Several grants from the Love in the Midst of Tragedy Advance have been disbursed to assist people affected by the attacks last September and resulting events. Funds are being used to provide counseling for people in the New York City area who have been referred by local United Methodist clergy; to provide additional supplies for the food pantry at a local United Methodist Church which is serving many people who lost loved ones and jobs; to support the work of the Greater New Jersey Annual Conference in meeting the needs of New Jersey residents affected by the tragedies; and to support peacemaking and reconciliation initiatives between Muslims and Christians in the United States and in Pakistan. Relief efforts continue in Afghanistan and for Afghan refugees in Pakistan. UMCOR and its partners in Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan are working to provide shelter and essential supplies to those who have been displaced by the war. Your gifts to Love in the Midst of Tragedy, Advance #901125-3 make all this work possible.
An emergency relief grant is being sent to the Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga, which is part of the Methodist family. Funds will be used to help with relief efforts following the devastation of Cyclone Waka which struck the islands on New Year's Day. Many homes were destroyed and most of the crops were devastated. Please give to Asia Floods, Advance #229650-4.

Thousands of families in the Houston area need assistance in repairing or rebuilding their homes that were flooded when Tropical Storm Allison struck last year. Volunteers are urgently needed for rebuilding work. Please call (800) 918-3100 for volunteer information. You can also support recovery efforts by giving to Hurricanes 2001, Advance

982350-4.

UMCOR is sending a grant to the Uniting Church in Australia to support their relief and recovery efforts for people affected by the recent bush fires. You can join in this and other international relief efforts by giving to UMCOR's International Disaster Response, Advance

982450-8.

Gifts may be made through local United Methodist Churches, or by calling (800) 554-8583. Credit card donations are accepted. Click here to make a secure online gift. (Read more about how you can help UMCOR's emergency responses.)

UMCOR is providing emergency relief in many areas of the world. To find out more about current UMCOR ministries, please visit the website: http://gbgm-umc.org/umcor/

Please pray for those who suffer from hunger, poverty, natural and human-made disasters.

The UMCOR Hotline
Telephone:1-800-841-1235; Web: http://gbgm-umc.org/UMCOR-Hotline/