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Note: This edition of the UMCOR Hotline is a special Hurricanes 2004 Update. For more information about UMCOR's current responses, read the UMCOR Hotline for September 14. September 16, 2004 Hurricanes 2004: UMCOR Officials Head for Alabama Hurricane Ivan pummeled a heavily developed, hastily abandoned coastline from Mississippi to Florida. Under cover of darkness, the storm that has left 70 dead imperiled historic districts, oil refineries, and mobile home housing in its 300-mile swath. Hard hit was Mobile, Alabama, where a storm surge threatened to swamp Mobile Bay, according to wire service reports. UMCOR officials are heading today for the Mobile area to begin initial assessments and provide spiritual support to volunteers in the Alabama-West Florida Annual Conference. UMCOR is ready to assist with cleanup and recovery efforts as soon as workers can assess damage. In addition the agency is weighing options for response in Puerto Rico, just lashed by Tropical Storm Jeanne. UMCOR continues to issue its urgent call for flood buckets, supplies that hasten post-hurricane cleanup. Assembly instructions are online. UMCOR provides emergency relief in many areas of the world. To find out more about UMCOR's ministries, please visit www.umcor.org. You can donate to any project by placing a contribution in the offering plate at a local United Methodist church; by sending a check to UMCOR, 475 Riverside Dr., Room 330, New York, NY 10115; or by calling 1-800-554-8583, where credit card donations are accepted. Please pray for all in the paths of these ferocious storms. Your gifts to UMCOR Advance #982410, Hurricanes 2004, may be designated for assistance to specific regions affected by the storms-- or simply directed "where most needed." Thank you for your generous hearts. Get the free UMCOR Hotline BE SURE TO RECEIVE OUR HOTLINE EMAILS. MAKE UMCOR YOUR BUDDY! Some Internet Service Providers like AOL, Yahoo!, Hotmail, and Juno use email filtering software that allows you to add email addresses to a "buddy," "trusted," "safe," or approved list. Please add umcor@gbgm-umc.org to your list so that our messages don't end up in "junk mail" or the "trash." |
 "IVAN the TERRIBLE": Ivan brought strong winds and heavy rains to Cuba. After grazing the island nation, the powerful hurricane churned into the Gulf of Mexico and slammed onto the shores of the United States early September 16. Credit: REUTERS/Henry Romero, September 13, 2004 More Information About UMCOR's Work
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