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‘Love Made Liquid’
– Responding to Hurricane Harvey


Greater Northwest United Methodists and people of compassion everywhere,

LOVE GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, SOUL, STRENGTH AND MIND,

AND YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF

DO THIS AND YOU SHALL LIVE. ~ Luke 10: 27

A team from Christ United Methodist
Church, in Sugar Land, Texas, evacuated
by boat the family of the Rev. R.
DeAndre Johnson, a member of the
church staff. Johnson said his home
had taken on close to a foot of water
on Aug. 27, when he made the
decision to evacuate.
(Chappell Tempele photo)

Hurricane Harvey is devastating Texas and Louisiana, stretching all systems of relief and recovery beyond their limits. We’ve watched as tiny babies, venerable elders, and people of every condition of life have had their lives swept away by the floods. Local United Methodists surrounding the affected area are already providing shelter, food and comfort to people in distress. They need us to support their work with “love made liquid” through prayer and offerings. And we’ll be sending Early Response Teams (ERT) from the Greater Northwest Area as early as October.

I am calling every church, fellowship group, Sunday School class, choir, coffee klatch, walking, or yoga group in the Greater Northwest Area (Oregon-Idaho, Pacific Northwest, and Alaska Conferences) to love God and neighbor in the following ways:

  • Pray for the people affected by the flood and those who work tirelessly to respond, and
     
  • Receive a special offering for HURRICANE HARVEY FLOOD beginning this Sunday, and each Sunday in September. And when you donate, invite someone outside your group to donate, too. Donations will support United Methodist Committee On Relief (UMCOR) US Disaster Response fund* and travel costs for Early Response Teams from the Greater Northwest Area that will go to Texas and Louisiana.

In the Oregon-Idaho Conference, you can do this by donating to your local church and:

  • designating your gift to “UMCOR Advance #901670” (US Disaster Response*) and/or
  • designating your gift for Oregon-Idaho “ERT Support.”

Undesignated gifts in response to Hurricane Harvey will go to the UMCOR US Disaster Response Fund.

Miracles happen when people share what they have. Thank you.

Bishop Elaine JW Stanovsky | Greater Northwest Area

* 100% of donations support UMCOR recovery and relief with no administrative overhead. UMCOR has the highest (4 star) rating by Charity Navigator.

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Related Items

Letter – Bishop Scott Jones – Texas Conference
Letter – Bishop Cynthia Fierro Harvey – Louisiana Conference
Video – Bishop Robert Schnase – Rio Texas Conference
Response – The Latest on UMCOR Response to Harvey
Response – Cleaning buckets and hygiene kits will be part of the response
News – Harvey Floods hit Houston Churches
News – Churches Pitch in as Harvey Crisis Continues

 

The Greater Northwest Episcopal Area provides leadership for the Alaska Conference, Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference, and the Pacific Northwest Annual Conference.
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