There are currently 712 Adventist churches with a membership of 171,316. The nearest Adventist Church is located about 100 km away in Naples. Church members there will be taking in some of the homeless to stay in their church building until the people can be re-housed. ADRA intends to coordinate volunteer help and to supply equipment for removing the mud. The area is packed with mud making it very difficult for vehicles to get in.
Transport is at a virtual standstill.
The government has offered 50 billion Lire to assist in this crisis. Dobson, an outspoken activist for family rights, is concerned about the morality of America and was in the Washington, D.C. area this week to talk with members of congress, including U.S. House Speaker, Newt Gingrich. Illicit sex has been on the increase and our nation is suffering because of that. We have to bring our nation back to being a country with moral values. Dobson is the president, founder and speaker of Focus on the Family, a radio ministry located in Colorado Springs, Colorado.