1) Brethren Disaster Ministries completes tornado project in Dayton with help from grantsBy Jenn Dorsch-Messler Brethren Disaster Ministries has received an additional grant from the Greater Dayton Disaster Relief Fund of The Dayton Foundation. In May, Brethren Disaster Ministries also was awarded a $5,000 grant from the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD) as part of their UPS 2021 Spring Long Term Recovery Grants. — Northern Ohio District also reported statistics from its 2021 district conference: 116 people registered, with 93 attending the business session, and 100-plus joining in worship. — Proyecto Aldea Global’s Deborah Program has received the 2021 National Prize for Human Rights in Honduras. This move to criminalize organizational reporting and public denouncement of human rights abuses by labelling the organizations ‘terrorists’ is an affront to human rights work worldwide.

Source: Washington Post November 05, 2021 01:50 UTC