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Quick News From Jane
Jane Fisler Hoffman, Interim Conference Minister

Hello all!
Did you know that the UCC has its own disaster response effort? We work with Church World Service, which also has been responding to the flooding, but here is a report from our national disaster response coordinator.  Your congregation may respond by going online to give individually or gathering a special offering and sending it carefully marked, U.S. Emergency and sending it through the Conference.  Above all, we hold our brothers and sisters in the region in prayer.
Report from Church World Service 
Friends,
 
Here is a web posting that went up today.  Please continue to pray for people in North Dakota and Minnesota.  As of this morning, state officials are planning to evacuate approximately 40,000 people from Fargo.  FEMA has in place food, water, cots, blankets and generators to assist with shelters.  Please share this information in your conference.
 
Web link:  http://www.ucc.org/disaster/north-dakota-minnesota.html
 
UCC Disaster Response Coordinators:
Lindy Holt in Northern Plains
Bob Broeder in Minnesota
 
Both are hard at work with State Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster in preparing for and responding to the floods.
Peace,
 
Florence