Philippines Urgent Prayer Need:

Please pray for those in the Philippines. Here is an update from one of our missionaries. "Manila is again in the middle of a huge flood. As much as half the city is under water. 1,000,000 people may have flooded homes. The volume of water is higher than Super-typhoon Ondoy in 2009. We have had three typhoons/tropical depressions in succession and three weeks of continuous rain. Most banks, government offices, and schools have been closed for days. There have been about 100 people killed. We hope the waters have peaked now but it continues to rain. At least two more days of rain are expected as the cyclone heads north. Many of our church members' homes are under water again." 

If you or your church would like to donate you can do so by visiting here: Donate Online 

Or you can send a check or money order to IDES (Disaster)
PO BOX 60
Kempton, IN 46049-0060


We also got word from two more missionaries that they are needing additional funding to take care of the people's needs. They have turned to IDES for help. In fact one said, "The Philippines had the greatest number of natural disasters of any country in the world last year." Please keep praying for the people and missionaries in the Philippines an that the rains will stop. 

Thank you Holton Christian Church for responding to the disaster in your community and building IDES storage sheds. To find out more about IDES disaster relief in Indiana visit:http://www.ides.org/southernindiana.html

Please pray for Mark and Sherry as they get ready for the Ride For IDES. Only 6 days, 21 hours, and 46 minutes left until they start to raise money for wells in Kenya.http://www.ides.org/rideforides.html

Mark will be riding his bike across the United States to raise money for IDES to build wells in Kenya.  Can you skip pop or coffee in the month of June and donate that to the Ride For IDES?

Keep us in your prayers as IDES continues to work in Southern Indiana and in Joplin.  In Indiana we are moving from a disaster clean up and recovery plan to a rebuilding phase.

We have already built 33 storage sheds and will be building more soon.  We also are in the process of building two new homes for residents who lost everything.  If you would like to donate for Southern Indiana or other US disasters visit: https://www.nfpsystems.com/contrib/contrib.asp?org=100

Thank you to Northside Christian Church in New Albany, IN
http://www.mynorthside.com/
and other volunteers that helped us this past week!  Because of you we were able to put up nine more storage sheds for tornado victims in Marysville.  Keep up the great work!

So far in Southern Indiana we have built 28 storage sheds for people, fixed three roofs, worked on two siding projects, and have cleaned up numerous properties after the tornado.  We have also gathered and distributed supplies to Henryville, Marysville, Borden, Pekin, and Nabb.

We want to thank all of the volunteers that have come so far to help.  On average we have had between 150 - 400 volunteers each week come through our volunteer center in Sellersburg, IN.

You can volunteer for Southern, IN or other IDES disaster sites on our website at:
http://www.ides.org/dartform.html

IDES Storage Sheds Are Starting To Go Up In Towns Devastated By Tornadoes

IDES has started building storage sheds in many of the communities devastated by tornadoes. Storage sheds are a good option as people are waiting for insurance. Many of the homes need to be demolished and the stuff inside that they can save needs to be stored. Many of the people cannot afford to rent a storage unit so these sheds can be a much needed next step.

https://www.nfpsystems.com/contrib/contrib.asp?org=100

IDES Starts Working In Marysville, IN

This past weekend IDES also started working in Marysville, IN. Marysville is pictured below including a local Christian Church that will need to be rebuilt. You can donate online where 100% will go to tornado victims by clicking here.