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Washington Interfaith Disaster Recovery Organization

“Restoring Ordinary Life”

An Organization of the Washington Faith Based Community
Serving Effectively When a Disaster Strikes

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The Faith Community Responds

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 Operation Evergreen
 Hands of Compassion and Benevolence
The Faith Community Responds to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

Stories of How the Faith Community in the Northwest  Responded

Lutheran Disaster Response Northwest

LDR is active throughout the Katrina impact area with shelters,  resource centers,  volunteer crews on debris removal, temporary repairs, and many other service areas. Details.

Bothell Faith Community Benevolence Network Responds

Local Bothell churches aid a Hurricane Katrina evacuee who needed a starter for their car so they could drive to job interviews. The story.

Interview at a Church Shelter

Jason Cole, associate pastor for the Parkway Baptist Church in Natchez, Miss., talks to host Michele Norris about the shelter he and his congregation have been operating since Hurricane Katrina hit on August 29. The interview.