Presbyterian Disaster Assistance has provided funds from One Great Hour of Sharing to the Reformed Church of the Karpath-Ukraine to help restock its Disaster Relief Center warehouse that suffered a fire.
In April 2007, Ukraine experienced flooding from the Danube River that was caused by a combination of heavy rains and melting snow. The flooding that affected Ukraine also affected parts of Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria.
As the Reformed Church of the Karpath-Ukraine continues to rebuild after 75 years of Communism, this ethnic Hungarian community in the Trans-Carpathian region of western Ukraine now has 100 congregations served by 50 pastors. When severe flooding affected the country in 1998 and 2001, the church took part in rescue and rebuilding efforts by providing food, drinking water, clothing, cleaning supplies and disinfectant.
After the floods receded and the rebuilding began, the church coordinated the receipt and delivery of aid coming from abroad. In 2002, the church formed a Disaster Relief Center with the goal of becoming more effective in providing assistance to disaster survivors. The Disaster Relief Center provides housing for rescue teams, runs a communications office and has a warehouse.
This warehouse suffered a fire and lost important disaster recovery items — a rescue boat, high power pumps, generators and rubber boots. PDA funds are being used to provide replacement for these items, supporting the church as it continues its ministry of disaster relief.
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