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Katrina
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Friday, September 9th, 2005Amanda swayed her mother from suicide by talking about her future.
Someone sounds defensive
Friday, September 9th, 2005“‘I’m anxious to get back to D.C. to correct all the inaccuracies and lies,’ [FEMA Director Mike] Brown told the AP.” Full story.This after getting pulled off the job of coordinating FEMA’s Katrina response. At least his priorities are in the right place.
What the waters have revealed
Friday, September 9th, 2005“Katrina has revealed what was already there in America; an invisible and mostly silent poverty that we have chosen not to talk about, let alone to take responsibility for in the richest nation on earth. This week, we all saw it; and so did the rest of the world. And it made Americans feel both [...]
Community Solutions Responds to Katrina
Friday, September 9th, 2005September 11 was a defining moment for me personally in life and ministry. The lessons we learned continue to inform who we are and how we serve others. (Download mp3 of “Place of Hope” message at Urban Youth Workers Institute for recent reflections on 9/11; 4.2 mb). So when Doug Stringer called Community Solutions (the [...]
A Note from Doug Stringer re. Katrina Relief
Wednesday, September 7th, 2005… to Matt Stevens, in preparation for his trip to Houston tomorrow. Please continue to pray, and give. Matt, Currently, I am scheduled to be in Laredo Friday afternoon through Sunday evening. This may change, depending upon how things are flowing. We are working through a sorely needed organizational and flow chart, especially who will [...]
We’re off to Houston
Wednesday, September 7th, 2005Not me, but my ministry partner, Matt Stevens, along with Joe Miller and five others. Doug Stringer of Somebody Cares requested that Matt bring a team to Houston to assist with the relief efforts. The following note from Matt describes the purpose of the trip: Friends, Many of you have been looking for ways to [...]
Somebody Cares for Katrina victims
Wednesday, September 7th, 2005Doug Stringer of Somebody Cares America has emerged as one of the primary coordinators of faith-based relief for Katrina victims. Based in Houston and with active chapters throughout Texas and Mississippi, SCA has been inundated since the beginning of the storm with requests for assistance and wasted no time getting involved. I remember all too [...]
Why isn’t this being reported more?
Wednesday, September 7th, 2005“What the state was doing, I don’t freakin’ know. But I tell you, I’m pissed, it wasn’t adequate.”According to Mayor Ray Nagin of New Orleans, on the day the levees broke, he met with President Bush and the governor of Louisiana on Air Force One. The President offered to authorize federal relief on the spot, [...]
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