Helping people in Congo

2009: Emergency Relief Response Fund sent a grant of $8,000 to Intsheum Protestant Orphanage, Idiofa, Congo, to pay for shipping costs of two used military trucks which were purchased last year for mission use. These heavy-duty trucks will carry cargo and passengers over the rugged roads from Kinshasa, the capital, to the orphanage, which serves 60 children plus the surrounding community of about 300.

Helping people in India

2009: Emergency Relief Response Fund made two special grants to a Christian evangelist in New Delhi for emergency food, shelter, and relief supplies for about 150 families whose homes and crops were destroyed by heavy monsoon rains and subsequent flooding.

Helping people in Mexico

2009: Emergency Relief Response Fund shipped a 40-ft sea container filled with medical modules and shoes to Iglesia Getzemani in Mexico City to benefit suffering children and families. Included were 24 modules with medical supplies, surgical supplies, pain relievers, and bandages, and 2 bins of assorted shoes They were distributed by local church volunteers to medical missions in the area, then to needy families. The shipment had a total fair market value of $1,073,880.