Indonesia Earthquake

Indonesia Emergency
UMCOR Advance #217400

A major earthquake shook Yogyakarta, on the Indonesian island of Java, in the dawn hours of Saturday, May 27, 2006. More than 5,000 people were killed and 200,000 left homeless in the 6.3 quake with hundreds of thousands injured and many more are left homeless. Eighty percent of the nearby town of Bantul was destroyed by the quake and its multiple aftershocks.

UMCOR partners are providing relief to earthquake survivors. Through ACT International, an international disaster response coalition, UMCOR is supporting the efforts of local organizations and Church World Service that are assisting more than 30,000 survivors. They are providing shelter, water, health services, psychosocial assistance, and advocacy.

Please uphold this region in prayer. Please give to UMCOR Advance #217400, Indonesia Emergency to support this relief effort.

How to Give

Cash gifts will help UMCOR continue to support the immediate relief and long-term recovery of those affected by the earthquake in Indonesia. Give to UMCOR Advance #217400, Indonesia Emergency. Please write the Advance # and name and in the memo line of your check.

Online                               

At Church                        For local church and Annual Conference credit,
                                           put your gift in the offering plate on Sunday.

By Mail                             Make your check to UMCOR and mail to
                                           UMCOR,
                                           PO Box 9068,
                                           New York, NY 10087

By Phone                       Call toll-free (800) 554-8583

We're 100% efficient.  Every dollar you give to this emergency will provide humanitarian relief and recovery only for this emergency.  That's because gifts to the One Great Hour of Sharing offering covers UMCOR's costs to administer your gifts.