Staff of Brethren Disaster Ministries and Global Mission and Service
have given support to South Sudanese villagers affected by a recent
fire, through a grant from the denomination’s Emergency Disaster Fund
(EDF). Other recent disaster relief grants have gone to Church World
Service work at a refugee camp in Thailand, and areas of southern states
in the US affected by recent storms.
The allocation of $6,800 for the village of Lafon in South Sudan
provided emergency shelter and tools for the people affected. The fire
in January destroyed 108 homes, as well as personal belongings, and
stored food. The Brethren grant purchased tarps, bags of food, and
machetes and axes for the affected families--tools they needed to
rebuild, and emergency shelter for the rainy season.
A Church of the Brethren mission worker in South Sudan--Athanasus
Ungang--with the help of Brethren Volunteer Service worker Jocelyn
Snyder, facilitated the purchase and delivery of the supplies.
The grant of $3,500 to the Ban Mae Surin Refugee Camp in Thailand
follows a fire at the camp that killed 36 people, injured 200 more, and
destroyed more than 400 houses, leaving 2,300 people homeless. The
Brethren funds support the response of Church World Service (CWS) in
building emergency shelters and providing 10 days of emergency food. A
longer term response will include reconstruction of homes, community
buildings, and food warehouses.
The amount of $2,000 given to CWS responds to an appeal following
several severe storm systems that swept across the southern US during
the first few months of 2013, causing significant damage in communities
in five states. The CWS response includes distribution of hygiene kits
and clean-up buckets, as well as support for long-term recovery
committees in the affected communities.
For more about the Emergency Disaster Fund go to www.brethren.org/edf.
Source: 4/18/2013 Newsline
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