September 13, 2002: Graphics, No Java - Graphics, Java Menu - Print-Friendly.
  9/11 remembrances; response to tornado in Ladysmith, Wisconsin; flooding in China, Bangladesh, India and Nepal; Tropical Storm Fay and Texas floods recovery; grant sent to The United Methodist Church of the Philippines; large grant sent to feed children in Swaziland.
• Schools for Afghan Children: UMCOR's Response.
• UMCOR Hotline, September 6, 2002: Graphics, No Java - Graphics, Java Menu - Print-Friendly.
  Flooding in China, Bangladesh, India and Nepal; drought in India; Texas floods recovery; food crisis in Southern Africa; storms and floods in the U.S.A.

August

• UMCOR Inasmuch Update, Summer 2002. Special double issue on "Love in the Midst of Tragedy" (UMCOR's September 11 response).
• UMCOR Hotline, August 30, 2002: 3 formats (click): Graphics, No Java - Graphics, Java Menu - Print-Friendly.
  Flooding in China, Bangladesh, eastern India and Nepal; drought in India; Texas floods recovery; food crisis in Southern Africa; storms and floods in the U.S.A.
• UMCOR Hotline, August 23, 2002: Graphics, No Java - Graphics, Java Menu - Print-Friendly.
  Flooding and landslides in Bangladesh, India and Nepal; Texas floods recovery; Food crisis in Zimbabwe; Floods in Europe.
• UMCOR Hotline, August 16, 2002: Graphics, No Java - Graphics, Java Menu - Print-Friendly.
  Snowstorms in Bolivia and Peru; Floods in Europe; Texas floods recovery; Food crisis in Zimbabwe.
• Additional UMCOR News.
• Photo Library #1: Zambia Food Crisis by Richard Lord, July 2002.
• Photo Library #1: Malawi Food Crisis by Richard Lord, July 2002.
• UMCOR Hotline, August 9, 2002: Graphics, No Java - Graphics, Java Menu - Print-Friendly.
  Floods & Landslides in Bangladesh, India, and Nepal; Typhoon Chata'an recovery on Guam and Chuuk; floods in Texas; erosion after fires in Deadwood, South Dakota; Churchwide Appeal for Southern Africa Famine.
• God, We've Known Such Grief and Anger by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, a hymn written for the anniversary of September 11th.
• UMCOR Hurricanes 2002 Updated (Tropical Storm Bertha).
• Church Bulletin Insert, Churchwide Appeal for Southern Africa Famine.
• Worship Resources, Churchwide Appeal for Southern Africa Famine.
• New York City Churches Continue September 11 Response by Linda Bloom, UMNS, August 6, 2002.
• Remembering 9/11: Worship and Other Spiritual Resources.
• UMCOR Hotline, August 2, 2002: Graphics, No Java - Graphics, Java Menu - Print-Friendly.
  Typhoons in the Philippines; pharmaceuticals shipped to Argentina; humanitarian crisis in Iraq; ongoing response to 9/11 in New York and New Jersey; Churchwide Appeal for Southern Africa Famine.

July

• Middle East Emergency: Updated.
• Landmines Cripple Peace in Angola, Paul Jeffrey, ACT, July 26, 2002.
• UMCOR Hotline, July 26, 2002: Graphics, No Java - Graphics, Java Menu - Print-Friendly.
  Churchwide Appeal for Southern Africa Famine; D.R. Congo Emergency; fires in Arizona, Colorado, and South Dakota; flooding on the Minnesota/North Dakota border, and in West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, and Texas. Volunteers are needed in Texas, Minnesota, and North Carolina.
• Churches Confront Post-war Angola's Humanitarian Crisis, Paul Jeffrey, UMNS, July 24, 2002.
• New Jersey Church Members Put "Heart" into Sept. 11 Response, UMNS, July 23, 2002.
• UMCOR Hotline, July 19, 2002: Graphics, No Java - Graphics, Java Menu - Print-Friendly.
  Churchwide appeal for Southern Africa Famine; Typhoon Chata'an; fires in Arizona, Colorado, and South Dakota; flooding in Texas and the Minnesota/North Dakota border. Volunteers are needed in Texas, Minnesota, and North Carolina.
• Churchwide Appeal for Southern Africa Letter.
• UMCOR Responds to Typhoon Chata'an.
• Justice for Our Neighbors: Updated.
• Angola War Recovery: Updated.
• United Methodists Make Churchwide Appeal for African Famine, UMNS, July 12, 2002.
• UMCOR Hotline, July 12, 2002: Graphics, No Java - Graphics, Java Menu - Print-Friendly.
  Churchwide Appeal for Southern Africa Famine; fires in Arizona, Colorado, and South Dakota; flooding in Texas. Volunteers are needed.
• Church Helps with Flood Recovery in Texas, July 11, 2002.
• UMCOR and the One Great Hour of Sharing Offering.
• Number of Children Orphaned By AIDS Will Rise Dramatically, UNAIDS, July 10, 2002.
• UMCOR Hotline, July 3, 2002: Graphics, No Java - Graphics, Java Menu - Print-Friendly.
  Fires in Arizona, Colorado, and South Dakota; flooding in Texas and the Minnesota/North Dakota border; earthquake in Iran; flooding in Russia, Nicaragua, and Chile. Volunteers are needed in North Carolina and urgently needed Minnesota.
• Building an Indigenous Church in Honduras, GBGM, July 1, 2002.

