The Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America joins with this nation in praying with and for the individuals affected by the disaster caused by Hurricane Katrina. In times like these, we as a nation need to band together to help those who are in great need.

Adventist Community Services Disaster Response is working along with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to set up a multi-agency warehouse nearby the devastated areas in La. In the warehouse, volunteers will sort and package donated goods, pull orders and load trucks for delivery to the affected areas. Volunteers are also helping to provide 40,000 meals a day to those affected in Miss.

For more than 100 years, the Seventh-day Adventist Church has provided emergency relief through Adventist Community Services Disaster Response. Working in more than 200 cities across North America, Adventist Community Services Disaster Response operates in partnership with FEMA and is a member of National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters.

To join ACS Disaster Response in helping the survivors of Hurricane Katrina, please make a donation online by visiting www.communityservices.org, call (877) ACS-2702, or mail to: NAD ACS Disaster Response, 12501 Old Columbia Pike, Silver Spring, MD 20904.

Don Schneider, president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America