No More Malaria, Grace Children’s Hospital in Haiti and the UMCOR Advance #901670 “Tornadoes 2012” Fund will share our church’s special April Lenten offering.
Imagine No Malaria is the United Methodist church-wide effort to overcome malaria in Africa and eliminate deaths caused by this preventable disease—a goal world leaders hope to accomplish by 2015. UMC efforts started with sending nets to eliminate deaths caused by this disease. It now involves educating communities and health care workers, developing health care infrastructure and making advancements in health care communications. Imagine No Malaria will create a stronger and more broad-based community health infrastructure to help The United Methodist Church in the fight against diseases of poverty. Nothing But Nets remains a key component of the campaign against malaria.
For decades, United Methodist congregations have supported the work of Grace Children's Hospital in Haiti by giving through the Advance. In the Jan. 12, 2010 earthquake's aftermath, this partnership has grown stronger. Though the inpatient ward did not collapse during the initial earthquake, its structure was severely damaged, as was much of the hospital's main campus. Both children and adults can be treated at one of Grace Children’s Hospital’s many outpatient clinics. People living in the slums around the hospital receive vaccinations, prenatal care, and other basic health services from specially-trained community health workers and volunteers. Grace Children’s Hospital is recognized as Haiti’s leading medical facility dedicated to the treatment of children with tuberculosis (TB). Each year, the hospital receives thousands of children who are suffering from TB, HIV and other diseases. Children who are seriously ill are admitted to the sixty-bed inpatient ward, where they receive care from the hospital’s all-Haitian staff.
The United Methodist Church is uniquely situated to respond to disasters because we have churches (mission stations) in every county and in almost every town and village across the United States. We also have a worldwide Methodist connection with annual conferences, central conferences, and autonomous partner churches on five continents. Most of the time, even before the area bishop or the annual conference officials contact the United Methodist Committee on Relief disaster-response office, the UMCOR network manager is on the phone trying to ascertain the damage and offering to give assistance to affected communities. We will give to the “Tornadoes 2012” Fund.
Your generous donations this for the 2012 Lenten Offering will support these United Methodist Advance funds, which use 100% of your gifts for each designated ministry.
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