June

• In Ministry with the Kaiowá People of Brazil-- Building Stronger Bodies and Communities (Story of the Month).
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• UMCOR Hotline, June 28, 2002: Graphics, No Java - Graphics, Java Menu - Print-Friendly.
  Arizona and Colorado fires, earthquake in Iran, flooding in China, Northern Caucasus region, Chile, and Nicaragua. Volunteers are urgently needed Minnesota.
• UMCOR Hotline, June 21, 2002: Graphics, No Java - Graphics, Java Menu - Print-Friendly.
  Aftermath of flooding in China, Chile, and Venezuela; assessments of Minnesota floods, Colorado fires; continuing emergencies in Angola and Liberia; World Refugee Day resources and action suggestion.
• United Methodist Network of Clinics Helps Immigrants, UMNS, June 20, 2002.
• September 11 Attacks Create Need for Spiritual Care, UMNS, June 18, 2002.
• World Refugee Day, June 20.
• Hurricanes 2002.
• UMCOR Hotline, June 14, 2002: Graphics, No Java - Graphics, Java Menu - Print-Friendly.
  Famine in Southern Africa; flood recovery in Michigan and West Virginia; humanitarian aid sent to Palestine, internally displaced people in Liberia.
• The UMCOR Coffee Project. The UMCOR Coffee Project is a new way to help people in need while enjoying fellowship and an excellent cup of coffee.
• UMCOR Hotline, June 7, 2002: Graphics, No Java - Graphics, Java Menu - Print-Friendly.
  Famine in Southern Africa; flood recovery in Michigan and West Virginia; humanitarian aid sent to Palestine, internally displaced people in Liberia.
• UMCOR Program Begins for 9/11 Victims, UMNS, June 3, 2002.
• Known by Our Works by The Rev. Alan and Mavis Streyfeller, June 3, 2002.

May

• In Ministry with the Kaiowá People of Brazil-- Building Stronger Bodies and Communities (Story of the Month). Click one: Graphics, No Java - Graphics, Java Menu - Print-Friendly.
  • Photo Library: Mechanical Cow and Cooking & Nutrition Education Programs.
  • Photo Library: Dental Care Outreach and Sports & Recreation Programs.
• UMCOR Photo Library, May 31, 2002.
• UMCOR Hotline, May 31, 2002: Graphics, No Java - Graphics, Java Menu - Print-Friendly.
  Famine in Southern Africa; Oklahoma bridge disaster, flood recovery in West Virginia and Illinois; Hurricane season begins.
• Ten Tons of Emergency Kits Donated to UMCOR at Assembly 2002, May 30, 2002.
• The United Methodist Church Thrives in Indonesia by Donald and Ramona Turman, May 30, 2002.
• UMCOR Hotline, May 24, 2002: Graphics, No Java - Graphics, Java Menu - Print-Friendly.
  Liberia emergency; UMCOR meeting in New York; tornadoes and floods in West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia, Illinois, Maryland, Missouri, and Texas-- volunteers flood buckets are needed.
• Mission Bike 10,000 (April-October 2002): Weekly Updates
  10,000 Miles Around the USA For Mission Advocacy, Awareness & Support.
• UMCOR Hotline, May 17, 2002: Graphics, No Java - Graphics, Java Menu - Print-Friendly.
  Tornadoes and floods in West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia, Illinois, Maryland, Missouri, and Texas; flood buckets are needed to replenish depleted supplies; second home building project for people permanently displaced by the 2000 and 2001 floods.
• UMCOR Hotline, May 10, 2002: Graphics, No Java - Graphics, Java Menu - Print-Friendly.
  Tornadoes and floods in West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia, Illinois, Maryland, Missouri, and Texas; basic humanitarian supplies for Palestinians; Africa famine relief for Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi and Zimbabwe.
• Angola War Recovery: UMCOR's Response, new page.
• Liberia Emergency: UMCOR's Response, updated
• UMCOR Hotline, May 3, 2002: Graphics, No Java - Graphics, Java Menu - Print-Friendly.
  Tornadoes in mid section of the United States; displaced people in Liberia; flooding in Hunan Province of China; Beit Sahour Medical Clinic in Bethlehem; drought in southern Africa, crop failure in Malawi.
• New section of UMCOR's web site: UMCOR's NGO Work Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Africa (NGO stands for non-governmental organization).

