| On October 1 Presbyterians in Arkansas
and Northern Louisiana will gather at the Cormier Rice Mill in
DeWitt, Arkansas to dedicate 175,000 pounds (fourtractor trailer
loads) of rice headed to Liberia. The rice project has been a
wonderful collaboration between the Cumberland Presbyterian Church
and the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) David Gill, Executive Director
of Ferncliff Camp and Conference and the key organizer of this
initiative says, "This is the first time we have undertaken
a mission initiative together. The collaborative relationship
that has been built is very meaningful" Presbyterian Disaster
Assistance is providing funds from the One Great Hour of Sharing
to cover the cost of shipping the rice to Liberia where it will
be received by the Liberian Council of Churches and divided
among the member churches and communions that are responding
to the needs in that country.
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