Disciples Respond to Hurricane Helene10/2/2024 EMERGENCY APPEALan update from across the southeast On Thursday September 26, Hurricane Helene made landfall in the Big Bend of the Florida Gulf Coast, landing as a category 4 storm with wind impacts of 140mph, bringing a 20-foot storm surge, incredible rainfall and flooding, and sparking tornadoes. The storm tracked across six states, and remnant rainfall reached into several more. Destruction is estimated at $160 billion, one of the costliest storms in US history.
early update - Hurricane Helene9/30/2024  As we follow the 600 mile path of Hurricane Helene and the massive devastation across six states, Week of Compassion is in contract with Regional staff, congregational leaders and ecumenical partners to respond now and over the long-term. Here are THE BEST WAYS to be of true help right now: PRAY : For more than 100 lives lost. For unimaginable impact. For emergency response teams. For compassion, mercy, hope.
GIVE : Gifts marked Hurricane 2024 will be directed to emergent and long-term response. STAY : The first days of a response are for highly skilled and professionally trained responders. There will be many ways to help later, and we are grateful for all who will serve together. * There is an urgent need right now for virtual volunteers to staff help lines. Simple training provided, phone & computer with internet required. Email [email protected] Praying with you and for you, Disciples. Hurricane Helene makes landfall9/28/2024  The needs are and will be great. The compassion of Christ's people is greater still.
Be part of the Hurricane Helene response - *PRAY* for those impacted and all who respond. *GIVE* to Week of Compassion, designating 'Hurricane 2024'. *STAY* until plans are in place for you to safely volunteer in person. Virtual volunteers are urgently needed right now through our partner Crisis CleanUp. Help respond to survivor help lines, serving from home, with simple training and phone/computer access. Contact [email protected] We remain grateful for our Disciples community and hold those impacted and those responding close in our prayers. anticipating Hurricane Helene9/26/2024  Hurricane Helene is gaining intensity, expected to make landfall on the Florida Gulf Coast today, bringing flooding rains, massive storm surge, and significant wind. Week of Compassion is monitoring closely and is in contact with Regions and partners in the path of the storm, ready to respond as we learn of impact and needs.
Gifts to WeekOfCompassion.org/give, marked ‘Hurricane 2024‘, will be directed to relief and response, and to the long-term recovery efforts that will follow. We are praying with you and for you, Disciples. The Hidden Cost of An Ongoing War9/23/2024 caring for people with disabilities in regions in crisis When the war reached their front yard in 2022, Liudmila and her son had to flee their home in Bakmut. Liudmila recalled her beloved small town in eastern Ukraine, a place filled with roses, and numerous schools for the town’s children. “The best city on Earth. That’s how the local people often called it,” she said. In May 2023, President Zelenskyy said, “Bakmut is only in our hearts. There is nothing left in this place.”
Luidmila’s adult son, Dmytro (38), is one of 261,000 people with intellectual disabilities living in Ukraine. National health and governmental organizations estimate some 2.7million people there live with at least one, and often multiple, disabilities. Humanitarian organizations and advocates consistently note that it is the sick, elderly, and disabled – those who are already challenged to get information and receive equal and adequate care – who are disproportionately affected by war and natural disaster. Preparedness Month9/10/2024 when the plan turns into action September is National Preparedness Month and a good opportunity for congregations to consider ways to build or strengthen their capacity to better serve their communities during and after an emergency. In the work of disaster response, Week of Compassion sees firsthand what a difference it makes to a church – and to the whole community – when individuals, families, and communities of faith start the conversation, and take steps to be prepared.
Ukraine Response8/27/2024 "acting in alliance with the Spirit of love" In early 2022, in the days immediately following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, humanitarian concerns and response focused on border assistance, transportation, secure shelter, sufficient and nutritious food, and financial support for those fleeing to join family and friends elsewhere. As the war persists into its third year, partners have focused on helping rebuild in-country and assisting those who have sought safer life in new places.
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