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Dear friends in Christ, This will be a very brief update. I'm heading to the airport in 10 minutes! In my update from Houston last week I wrote: "Please read this following section carefully. You have heard me ask, even plea, not to send material donations to the New York City area. They are inundated. But the situation in Houston is very different. I am requesting the following specific items to be sent to Houston: "BLANKETS AND QUILTS. The nights are getting colder in Houston. Many of the affected homes, especially those of the elderly, have little or no insulation. You can help cover their shoulders with the warmth of God's love. "TEDDY BEARS and/or BEANIE BABIES. As I mentioned, over 10,000 children have been affected by this huge flood. Parents will need help to provide Christmas gifts for their children." If you wish to provide some of these items, please send the packages/shipments no later than December 7th to: Lutheran Disaster Response 17211 North Freeway Houston, Texas 77090 Thank you for reaching out to the people of Houston in this specific way. Yours in Christ, Gil Furst Gilbert B. Furst (Written on 11/07/01, at 9:23 AM) Director for ELCA DOMESTIC DISASTER RESPONSE (Division for Church in Society) and LUTHERAN DISASTER RESPONSE (a cooperative ministry of the ELCA and LC-MS) 8765 W. Higgins Rd., Chicago 60631 PHONE: 773-380-2822 FAX: 773-380-2493 Please visit our website: www.elca.org/dcs/disaster