The following is a follow-up to the update issued on Monday, August
14th:
On August 15, President Bush issued a major disaster declaration for
the state of Texas as communities in the southwestern part of the state
begin to recover from widespread flooding. The declaration allows for
affected households in El Paso County to receive federal funding for
temporary housing, home repairs, and other serious disaster-related
expenses. The FEMA Joint Field Office will be operational shortly, and
FEMA Voluntary Agency Liaisons will be arriving shortly.
We continue to lift up the affected members of this community in prayer
as they begin the process of cleaning-up and rebuilding from this
natural disaster.
In service,
Heather L. Feltman
Executive Director, Lutheran Disaster Response
Director, ELCA Domestic Disaster Response
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