Some disaster victims are not eligible federal assistance, usually the elderly and handicapped who have little ability to pay back federal disaster loans. In North Carolina, United Methodists found some 2,500 families who fell through the FEMA safety net and targeted them for assistance. Each family received the help it needed, without regard to race, religion, or age. The workteams have tackled projects from new roofs to repairing a back porch railings, redoing a bathroom or putting a door back on hinges, as well as electrical, plumbing, tile, cement and paint work. Yet at the same time, it has been a joy to receive so many hugs from thankful homeowners.
People feel better about their denomination.
She said that her district, comprised of 70 churches with 17,000 members, has added two new churches and about 2,000 new members. Collections in the 70 churches have risen 8.6 percent since Hurricane Fran. We are going to study our mistakes and how we can improve. We will be better prepared for the next disaster, and we will have more people who will want to volunteer. Look at the header files to figure out which this is.