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UMCOR readies start-up operations in Sri Lanka, Indonesia
Home > United Methodist News Service > News Archives > 2005 > January > UMCOR readies start-up operations in Sri Lanka, Indonesia
(last updated: 12/11/2014)
Guy Hovey was in Sarajevo, Bosnia, during the siege of that city, and he witnessed in Northern Iraq how Saddam Hussein’s efforts at ethnic cleansing wiped away entire villages.
Boy author raises money for tsunami relief
Home > United Methodist News Service > News Archives > 2005 > June > Boy author raises money for tsunami relief
(last updated: 7/29/2005)
Moved by the tragedy of the Dec. 26 tsunami, 8-year-old Evan Korte has found a way to make a difference in the lives of survivors.
Methodists continue tsunami work in Sri Lanka
Home > United Methodist News Service > News Archives > 2005 > May > Methodists continue tsunami work in Sri Lanka
(last updated: 7/29/2005)
That’s what the leaders of 28 fishing societies in Sri Lanka told representatives of the United Methodist Committee on Relief and the Methodist Church of Sri Lanka when asked about their needs following the Dec. 26 tsunami. The disaster devastated part of the country’s coastline and killed 40,000 Sri Lankans.
Three months later, those affected by tsunami still remember
Home > United Methodist News Service > News Archives > 2005 > April > Three months later, those affected by tsunami still remember
(last updated: 7/29/2005)
Three months have passed since Bishop Joel Martinez made an emergency pastoral visit to Indonesia, but he has not forgotten the faces of the children in the camps for those left homeless by the Dec. 26 tsunami.
UMCOR works with churches on India tsunami relief
Home > United Methodist News Service > News Archives > 2005 > May > UMCOR works with churches on India tsunami relief
(last updated: 7/29/2005)
NEW YORK (UMNS)—Methodist Churches in southeast India and Andaman Island are paving the way for long-term recovery in their regions following last December’s tsunami. The Madras Regional Conference raised about $100,000 to serve tsunami-affected communities, the largest disaster response offering the conference has ever received, according to the Rev. Kristin Sachen of the United Methodist Committee on Relief.
United Methodists give $32.4 million for tsunami aid
Home > United Methodist News Service > News Archives > 2005 > April > United Methodists give $32.4 million for tsunami aid
(last updated: 7/29/2005)
United Methodists have donated $32.4 million for South Asia tsunami relief.
Methodists to assist fishing societies in Sri Lanka
Home > United Methodist News Service > News Archives > 2005 > March > Methodists to assist fishing societies in Sri Lanka
(last updated: 3/18/2005)
Methodists are working with fishing societies in Sri Lanka to help those whose livelihoods were destroyed by the Dec. 26 tsunami.
Teen collects ‘huggable friends’ for tsunami survivors
Home > Faith in Action > Teen collects ‘huggable friends’ for tsunami survivors
(last updated: 3/11/2005)
April Harman’s dad always tells her: If you can dream it, you can make it happen. Now, April is following that advice to help survivors of the tsunami in South Asia. At last count, she was 12,320 stuffed animals closer to turning her dream into a reality.
New ‘God, Why?’ study resource addresses tough questions
Home > United Methodist News Service > News Archives > 2005 > February > New ‘God, Why?’ study resource addresses tough questions
(last updated: 2/14/2005)
When people experience tragedy or loss, the questions often asked are: Why did God allow it to happen? Why did it happen to me? Where was God?
Commentary: Tsunami raises ‘where,’ not ‘why,’ question about God
Home > United Methodist News Service > News Archives > 2005 > February > Commentary: Tsunami raises ‘where,’ not ‘why,’ question about God
(last updated: 2/9/2005)
To ask about God’s presence in the face of the tsunami that struck Asia and Africa is to ask a good question. It is not a %22why%22 question but a %22where%22 question.
