Bees Go to Work for Farmers
Beekeeping brought me to where I am," says Victor Kpe, 51, UMCOR's top beekeeper trainer.
Lack of Donations Challenges Ike Relief
Even though the Sept. 13 storm left behind miles of demolished homes, businesses and churches along the Texas Gulf Coast, the Wall Street debacle and presidential debates stole its thunder in the national spotlight.
Bayous, Bays and Oceans Sent Waves of Destruction
Sully Griffin has an even better ocean-side view since Hurricane Ike chewed up the houses that once lined the beach in front of his home.
Ike Leaves Behind Damaged Homes, Lost Memories
Vivian Paysse celebrated her 99th birthday a few days before Hurricane Ike washed away the bottom floor of her home and scattered a lifetime of memories along the Texas Gulf Coast.
Local Churches Step Up to Ministry in Their Communities
When a mission team from League City United Methodist Church, Texas returned from a trip to Red Bird Mission, Kentucky in early August, the members were on fire to expand their outreach.
'It's Like Katrina All Over Again,' Survivors Say of Ike
Just one year ago, Mathilda and Glen Verret worked side by side with volunteers who were installing cabinets for a new kitchen in their home.
Southwest Louisiana Station Shifts Focus to Relief Work
For the last three years, the Southwest Louisiana Station of UMCOR partner Louisiana Conference Disaster Recovery Ministry has been helping clients rebuild homes damaged from Hurricane Rita.
Sabine Pass Begins Clean Up with a “Heavy Heart”
“You know, we accept this possibility as part of living here,” sighed Adam Saunders, lay leader of the Sabine Pass UMC, as he led a tour of the town, devastated by the storm surge of Hurricane Ike. “But we accept it with tears and a heavy heart.”
