PUMC to Help Earthquake Relief Effort (2/19/23)

Posted by on Feb 16, 2023 in EventAnnouncement, Mission: Global, UMCOR | 0 comments

What were you doing on Monday, February 6 2023 at 4:17AM?  For most of us, that is actually a pretty easy question:  we were sound asleep!  But imagine waking up at 4:17AM by a thunderous rumble?  Imagine being buried by pieces of your ceiling moments after being awaken?   Imagine being trapped under the rubble for days, wondering if you or your loved ones will ever survive?

Most of us have never experienced this.  For most of us, the above scenes of horror take a lot of imagination to even begin to comprehend… 

But this exactly what happened to the people of Turkey and Syria during those frightful moments.   

We don’t understand suffering, pain, and death.  Why did this happen?  How could a loving God allow this to happen?  We don’t and we can’t understand.  All we can do is trust.  When we see others undergoing tragedy like this when we have been spared, God calls us to act.  It IS in His character to love.  Jesus is the Good Shepherd, and to become like Him, we must take on His character of unlimited love.

 

UMCOR…

UMCOR stands for “The United Methodist Committee on Relief.”  It’s not exactly an inspiring name, but because of UMCOR, we in Pitman can help those in Turkey.  When a tragedy like this strikes, wherever in the world,  UMCOR quickly steps in to fund and organize relief efforts. 

Already,  UMCOR is providing relief to the survivors of this earthquake.  Partnering with the International Blue Crescent, UMCOR is working to provide needs such as shelters, hot meals, and clothing.  

To learn more about this disaster and UMCOR’s response to it, click this button:

Earthquake Relief

 

We Can Help!

Most of us aren’t able to put our lives on hold and travel to Syria.  Most of us don’t have the ability or knowledge to help.  But what we can do is to provide financial assistance through UMCOR. 

On two Sundays (2/19/23 and 2/26/29) we will be taking a special offering to help UMCOR help people in Turkey and Syria.  All of UMCOR’s overhead is already paid for (by a special offering on “UMCOR Sunday”… which is on March 19 this year).  So, ALL of your gifts will go directly to the relief efforts.  

If you’re not going to be at the church on those dates, you can use our online Giving system.  Click the below button and designate your gift to the “UMCOR – Benevolence Fund.”  All of your gift will go to UMCOR to help with this relief effort (if you use a credit card, the online payment system will deduct a small fee).  Give

 

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God is merciful and loving, and He calls all of us to show mercy and love our neighbors (even if they’re on the other side of the globe). To learn more about how PUMC is trying to fill this call, click the below button: 

Beyond our Community

 

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