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World Renew Ebola

Response

“Oh Lord my God, I called to you for help and you healed me.”

Psalm 30:2

worldrenew.net/ebola

What is Ebola?

Ebola is a severe, often fatal, illness that spreads

by human to human transmission. The current

outbreak began in West Africa in March 2014.

The World Health Organization has said this is the largest outbreak since

the disease was first discovered.

The highest numbers of infections and deaths are in

Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. These are countries

with very weak health systems and little infrastructure to deal

with this kind of crisis.

Case counts for countries with widespread transmission:Liberia 6,878Sierra Leone 5,586Guinea 1,919Total 14,383

Over 5,000 people have died from the disease,mainly in West Africa.

What is World Renew doing in response

to Ebola?

World Renew is focusing on providing:• Health training• Medical equipment• Pastoral care in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea in cooperation with our partners.

Our Partners

• Christian Reformed World Missions• Council of Churches in Sierra Leone• Christian Extension Services in Sierra

Leone• Christian Health Association of Liberia• Timothy Leadership Training Institute• Emmaus Schools - Guinea

A checkpoint established to help minimize travel to

affected areas.

Difficult roads in the region makes transporting

supplies a challenge.

Successful delivery of medical supplies.

A training session on how to identify

symptoms of Ebola.

Handwashing stations have been set up to help prevent the spread of infection.

How can you help?

Join World Renew in praying for:• Individuals infected• Medical staff on the front lines• Church leaders providing

pastoral care• A compassionate and sensitive

response by western governments based on real facts of Ebola

Ultimately, pray for the disease to be contained and defeated.

You can also support World Renew’s work with your financial gifts. Our partners have the capacity to scale up their response to reach even more communities, if sufficient financial support can be found.

A further way you can help is by encouraging your friends, family and government to join the response to help fight the spread of Ebola in West Africa.

Thank you for your support!

To learn more about World Renew’s response, please visit

worldrenew.net/ebola.