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Katrina Relief Task Force

Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005, destroyed or damaged numerous houses. For seven years, with the gift of labor from volunteers from around the country and donations from countless others, Central members were able to help qualifying people move from temporary housing into Safe, Sanitary, and Secure homes. United Methodist volunteers made a difference as they helped heal hearts and homes in Mississippi. Hurricane Katrina destroyed more than 65,000 homes just in the six southernmost counties of Mississippi. Through the Mississippi United Methodist Katrina Response, teams of volunteers helped families in need rebuild their homes and lives, one by one.  

Central UMC sent as many as 25 volunteers for a week of reconstruction of homes and lives in VanCleave, MS, every year from 2006-2012.  The Methodist mission at Camp Hope there was closed soon after Central's last trip.

 Matthew 25:40  "The King will answer and say to them, ?Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine. Even the least of them, you did it to Me.' "



Some additional information can be found at the following links:

Katrina 2012
Previous Katrina Journals
Trip was from Feb 12, 2011 to Feb 19, 2011
Katrina 2010 - Presentation
Slide Presentation presented in the sanctuary on 4/18/2010
Katrina Trip 2010
This is pictures of our trip to Mississippi
February 27 - March 6
Katrina Trip Journal 2010
Journal for Katrina Trip
February 27 - March 6
Katrina Trip - 2009
Slide show of the trip taken 2/21/09 to 2/28/09
Katrina Trip 2009
Additional pictures of trip taken 2/21/2009 to 2/28/2009
Katrina - 2009 Trip Journal
This was the trip taken 2/21/09 to 2/28/09
Katrina -2008
Slide show of the trip taken 2/23/08 to 3/1/08
Katrina - 2008 Trip Journal
This was the trip taken 2/23/08 to 3/1/08
Katrina - 2007
Slide show of the trip taken from 02/10/07 - 02/17/07
Mississippi United Methodist Church Katrina Recovery

Mississippi United Methodist Disaster Response Center Katrina Recovery

This site has information about the work being done in the southern Mississippi area to rebuild homes and lives after Hurricane Katrina, and how to volunteer.

Jack & Dee Boreing Story

Jack and Dee Boreing are the site co-ordinators for the Camp where we go to stay when we go to Mississippi for a week. They were originally in charge of Camp St. Paul which was closed down in April of 2008 and the operation was moved to Camp Hope about 8 miles away.

This facility was built above Interstate 10 which appeared to be the farthest that Katrina damage was felt. It is now designed to be self contained in the event of another disaster like Katrina and it is also set up so that it can house approximately 50 volunteers per week so they may continue the work of rebuilding after Katrina.

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