Presbyterian Mission Agency Disaster Response Archives

Louisville-area volunteers ‘assemble’ to support disaster-impacted communities

Posted April 15th, 2024

The brightly-lit Ramsey Gym at Beulah Presbyterian Church in Louisville came alive Saturday morning as some 20 area volunteers became a cheerful human assembly line in support of Presbyterian Disaster Assistance.

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance offers how-to guide for volunteer work trips

Posted April 5th, 2024

It is the season when volunteer work trips kick into high gear as groups from churches and other partners of Presbyterian Disaster Assistance show their love and compassion by helping with rebuilding projects in communities affected by disasters. For groups that have one of these trips in their future, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance has put together a free, downloadable how-to guide to assist with planning.

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance is recruiting National Response Team members to help communities following disasters

Posted March 28th, 2024

Lisa Baker has a promise for those pondering the idea of becoming a member of the National Response Team (NRT) of Presbyterian Disaster Assistance. “It might seem daunting, but the reality is, you’ll get more than you give in this ministry,” said Baker, who’s part of the team. “Your heart becomes larger with every deployment.”

The intersections of disaster response, self-development and hunger alleviation

Posted March 27th, 2024

“Between 2 Pulpits” hosts the Rev. Dr. John Wilkinson and Katie Snyder called on the Rev. Dr. Laurie Kraus to wrap up their One Great Hour of Sharing podcast series by highlighting and illustrating the intersections of disaster assistance, ending hunger and the self-development of people.

‘It’s hard work and it’s not always simple work, but it’s important work’

Posted March 25th, 2024

Given the opportunity to talk about the well-known and well-respected work of Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, the Rev. Edwin González-Castillo did not hesitate when he took to the Between 2 Pulpits microphone recently.

Caring for people on the move

Posted March 21st, 2024

The work of Susan Krehbiel, associate for Migrant Accompaniment Ministries with Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, is focused on people on the move.

Leading with a purpose

Posted March 12th, 2024

Although the women of Malawi are accustomed to doing anything and everything from farming to running small-scale businesses to support their families, Tropical Cyclone Freddy sorely tested Tinenenji [tee-nan-an-gee] Kalamba’s resilience. Yet Kalamba was undeterred.

PC(USA), regional and international partners advocate for continued collaboration at ‘People on the Move’ gathering in Rome

Posted March 4th, 2024

The above words came from a Syrian woman displaced from her homeland and forced to flee to Italy, but they’re words that could be voiced by thousands who face a similar migration journey to often-unwelcoming countries; a journey that frequently leads refugees to be terrified, broken, and fragile at their destination.

‘Connecting the Dots’ webinar examines living on an island used for decades by the US military for bombing practice

Posted February 29th, 2024

Wednesday’s installment in the “Connecting the Dots” webinar series gave voice to three women who live on Vieques Island in the southeastern region of the Puerto Rico archipelago, an island that has faced many challenges including decades of hosting a U.S. Navy base for live-fire bombing practices.

The PC(USA)’s One Great Hour of Sharing gifts help to foster resiliency, self-reliance and hope in hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico

Posted February 27th, 2024

In all her 66 years, Magda Cruz had never witnessed anything like Hurricane María’s power to destroy.