World Renewal International

This afternoon on the Welcome Home Broadcast

I interviewed WRI staff member Pastor Wes Davis. He heads up our pastor leadership training in Haiti, from which he just returned. He is the lead Pastor of Riverton Friends Church, Riverton, KS which is about 7-8 miles from the tornado destruction of Joplin, MO. He spoke to me on air while traveling from one family funeral situation to another. Pastor Wes stated that 700-1000 people are still missing! 163 are dead. One young husband married less than a year in the congregation perished. A precious lady of the congregation who served the Lord and cleaned Wes's house is missing. The hospital where 30+ from his congregation work are ministering medical care in tents. They have no idea what their future is at the demolished hospital. Patients were loaded into the backs of pickups after the storm.

When asked what the body of Christ can do to help, Pastor Davis suggested letting people in the area know you are praying, send a note or card. [ Send % of Riverton Friends Church 6484 SE 70th St, Riverton KS 66770] His church is sending out 3-4 work teams a day. They ask families in need to be specific about their situation, then the church goes and buys what they need and deliver it. Pray for these teams, the families who have lost loved ones and the families of those still missing.

We have created Love Joplin, to gather funds for the church to continue to make those specific purchases for families in need. Send to: World Renewal Int'l, PO Box 399, Greenfield, IN 46140 or donate online at http://www.worldrenewal.org/ 100% of the donations will be turned over to this endeaver.