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October 13, 2005 Hurricane Relief Update -- Be the hopeEdited by Daniel R. Gangler, director of communication NORTH CONFERENCE TO HOLD VOLUNTEER IN MISSION SEMINAR THIS SATURDAYThe North Indiana Conference Volunteers in Mission will present a day-long seminar titled "W.O.W. 2005: Winning Our World through Volunteers in Mission" Saturday, Oct. 15 from 8:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Epworth Forest Conference Center in North Webster, Ind. Four breakout sessions include: Church growth in Ukraine, Florian Stecuich; Costa Rica missions, Charles Strong; Primetimers, Ruth Ellen Stone; Planning a mission trip in the U.S.A. (counts as two breakout sessions); Teach UM, Kathie Clemenz; Jamaica Mission Experience, Dewey Miller; Redbird/Henderson Settlement, Mike Wolff; Touching Romania, Jane White Stevens; Africa University Update, John Huie; Roatan Island mission, Nancy and Tom Reuille; NOMADS, Lynn Powers; Hopkins Park Project, Tim Delahaunty; RxConneXion, Penny Krug; Hispanic Mission projects, Oscar Ramos; Youth Mission trips; McCurdy School, Forrest Bowers; Fundraising ideas; and Operation Classroom, with Joe and Carolyn Wagner. Cost $10. For more information and registration, send to North Indiana Conference, WOW Registration, P O Box 869, Marion, IN 46952 or contact Bonnie Albert, NIC VIM coordinator at bonkay@hotmail.com or call 219-464-1447. NORTH INDIANA CONFERENCE TRUCK WILL BE ROLLING SOUTH NEXT WEEKThe North Indiana Conference-sponsored collection of supplies of Hurricane Relief will continue through this weekend of October 15 and 16. The truck will be picking up everything from this list of designated drop-off sites on Monday Oct 17 and Tuesday Oct 18. The truck will take all items that have been requested, but especially Health Kits and Flood Buckets or the items to make up those kits. At this time there is no other Conference wide pick-up planned. UP-DATED LIST OF DROP-OFF LOCATIONS IN THE NORTH INDIANA CONFERENCEKIRBY RISK BRANCHES in
Chesterton UMC Salem Chapel UMC Nappanee UMC Plymouth Trinity UMC
Huntington Trinity UMC
Kokomo St. Luke's UMC
Ft. Wayne Sonrise UMC
Gas City First UMC Yorktown UMC Kendallville Trinity
UMC Valparaiso First UMC
Frankfort St. Matthews
Otterbein UMC Avilla Calvary Hope UMC Questions may be directed to:
VOLUNTEER WITH BOX TRUCK NEEDED TO TRANSPORT HURRICANE RELIEF SUPPLIES TO TRUCKING COMPANY IN INDIANAPOLISThe South Indiana Conference disaster-relief team needs a volunteer that has a 12-foot or 14-foot box truck to pick up hurricane relief supplies from local churches and deliver them to the semi-truck taking the supplies on to UMCOR warehouses for distribution in the south. Contact Duane Fleener at 317- 718-0710. The trailer that was at Lawrence UMC will NOT be replaced. Indianapolis area people who have materials can unload them at Buchanan Hauling, 2506 California Street in Indianapolis. This site is south of I-70 just off West Street (turn at the blinking light). The South Indiana Conference is sharing the loading of that trailer with the North Indiana Conference. Prior to arrival, call Brian Buchanan at 317-919-2025 to make arrangements for drop-off. SOUTH INDIANA CONFERENCE VIM TEAMS ASKED TO TAKE SUPPLIESCarolyn Ellis, SIC Volunteer in Mission Coordinator, and Bob Babcock, SIC disaster relief coordinator, request Volunteer in Mission Teams heading to Mississippi and Louisiana to take building supplies with them on trips to these two states. Bring 5/8-inch plywood, ?-inch sheet rock, sheetrock mud and tape, 2x4s precut any length and nails. Gulfport, Miss. Volunteers need to take roofing supplies as well as those listed. These basic materials are in short supply in disaster relief areas. Also, remember to take building tools and power equipment to use on the job. No tools will be available on site. VIM team leaders are encouraged to call their host churches to assess material needs. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR HEAVY DUTY CLEAN-UPCarolyn Ellis, SIC Volunteer in Mission Coordinator, says volunteers are needed for heavy-duty cleanup in Mississippi and Louisiana. This must be done before rebuilding homes can take place. Volunteers in the South Indiana Conference are requested to complete SIC VIM forms and VIM insurance forms available online at the South Indiana Conference Web site at www.sicumc.org. For more information, contact Elsie Miller -- Admin. Asst. - emiller@sicumc.org -- 800-919-8160 ext. 221 or Carolyn Ellis - VIM Coordinator at64cousin_ellis@yahoo.com - 812-882-2716. HOME DEPOT DOUBLING VALUE OF GIFT CARDS FOR HURRICANE CLEAN-UP, REPAIRNorth Indiana Conference VIM Coordinator Bonnie Albert reports that generous and caring people continue to call and inquire about what they can do to help the situation in the Gulf States area. Here's something that came to Lori Lewis Cain of the Lafayette District. The Lafayette District received a call from the Regional United Methodist Disaster Response Office located in Gateway UMC at Gulfport, Miss., saying HOME DEPOT just announced that they would double the value of gift cards purchased at HOME DEPOT for use in purchasing building supplies for HURRICANE CLEANUP and REPAIR! This regional district welcomes gift cards from Lowes, HOME DEPOT (Double Value) and Wal-Mart. Send gift cards to:
