September 2005

The Wooster group got instructions from group leader Jeff Wike this morning in the early-morning fog. After praying, the group left for their relief ministry near Biloxi, Mississippi. 

Steve Kern, of the pastoral staff of the Wooster, OH, Grace Brethren church, points to Shreveport, Louisiana. He is part of the advance team that will be going there to help Dan O’Deens with administrative relief work the dates of September 9-19. 

President Bush Thursday called for a National Day of Prayer on Friday, September 16, reminding the nation that it must come together to stay strong for the time of recovery ahead. “I ask that we pray – as Americans have always prayed in times of trial – with confidence in His purpose, with hope for

Greetings from New Orleans. Our team leader had to go to Baton Rouge for a late meeting last night so I have a little time. I usually wake up when the engine of the Humvee that protects us at night starts up for them to go back to their base. The Army provides security for

We are still alive and well in Alabama… We spent the day sawing down a mammoth tree and removing brush. We were able to touch many people again today. The guys are strong and their spirit seems unbreakable. We continue to gell well and really seem to click. Our hearts are very soft right now

The following prayer requests are being distributed by Ron Boehm and Kathy Allison of the “FGBC Katrina Task Force” to encourage churches and individuals in the FGBC on how to pray for those involved in relief efforts: Please Pray: 1. Dan O’Deens is exhausted from the work and needs strength for the task, peace in

Since we have no—or very few—Grace Brethren churches in the area affected by Hurricane Katrina, several Grace Brethren churches have inquired as to whether there is any way for a GB church to link up and help a specific evangelical congregation in the affected area. We have contacted friends at the North American Mission Board

A team of about 15 from the Grace Brethren Church of Wooster, OH (Robert Fetterhoff, pastor), calling themselves the “Operation Katrina Chainsaw Team,” will be leaving the Wooster church parking lot Friday morning, September 9 at 8 a.m. for Mississippi. Current plans call for them to head to Long Beach, Mississippi, on the coast near

Pastor Jim Brown of our Goshen, Indiana, church and a team from the Goshen church are currently in Mobile, Alabama. Here is one of Jim’s early reports: We made it to Alabama after 18 hours of driving, eating and enjoying spending time with each other. We slept in a Methodist church and spent the day

Terry Hofecker, currently serving as an emergency law enforcement chaplain in New Orleans (see report from earlier today), sent along the following photos (double-click on any photo to enlarge for viewing).