Outside Bastop, Texas on Tuesday, Sept. 6 (img. from http://www.msnbc.msn.com Erich Schlegel / Getty Images)The recent Texas Wildfires have displaced thousands. If YOUR church would like to take a special offering please make checks payable to the North Texas Conference, marked for Texas Wildfires, Fund 258, and send to the attention of Carolyn Bryels at the Ministry Center. PO Box 866128, Plano, TX 75086-6128.
Also, look on our facebook page for current donation requests.
Christ UMC Farmers Branch is collecting the following to send:
New/Unopened items:
All Toiletries
Underwear for all ages
Socks for all ages
Peanut butter
Jelly
Canned Fruits and Vegetables
Can Openers
School Supplies
Diapers
Wet Wipes
Depends Adult Diapers
Feminine Hygiene Products
Special Needs for the Fire Fighters:
Underwear
Socks
T-Shirts
To get current daily reports on all the different fires by county, you can access the Texas Department of Emergency Management situation reports. This information is better than anything you can find posted by the media and is more comprehensive. Access these reports on this website: http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/sitrepindex.htm.
