PNW UMVIM: Carlton Complex Fire Recovery Update
A glimpse of the damage caused by the Carlton Complex fire in Pateros, Wash.Carlton Complex Fire Recovery Update
By Jim Truitt | Photos by Jesse...
Additional UMVIM Teams Needed for Galena, AK
Our ongoing efforts, through the United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) program, to respond to the 2013 floods in Galena, Alaska are close to completion...
Commentary: Relief needs persist after typhoon
Commentary by April Grace G. Mercado
June 12, 2014 | MANILA, Philippines (UMNS)
More than six months after Typhoon Yolanda — known internationally as Typhoon Haiyan — killed...
Using Animation to Battle Ebola
Nashville-based United Methodist Communications collaborated with Chocolate Moose Media and iHeed to create an animated video for use in West Africa that helps dispel...
When Jesus Smiles: Working Together for a Shared Purpose
The PNW Early Response Team visited Minot, N.D. responding to floods in 2011.
When Jesus Smiles:
Working Together for a Shared Purpose
By Steve Meachum
One of the...
Riverside Park, the Unfunded Disaster
PNW Disaster Response:
Riverside Park, the Unfunded Disaster
By The Rev. Stan Norman
Earth, Wind and Fire was the title of my last posting. Let’s talk...
Partnering Together to Rebuild & Restore Okanogan County (VIDEO)
About 40 representatives from faith-based and non-governmental organizations met at the Pateros Fire Station in February 2015. They discussed individual casework/projects, committing financial and...
Early Response Team Training
2012 was a really tough year across the United States. Natural disasters of all kinds caused massive damage to the infrastructure and personal property....
Anatomy of a United Methodist disaster response
A United Methodist volunteer team from the California-Pacific Conference prepares to work on a home damaged by Hurricane Sandy in Long Beach, N.Y., a...
On the ground in Texas: “The response to this disaster is huge”
Jim Truitt, UMVIM Disaster Response Coordinator for the PNW Conference, is on the ground in Texas assisting FEMA in the formation of a Long Term Recovery Taskforce for Hurricane Harvey. Working 12 hour days among thousands of people has given him an appreciation for the immensity of the response and the importance of attending to the work in front of him in a focused way.
