Mississippi Conference of the United Methodist Church
TheCircuitRider Quarterly Newsletter
Disaster Response: Hurricane Zeta Update Hurricane Zeta has caused a great deal
more damage in Mississippi than previously anticipated. Right now, teams are still in the process of assessing injury and loss. The immediate goal was to collect 5,000 flood buckets to begin helping people recover. The first efforts towards that goal began recently with 500 flood buckets being dropped off in D ’Iberville. A shipment of 5,000 flood buckets arrived earlier this month at Camp Faith in Saucier from Sager Brown,
March Building Blitz You have an opportunity to be a part of a life-changing event across our state as we come together in March to rebuild and repair homes. We have experienced multiple disasters in Mississippi over the past couple of years that have left families in need of a safe and secure roof over their heads. God calls us to be in ministry together, and when one part of the body is suffering, we all suffer. In a time in which there is so much division in our world, this is an opportunity to build relationships and work together for a common purpose.
a United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) depot in Louisiana. More tarps, wood strips, nails and other needed supplies will arrive soon from the UMCOR warehouse in Decatur, Alabama. Some early response teams (ERTs) have been deployed this past weekend and more ERTs are needed. There is housing for volunteers available. For more information on volunteering and volunteer housing contact George Duffee-Braun via email at georgedb@icloud.com or via phone at 228.861.1874. [Read More]
Watch this video for details about the ongoing work of the Mississippi Disaster Response Team.
November Pandemic Task Team Update Congregational Care and the Coronavirus
IN THIS ISSUE:
Brothers and sisters in Christ, We have now entered our eighth month on this coronavirus pandemic journey together, and the road has been long. We have all given up so much of what we are accustomed to in order to protect ourselves, our loved ones and our neighbors. We are people of faith and of hope and we give thanks for progress with developing, testing and preparing vaccines for distribution, but this news will not impact our current reality in the immediate future. It takes time and
funding to administer vaccines and there are still many unanswered questions like how long the vaccine remains effective. Unfortunately, the data reveals that we are not only not nearing an end, but we are also seeing more cases and hospitalizations at an alarmingly higher and faster rate here in Mississippi. We are all experiencing COVID fatigue and we caution you to continue in fighting this unseen, and sometimes deadly enemy. [Read More]
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WINTER 2020
Whether you organize/participate in work teams, prayer teams or fundraising teams (just to name a few) we hope that everyone will be generous with the gifts God has given us. So, be on the lookout for future updates about ways to be the hands and feet of Christ!