Methodists in Chile assess quake toll
Methodists in Chile are beginning to assess damage after the massive Feb. 27 earthquake.

As hundreds of aftershocks continue to jolt the region, residents searched for food, water and other supplies. More than 700 people died from the earthquake.

The United Methodist Board of Global Ministries and its relief agency, the United Methodist Committee on Relief, were in communication with the church in Chile soon after the earthquake. UMCOR is making an initial $10,000 emergency grant to Chilean Methodists.

Find out more at http://www.umc.org/site/apps/nlnet/content3.aspx?c=lwL4KnN1LtH&b=5259669&ct=8040481.

Donate to UMCOR’s Chile Emergency Advance fund
UMCOR officials do not believe that relief supply kits are currently needed in Chile, but the agency has set up a special fund for financial support for relief work in Chile.

Donations can be given to the Albright United Methodist Church at 128 South Palm, Ponca City, Oklahoma. They will be sent  to UMCOR, P.O. Box 9068, New York, NY 10087. Please indicate in the memo line of the check that it is for the  Chile Emergency Advance Offering # 3021178.   

For more information:   http://new.gbgm-umc.org/advance/projects/search/index.cfm?action=details&id=3021178&code=3021178.