The Gulf Coast Response from the Church of the Nazarene
by Dan Soliday

In an overwhelming display of compassion and generosity, the Church of the Nazarene has responded to the recent hurricanes in the Southeast with more than $2,500,000 in the first two months. All designated donations go directly to support those affected by the storms. More than 100,000 Crisis Care Kits have been shipped to meet the immediate needs of those without basic necessities. Nazarenes in places like Pearl River and Slidell, Louisiana; Gautier and Gulfport, Mississippi; Mobile and Bayou Le Batre, Alabama; and Orange and Houston, Texas have responded to the great needs across the region.

Thousands have been housed in churches and tens of thousands have been fed through the generosity of obedient people. The Pismo Beach New Life Community Church in California committed an entire Sunday Morning offering to the recovery effort. Local churches already coping with their own damage and loss have stepped out on faith, giving above and beyond their means in order to share the love and hope that comes from Jesus Christ.

Hundreds of work teams incorporating thousands of people and churches from across the US and Canada have been tireless in their efforts to rebuild and restore not only Nazarene Churches, parsonages and houses, but the neighborhoods in which they live. This devastation has provided an opportunity for our church to bring hope to the hopeless and peace to the suffering in the name of our compassionate God.

To be a part of this ministry yourself by organizing or participating in a work team, call toll free 866-485-4483.

Visa and MasterCard donations are accepted on www.ncm.org, or make checks payable to "General Treasurer" and mark ACM1801 in the memo line and send them to: General Treasurer, 6401 The Paseo, Kansas City, MO 64131. In Canada, checks can be made payable and sent to: Church of the Nazarene Canada, 20 Regan Road, Unit 9, Brampton, Ontario, L7A 1C3.