Hurricanes 2005: UMCOR Helps 120,000 in Continuing Effort
In the three years since the devastating hurricane season of 2005, nearly 120,000 families and individuals have received United Methodist assistance for long-term recovery on the US Gulf Coast.
Georgia Conflict: UMCOR Brings Assistance to the Sick and Injured
The United Methodist Committee on Relief in Georgia will begin distributing some $190,600 in medicines and medical supplies.
A Place of Refuge
Five years ago a sick, old man named Tigran** was sold into slavery in Chechnya and was returned to Armenia without any documents nor means for supporting himself.
Conflict and Relief, UMCOR in Georgia
The United Methodist Committee on Relief in Georgia is serving as the lead coordinating agency for medicines and medical supplies being provided through US Government-sponsored emergency airlifts to the conflict zone.
Iowa Training Addresses Spiritual and Emotional Care for Flood Survivors
Survivors of disasters will also face unique emotional and spiritual challenges that unfold in the months of the recovery.
Finding Stability and Hope in Kenya
Theresa, who is a widowed mother of three, wakes up every morning in a crowded tent at a camp for internally displaced people in Mathare, Nairobi.
New Life for Women in Liberia
In much of the developing world child birth is fraught with danger. In sub-Saharan Africa 1 in 22 women will die giving birth. But bringing a new life into the world can not only kill, it can also maim a woman for life.
