 UCC Global H.O.P.E. Middle East Support Fund
The war in Israel/Palestine has claimed thousands of lives, injured tens of thousands of people and displaced approximately one million Palestinians in Gaza. Half are in emergency shelters set up by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) while it is increasingly difficult for Gazan Palestinians to find safe space, as even hospitals and a church have sustained damage. Food, water, fuel, and electricity have been cut off, and supplies are running out. Convoys of trucks from Egypt carrying humanitarian relief await the opportunity to pass through the damaged Rafah border crossing while other entrances to Gaza remain closed. Along with ecumenical partners, the UCC is calling for:
More details can be found at https://support.ucc.org/middleeast Plymouth donated $2,746.72 to the UCC Global HOPE Middle East Support Fund. Partner for March 10 only: UCC Annual One Great Hour of Sharing offering  Share the Light
One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) special mission offering of the United Church of Christ involves you in disaster, refugee/immigration, and development ministries throughout the world. When a disaster strikes or people are displaced or made refugees by violence or extreme poverty, you are part of the immediate response and of the long-term recovery. Through OGHS you engage in holistic development programs including health care, education, agriculture, food sustainability, micro-financing and women’s empowerment. Because the UCC relates in mutual partnership to churches and organizations through Global Ministries and worldwide response & recovery networks, your contributions to One Great Hour of Sharing put you in the right place at the right time for the relief, accompaniment and recovery of the most vulnerable. You meet immediate needs and you address the underlying causes that create those needs in the first place. View Share the Light video here. Plymouth donated $1119 to OGHS this year. |
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