i do not know if everyone knows of this or not, but the united methodist church has it's own disaster relief agency that is set up & supported through our tithing. UMCOR (united methodist commission on relief) is put together to provide disaster relief on long term basis when we as individuals cannot do it on our own. you can contribute to the efforts of UMCOR and know that all your money will go straight to the relief of that particular disaster as the operating costs are already handled by our tithing.
if your children are asking what we are doing you can relay the information about UMCOR as well as our own individual, church, & conference efforts.
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