United Methodists Pitch in with Afghan Resettlement
This press release was originally published on the United Methodist News on Sept. 2, 2021, by Sam Hodges. To read the full article, please click here.
With the recent tumultuous end of the 20-year Afghan war, tens of thousands of Afghans are arriving in the U.S., and United Methodists are part of the massive effort to help them make a fresh start.
UMCOR, in a recent webpage post, noted its plan to continue to support humanitarian relief in Afghanistan.
“Certainly that is our hope, that we would continue to be able to work with partners who are doing good work in Afghanistan,” said the Rev. Jack Amick (STH ’06), who directs UMCOR’s global migration program, in a phone interview.
United Methodists and affiliate groups also are among those pressing the Biden administration to continue to help Afghans who served alongside the U.S., and who did not get to leave before the last U.S. military flight out of Kabul.