Faith-Based Disaster Relief Groups Mobilize to Respond To Hurricane Melissa

Faith-Based Disaster Relief Groups Mobilize to Respond To Hurricane Melissa

Before Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica and Haiti on Tuesday (Oct. 28), faith-based disaster relief groups were already making plans to respond.

Faith-based disaster relief groups mobilize to respond to Hurricane Melissa

(RNS) — Disaster relief groups have moved supplies into place, mobilized volunteers and started raising funds to respond to Hurricane Melissa, which has killed more than 20 people and flooded out thousands in the Caribbean.

Relief organizations pack up supplies for Jamaica in wake of Hurricane Melissa

Disaster relief from the U.S. to Jamaica is delayed due to the government shutdown, but several private organizations are mobilizing to send relief after Hurricane Melissa. NBC News’ Jesse Kirsch spoke to one group packing up soup, hydration packets and water to send to the island.

Jamaica, Cuba hard-hit by Hurricane Melissa

Hurricane Melissa has left a trail of destruction across Jamaica and eastern Cuba, with winds that topped 185 mph and a regional death toll that climbed

NC Baptists on Mission mobilizing to assist Cuba, Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa • Biblical Recorder

CARY, N.C. — As Hurricane Melissa leaves behind a trail of devastation across the Caribbean, N.C. Baptists on Mission is mobilizing volunteers to assist with disaster relief and recovery efforts in Cuba and possibly Jamaica, where the Category 5 storm caused widespread destruction earlier this week. A team from North Carolina that was in Cuba [...]Read More...

Samaritan's Purse disaster response team heads to Jamaica with hurricane relief supplies

BOONE, N.C. (News Release) — Less than 48 hours after Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, Samaritan’s Purse deployed a Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) along with more than 38,000 pounds of life-saving relief supplies to the island nation. The record-breaking storm wreaked havoc across the country, destroying critical infrastructure and leaving many without homes. This morning, the international Christian re…