Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
Covenant World Relief is responding to the devastating earthquake and tsunami in northeast Japan with our sister denomination, the Japan Covenant Church. As with all major disasters, the relief and recovery period will take months and probably years.
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In the event that donations exceed what is needed for our immediate relief efforts for the Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami relief, any surplus funds will be designated for future disaster response.
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- Read updates and stories about relief efforts in Japan on our blog here.
News
CWR Partnering With Japan Church to Provide Aid
MIYAKO, JAPAN (July 11, 2011) – Japanese citizens whose homes barely missed being destroyed by the tsunami in March now are dealing with survivor’s guilt, and most of the people left homeless are still living in evacuation shelters or government-built temporary housing…Read more…
CWR Funds at Work in Several Regions
CHICAGO, IL (April 21, 2011) – Recently released funds from Covenant World Relief continue to assist humanitarian efforts in Libya, Ivory Coast, Kenya, and Japan…Read more…
Reflections on Ministering to Japanese in Need
TOKYO, JAPAN (March 31, 2011) – Evangelical Covenant Church missionaries in Japan say helping others reflect biblically on the disaster has been important for their own lives even as they work through obstacles to relief efforts…Read more…
Japan Update: Missionaries Remain Safe
TOKYO, JAPAN (March 17, 2011) – The Department of World Mission released a statement today describing the current situation of Covenant missionaries in Japan… Read more…
Japan: Covenant Missionaries Reported Safe
TOKYO, JAPAN (March 16, 2011) – Evangelical Covenant Church missionaries in Japan remain safe despite the continued crisis at nuclear plants, says Pauline Carlson, a country coordinator for the Department of World Mission. “The Japan Covenant and its churches, as well as the Covenant missionary staff, are not located in the vicinity of the plant,”…Read more….
CWR Encourages Support for Japan Relief Fund
CHICAGO, IL (March 14, 2011) – A new fund has been established by Covenant World Relief to aid victims of the earthquakes and tsunami that devastated large areas in Japan last Friday, with hundreds of deaths confirmed and thousands of individuals still unaccounted for, according to Japanese relief officials. The 8.9 magnitude earthquake was followed…Read more…
Japan Church, CWR Evaluating Relief Responses
CHICAGO, IL (March 11, 2011) – The leadership of the Japan Covenant Church is considering how to respond to the needs of people following the largest recorded earthquake in the country’s history and massive tsunami that have killed hundreds, Covenant World Relief Director Dave Husby said this morning…Read more…
Live Webcast Today to Focus on Disaster in Japan
CHICAGO, IL (March 11, 2011) – A special live webcast at 4 p.m. today (CST) will focus on the Evangelical Covenant Church’s response to the earthquake in Japan and subsequent tsunami. Updates will be shared by David Husby, director of Covenant World Relief, and Curt Peterson, executive minister of the Department of World Mission…Read more…
Missionaries Safe in Aftermath of Quakes, Tsunami
By Stan Friedman
CHICAGO, IL (March 11, 2011) – Evangelical Covenant Church missionaries in Japan report they are safe following a deadly 8.9-magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami that slammed into the island sweeping away homes, cars, buildings and ships. So far it appears Ellen and Jay Haworth have been most directly impacted by the quake…Read more…
