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Hurricane Ike and 2008 Hurricanes
Hurricane Ike and 2008 Hurricanes
Fay, Gustav, Hanna
Hurricane Ike struck the southern United States in September 2008, and there are still many needs in response to the storm. Two Presbyterian Volunteer Villages are hosting volunteer work teams to help with cleanup and rebuilding efforts. Please call (866) 732-6121 to register your team or register online.
Read about the Presbyterian Volunteer Villages in Texas City and Port Neches, Texas.
Financial needs are still great. Your faithful giving will assist in the recovery effort of rebuilding affected communities.
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A Hurricane Ike DVD is available to share with your congregation. This short video offers information and images of the destruction caused by Hurricane Ike and explains ways Presbyterians can help. Free.
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Situation Reports
The interior of a flood-damaged home. Photo by Disaster News Network/Joshua Drake National Reports
Presbyterian Volunteer Villages in Texas are hosting volunteers responding to Hurricane Ike.
Hurricane Ike - Texas situation report, October 14, 2008
Church leaders respond to Hurricane Ike, September 19, 2008. Letter from the Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow, Elder Linda Bryant Valentine and the Rev. Gradye Parsons
Hurricane Ike - Texas situation report and response, September 16, 2008
Hurricane Ike - evacuees cope as rescues continue, September 14, 2008
Hurricane Ike - Texas prepares, September 11, 2008
Hurricane Gustav - status of churches and villages, updated September 11, 2008
Hurricane Gustav - situation report update, September 2, 2008
Tropical Storm Gustav - initial response, August 28, 2008
Tropical Storm Fay - Florida initial response, August 28, 2008
Read more about ongoing national responses.
International Reports
Flooding caused by Hurricane Hanna still nearly covered these homes in Hinche, Haiti, Saturday when the edges of Hurricane Ike hit the region, causing additional floods and deaths. Credit: MAF/Simon Arnoux Haiti - situation report, November 20, 2008
Church leaders respond to Hurricane Ike, September 19, 2008. Letter from the Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow, Elder Linda Bryant Valentine and the Rev. Gradye Parsons
Cuba - request for prayer following hurricanes, September 18, 2008
Cuba - Caribbean Hurricanes situation report, September 11, 2008
Haiti - situation report, September 10, 2008
Hurricanes Gustav and Hanna - call to prayer for Caribbean countries, September 5, 2008
Hanna Causing Havoc in Haiti - report from Sharyn Babe, PC(USA) mission worker in Haiti, September 2, 2008
Related news
Presbyterian News Service
- Hurricanes, Haiti, and a missionary’s passion to hold hunger at bay, September 22, 2008
- Assessment of Hurricane Ike damage in Texas begins, September 18, 2008
- Shelter from the Storm, September 17, 2008
- Initial reports are sketchy from Hurricane Ike area, September 16, 2008
- 2 PDA volunteer villages hit hard by Hurricane Gustav, September 12, 2008
- Gustav deals minimal damage to Presbyterian churches in New Orleans, September 5, 2008
- Regional WARC leader asks for prayers for storm victims, September 5, 2008
- Gustav tears roof from Presbyterian church in Louisiana; manse in Mississippi heavily damaged, September 5, 2008
- Presbyterian leaders assessing damage from Gustav, September 5, 2008
Other news
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