We wanted to take a moment to thank all of our supporters and update you on our status. It has been an incredibly busy few weeks and we are so grateful for the continued response from our donors. The funds, goods, time and prayers that you have given continue to open up doors for us to share the love of Jesus with people in their most desperate time of need. In this moment of tragedy for so many, we are thankful to have the opportunity to reflect God’s love as we continue to put our faith into action.
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Update
World Compassion Network has been heavily involved in the relief effort in southern Indiana. Initially WCN delivered our 70,000 watt generator to the New Washington Township fire department. The generator was used to provide electricity for the fire department’s search and rescue efforts as well and cooking , showers and battery charging for the victims and volunteers. The generator continues to serve clean up operations.
The WCN Disaster Relief Operations trailer was on site with equipment used for clearing debris for 4 days. Eight volunteers from our community under took the very difficult task using chain saws and other equipment to clear roads, and driveways as needed.
We delivered a semi load of Gatorade donated by Feed The Hungry to the distribution center in Scottsburg IN.
Perhaps the highlight of the effort was filling 53 foot trailer with relief supplies. The main effort was at the Warsaw Community High School where the students and the PTO provide volunteers to received donated supplies. The trailer was filled in three and a half days. Citizens of our community also dropped off supplies at other locations. Metzger Trucking delivered the supplies to the distribution center in Scottsburg In. Saturday morning. What a great effort by our community in such a short time.
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WCN announces dates for Haiti mission trip. Click Here for more information
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Many people think of God as such an awesome powerful God and cannot imagine His grieving over our suffering and pain. The opposite is true. God cares for us deeply to the point of joining us in our distress. He actually feels for us as we would our sick child. One of God’s most powerful characteristics is compassion. As we mature in our life with God, we need to take on His characteristics. That is why we say you are never more like God than when you are showing compassion towards those who are suffering from poverty and disasters.
The very word compassion means "to suffer together, to be involved in other peoples suffering to the point of taking action to help".