Hurricane Irma, a record-setting storm, is now dissipating, but the devastation is just starting to be known. Members of PDA’s National Response Team will arrive in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina this week to provide aid, assess damage, and offer spiritual and emotional care for those impacted by the winds and flooding.
While PDA has already been in contact with presbyteries throughout Florida and Puerto Rico, the Church remains mindful of the areas where contact has, so far, been difficult to make. Once the information arrives from the Florida Keys as well as the Caribbean islands nearly wiped from the map, the destruction of this storm will begin to be fully known.
There are years of recovery ahead. Will you help extend the hands of Christ by standing in the GAP? — Give. Act. Pray.
PDA’s emergency response and specialization in long-term recovery is fueled by your generous gifts. Designate gifts to: Atlantic Regional Hurricanes DR000194 on the memo line of your check to St. Mark Presbyterian Church. You can also give with a credit card by visiting presbyterianmission.org/GIVE-Irma or by calling 800-872-3283.
PDA is still in need of support for mucking out and rebuilding efforts in the Gulf region after Harvey. Thank you to those of you who have already directed gifts to (DR000169-Harvey).
God our Shelter,
be a strong presence in the lives of neighbors who, having survived the winds and rains of Harvey, Ima and now Maria, now face grief, uncertainty and weary days. May our generosity in prayer and in tangible signs of support overflow more than floodwaters, to sustain your work of healing and rebuilding and bring comfort and strength to those who suffer. AMEN.
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