tag: global compassion fund

In March 2023, Cyclone Freddy struck the east coast of Africa. Devastating floods and landslides displaced over 650,000 people and killed more than 1,000. Malawi was impacted most severely. In response, Brethren in Christ (BIC) conferences in the U.S., Malawi, Mozambique…

It is with broken hearts that we have watched violence unfold in Israel and Palestine. It is the same sorrow we feel whenever and wherever armed conflict destroys the lives of so many. We mourn the senseless loss of life and the trauma that millions have endured…

In August 2022, monsoon flooding wrought devastation across the region of Odisha, India. Within 48 hours of receiving a request from the local Brethren in Christ conference, we released $12,500 from the Global Compassion Fund to provide basic food and hygiene items for 1,000 families in four districts within the region…

In 2020, we reported on several distributions from the Global Compassion Fund sent to international BIC communities struggling through the challenges and aftermath of the pandemic. As the virus continues to disrupt routine life around the globe, we have distributed an additional $26,482 from the Global Compassion Fund throughout 2021…

Brethren in Christ U.S. has released $65,089 from the Global Compassion Fund to provide relief for families in Northern Mozambique who are currently experiencing a growing food crisis which has been exacerbated by insurgent-led violence. For the past four years, a militant group has been growing more active in the Cabo Delgado region of Northern Mozambique…

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect communities around the world, we have been listening closely to our global community for opportunities to provide continued aid and support. In May, we reported that over $36,000 had been distributed from the Global Compassion Fund to meet needs around the world…

As countries lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19, many communities surrounding BIC churches are experiencing a time of great need. Lockdowns have prevented vulnerable populations who live day to day from going out to earn money for food, resulting in hunger…

Thank you for your prayers and financial support for our brothers and sisters suffering from the devastation of Cyclone Idai. The cyclone — which struck Southeast Africa in March — is the second most calamitous storm in that region on record…

More than 1,000 people have died and 41 million people in South Asia have been affected in some of the severest flooding in decades, according to relief officials and the United Nations.1 At the epicenter of need, our brothers and sisters in the BIC national Churches of India and Nepal are seeking to help local communities with restoration and relief work…

BIC U.S. has authorized $15,000 from the Global Compassion Fund to fight hunger in Mozambique. According to a report by FEWS NET (Famine Early Warning Systems Network), a leading provider of early warning and analysis on acute food insecurity, much of Mozambique is currently experiencing a crisis-level food shortage…