UPDATES On IKE

Kim Voisin, said last night that at least on levy broke near Bourg, LA.  He’s lived there all his life and this is the highest he’s ever seen the water.  His personal house and church are OK and are equipped to serve the community. 
Emily Davault is from Lake Charles, LA.  She evacuated and will return [...]

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Hurricane IKE (Sept 12)

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM, PLEASE MAKE LIFE SECURING PREPARATIONS.

PREPARE by keeping track of our efforts with you and our partners on our news page. We have folks on the ground in TX and LA that will be updating us as we go through the next 24 hours and beyond.
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Recovery, Preparations, PRAYER

Sept. 10th
Even as we are still discovering the devastation brought to South Louisiana from GUSTAV we pray and prepare for IKE.
Unfortunately, the media moved on from covering GUSTAV as soon as they learned that New Orleans was spared the worst.  It became old news overnight as the Republican Convention took center stage.  It’s true, Gustav [...]

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IKE on the Move

Sept. 8th
We all took a collective sigh of relief when Gustav ended up doing relatively minor damage in comparison to what the forecasters were saying. However, that sigh hardly allowed time to inhale as now Hurricane Ike is moving towards the Gulf Coast. Haiti has been devastated by this years hurricanes, close to [...]

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GUSTAV Slams SW Louisiana

New Orleans is spared the worst at this point – thank you JESUS!  However, our friends in Houma, Bourg, and the bayous saw the worst storm ever to strike Terrebonne Parish.  Reports from Pastor Kim Voisin, estimate have half of the bayou homes are damaged and one fourth of those in Houma. Our initial response vehicles are trying [...]

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Hurricanes Gustav and Hanna

***** HURRICANE GUSTAV *****
Predictions are (without God’s mighty intervention) Gustav will be “catastrophic” and up to 3X bigger than Katrina in size, intesity, and storm surge.  We pray it is not so, but are preparing for the worst.  WE NEED YOUR HELP TO HELP OTHERS.
Our first team is set to leave Sunday morning with kitchen trailer, [...]

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IMMEDIATE NEED OF FIRST RESPONDERS!

Charlotte, NC – 100 year flooding from remnants of FAY, many without flood insurance as beyond flood plains.  Many evacutions and rescues under way.  Have mobilized an assessment team and are prepared to operate kitchen trailer as well as clean up crews.  This is our headquarters and home (we are fine).  Ironically, JD is in [...]

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Living Water

WE ARE ON STANDBY AS WE WATCH HURRICANE GUSTAV TRACKING THROUGH THE GULF.  WE NEED FOLKS WHO CAN MOBILIZE WITH SHORT NOTICE.  IMPACT IS PREPARED TO BRING IN ALL OUR FIRST RESPONSE EQUIPMENT AS NEEDED.  NEEDED:  DRIVERS, COOKS, MEDICAL PROVIDERS, HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATORS, COUNSELORS.  EMAIL OR CALL US ASAP IF YOU ARE WILLING TO BE [...]

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International Covenant Partners

Greetings to all of you!

Due to your responses in times past, IMPACT Ministries, www.citiimpact.org, announces the launching of our International Covenant Partnership.  Following diligent preparation to serve you better in the USA and globally, IMPACT Ministries has launched this International Covenant Partnership network.

In many cities, counties and regions in the USA,  and in multiple countries, IMPACT is [...]

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Reporting from Epicenter of Epic Midwestern Floods

Cedar Rapids, Iowa  Saturday June 28, 2008   9:36 am CDT

“I’ve lost all hope, if it wasn’t for Jesus.”, cried Dee, a city employee for the city of Cedar Rapids.

The conversation occurred as I sought out information on possible zoning issues for IMPACT Ministries and its partners’ immediate and future Disaster Response, Recovery and Restoration processes.

Dee’s house [...]

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