Ebola Necessitates Withdrawal of NTM USA Members
POSTED ON August 27, 2014
All New Tribes Mission USA personnel in
Liberia and Guinea are leaving those countries as soon as flights are
available because of the Ebola epidemic there.
NTM made this decision because of the increasing difficulty of transiting out of those countries. Some airlines have suspended service to the region and remaining flights are filling. Some countries are closing their borders.
This was a difficult decision that required balancing the safety of NTM personnel against the needs of the people with whom they work and was only made after a process of monitoring the situation for many weeks. Most of our families are in these countries with their children and are also not performing intensive medical services, so their presence there could become a detriment to critical healthcare teams if the crisis escalates.
Liberia and Guinea are the only countries affected by the Ebola epidemic where NTM currently has personnel.
We are closely monitoring the spread of this disease and the safety and effectiveness of our members in other nearby countries.
We would appreciate your prayer for our families in transition as a result of these decisions and also for the people of Guinea and Liberia who are dealing with the Ebola crisis. http://usa.ntm.org/mission-news/79993/ebola-necessitates-withdrawal-of-ntm-usa-members
NTM made this decision because of the increasing difficulty of transiting out of those countries. Some airlines have suspended service to the region and remaining flights are filling. Some countries are closing their borders.
This was a difficult decision that required balancing the safety of NTM personnel against the needs of the people with whom they work and was only made after a process of monitoring the situation for many weeks. Most of our families are in these countries with their children and are also not performing intensive medical services, so their presence there could become a detriment to critical healthcare teams if the crisis escalates.
Liberia and Guinea are the only countries affected by the Ebola epidemic where NTM currently has personnel.
We are closely monitoring the spread of this disease and the safety and effectiveness of our members in other nearby countries.
We would appreciate your prayer for our families in transition as a result of these decisions and also for the people of Guinea and Liberia who are dealing with the Ebola crisis. http://usa.ntm.org/mission-news/79993/ebola-necessitates-withdrawal-of-ntm-usa-members