Pastor’s postcard hobby becomes ministry for disaster relief
Home > United Methodist News Service > News Archives > 2005 > January > Pastor’s postcard hobby becomes ministry for disaster relief
(last updated: 2/4/2005)
An area pastor is turning her passion for postcards into a way to help the survivors of the tsunami disaster in South Asia.
Church offers opportunities to help children affected by tsunami
Home > United Methodist News Service > News Archives > 2005 > February > Church offers opportunities to help children affected by tsunami
(last updated: 2/1/2005)
Countless thousands of children were left homeless, orphaned or traumatized after the Dec. 26 tsunami slammed into 12 countries around the Indian Ocean.
New hymns respond to need for healing in wake of tsunami
Home > United Methodist News Service > News Archives > 2005 > January > New hymns respond to need for healing in wake of tsunami
(last updated: 1/28/2005)
In the aftermath of the world’s deadliest natural disaster, complexities abound. How will we help care for the injured and orphaned? Assist in burying the dead? Bring food and healing and hope to survivors in the 12 countries touching the Indian Ocean, where nearly 300,000 people have died and millions have lost so much?
Church raises $6 million for tsunami relief, but need continues
Home > United Methodist News Service > News Archives > 2005 > January > Church raises $6 million for tsunami relief, but need continues
(last updated: 1/26/2005)
As Indonesian officials once again increased the estimated death toll from the Dec. 26 tsunami, United Methodists continued their efforts to assist the survivors.
College students open hearts, raise funds for tsunami survivors
Home > United Methodist News Service > News Archives > 2005 > January > College students open hearts, raise funds for tsunami survivors
(last updated: 1/25/2005)
Shonti Breisch, a student at United Methodist-related University of Puget Sound, was vacationing with her family at a resort area of Khoa Lak, Thailand, when the Dec. 26 tsunami hit. Her 15-year-old sister, Kali, died. Her 16-year-old brother, Jai, barely survived. Ron Thomas, president of the Tacoma, Wash., university, says Breisch wanted people to hear about her experience. “Shonti asks that we share her family’s story to help others appreciate the magnitude of what has happened, the resilience of the Thai people and the miracle of her brother’s survival,” he said.
Annual conferences, local church respond to needs in Indonesia
Home > United Methodist News Service > News Archives > 2005 > January > Annual conferences, local church respond to needs in Indonesia
(last updated: 1/24/2005)
United Methodists in Indiana and Missouri will be raising money to reconstruct churches, community centers and clinics in Indonesia following the Dec. 26 tsunami.
Aid still has not reached some Indonesians after tsunami
Home > United Methodist News Service > News Archives > 2005 > January > Aid still has not reached some Indonesians after tsunami
(last updated: 1/21/2005)
Almost a month after tidal waves engulfed shorelines across continents, people are still stranded in parts of Indonesia, and emergency helpers are battling to reach areas where bridges and roads were swept away and helicopters cannot land.
Giving to UMCOR tsunami relief exceeds $4 million
Home > United Methodist News Service > News Archives > 2005 > January > Giving to UMCOR tsunami relief exceeds $4 million
(last updated: 1/20/2005)
Contributions to the United Methodist Committee on Relief for Asian tsunami relief passed the $4 million mark during the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend.
Upper Room plans long-term spiritual tsunami assistance
Home > United Methodist News Service > News Archives > 2005 > January > Upper Room plans long-term spiritual tsunami assistance
(last updated: 1/20/2005)
The Upper Room, a United Methodist ministry that provides spiritual resources to people around the world, is focusing on the emotional needs of the victims of the Dec. 26 tsunami.
Take precautions when giving online, UMCOR executive says
Home > United Methodist News Service > News Archives > 2005 > January > Take precautions when giving online, UMCOR executive says
(last updated: 1/19/2005)
Online giving came of age for the United Methodist Committee on Relief and for many people in the church in response to the tsunami disaster in the Indian Ocean.
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