Episcopal Relief & Development has set up a fund to support the efforts of their partners managing the response in the Caribbean and the US:
Episcopal Relief & Development has reached out to partners in the Caribbean and along the US East Coast, from the Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina to the Diocese of Massachusetts, as they prepare for and respond to Hurricane Sandy.
World Vision’s leaders maintain the right to “consider religion in its hiring.” That’s a pretty mild way of putting what you find on their job descriptions, which includes “attend and participate in daily devotions and weekly Chapel services,” even for positions like “website support team supervisor.”
While news reports are just starting to give a sense of the scope of the disaster unfolding right now in the nations of eastern Africa,
With the Mississippi river reaching a near record crest today, and with the expectation that the flooding will remain severe through the end of May,
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“After this sort of traumatic event, people deeply need spiritual support,” said Mears. “Local churches, like St. Thomas’, can provide a safe space to talk through the grief and loss that people are feeling, and the churches can also work with families to meet their immediate physical needs. Pastoral care and immediate relief ideally go hand-in-hand.”
Episcopal Relief & Development said March 14 that its Japan Earthquake Response Fund will provide support to the province and the Diocese of Tohoku, including the planned emergency relief center at the diocesan building and the provincial response structure capable of dealing with a disaster of this magnitude.
Episcopal Relief and Development concentrates on local solutions: buying and hiring locally helps us to employ Haitians, get dollars circulating and boost the local economy. We are also supporting the Diocese of Haiti as it reaches out to other NGOs working in the area and gains access to increased resources. ~Abagail Nelson
The Anglican Diocese of Chile is responding to the urgent needs of its members after a magnitude-8.8 earthquake devastated parts of central Chile