Hurricane ike
22/9/08 - Hurricane Ike Gallery
Click here to view the latest photos taken by FTH International Director, Stefan Radelich.
19/9/08 - FTH Point of Delivery in Galveston County Texas
Pastor Walter Hallam and the fantastic people of Abundant Life Christian Center in La Marque, TX are doing a fantastic job of getting resources into the hands of people & families who've lost homes and possessions because of Hurricane Ike. Feed The Hungry's POD (Point of Distribution) has been up and running since Wednesday. So far two tractor-trailer loads of supplies are being distributed at ALCC's gymnasium. Two more trailers full of supplies will arrive on Saturday to keep the POD going.
Everyone who comes by has a story to tell. In addition to putting family care bags into each car, ALCC volunteers lend a listening ear and an encouraging prayer. Let's keep praying for God's hand to bring restoration to those who have lost so much.
By the way ALCC's sanctuary was severely damaged by Ike, about 1200 sf of roof ripped off and rain waters poured in... many of the volunteers who are helping have had damage to their homes, clothes, and possessions as well... yet they've chosen to reach out and serve others even in their time of need. Isn't that just like Jesus.
Stefan Radelich
17/9/08 - Seeing Ike's Aftermath Firsthand
Here are a few photos snapped today from Bayou Vista. As usual, photos & video cannot capture what you see as an eyewitness. Have you ever seen food shelves at a Super Wal-Mart laid bare?? We stopped by two Super W-M's today to see if they'd donate grocery bags so volunteers can break down the two tractor-trailerloads into family sacks... both stores donated lots of sacks!
At each Wal-Mart, police manned the entrance, only allowing 30 customers into the gigantic stores at a time (because staff numbers are so low)... and in each Super Wal-Mart, several shelves had no food left on them.
Feed The Hungry's first truck arrives in La Marque, TX at 8:00 am Wednesday; the second truck had brake line problems and will arrive Wednesday night or first thing Thursday morning.
Stefan Radelich
17/9/08 - Aiding Hurricane Victims in Haiti and Cuba
In preparation for the 2008 hurricane season, Feed the Hungry pre-staged more than 750,000 emergency relief rations in the nation of Haiti. The life-saving cargo arrived in Port au Prince just prior to Hurricane Hanna battering the north coast of the island.
An additional 40 tons of emergency food rations are presently on their way. Haiti is one of the world's poorest countries, but the three storms that hit the country in the past few weeks, Hurricanes Gustav and Ike and particularly Tropical Storm Hanna, have provoked a national crisis, damaging infrastructure and flattening crops.
Feed The Hungry is also proviing 40 tons of food supplies for shipment to the nation of Cuba which sustained a direct hit from Hurricane Ike, a dangerous Category 4 storm that spent nearly two days over the long, narrow island.
16/9/08 - Ready To Roll
It's 1:00 AM local itme her in SBN and we're packed and ready to roll @ noon Monday. Our team of three will head to LaMarque, TX to set up a distribution center at Abundant Life Christian Center. ALCC is a partner church of about 2500 members located right off of Interstate 45 a few miles from Galveston Island.
LaMarque is 23’ above sea level so the storm surge just missed it. They did have a lot of wind damage & rain water damage though—the church lost about 1,000 square feet of roof. We believe the location is ideal to serve a large number of communities as the area opens up after the flood waters recede & returnees start arriving in the next few days (or next week).
FTH will have two trailers of food & water supplies arriving at 6:00 am Wednesday morning, a third trailer of food supplies will arrive on Thursday morning.
Stefan Radelich
15/9/08 - Preparing for Hurricane Ike
Ike was a powerful Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds near the center at 105 mph as it approached the upper Texas coast Friday morning. Its outer bands are producing squalls of tropical storm-force gusts and wind-driven rain. Tornado warnings are in effect across southern Louisiana and coastal Texas.
The deadly storm is projected to make landfall early Saturday morning just west of Galveston, Texas. The National Hurricane Center warned that an extremely dangerous storm surge of up to 20 feet could occur near and to the east of where Ike's eyewall makes landfall. A surge of 25 feet could occur at the head of Galveston Bay which could lead to significant flooding all the way up to Houston.
Feed The Hungry has tractor-trailer loads of emergency food and water supplies ready to dispatch to areas most affected by Hurricane Ike.
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