http://relief.wels.net/wpmu Just another Wels.net weblog Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:07:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Committee on Relief Chairman Pastor Philip Schupmann received the following thank you from Pastor Daniel Wagenknecht. Dear Pastor Daniel, I was at my brother-in-law Alex's home on Mon. morning.  His house had been completely destroyed by the fire.  You were the first person to make contact with him and offer assistance from ... http://relief.wels.net/wpmu/2008/11/20/thank-you/ Vicar Seth Bode, Pastor Dan Wagenknecht, and several other members of Grace in Yorba Linda, visited with some families who lost their homes in the area Sat.  Two miles north of the church, on Dorinda Rd., one man had just arrived at his house to sift through wreckage.  When Pastor ... http://relief.wels.net/wpmu/2008/11/19/fire-disaster-help-in-yorba-linda-calif/ Current information on the fires in California can be found in the November 17, 2008, Together newsletter. This photo shows the wildfire approaching Yorba Linda from the east. Photo provided by Pastor Daniel Wagenknecht. http://relief.wels.net/wpmu/2008/11/18/california-fires/ Pastor Schupmann, Thanks again to you and the Committee on Relief.  Just today we helped a Navajo family with their propane heating bill.  You guys have been a blessing to this ministry in this little corner of the kingdom.  God bless you for your kindness.  I've included two recent articles from ... http://relief.wels.net/wpmu/2008/11/06/help-for-family/ One of our missionaries reports: I am back from Cuba. I distributed $562.50 to the pastors to help fix six hurricane Gustav and Ike damaged homes. These damages to be fixed included roofs, crumbling walls, and wooden window replacement in various cities of the island. The pastors were very grateful ... http://relief.wels.net/wpmu/2008/10/29/hurricane-damage-update/ WELS Relief has received a very generous grant from Thrivent's National Disaster Response program in the amount of  $148,000.  We are very grateful to Thrivent for providing these funds to help with the midwest floods this past spring and summer that affected so many of our congregations.  WELS members spent ... http://relief.wels.net/wpmu/2008/10/28/grant-received-from-thrivent/ WELS Committee on Relief has dispersed the following grants in recent weeks: $9,000 to Christ our Savior in Angleton Tex.; and $2,000 to Beautiful Savior in College Station, Tex., for Hurricane Ike relief. Released $35,000 to King of Kings in Alexandria, La. (committed $60,000). King of Kings is still deciding their future ... http://relief.wels.net/wpmu/2008/10/02/committee-on-relief-disperses-grant-money/ The WELS Committee on Relief "WELS Relief" has been receiving many calls and emails concerning the relief effort in and around areas of Louisiana and Texas following the landfall of Hurricane IKE. We are monitoring the situation and awaiting word form our churches their members and friends ... http://relief.wels.net/wpmu/2008/09/15/hurricane-ike-update/                               View more photos http://relief.wels.net/wpmu/2008/09/10/photos-from-alexandria-la/                               Read article More photos http://relief.wels.net/wpmu/2008/09/10/clean-up-in-cedar-rapids-iowa/