The Global Alliance Family Working on a Global COVID-19 Response

AWF and CAMA Services (Alliance Missions – USA) are working together to mobilize a global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Jesus is a compassionate savior calling us to action. As we prayed together, we felt compelled to seek a fast and effective response to the needs of the most vulnerable people among those served by Alliance churches worldwide. A donation link to the project is already in place on the AWF website.

The extent and severity to which the COVID-19 pandemic will impact the world are still unknown, but it is expected that the crisis will devastate the most vulnerable people. The virus is already disproportionately affecting the poor in wealthy countries, where the most known cases are concentrated.

Compassion ministry has been central to the Christian and Missionary Alliance Missionary Movement since the beginning. CAMA Services (USA), Compassion and Justice (Canada), CAMA Zending (Netherlands) and Hong Kong Alliance Mission have been on the frontline of this ministry. As the Alliance movement has grown, we are seeking the engagement of more national churches to multiply its resources and enlarge its reach.

In order to offer a unified response from the Alliance, we are inviting the National Church Presidents and Directors of the Relief and Development departments to meet in May, in different languages and time zones. The objective of the meeting is to collect information about the needs of the most vulnerable communities served by the Alliance worldwide and discuss responses that are fast and well-targeted. The two-hour meetings will be held in English (two meetings), in Spanish and in French, from May 11 to 13.

The first English meeting, for the North America, Europe and Middle East Regions, will be held on May 12, on the following time:
Denver: Tuesday, May 12, 2020, 8:00 a.m.
Minneapolis: Tuesday, May 12, 2020, 9:00 a.m.
Toronto: Tuesday, May 12, 2020, 10:00 a.m.
São Paulo: Tuesday, May 12, 2020, 11:00 a.m.
London: Tuesday, May 12, 2020, 3:00 p.m.
Paris: Tuesday, May 12, 2020, 4:00 p.m.
Amman: Tuesday, May 12, 2020, 5:00 p.m.

The second English meeting, for the Asia Pacific Region, will be held on May 13, on the following time:
Minneapolis: Wednesday, May 13, 2020, 1:00 a.m.
São Paulo: Wednesday, May 13, 2020, 3:00 a.m.
New Delhi: Wednesday, May 13, 2020, 11:30 a.m.
Bangkok: Wednesday, May 13, 2020, 1:00 p.m.
Jakarta: Wednesday, May 13, 2020, 1:00 p.m.
Manila: Wednesday, May 13, 2020, 2:00 p.m.
Tokyo: Wednesday, May 13, 2020, 3:00 p.m.
Sydney: Wednesday, May 13, 2020, 4:00 p.m.
Auckland: Wednesday, May 13, 2020, 6:00 p.m.