EFCA ReachGlobal Crisis Response Updates
The church building I am serving is over 100 years old and was once owned by a Jewish man who fled Poland in WW2. The Nazis and the Ukrainians and local Polish people who collaborated with the Nazis during the war, took over the building. They knocked a hole in the wall, where the staircase … Read more
The following is a conversation I had with two women who just arrived in Poland from Mariupol, Ukraine. The conversation was conducted with the assistance of a translator. My question was simple, what have the last two or three weeks been like for you and your family? This is their story. Tonya and Sverta’s Story … Read more
Hrubieszow, located on Poland’s national roadway 74, is 4 to 5 km from the Ukrainian border and the home of Kościół Ewangelicznych Chrześcijan. This EFCA church is at one of the epicenters of the Ukrainian refugee crisis. The church is small and has had to deal with much during the last 2 years including the … Read more
It seems unbelievable, thousands of dead, millions fleeing, cities being destroyed, over 400,000 soldiers fighting (Russian and Ukrainian) in Europe, with no end in sight. This is Ukraine today. Tomorrow is uncertain for the 40+ million people that call it home. Yet God has shown repeatedly that during and after every crisis He creates a mission … Read more
I would like you to meet my new friend Theo. I met Theo recently when I was in Moorehead City, NC working with our team that has been responding to Hurricane Florence for the last several years. I hope that you will watch the short video. It is inspiring to see this man’s love for … Read more
Hurricane Ida Photo Gallery (New Orleans, LA) Hurricane Laura / Delta Photo Gallery (Lake Charles, LA)
November 8, 2018 will always be remembered by the people who were living in the Paradise, CA area at that time. What started as a normal summer day suddenly changed. In just a few short hours, Paradise and the surrounding area was devastated by the Camp Fire. Paradise Evangelical Free Church Our ministry responded and … Read more
ReachGlobal Crisis Response is looking for fourteen interns to serve this summer in sites across the United States. Each position provides an opportunity to be the hands and feet of Christ to people impacted by crisis events. Our Vision Reach people affected by crisis with the message of the Gospel to bring about restoration to … Read more
… in your hearts honor Christ, the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect. I Peter 3:15 As we begin 2021, I have been reflecting on my journey and our … Read more
Two Storms Lake Charles, LA is approximately 30 miles from Cameron Parish where Hurricane Laura made landfall on August 27, 2020. Laura had 150 mph winds when it struck, devastating Cameron Parish. The winds remained around 130 mph when the storm struck Lake Charles. A little over six weeks later on October 11, Hurricane Delta hit … Read more