Disaster Relief
Please join all of us at WCN as we pray for the victims of the F5 tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma. Moore is located just south of Oklahoma City and is about 870 miles from Warsaw. We have contacts in the area now that are doing an assessment for us. We will keep you informed of our response – keep checking back!
World Compassion Network (WCN) volunteers and staff helped residents deal with flooding issues around Pike and Irish Lakes. We also met up with Jeffrey “Hoss” Smith and volunteers from Serenity House while placing sand bags. WCN’s water (trash) pumps were utilized by keeping water from entering a home and pumping water out of another.
Lots of the people we helped were elderly or widowed. Responding to people in distress because of flooding of their property/homes fits our compassion ministry and mission. We are so thankful to our volunteers and supporters who enable us to help others. We are always looking for people that would like to be on our “On Call Volunteer” list.
WCN is sending our 70,000 watt generator to Stanton Island in the morning. Another semi filled with food, hygiene kits, cleaning supplies, and winter coats will be leaving on Friday. We would like to send out a gigantic thank you to everyone that has helped make this happen. Other organizations have really came together to help also.
Greg Rauen, WCN’s Operations Manager, and Mark Hazelet, WCN’s Volunteer Coordinator, left this morning to do an assessment in Ocean City, NJ. We are partnering with some folks from Coastal Christian Church in Ocean City. Our base of operations will be set up at the Tabernacle by the Sea. Metzger Trucking is transporting a full semi load of much needed relief supplies including food, water, and flood buckets.
WCN would like to send out a huge thank you to everyone that has been working so hard to get extra food and cleaning supplies ordered and put together for the victims of Hurricane Sandy. The Dollar Store on Market Street, Aldi, and Owens on Center Street truly went out of their way to help fill the semi. We would also like to send an enormous shout out to the Warehouse Warriors. This fine group of caring individuals dropped everything they were doing to make up flood buckets to send.
Flood buckets are 5 gallon buckets filled with gloves, sponges, detergent, cleaning chemicals, masks, clothes line and pins, and such. We sent every completed flood bucket we had to help. We need to purchase items to replenish our supplies. If you would like to donate to this cause or to help cover the cost of helping the victims, please mail a check marked “Hurricane Sandy” to: WCN, PO Box 1152, Warsaw, IN 46581 or click the donate button on the upper right corner.
If you would be interested in going with a work team to help with the cleanup effort please email: sandy@w-c-n.org or fill out the Volunteer Form on this website.
October 30, 2012
WCN is working on getting commitments from churches out east that will serve as a disaster relief center. Right now the roads are still closed, power is out, and communication with possible distribution centers is very difficult. They are still in search and rescue mode, but very soon they will be in relief mode and our goal is to help in the relief efforts. WCN is planning to deliver a semi load of non-perishable food, water, gatoraid, and cleaning supplies. We always rely on local people to help because they know where the greatest needs are. Also, working through a local church gives a way for the congregation to reach out to those in need with Christ’s love.
Through your support, you share every time we respond to a disaster to alleviate suffering and to share the love of Jesus Christ. The people that donate to us financially or pray for us, are with us not only in spirit, but also tangibly through helping finance the resources needed. WCN is in need of funds to purchase more cleaning supplies and food. We have a donate button on our website or checks can be mailed to: PO Box 1152, Warsaw, IN 46581.
Please join us in praying for all of those affected by Hurricane Sandy. And thank you so much for your support.
October 23, 2012
Recently WCN’s Executive Director, Joe Wilkey, received an email from Roger Lieb, the Senior Pastor from College Heights Christian Church (CHCC) in Joplin, MO. CHCC was the disaster relief headquarters after the deadly EF5 tornado ravished Joplin in May of 2011. Pastor Lieb was very thankful that you, through WCN, were such an immense help immediately following the disaster. Pastor Lieb said the rebuilding process is well underway; although they could use help in rehabbing some of the homes of families still struggling with poor living conditions.
Mark Hazelet, WCN Volunteer Coordinator, was contacted and took a small team to help families that were in need.
WCN is working on getting commitments from churches out east that will serve as a disaster relief center. Right now the roads are still closed, power is out, and communication with possible distribution centers is very difficult. They are still in search and rescue mode, but very soon they will be in relief mode and our goal is to help in the relief efforts. WCN is planning to deliver a semi load of non-perishable food, water, gatoraid, and cleaning supplies. We always rely on local people to help because they know where the greatest needs are. Also, working through a local church gives a way for the congregation to reach out to those in need with Christ’s love.
Through your support, you share every time we respond to a disaster to alleviate suffering and to share the love of Jesus Christ. The people that donate to us financially or pray for us, are with us not only in spirit, but also tangibly through helping finance the resources needed. WCN is in need of funds to purchase more cleaning supplies and food. We have a donate button on our website or checks can be mailed to: PO Box 1152, Warsaw, IN 46581.
Please join us in praying for all of those affected by Hurricane Sandy. And thank you so much for your support.
July 2012
Our 2nd week of mission trips is well underway and your prayers are appreciated. Our F2F project in Honduras started July 7th and continues through August 4. Over 100 people North Americans will be serving, thousands of people in need will be helped. It is four weeks of God doing His thing in the lives of those willing to serve the poor as well as those who hear our message. Our goals are simple, we want to strengthen and support the local people/churches, transform the lives of those who serve, and give God the glory for every detail. Simple but complicated-difficult but beautiful. Thanks for your prayers!
We wanted to take a moment to thank all of our supporters and update you on our status. It has been an incredibly busy few weeks and we are so grateful for the continued response from our donors. The funds, goods, time and prayers that you have given continue to open up doors for us to share the love of Jesus with people in their most desperate time of need. In this moment of tragedy for so many, we are thankful to have the opportunity to reflect God’s love as we continue to put our faith into action.
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Update
World Compassion Network has been heavily involved in the relief effort in southern Indiana. Initially WCN delivered our 70,000 watt generator to the New Washington Township fire department. The generator was used to provide electricity for the fire department’s search and rescue efforts as well and cooking , showers and battery charging for the victims and volunteers. The generator continues to serve clean up operations.The WCN Disaster Relief Operations trailer was on site with equipment used for clearing debris for 4 days. Eight volunteers from our community under took the very difficult task using chain saws and other equipment to clear roads, and driveways as needed.
We delivered a semi load of Gatorade donated by Feed The Hungry to the distribution center in Scottsburg IN.Perhaps the highlight of the effort was filling 53 foot trailer with relief supplies. The main effort was at the Warsaw Community High School where the students and the PTO provide volunteers to received donated supplies. The trailer was filled in three and a half days. Citizens of our community also dropped off supplies at other locations. Metzger Trucking delivered the supplies to the distribution center in Scottsburg In. Saturday morning. What a great effort by our community in such a short time.