News & Features Archives 2012

February 2012

Midwest Tornadoes
UMCOR is in contact with United Methodist conferences in the US Midwest that were affected by last night’s tornadoes that killed at least 11 and caused severe damage.
Pastor Sees Lives Change during Rebuilding
After a fierce tornado tore through Hulaco, Alabama, last April, a part-time pastor’s background in construction and his compassion for his neighbors proved invaluable.

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.
UMCOR 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.
A Cry for Help
Some 17 people died and many remain missing from an Islamic community near Iligan City, Philippines, following Typhoon Sendong.
Not Without Hope: Healed and Free
All she wanted was a good paying job. Instead, Anna from Yerevan, Armenia, ended up enduring a traumatic five-month ordeal of forced prostitution in Dubai.
Impressed
Thanks to an UMCOR Sudan-supported fish pond program, the members of Worok fish pond group in Kenyi Payam of Lainya County, Sudan can successfully harvest fresh fish to sell at the market.