Hurricane Katrina Relief
     Did you know that Episcopal Relief and Development was on the scene immediately after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast?  ERD support will help the diocese provide aid to community members through two mobile response trailers, which are equipped with supplies like chainsaws and generators to assist in the recovery and they have sent over $800,000 in funds—probably much more by the time you read this!
    Did you know that there is an agency called Episcopal Migration Ministries?  Neither did I until a young women at St. Luke’s called us together to see if we could offer housing to one or more families.  The result of that meeting was an offer to EMM to care for a family and a student.  So far we have not been connected with anyone.  EMM has been overwhelmed with offers and is still trying to sort them out.  This agency has been helping relocate refugees in other countries from many years.
                             ~ Barbara Miller