UMCOR Hotline - Special Edition for October 14, 2005

NEW BULLETIN INSERT: SOUTH ASIA AND CENTRAL AMERICA DISASTERS

Two terrible disasters occurred in our world last week: mudslides in Central America buried entire villages and killed hundreds; and a powerful earthquake rocked Pakistan and neighboring countries killing tens of thousands and displacing millions. UMCOR is responding to these events through local partners already operating in the affected areas.

The new UMCOR bulletin insert, "A Message of Hope: When the Earth Shakes and the Mountains Give Way," tells just how UMCOR is providing hope in these seemingly hopeless situations. It also explains how you can be a part of this response.

Please print and share this bulletin insert with others. Consider a special offering to ensure that your heart and hands can continue to work with vulnerable people in these two devastated locations. The bulletin insert is available at http://gbgm-umc.org/umcor/print/bulletininserts/pakistan.cfm


HOW YOU CAN HELP

Cash gifts will help UMCOR continue to support the immediate relief and long term recovery of those affected by these disasters. Please give generously to the following UMCOR Advances:

--UMCOR Advance #232000, Pakistan Earthquake --UMCOR Advance #501300, Central American Emergency --UMCOR Advance #982450, International Disaster Response (Gifts to this Advance go to where they are most needed.)


UMCOR provides emergency relief in many areas of the world. To find out
more about UMCOR's ministries, please visit http://gbgm-umc.org/umcor/ .
You can donate to any project by placing a contribution in the offering
plate at a local United Methodist church; by sending a check to UMCOR,
PO Box 9068, New York, NY 10087-9068; or by calling 1-800-554-8583, where
credit card donations are accepted. UMCOR is exempt from tax under
section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of the United States and
qualifies for the maximum charitable contribution deduction by donors.

And, please pray for those who are hungry, displaced, sick or in poverty
because of these and other natural and human-made disasters, and for the
workers who minister to them.

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