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Aug
2017
Responding to Mudslides in Sierra Leone
On Monday, August 14, 2017, Sierra Leone experienced torrential rain, triggering a series of heavy floods and mudslides in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone.
16
Aug
2017
New Class of EarthKeepers Prepares to Launch Creation Care Projects
Are you called to a vocation of creation care? United Methodists attend EarthKeepers, a training established as a response to the growing awareness of creation care and environmental justice.
15
Aug
2017
Foundational To Mission
Accompaniment and welcome are foundational to mission in the Christian faith—from New World Outlook’s editor, Christie R. House.
1
Aug
2017
Migrants and the Gospel
Thomas Kemper considers the ways in which migrants, past and present, spread the message of the gospel.
27
Jul
2017
Accompanying Migrants in Germany
Global Mission Fellows Peter Karanja and Taurai Jokonya describe their work with International and Migrant Ministries in Frankfurt, Germany.
19
Jul
2017
UMCOR Sager Brown Campus Celebrates 150 Years
For 150 years, the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) Sager Brown campus has distributed life-sustaining relief kits to those in need, domestically and abroad.
18
Jul
2017
A Diverse People, Sharing Christ’s Love and Serving the Community: Blanchardstown Methodist Church
Global Mission Fellow Albert Wakili, from Nigeria, answered the call from Irish Methodists to work with youth from many cultures, all members of the Blanchardstown Methodist Church in Dublin.
11
Jul
2017
Keynote Speaker Announced for Sager Brown’s 150th Anniversary
Sager Brown, now home to the UMCOR Relief-Supply Depot, will celebrate 150 years of service to Baldwin, Louisiana, and the world on September 17, 2017.
6
Jul
2017
Engagement With Migrants, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers in Europe
Global Mission Fellow Nicodemus Doe, from Liberia, describes his experience working in Belgium on behalf of refugees across Europe.
29
Jun
2017
Going God's Way
After two years of trying to schedule a US volunteer medical team to conduct a cataract surgery clinic in the DR Congo, missionaries Jonathan and Donna Lee Baker discover that God had a different plan ...
28
Jun
2017
When Love Overcomes Terror
Amidst the violence and chaos perpetuated by Boko Haram, UMCOR is partnering with Mission 21 to provide more than 600 men, women, and children with lifesaving nutrition and essential non-food assistan ...
21
Jun
2017
Bible Seminars for Young Adults in Tanzania
The Bible is studied in the far reaches of the Kasulu District and the Nyarugusu refugee camp in Tanzania through Next Generation Ministries, with missionary Young Seon Kim.
20
Jun
2017
World Refugee Day: Standing with Refugees
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees defines a refugee as a person who is forced to flee their home because of violence, war, or persecution. Today, there are 65 million refugees in the w ...
13
Jun
2017
UMCOR—An Integral Member of the United Methodist Family
The UMC family puts its faith in UMCOR, and likewise, UMCOR clearly puts its faith in the UMC family.
9
Jun
2017
Disaster Risk Reduction: Saving Lives through Empowerment
Communities in the Philippines are some of those vulnerable populations. Due to its position along fault lines and tectonic plates in the Pacific, the Philippines is susceptible to earthquakes, typhoo ...
7
Jun
2017
Global Ministries Names New Creation Care Ministry Executive
The Reverend Jenny Phillips, an experienced minister in environmental stewardship and advocacy, is the new manager of creation care ministries for the United Methodist Church General Board of Global M ...
6
Jun
2017
Supporting Education for All Children
Around the world, 59 million children and 63 million adolescents have no opportunity to attend school. UMCOR country offices find ways to help their regional education systems enroll more students and ...
30
May
2017
The Essentials of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH)
Around the world, 783 million people lack reliable access to clean drinking water. UMCOR partners with many organizations in a variety of ways to provide communities with clean water and safe sanitati ...
28
May
2017
Menstrual Hygiene Day: Empowering Girls through Education
Across the developing world, the number one reason girls drop out of school is the lack of water and sanitation infrastructure to support their periods. Due cultural stigmas...
24
May
2017
Hurricane Matthew Recovery Continues
In October 2016, Hurricane Matthew heavily damaged countries in the Caribbean as well as the East and Gulf coasts of the United States. A few weeks after the event...
19
May
2017
Reaching Vulnerable Populations in Peru
In mid-March 2017, Peru experienced torrential rainfall, swelling the rivers and causing flash floods and landslides. Much of the northern and western region of the country...
17
May
2017
Connecting Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security
International development ministries of the United Methodist Committee on Relief include sustainable agricultural methods and food security. Stories from Haiti, the DR Congo, and Zimbabwe.
10
May
2017
UMCOR International Development
Javed Sheikh, UMCOR’s interim director for International Programs, summarizes some of the most recent activities of UMCOR’s five country offices.
5
May
2017
Seven Years of UMCOR Response in Haiti
Over the last seven years, UMCOR has had the privilege of working with the Haitian community to develop resilience after the January 12, 2010 earthquake...
4
May
2017
Reducing the Risk of Disaster
Vulnerable communities can take proactive steps to reduce the damage from storms and other hazards by assessing their risks and developing strategic plans before disasters happen--Yovanna Troansky, UM ...
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