[CS-FSLUG] [Fwd: [iccm-tech] URGENT: help/ideas for *effective* resource/needs matching]

[dmc]

I posted a bunch of links direct to churches & denominations
and other non-govt/non-Red Cross here:

http://bibleseven.com/kr.html


>>One week in, the only folks actually getting food to people are 
>>churches. There's a HUGE logistics problem.
> 
> The tiny congregation I serve set aside what we could spare for a
> church in Mississippi. The only church to which we had a connection and
> could quickly get hold of was one pastored by a member's relative. We
> sent cash because certain agencies are blocking aid-in-kind from
> getting through. They are unaccountable, and pretend to hold a monopoly
> on such decisions.
> 
> I believe an independent central clearing house on info is an excellent
> idea, as opposed to something from the Red Cross or the government (see
> the rantings on my blog for details). Most Christian denominations of
> any size have their own relief centers, but far too many are
> overlooked.


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Can we all just help the hurting and save the criticism?
LIST OF ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE HELPING KATRINA'S VICTIMS:
http://www.bibleseven.com/em.html

Respectfully,
David M. Colburn, D.Min, MACo, etc.
http://bibleseven.com
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