What are cooperative, caring ways we can reach out to neighbors during a disaster?
By Wendy Riddle | Photos by Dave Riddle
On Saturday, January 20, 2018, over 50 people from 15 congregations and 5 different denominations gathered at...
Hurricane Harvey: What Can You Do?
By Jim Truitt | Photos courtesy of the NOAA/NASA GOES Project, et. al.
Everyone can help.
In the world of disaster response, we say there are...
Okanogan County: Fencing in the Rebuild!
By Rosalee Mohney | Photos by Andy O’Donnell
When we think of the devastation from the historic Okanogan County fires of recent years, it is...
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...
UMVIM team going to Texas!
By Cheryl Regan | Photos by Jim Truitt
Cheryl Reagan will be leading a UMVIM team to Texas. Reagan is inviting members from throughout the...
Give Hope and Help Us Rebuild!
By Rosalee Mohney | Seattle District Co-Lay Leader
As you are aware, December is a month where people respond most generously when asked to give...
The Port Orchard Tornado Revisited
It's been 10 months since a rare EF 2 Tornado wreaked havoc in Port Orchard, Washington.
Jim Truitt, Disaster Response Coordinator for the Greater NW Area, offers us a look back at the work that has been accomplished by numerous volunteers and intentional partnerships.
SAVE THE DATE: Disaster Response Training, September 23 and 24 in Richland
An Early Response Team heads back home while serving in Fairbanks, Alaska to fix houses affected by flooding of the Yukon River back in...
How can our local church help survivors of natural disasters?
By Jesse N. Love with Rosalee Mohney and Jim Truitt
Tacoma, Wash. - On a snowy Sunday morning, Mason United Methodist Church in Tacoma opened...
Help Heal the World: Christmas Giving & Alternative Gifts
By Marilyn S. Reid | Photos by GBGM, et. al.
The world is in need of healing. People in our own neighborhoods and community (and...
