Immediate Needs

HEAL Africa Hospital in Goma is once again facing an urgent and deeply difficult situation.

As Ebola spreads in eastern DR Congo, the team at HEAL Africa are continuing to care for those in need with courage, compassion and faith, despite the fear and uncertainty surrounding them. The World Health Organisation has declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. The virus involved is the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, and as of 19 May, 514 suspected cases and 136 deaths had been reported. There are currently no virus specific treatments or vaccines for this strain.

For HEAL Africa, this crisis is not distant. Two patients are currently being treated in the hospital’s Ebola isolation ward, and ten staff members who may have been exposed are now in isolation themselves and will need to be monitored for at least three weeks.

The Crisis Deepens

As Gaza nears two full years of war, the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate. The UN warns that famine thresholds have now been breached, with over 500,000 people facing catastrophic hunger and another million in emergency conditions. Families are starving. Children are dying. And the systems needed for survival such as food, water and healthcare have collapsed.

At WorldShare, we believe God is calling us to act. As Jesus taught in the Parable of the Good Samaritan, we are to love our neighbour as ourselves. Today, our neighbours in Gaza are crying out for help.

Please would you help our ministry partner in Myanmar, Word of Hope? They desperately need your support to build a new, three-story dormitory building to safely house the girls at the orphanage. Despite the dedication of Word of Hope church and staff members, the girls’ dormitory building at the orphanage is facing critical challenges. Frequent flooding during the monsoon season has caused the structure to deteriorate over time, making the living conditions unsafe for the children. With increasing risks to their health and wellbeing, we urgently need to act to ensure that the 22 orphaned girls currently cared for, plus an additional 15 girls, have a safe place to live.