Hurricane Alex

I am in contact with churches in Corpus Christi, Brownsville and Harlingen TX. They will let me know tomorrow morning if we need to move on down into any of those areas to help.

Disaster Assistance Update

Our staging location will be the Sojourners Headquarters, camp B in Marshell, Tx. I will arrive there on Wednesday and remain there until storm has passed and we are able to move in. Anyone wanting to meet us there just let me know.

I have talked to several churches in Texas and we are all watching the predicted landfall location of Alex. I will check the early update Tuesday morning and if it looks like landfall will be Texas I will start that way before noon. The Mobile Headquarters have been cleaned form the Albert Lea, MN tornado and is ready to go.

Not Looking Good

Predictions early this morning are that Alex will become a major hurricane. Each time I check the forecast models they are moving farther northeast. The latest have over half of them showing storm will make landfall at Corpus Christi, TX. We do have a lot of good contacts in Texas that can help us prepare if we are needed.

Albert Lea, MN

A Note From Don

Dear Friends, because of your prayers,volunteer help and financial aid, we have already been able to care for hundreds of people in three disasters this year. Last year all year long, we were only needed in two disasters. Hurricane season in just getting started and our expectation , due to forecasts, is the our work has just begun. People who have suffered thru weather related disasters are especially appreciative of the help that members of the Church of Christ have provided thru the efforts of such organizations as "Disaster Assistance". Please, as you have opportunity, continue to remember this work. To the best of our ability, thru this work, Jesus will able glorified and the Church of Christ will be magnified. Please continue to check here and our web site www.disasterassistancecoc.com for information on our activities and important info as how to contribute much needed funds. Thank you so much for your gracious support. Don, Director of Evangelism

Today we again had volunteers from Richfield and Albert Lea Church of Christ. We delivered 150 lunches.

Albert Lea, MN Area

Today volunteers from Richfield and Albert Lea Church of Christ helped pack and delivered 217 lunches.

We had another good day. Had volunteers form Albert Lea CoC deliver 150 lunches out in the affected areas. I also moved the moble headquarters from the church parking lot into the Walmart parking lot no electric at either place so I might as well stay where if I need something I can walk and get it.

Albert Lea, MN

Well we had a good day today. Cooked 150 meals and the two volunteers from Rochester Church of Christ delivered them into the areas in need. Not sure what we will do from here on. Those two can't come back to help and I am having trouble finding anyone to take the meals out. Like I always say our mission needs 3 things YOUR PRAYERS, VOLUNTEERS AND DONATIONS and as I am seeing here not only are the donations hard to come by so are the volunteers.

Just arrived at Albert Lea Church of Christ. Will setup in their parking lot tomorrow. Rochester Church of Christ will be here to help us also.

Will be arriving at Albert Lea Church of Christ tonight

Albert Lea is a very small congeration 8-10 members. I have talked with Rochester Church of Christ and they are going to come over and help with volunteers tomorrow. With church this small we are for sure going to need help with funds to purchase food, supplies and expenses.

Minnesota Tornadoes

I have been in contact with Emergency Management Director of Wadena,MN,the President of MNVOAD and the minister of the Albert Lea Church of Christ. They have told me it
is to early to know what all the damage is as tornadoes are still on the ground
while we were talking. They will be getting back with me as soon as they know what
all the damage is.

Edmond City Oklahoma

Just finished talking with the Director of Central Communications and Emergency Management for the City of Edmond, Oklahoma and he said that our help was not needed there at this time.

Oklahoma City Flooding

I have been in touch with our contact in Oklahoma and am waiting to hear back on how many houses are affected.

Alabama Coast

The oil has now reach the Alabama shore. I just talked with our contact there, they said things are getting worse. The Disaster Assistance Mission may move into that area in a few days . We need your help for this work. Donation Information on the right.

IL,IN and OH Tornados

Have talked with our contact in OH and checking into IN and IL damage. The Toledo area is reporting 50 houses destoryed and 75 more damaged.

We have been in contact with BP, governors of FL,MS,AL and many local officals along the Gulf Coast they will let us know when we are needed

700 yard oil slick came ashore at Gulf Shores Al yesterday.

Past few weeks mission work

We went to Yazoo City, MS on 4/15 and was there 8 days. We served 1531 meals and Don had 30 bible studies going on. From there we went to Nashville, TN to help after the flood. We worked with Antioch and Western Hills Church of Christ and with Lispcomb University. We were there 25 days, cooked 6371 meals. Don had many bible studies going on and volunteers worked on around 200 houses. We are always prepared to leave for any disaster no matter where I am. The mobile headquarters I travel in has all of our cooking equipment and other supplies stored in it so we can be ready at any time.

Bayou La Batre, Ala., the "Seafood Capitol of Alabama," has nearly come to a standstill as shrimping vessels with nothing to do pack the bayou.

Gulf Coast

Oil cleanup workers hired by BP walk Tuesday along the beach in Dauphin Island, Ala., where oil has started washing ashore. We are staying in touch with our contacts in LA, MS, AL and Fl and will head there when needed. Funds are needed to continue working disasters this summer please help if you can.

Gulf Breeze Florida

Gulf Breeze is poised to launch an aggressive battle plan to protect its six miles of coastline if efforts by BP to stop the oil fail, City Manager Edwin "Buz" Eddy said. That coastline is dotted with sensitive wetlands, fish nurseries, beaches and expensive waterfront homes.
"BP is the first responder," Eddy said. "What we're doing is prevention and protection methods. If BP is overwhelmed, we have a backup plan."
That backup plan includes:
n Protecting shoreline with 6,000 feet of turbidity curtains.
n Sending out volunteer coast watchers to spot and report approaching oil.
n Deploying a team of specially trained firefighters to use a $19,000 oil skimmer the city purchased to scoop up oil.