On Saturday April 25 at 11:56 AM, a massive 7.5 earthquake struck Pokhara Nepal. In Pitman, most of us were sound asleep (2:00 AM)- many of us fell asleep looking forward to the next day’s Breakfast Buffet and Yard Sale.
But in Nepal, lives were instantly changed (and ended).
Two days later, on April 27, UMCOR (United Methodist Committee On Relief) approved a grant of $90,000 for partner GlobalMedic to bring sorely-needed clean water to Nepal earthquake survivors through distribution of household and public water-filtration units (click here for more information).
Here’s a YouTube video showing the devastation in Nepal shortly after the earthquake…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=28&v=1O-0nNno4kE
The United Methodist Church, through UMCOR, is always ready to jump into action whenever and where ever disaster strikes. UMCOR is funded by our Shared Giving, and 100% of donations designated for a specific relief action go directly to the relief effort.
As suggested by Bishop Schol (Greater NJ Conference), continue to be in prayer for the people as they begin to recover from this disaster.
For updates on this tragedy, check out the UMC News feed on our “News Feeds” Page.
