UMCOR News

 

Osterman RamirezOffering support (and chocolate) for Valentine's Day

Linda Bloom, staff writer for the United Methodist News Service, shares the benefits of buying fair trade product and supporting small farmers through your Valentine’s Day purchases.

 

UMCOR Hotline February 8 Weekly News Update

Read about how UMCOR is responding to the needs of people around the world.

 

Tony Bueza

An Inconvenient Ministry

The Ministry with the Poor program led by UMCOR and Global Ministries is helping Dumagat indigenous people in the Philippines build up their communities.

 

Welcoming the StrangerFirst Monday: Internet Resource on the Church and Immigration

First Monday is a monthly internet newsletter that offers valuable resources on the church and immigration issues in the United States.

 

Brigida Coutino EspinozaA Palmeros’ Story: Brigida Coutiño Espinoza 

Brigida Coutiño Espinoza is a palm harvester in Chiapas, Mexico, who used to sell palm illegally. Today, she works for a well-organized producer of palm, providing churches in the US palms fronds for Palm Sunday services. Read more in the UMCOR Notebook.

 

Joel Cabrera RodasA Palmeros’ Story: Joel Cabrera Rodas

Joel Cabrera Rodas, a palm harvester in Chiapas, Mexico, shares the community and environmental benefits of harvesting fairly traded eco-palms. Read more in the UMCOR Notebook.

 

This retired baker’s family is among some 200 families who lost their homes in recent fires in the Biobio Region of Chile.Aid Reaches Fire Survivors in Chile

After fire destroyed their homes, 140 Chilean families will receive food aid from UMCOR partner, the Methodist Humanitarian Aid Team.

 

Ibrahim and sonsRefugee Ministry Newsletter:

Read the latest stories from the Refugee Ministry Office.

 

Haiti Report Two Years LaterHaiti, Two Years Later

Two years after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, UMCOR and our partners remain at the side of the Haitian people, together rebuilding lives and hope. Read a comprehensive report.

 

Shannon TrilliUMCOR Names New Director of Global Health Programs

UMCOR announced today that it has named Shannon Trilli to serve as the new director of the organization’s Global Health programs.

 

Volunteers for UMCOR Philippines prepare emergency relief packages for those affected by Typhoon Sendong.A Cry for Help

Some 17 people died and many remain missing from an Islamic community near Iligan City, Philippines, following Typhoon Sendong.

 
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