| Volunteers
Needed Immediately In Kansas
Even as rains continue to threaten
flooded areas in Kansas and Oklahoma, the need for
immediate relief is critical. Thousands have been
displaced and homes have been damaged or destroyed
over vast regions of several states. Those whose lives
have been devastated face overwhelming challenges
and desperate needs.
World Hope International (WHI) Disaster
Response Manager, Andrea Babin, toured the flooded
areas of Kansas and Northern Oklahoma the first weekend
of July to assess the extent of damage in those areas.
She met with several disaster response organizations
and local pastors in an effort to organize an effective
response in the hardest hit communities.
The situation in Kansas
is critical:
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Over
625 housing units were affected by floods in Osawatomie.
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17
counties in Kansas are declared disasters.
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Recovering from the destruction will require months
of organized efforts.
 From
a Wesleyan pastor's flooded home in Osawatomie to
the oil-drenched neighborhoods in Coffeyville, Ms.
Babin witnessed devastated communities and people
without hope. The critical need in those areas requires
immediate response and WHI is mobilizing relief efforts
now. WHI's Disaster Operation Center will open July
16, and volunteers are needed immediately to form
mudout (house-gutting) teams. The organization remains
committed to serving those in peril at the most desperate
of times.
This service that you perform
is not only supplying the
needs of God's people but is also overflowing in many
expressions of thanks to God. 2 Corinthians 9:12
In 2007, WHI has responded to tornado
destruction in Americus, GA, and has continued its
efforts in the New Orleans area with hurricane recovery.
In New Orleans, volunteers are still needed to assist
with home reconstruction. With over 200,000
applicants for government rebuilding assistance the
work is far from done. WHI's presence there is continually
needed.
WHI responds to natural disasters such as tornados,
floods, and hurricanes around the United States. Your
gift of time and energy can make an immediate difference
in devastated communities. Your donation will help
us continue to offer hope and help in emergency relief,
recovery and restoration.
Donations can be made online
for Disaster
Relief. Volunteers can register
online or by contacting James Bond
at (785) 556-0852 or disasterresponse@worldhope.net.
For Him whom we serve through
our acts of kindness to others,
Debbie Hoover
Hope Corps Director |
