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UMCOR announces Advance Giving for relief efforts in Peru

            The United Methodist Committee on Relief is responding to the massive earthquake that leveled several cities in Peru Aug. 15, with offers of aid to the Methodist Church of Peru and a planned grant to Action by Churches Together, the international relief alliance.   Aid to the Peruvian church is likely to cover an array of initiatives, including funding to address immediate relief, as well as long-term recovery needs as they become known, and deployment of experienced disaster response personnel who can help establish priorities and means for response. Though the quake disrupted telecommunications, Action by Churches Together has mobilized a response team in the region.

            The Methodist Church of Peru and the North Carolina Annual Conference share a special covenant relationship, begun in 1990 with visits of mission teams and volunteers.  The NC Conference is in the process of talking with Bishop Jorge Bravo in Peru about how we can best assist our Peruvian Methodist family.   

            Please consider a gift to assist our brothers and sisters in Peru as they struggle in this tragedy.  Donors who want to contribute to the recovery in Peru may give to UMCOR Advance #982450, International Disaster Response; designate Peru Earthquake.  Checks and gifts can be placed in your Sunday Offering.  Additionally, checks can be mailed to the NC Conference/Raleigh Area, Attention: UMCOR Advance #982450 - Peru Earthquake, PO Box 60053, Charlotte, NC  28260-0053 or mailed to UMCOR, PO Box 9068, New York, NY 10087.  Please put the name of your church and district on your mailed check.   Please know that 100% of your gift will go toward relieving the deep suffering wrought by this disaster.