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United Thank Offering Boxes are now available. Start dropping coins in the box now to show your thanks. Then bring your boxes in during the Spring Ingathering. |
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United Thank Offering Boxes are now available. Start dropping coins in the box now to show your thanks. Then bring your boxes in during the Spring Ingathering. UTO’s Vision We will significantly impact the lives of women and children because of Christ’s love. It is with great enthusiasm we present the new UTO Vision Statement! To achieve this vision we will focus particularly on projects that implement significant change toward alleviating profound human suffering that the Millennium Development Goals address. Our work will directly impact the lives of women and children. Our new vision will be reflected in the 2009 UTO grant criteria and awards. UTO will continue our historic mission to address compelling human need and expand the mission and ministry of the church. UTO is a spiritual and financial partner in the mission work of The Episcopal Church, through every person in every pew. Daily Thanks Improves Daily Life. |
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Episcopal Relief & Development Provides Emergency Aid to Internally Displaced People in Sri Lanka
The current hostilities in Sri Lanka between the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have intensified the scale of the humanitarian crisis in the country. Reports continue of death and injury to civilians trapped in the main conflict zone in the northeast of the country while the humanitarian resources in other areas are being strained by the high number of people fleeing the hostilities.
As a result of the fighting, local infrastructure and communication systems have been destroyed. Initial reports indicate an urgent need for basic items to assist Internally Displaced People (IDP), which number at least 230,000 according to the United Nations Refugee Agency.
Episcopal Relief & Development is partnering with the Diocese of Colombo in response to the IDP emergency. Both entities are providing shelter, bedding, food, water and medical assistance to displaced people in camps and a hospital. Episcopal Relief & Development will strengthen its response as the situation unfolds.
"Our local partners are continuing to provide invaluable relief services in very difficult circumstances as the humanitarian crisis deepens in the conflict-affected regions," said Nagulan Nesiah, Episcopal Relief & Development Program Officer for Asia. "We are moved by the commitment and stand in solidarity with their efforts."
To make a contribution to help people worldwide, please donate to Episcopal Relief & Development online at www.er-d.org <http://www.er-d.org/> , or call 1-800-334-7626, ext. 5129. Gifts can be mailed to: Episcopal Relief & Development, PO Box 7058, Merrifield, VA 22116-7058.