April

• "Nepal: Providing Health Care at the Top of the World" (Story of the Month): Graphics, No Java - Graphics, Java Menu - Print-Friendly with photo libraries: The Okhaldhunga Health Project & Nepal and People and Places in Nepal by Richard Lord.
• UMCOR Hotline, April 29, 2002: Graphics, No Java - Graphics, Java Menu - Print-Friendly.
  Tornadoes in Maryland, Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, Illinois, and Virginia; Liberia Emergency, Middle East Emergency, Africa Famine Relief.
• Jenin: People Gather on Rubble, ACT, April 26, 2002.
• UMCOR Launches Long-term 9/11 Response, UMNS, April 19, 2002.
• UMCOR Hotline, April 19, 2002: Graphics, No Java - Graphics, Java Menu - Print-Friendly.
  Volunteers & funds needed after tornadoes in Texas, continuing response to crisis in Afghanistan, ongoing El Salvador earthquake response, humanitarian aid for workers in the Philippines.
• Healthy Family Kits Urgently Needed.
• UMCOR Hotline, April 12, 2002: Graphics, No Java - Graphics, Java Menu - Print-Friendly.
  Humanitarian response to Middle East crisis, Angola war recovery, famine in southern Africa, Missouri ice-storms assistance, Kentucky and Virginia flood recovery and volunteer needs.
• UMCOR School Kit Bags, Sewing Pattern and Instructions.
• Prayers and other Resources for Worship for Peace in the Middle East.
• UMCOR Hotline, April 5, 2002: Graphics, No Java - Graphics, Java Menu - Print-Friendly.
  Humanitarian response to Middle East crisis, Afghanistan earthquakes and ongoing response, Kentucky and Virginia flood recovery and volunteer needs, famine in Malawi, Zimbabwe, and southern Africa.
• Medicine Box Update, April 2002.
• In Mission Together for Community Based Healthcare Work by Esther and Hunter Mabry, GBGM, April 4, 2002.

March

• "The Porch Light Is On: A United Methodist Church Prayerfully Waits for a Sudanese Refugee Family (Story of the Month).
• "The Men Were Unable to Speak or Cry": Earthquakes in Afghanistan, ACT, March 29, 2002.
• UMCOR Hotline, March 29, 2002. Flood buckets sent to Kentucky, volunteers needed after the floods; food packages sent to Palestinian territories; food emergency in Africa; health kits, school kits, layettes, and flood buckets needed.
• Malawian Villagers Are Eating Wild Seeds, ACT and UMCOR, March 28, 2002. Other Formats: Java Menu - Print-Friendly
• UMCOR Responds to Earthquakes in Afghanistan, UMCOR, March 27, 2002.
• The Dawn Has Come: Holy Week Sermon by Nancy A. Carter
• UMCOR Hotline, March 22, 2002. Southern states have experienced major flooding; food emergency in Africa; El Niño's return expected to cause famine in Central America; health kits, school kits, layettes, and flood buckets needed.
• Food Pantry Assists Hidden Victims of Sept. 11 by Linda Bloom, March 20, 2002.
• UMCOR Hotline, March 15, 2002. Food emergency in Southern Africa; relief goods for Democratic Republic of Congo; volunteers needed in Houston and North Carolina; health kits, school kits and layettes needed.
• Six Months Later, Disaster News Network, March 11, 2002.
• Sharing Our Blessings Through One Great Hour of Sharing, by Wendy Whiteside, UMCOR 2002.
• UMCOR Hotline, March 8, 2002. Colombia emergency; Afghanistan emergency; ice storms in Kansas and Oklahoma; health kits, school kits and layettes needed.
• How Many Zarehs Are There? Finding Hunger in Afghanistan, ACT, March 7, 2002.
• Unaccompanied Children In I.N.S. Detention, UMCOR Action Alert, March 4, 2002.
• UMCOR Hotline, March 1, 2002. Tongan Islands suffering because of Cyclone Waka's extensive damage, floods devastate La Paz, Bolivia and surrounding countryside, D.R. Congo emergency continues, volunteers needed Texas and North Carolina.
• New Job Opportunities Posted, March 1, 2002.

