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November 7, 2008 Arkansas United Methodist 5
STAMFORD, Conn. — Edward
Church World Service responds
Paup is convinced poverty can be elim-
to earthquake in Pakistan
inated. As the new top executive of the
United Methodist now will include mission volunteers. For coastal churches, Ike
NEW YORK — The Pakistan staff
Board of Global Rachel Lieder Simeon, interim deputy continues to pose challenges
of Church World Service is on the
ground and assisting survivors of a
Ministries, he assigned to ministry with the poor, also BATON ROUGE, La. — Hurricane
powerful 6.4-magnitude earthquake
expects the mis- will lead units on mission contexts and Ike is no longer in the national head-
that struck the southwestern province
sion agency to relationships and mission education. lines, but people like James Moore are
of Balochistan on Oct. 29. More than
provide denomi- Jorge Domingues, interim deputy contending with the storm’s impact on
170 people were killed and hundreds
national leader- assigned to new church development, a daily basis. Many people don’t realize
were injured by the quake, according
ship toward that oversees evangelization and church the extent of the water damage that Ike
to The New York Times.
goal through net- growth and will have general oversight caused in Louisiana, said Moore, who
With offices in Quetta, about 37
working with of community and institutional min- leads two churches in Cameron and
miles from the area hit, Church World
other organiza- istries, with Jerald McKie continuing Grand Chenier.
Service has significant operational
tions both inside as a staff executive in that unit. “We got water where we didn’t get
presence in the region and has been
and outside the
church.
Edward Paup is the
Paup himself is assuming the full water for Rita. Louisiana experienced
able to mount immediate response. Six
top executive of the
duties of administration, eliminating the equivalent of a surge from a
CWS team members and six staff from
“We have the
United Methodist
the post of deputy for administration. Category 5 hurricane,” he said.
one of the agency’s local implementing
responsibility to Board of Global Deborah Bass, who held that position, The Louisiana Conference disaster
work toward the
Ministries.
partners are on the ground conducting
has left the agency. response ministry is working with the
kind of world
UMNS photo by Cassandra Heller
needs assessments in the hard-hit
United Methodist Committee on Relief
where poverty Global Ministries launches
mountainous region. From Islamabad,
and consulting with local authorities,
can be eliminated,” he said. During the effort to start 400 churches
CWS communications officer Shama
assessing area needs and working on
Mall said the agency had relief supplies
board’s Oct. 13-17 annual meeting, STAMFORD, Conn. — United recovery. The church is also respond-
pre-positioned in its Karachi warehouse
Paup told directors that the three issues Methodists can become evangelists and ing, as it did after Hurricane Rita, to
and that initial aid items are en route.
of concern “that burn passionately church planters around the world
within me” are the perils of planet through a fund launched with an initial
earth, peace among all people and gift from an Atlanta businesswoman.
eradication of poverty. Mary Watson pledged $400,000 to
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“I believe what our world is in the 400 Fund — $1,000 per new
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Sam Dixon, the deputy assigned
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