Pastor Ed Frey, Associate Pastor at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Cudahy, Wis., recently returned from ten days as a volunteer in Abita Springs, La.
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Builders For Christ volunteer, Elsa Endorf, from Beaverton, Ore., describes the scene in New Orleans as restoration work gets underway […]

Listen to an update on the arrival and distribution of 80 tons of humanitarian and spiritual relief from the staging area at Cross of Glory Lutheran Church in Baton Rouge.
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September 20, 2005 - Driving the Gulf Coast After Katrina

I am in Mobile, Ala., to assess the needs of our congregation here (Saving Grace Lutheran Church) and offer any assistance we may give as they reach out to the victims of Katrina in their communities.
We visited members’ homes and the coastal areas that we believed […]

Much work to be done.
Listen as I speak about the plans taking shape at the Trinity, Abita Springs congregation with Builders for Christ, and at Saving Grace Lutheran Church, Mobile, Ala.
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The primary role of WELS Committee on Relief is involvement in disaster relief. As chairman of this committee, I offer my comments on our initial plans to respond in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Audio comments

September 8, 2005
Listen as Pastor Richard Warnecke shares his thoughts on the needs of those directly affected by Hurricane Katrina and how WELS can reach out in love to help and to support their needs.
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September 6, 2005

A WELS assessment team departs for the area hit hard by Hurricane Katrina. WELS President Karl Gurgel and Media Communications Director Steve Zambo will join Pastor Phil Schupmann from WELS Committee on Relief, Mr. Ed Nelson from Builders for Christ, and Pastor Richard Warnecke from WELS Kingdom Workers Faith in Action.
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