World Challenge is looking to be a blessing to those who have been hurt by the coronavirus pandemic.
World Challenge’s board, in partnership with Times Square Church, has recognized a need for the continued support of ministries responding to the coronavirus pandemic as well as its many side effects.
The nearly 50 year old ministry, founded by the late David Wilkerson, has allocated $300,000 to Samaritan’s Purse to operate a field hospital in New York City for a week. On April 1, Samaritan’s Purse opened a 68-bed Emergency Field Hospital in Central Park to provide critical care for people seriously ill with the coronavirus.
Since they arrived in New York, a 72-member Disaster Assistance Response Team—including doctors, nurses and other healthcare specialists—has been on the ground working around the clock to save lives.
While the quarantine measures taken were intended to protect our vulnerable populations and slow disease transmission, they also had some unexpected social repercussions.
Many major US cities’ law enforcement are reporting over a 20 percent rise in domestic abuse cases.
World Challenge is partnering with Times Square Church to send $100,000 to a ministry in Montreal that offers housing for battered women, a vital alternative to having to shelter in place with a violent partner or family member.
Together, World Challenge believes we can all help bring the transforming power of God’s love to the world.