The Gateway UMC has two ministries, one of which is working with the homeless. The church states their homeless congregation is calling to report they want to return to Gulfport! Clean -up and repairs are the first steps to make their dreams come true! SOUTH INDIANA VIM TEAMS PLANNING TO HEAD SOUTH FOR RELIEF EFFORTS
KENTUCKY GROUP TO PICK UP ITEMS IN BLOOMINGTON DISTRICT OCT. 24Kentucky Mountain Mission will have a truck in the Bloomington District on Monday, Oct. 24. The truck will stop at Linton First UMC, Newberry UMC, Spencer UMC, Fairview UMC and Saint Mark's UMC. For a PDF file flyer of items needed, call Jessica Lindsey in the Bloomington District Office at 812-339-1445. MERIDIAN STREET UMC OFFERS TWO HOUSES FOR EVACUEE FAMILIESMeridian Street United Methodist Church offered two furnished houses for displaced families of Hurricane Katrina. One property is now occupied by a mother and her two-year-old daughter. The mother, who was studying to be a paralegal, is expecting her second child on Christmas Day. The other property is occupied by a mother and her 11-year-old son. She also has her two brothers living with her. The church was eager to help these young families get settled in Indianapolis. Church members enjoyed getting the properties ready. Carpets were cleaned in one house, while brand-new carpet was installed in the other -- all by members of the congregation. Both families have completely furnished cabinets stocked with food. The church purchased long-distance telephone cards, TVs, microwaves and computers. The Rev. Marvin Singleton, associate pastor in charge of Outreach and Missions, said some of the members knew just how to add a "homey" touch. He believes it is important that the families have a point of contact for questions or needs they may have. When possible, he suggests providing gift cards to the families to help give them a sense of independence and ownership.
THE PROMISE HOSTS SPECIAL CONCERT FOR HURRICANE RELIEFTHE PROMiSE United Methodist Church is scheduled to host a concert on Saturday, Nov. 5, for hurricane relief, in partnership with Cheerful Heart Ministries. This night of contemporary, Christian music will feature: Andrew Carlton, Roads to Rome, Michael Cook and special guest Todd Day. The evening will be hosted by the youngest Christian comedian (that we know of) -- 10-year-old Conner Gaw. Tickets are $5 each, and are available online at www.cheerfulheart.com/Main/family_promotions.htm, or at THE PROMiSE, 12648 E. 116th St., Fishers. The concert will begin at 6:30 p.m. All concert attendee's are asked to bring either a Wal-Mart or Home Depot gift card for Hurricane survivors. Roads to Rome will be delivering the gift cards to the survivors. For more information, contact the Rev. Jennifer Pollard at jennifer@thepromisechurch.org. DONATION NUMBERS ASSIGNED FOR HURRICANE RITA ADVANCE SPECIALDonations to support the United Methodist response to Hurricane Katrina can be made online at www.methodistrelief.org and by phone at 800/554-8583. Checks can be written to UMCOR, designated for "Hurricanes 2005-Katrina, Advance No. 982523," or "Hurricane Rita, Advance No.901323," and left in church offering plates or mailed directly to UMCOR, P.O. Box 9068, New York, NY 10087-9068. Contributions may also be designated for a specific state affected by the hurricanes. RELIEF VOLUNTEERS ASKED TO CHECK IN WITH CONFERENCE VIM OR UMCORThe United Methodist Committee on Relief is asking concerned individuals who want to help with hurricane relief efforts not to travel to hurricane affected regions without first making arrangements with an organization such as Conference UM Volunteers in Mission or UMCOR. For more information, visit http://gbgm-umc.org/vim/. There are also many ways individuals can help with efforts through their local churches. Cash donations have now reached $11 million, with $2.7 million coming through the Internet. In South Indiana Conference call Elsie Miller at 800-783-5138. In the North Indiana Conference call Bonnie Albert at 219-464-1447. # # # If you know someone who has yet to sign up for e-HUM, they simply need to send a blank e-mail from their preferred e-mail account to add@inareaumc.org. e-HUM Alert copyright 2005 by Indiana Area United Methodist Communications. |
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