Posts Categorized: Disaster Response Updates

November 30, 2018

Stories of Light in the Midst of the Darkness

Posted 5:25pm

The past few months have seen intense focus on the United States/Mexico border as the latest so-called migrant caravan approached, with some predicting mass riots and chaos that seemed in direct contrast to the thousands of people peacefully awaiting their chance to present for asylum. This past weekend, however, the growing desperation and frustration of… Read more »

May 2, 2018

Puerto Rico Update: May 2018

Posted 5:29pm

A summary of our response in Puerto Rico thus far: Presbyterian Disaster Assistance has disbursed grants totaling over $1.5 million in Puerto Rico 8 emergency grants to all three presbyteries and the synod church damage grants to help with repairs of churches conducted a PDA leadership solidarity visit in November to churches in the three… Read more »