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Relief and Development

Across the world, people are battling the effects of poverty and disease. Entire communities are left bereaved and desperate following natural disasters. War and social ills create a climate of fear and despair. Living faith inspires action, bringing hope and change to this world of poverty, pain and injustice.

 

Relief and Development – Mercy in Action

For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me. Matthew 25:35-36


young hospital patient colouringWe believe God’s love transforms the whole of life—spiritual, emotional, physical and social. Our relief and development workers demonstrate this love by addressing people’s immediate needs, building for a better future and offering eternal hope in Jesus.

Immediate Response

Faced with emergencies such as earthquakes in Asia or the AIDS crisis in Southern Africa, our response is to bring relief to those who are suffering. This means feeding the hungry and providing medical care for the sick and injured, building shelters for the homeless and comforting those who are bereaved.

Lasting Change

Development workers bring about long-term transformation in lives and communities by eliminating the causes of poverty, disease and injustice through education, micro-enterprise and employment projects. Educating street children in Sudan, teaching about the prevention of AIDS in Southern Africa and establishing small businesses in Tajikistan are among hundreds of development projects across the world.

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Latest Relief and Development

Moldova, Republic of :: Maxim attends OM Moldovas day care centre and says he loves it because it’s warm, people love him and nobody shouts at him.
United States :: Forty-four of the climbers reached Gillman’s Point (18,647 feet)—28 of them reached Uhuru Peak, the summit, at 19,336 feet. A group of 47 women have climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania to raise awareness of global injustices against women and children.
South Africa :: Harry, with OM South Africa, teaches how to make memory boxes as a step towards accepting the loss of a loved one.
United States :: Since Wednesday, 11 January— National Human Trafficking Awareness Day in the United States—47 women from around the world, ranging in age from 18-73, have been climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania to raise awareness of global injustices against women and children. (photo credit: Zsolt Zatrok Dr./stock.xchng)
United States :: The Freedom Climbers set off Wednesday, 12 January for their trek up Mt. Kilimanjaro to raise awareness and funds to combat slavery, exploitation and global trafficking.
International :: Debbie Meroff (left) and other participants of AIDSLink’s first-ever European facilitators’ training perform a drama to learn how the state of a person’s body, spirit and soul affect each other. AIDSLink International and OM partner to impact the worldwide HIV and AIDS pandemic.
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