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Disaster Response
The West Virginia Council of Churches has a long history of assisting
in response to
disasters and various human and community crises. The Council
addresses the spiritual
and material needs of those in crisis, such as citizens
of West Virginia currently recovering from devastating floods.
The Council was the initial convening agency and continues as an active member
and fiscal agent of "Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster" (VOAD).
Other disaster-related sites:
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April 6, 2010 Prayer for Montcoal Miners Almighty and Gracious God, we come to you in this hour of need. We lift to you the miners and their families and friends caught in the midst of this disaster. Catch them up into your loving arms. Lift them into your care. Comfort them in this time of grief. We pray for the miners still trapped in darkness, knowing the darkness is not dark to you. Bring them into the light of your love and into the light of the world. May they know that you are near them, that our prayers are with them, even in the depths of the earth. We pray for those responding to this disaster: bear them up when they become weary; give them faith when perplexed; and bless them in their efforts. In the name of the one who is the Savior of the World, Jesus Christ. Amen.
January 15, 2010 Prayers for the People and Families of Haiti Prayers in Behalf of the People of Haiti and the Recovery Workers are invited. For consideration for your e-mail prayer to be included, contact dsparks@wvcc.org. Maker of heaven and earth, the earth has wrecklessly shaken the foundations and shattered an already fragile people. We pray that your love be poured down upon them. In the midst of the darkness surround them with a light beam of hope. From the confusion and chaos establish once again the work of your compassionate hand. Let this time be a time to bring the people of Haiti together in a harmony for good. May this time be a wakeup call unto the world that poverty must come to a halt. May we link our hearts, spirit and support to the people of Haiti. Jesus is our Hope, the Reverend Dennis Sparks Psalm 139 7Where can I go from your spirit? Or where can I flee from your presence? 8If I ascend to heaven, you are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, you are there. 9If I take the wings of the morning and settle at the farthest limits of the sea, 10even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me fast. 11If I say, “Surely the darkness shall cover me, and the light around me become night,” 12even the darkness is not dark to you; the night is as bright as the day, for darkness is as light to you. |
Disaster Response Archive
April 6, 2010
January 15, 2010
May 31, 2009
May 26, 2009
May 26, 2009
February 27, 2009
December 19, 2008
August 28, 2008
July 2, 2008
July 1, 2008
April 28, 2008
January 28, 2008
October 29, 2007
September 10, 2007
August 22, 2007
The Care for Care Givers Event Held August 14 & 15, 2007 at the Waterfront Place Was a Great Success
August 7, 2007
August 1, 2007
July 31, 2007
July 27, 2006
June 16, 2006
April 25, 2006
February 7, 2006
January 24, 2006
January 21, 2006
January 10, 2006
January 9, 2006
January 8, 2006
December 19, 2005
November 17, 2005
September 20, 2005
September 14, 2005
September 13, 2005
September 9, 2005
September 6, 2005
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