Registration deadline for ERT Training in Kennewick, EXTENDED!
By Kathy Bryson with Jesse N. Love
Friends, REGISTER NOW for ERT Training in Kennewick! The deadline to register has been extended to Monday, October...
After Sandy, Maryland Town Quietly Suffers
At least 350 homes in tiny Crisfield, Maryland, were damaged. Photo illustration by Susan Kim.
By Susan Kim*
Five volunteers are standing in the Asbury United Methodist...
Early Response Teams are Getting Ready – Join Us!
By Kathy Bryson
I just received a news article predicting that the upcoming hurricane season will again be busy. The forecast made me reflect on...
Commentary: Relief needs persist after typhoon
Commentary by April Grace G. Mercado
June 12, 2014 | MANILA, Philippines (UMNS)
More than six months after Typhoon Yolanda — known internationally as Typhoon Haiyan — killed...
Thank you and God Bless
By Jim Truitt
I have had the honor and pleasure of partnering with Ronda Cordill for the past two and a half years in the...
PNW UMVIM: Carlton Complex Fire Recovery Update
A glimpse of the damage caused by the Carlton Complex fire in Pateros, Wash.Carlton Complex Fire Recovery Update
By Jim Truitt | Photos by Jesse...
PNW/OR-ID Early Response Teams to support Hurricane Matthew relief
In the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, floodwater from the Tar River is well overflowing its southern bank. Image courtesy of Wikipedia. Learn more about this image, here.
By...
Your House-Building Skills are Needed!
The last 5 homes to be rebuilt in the Okanogan are progressing but the summer building boom has made contractors scarce and could keep them from being completed. An accommodation by the county will allow for skilled volunteers to install electricity and plumbing. Can you help?
ERT: Whidbey Island home needs volunteers for salvage
Photo courtesy of the Washington Department of Natural Resources. For more info, click here.
ERT: Whidbey Island home needs volunteers for salvage
By Jim Truitt
Whidbey Island...
UMCOR relief money on way to Philippines
Typhoon Haiyan (31W) over Vietnam and China on November 10,2013. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
UMCOR relief money on way to Philippines
By Linda Bloom*
Three...