http://www.christianpost.com/us/topics/relief Copyright (c) Christian Post. All Rights Reserved. 5 en-gb 144 17 http://www.christianpost.com http://www.christianpost.com/images/blogs/article/cpLogo.gif http://www.christianpost.com/article/20091109/new-poverty-bible-zeroes-in-on-social-justice-verses/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/article/20091109/new-poverty-bible-zeroes-in-on-social-justice-verses/index.html Newly released The Poverty and Justice Bible highlights more than 2,000 verses that refer to poverty and social justice in Scripture. Jennifer Riley Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:31:25 EST http://www.christianpost.com/article/20091102/major-storm-hits-vietnam-church-ready-to-respond/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/article/20091102/major-storm-hits-vietnam-church-ready-to-respond/index.html After hitting an already devastated Philippines, a tropical storm with powerful winds hit the central coast of Vietnam Monday, forcing more than 80,000 people to evacuate. Ethan Cole Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:38:01 EST http://www.christianpost.com/article/20091030/compassion-int-l-responds-to-ethiopia-aid-appeal-with-1-4m/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/article/20091030/compassion-int-l-responds-to-ethiopia-aid-appeal-with-1-4m/index.html Child advocacy agency Compassion International is sending $1.4 million to Ethiopia in response to the nation’s ongoing famine and the government’s recent appeal for emergency aid. Aaron J. Leichman Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:32:40 EDT http://www.christianpost.com/article/20091027/poverty-expert-give-the-poor-a-hand-up-not-hand-out/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/article/20091027/poverty-expert-give-the-poor-a-hand-up-not-hand-out/index.html Instead of helping poor people with charity that will eventually run out, it is more effective to lift people out of poverty through microfinance, says a Christian poverty expert. Michelle A. Vu Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:10:48 EDT http://www.christianpost.com/article/20091025/kenya-still-urgently-in-need-despite-return-of-rains/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/article/20091025/kenya-still-urgently-in-need-despite-return-of-rains/index.html Though weather officials in Kenya expect this season’s rainfall not to fail as it has the past three years, those working to provide relief in the country are reminding the global community that millions of hungry people still need food aid. Furthermore, the heavier rainfall may actually do more harm than good. Aaron J. Leichman Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:44:10 EDT http://www.christianpost.com/article/20091019/christian-groups-draw-attention-to-typhoon-hit-areas-in-cambodia-vietnam/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/article/20091019/christian-groups-draw-attention-to-typhoon-hit-areas-in-cambodia-vietnam/index.html While much of the attention following Typhoon Ketsana’s landfall has been upon the Philippines, where the death toll is nearly 900 and still climbing, a network of Christian groups is drawing attention to Cambodia and Vietnam, where the typhoon had also wrought havoc. Aaron J. Leichman Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:59:22 EDT http://www.christianpost.com/article/20091019/new-typhoon-nears-philippines/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/article/20091019/new-typhoon-nears-philippines/index.html A new powerful typhoon is moving toward the storm-battered Philippines but will likely spare the capital, Manila, the country’s chief weather forecaster reported. Aaron J. Leichman Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:50:10 EDT http://www.christianpost.com/article/20091018/faith-communities-stand-up-for-mdgs-pray-for-jubilee/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/article/20091018/faith-communities-stand-up-for-mdgs-pray-for-jubilee/index.html Congregations and faith communities around the United States are taking this Sunday to focus on the principles of Jubilee – a time when those enslaved because of debts are freed, lands lost because of debt are returned, and community is restored. Aaron J. Leichman Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:51:33 EDT http://www.christianpost.com/article/20091017/churches-based-relief-group-helps-60-000-flood-hit-indians/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/article/20091017/churches-based-relief-group-helps-60-000-flood-hit-indians/index.html Action by Churches Together International said it is providing meals for nearly 60,000 people in flood-ravaged southern India but is struggling to generate financial support. Joseph Keenan Sat, 17 Oct 2009 11:34:32 EDT http://www.christianpost.com/article/20091015/food-crisis-in-the-making-a-decade-ago-says-u-n-agency/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/article/20091015/food-crisis-in-the-making-a-decade-ago-says-u-n-agency/index.html The current food crisis was preceded by more than a decade of losses in the fight against world hunger and reached new depths as a result of last year’s food crisis, reported the United Nation’s anti-hunger agency. Ethan Cole Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:59:04 EDT http://www.christianpost.com/article/20091015/u-n-over-6m-affected-in-storm-battered-philippines/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/article/20091015/u-n-over-6m-affected-in-storm-battered-philippines/index.html Over six million people have been affected by the two devastating storms that recently hit the Philippines, according to the latest figures released by the United Nations. Aaron J. Leichman Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:11:01 EDT http://www.christianpost.com/article/20091014/bible-society-sends-scripture-to-typhoon-victims/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/article/20091014/bible-society-sends-scripture-to-typhoon-victims/index.html U.K.-based Bible Society is urgently appealing for donations to help send booklets of Bible passages to victims of two typhoons that ravaged the Philippines in recent weeks. Charles Boyd Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:23:30 EDT