One-Two Punch: COVID and Cyclone
You Can Help Save a Life!
An Urgent Message from our Global President
It’s like a one-two knockout punch.
COVID-19 has already killed hundreds of thousands and threatened millions more. The lockdown has been economically devastating to the poor, creating dire need for basic food and medication.
But now multiplied devastation is mounting in India and Bangladesh.
Amphan, a deadly cyclone, is wreaking havoc as it rips through these already reeling nations. It’s like a one-two knockout punch. O Lord, how much more can these dear people endure?
Most of us are faring much better. While we feel daily the impact of the pandemic, the vast majority of us have good medical care and health insurance. Stimulus checks have already been received by many. Those who have lost their jobs have the safety net of unemployment benefits. And no deadly cyclone is in our weather forecast. Compared to India and Bangladesh, we are so much better off.
This has motivated Esther and me to action. While praying daily for the people and churches of these hard-hit places, we have also written a check. Love actively expressed makes a difference in this kind of situation. Our gift will not feed a village, but it can definitely bring urgently-needed relief to a few.
My appeal to everyone reading these words is this: Give as you’re able to help. Through the joint OMS – Mercy Worldwide Disaster Relief Fund, you can make a difference. When our gift is added to yours, the potential to help desperate people grows. When many other people send gifts to help, this potential multiplies. Before long, our shared action is helping not just a few, but millions. It’s like the story of the five loaves and two fish in Luke 9. Jesus takes a little and asks God to bless it to meet the needs of a hungry throng. When they realize what’s happened, even the skeptics among them are impacted. Faith is fortified, and unbelief often becomes belief about the Messiah. In the same way, may our shared compassion result not just in temporal help … but eternal help.
Here’s how to give. Make your check payable to One Mission Society and send it to:
One Mission Society
PO Box 1648
Monument, CO 80132-1648
Or GIVE HERE. You’ll have the joy of knowing you’ve made a difference. As your gift is added to many others, the resulting expression of compassion will be life-changing for many desperately hurting people. Thank you for caring and giving!
Bob Fetherlin
Global President, One Mission Society