Press Release: The NAE Calls for Action on Poverty at G20 Summit
For Immediate Release: Sept. 21, 2009
Contact: Sarah Kropp, 202-789-1011

Washington, D.C. – As world leaders gather in Pittsburgh for the G20 Summit, the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) joins other religious communities in participating in the Faith Leaders Summit calling for urgent attention to the needs of poor and hungry people whose plight has worsened as a result of the world economic crisis.
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Press Release: Aaron Mercer Joins NAE to Direct Sanctity of Life Efforts
For Immediate Release: Aug. 27, 2009
Contact: Sarah Kropp, 202-789-1011

Washington, D.C. – The National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) announced that Aaron Mercer has joined its staff to serve as director of the NAE’s sanctity of life efforts.
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Press Release: International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church
For General Release
Contact: Godrey Yogarajah, Executive Director of the Religious Liberty Commission, World Evangelical Alliance

Every November, Christians around the world join together in prayer to remember our Christian brothers and sisters suffering persecution simply because they confess Jesus Christ as Lord.
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Washington Post, On Faith: Need for Catastrophic Health Assurance
By Galen Carey

Earlier this year my wife was diagnosed with lung cancer. At the time we were working with World Relief, the humanitarian arm of the National Association of Evangelicals, in Burundi, one of the poorest countries in the world with virtually no modern medical personnel or facilities. Thanks to World Relief's excellent insurance plan, my wife was able to get first-class treatment at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. She is now well on the road to recovery. The list price for her surgery and care came to over $60,000, but this was heavily discounted by the PPO network agreement, and after insurance reimbursement our out-of-pocket costs were less than $2,000.

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Washington Post, On Faith: Heal the Sick, Jesus Told Us
By Leith Anderson

Health care was and is a theological, biblical and moral issue to Jesus. Just read how he related to the sick and who he healed. Matthew 15:30-32 is just one of the many reports of Jesus' encounter with those who needed help:

Great crowds came to him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute and many others, and laid them at his feet; and he healed them. The people were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled made well, the lame walking and the blind seeing. And they praised the God of Israel. Jesus called his disciples to him and said, "I have compassion for these people."

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Press Release: The NAE Calls for Civility in Health Care Reform Debate
For Immediate Release: Aug. 19, 2009
Contact: Sarah Kropp, 202-789-1011

Washington, D.C. – As has been its practice for more than 15 years, the National Association of Evangelicals continues to welcome public dialogue and debate over health care reform.[1] While a majority of Americans enjoy access to high quality and technologically advanced medical services, the continued escalation in the cost of health care is clearly unsustainable, even for those who are currently covered.
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