FPCOS DISASTER RELIEF
HELPING OTHERS IN THEIR TIME OF NEEDHELENE: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
As part of FPCOS’s response to Hurricane Helene, Micah Lewis is leading a team to Mosheim, TN October 16-20 (depart next Wed morning and returning Sun evening) to do basic clean-up work in area residences. We are looking for a team of 10-12 volunteers to go with him. This will involve doing messy, hard physical labor in a rough environment, but it is an incredible opportunity for us to immediately start making an impact with people who desperately need help.
We will be staying in bunkhouses at Longview Ranch, which is a Christian camp and retreat center. You’ll need to bring a sleeping bag and work clothes, but everything else will be provided.
If you or someone you know is interested in participating, please contact Micah Lewis or Greg Worch (228-875-5326) to express your willingness to go or to ask any questions about the trip. Thanks in advance for your prayerful consideration!
WHAT’S NEXT?
Thanks so much to everyone who responded to our request for supplies this weekend! We were able to easily fill a 17’ trailer with cleaning supplies for our rapid response trip to Eastern Tennessee. Many of you have asked about what comes next and where there are opportunities for you to participate.
Micah Lewis is leading a follow-up work trip to Longview Ranch on October 16-20 and will be connecting with local organizations in Tennessee and North Carolina to evaluate where we can have an impact. The church is making connections with other EPC churches and various disaster relief organizations to identify opportunities to work in the devastated areas of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee.
The idea is to leverage some of these larger organization’s logistical work, so that we can provide more opportunities for small and medium-sized groups – and even families – to participate at times and places that work best for them, in addition to any larger groups that FPCOS coordinates and sends.
It is still very early in the recovery process, and most of these communities are still trying to assess what they need in order to get on the road to recovery. As we are able to identify opportunities for service, we will be communicating them to you via the church website and social media. If you – or anyone you know – would like to contribute a special gift to support our disaster relief efforts, you can do so on our website HERE or by clicking the button below.
If you have any questions or thoughts about our approach to disaster relief, please contact your Shepherding Elder or the church office at 228-875-5326.