February

• Life of a Medicine Box^® (Story of the Month).
• 2002 Offering of Letters Targets Welfare Legislation, UMNS, February 28, 2002.
• UMCOR Hotline, February 22, 2002. Liberia violence; Brazil, Indonesia, Philippines floods; Florida Red Tide, volunteers needed Texas and North Carolina.
• Giving Away $17 Million Responsibly, and Faithfully, UMCOR, February 21, 2002.
• Bishop Reports Situation Stable in Liberia, A Message From Dr. Randolph Nugent, General Secretary, GBGM, February 21, 2002.
• Bishops See Quilting as Sign of Hope in Pakistan, UMNS, February 22, 2002.
• Beginning Again in Northern Afghanistan: UMCOR/Mercy Corps Shelter Kits Arrive (Photo Essay).
• UMCOR Hotline, February 15, 2002. Midwest ice storms, Liberia violence, Afghanistan shelter project, UMCOR kits.
• UMCOR Hotline, February 8, 2002. Indonesia floods, Louisiana storms, Turkey earthquake, hurricanes and tropical storms 2001 recovery.
• UMCOR/Mercy Corp Shelter Project in Afghanistan: Assessment Visit (Photo Essay).
• Turkey Earthquake 2002.
• Declaration of Mourning and a Call to Prayer for the People of Argentina, GBGM, February 7, 2002.
• Three Days in Kabul: A Reflection, ACT, February 4, 2001.
• United Methodists Pursue Contact with Other Faiths, UMNS, February 4, 2001.
• UMCOR Hotline, February 1, 2002. Oklahoma ice storm, Tennessee floods, Goma volcano, Hurricane Allison Recovery in Houston (volunteers needed!).
• First Day in a Camp on the Moon (Aghan Refugees Photo Essay), ACT, February 1, 2001.

January

• Improving Daily Life in Ghana: UMCOR and Agricultural Missions (Story of the Month).
• Schools and Homes Top Priority in Devastated Goma, ACT, January 30, 2002.
• Churches Offer Shelter in Goma, ACT, January 28, 2002.
• UMCOR Hotline, January 25, 2002. Goma, DR Congo volcanic eruption, Orissa, India floods recovery, Honduras after Hurricane Michelle, storms and floods in the south.
• United Methodists in Congo, Rwanda Suffer from Volcano, UMNS, January 23, 2002.
• ACT members Ready to Help, but Safety Worries Linger, ACT, January 22, 2002.
• Congolese Return to Goma Despite Fears for Their Safety, ACT, January 21, 2002.
• UMCOR Hotline, January 18, 2001. Angola war recovery, Shepherd's Society in Palestine, Mozambique floods recovery, volunteers needed in Houston (Hurricane Allison recovery).
• UMCOR Hotline, January 11, 2001. Australian Bush Fires, Cyclone Waka in Tonga, 911, Hurricane Allison.
• New Jersey Methodists Continue Sept. 11 Response, UMNS, January 11, 2001.
• UMCOR Hotline, January 4, 2001. Volunteers needed in North Carolina and Texas, S.E. Winter Storms, Cyclone Waka, N.J. Response to 911, Sri Lanka drought.
• Church Must Make AIDS Ministry a Priority, UMNS, January 2, 2002.
• Souper Bowl Sunday Hymn.

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