On Monday morning of the General Conference (GC) Session, the Seventh-day Adventist Church presented a $US100,000 check for disaster relief to the mayor of the city of St Louis, Missouri, United States, after the region was struck by a tornado on May 16.
Tag: disaster relief
The Adventist Church in the North New South Wales (NNSW) region has also been significantly affected, with flooding impacting schools, local churches and the Conference office in Cooranbong.
In anticipation of the impact, ADRA has activated its National Emergency Management Plan and is coordinating with churches, volunteers, and government agencies to ensure a swift response.
Amid the tragedies from the devastating landslide in PNG, ADRA is responding and an Adventist grandmother who acted quickly, saved 17 people from the landslide.
The Seventh-day Adventist Church in partnership with ADRA is actively supporting affected communities in Far North Queensland where properties, public infrastructure and church members’ homes have been impacted.
According to local authorities, the natural disaster killed more than 155 people, injured hundreds more and displaced more than 10,000 people.
ADRA is donating over $100,000 in goods and cash to help ACS and Adventist Health respond to the deadly wildfires in Hawaii.
The Kingscliff Classic, a three-day charity cycling event organised by 25000Spins, rallied 45 riders, raising more than $A24,000 for earthquake relief efforts in Syria and Turkey.
Adventists are responding to the the worst storm to hit the country in this century.
ADRA emergency relief operations are underway to assist earthquake victims in Indonesia.