Members and Friends of Austin Mennonite Church I am sending this information for your awareness. May it go well with you. Sincerely, Garland Robertson ...always hold firmly to the thought that each one of us can do something to bring some portion of misery to an end -----Original Message----- From: Nancy Funk [mailto:wdc@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 4:00 PM To: Nancy Funk Cc: Torrey Ball; Robert Nolt; Phyllis Regier; Nancy Funk; Mervin Dick; Marlene Bogard; Marco Guete; Lois Barrett; Lee Lever (WDC); Joyce Pankratz; Hugo Saucedo; Doug Krehbiel; Dorothy Nickel Friesen; Bill Zuercher; Jane Dick Subject: Katrina Hurricane information on MCC website MCC now has posted a web page with more information on the response to Katrina Hurrican evacuees. Included are: Theology of hospitality. Worship resources. Questions to ask first, before offering to help. Check list for churches as they offer assistance. What to include in a "memo of understanding" between an evacuee and a congregation as the congregation hosts the evacuee. How to work with social services. Suggestions for working with dignity and "doing no harm" as churches respond. MCC and MDS coordinated response. You can visit this site at: http://www.mcc.org/katrina/ Nancy Funk, Administrative Assistant Western District Conference, PO Box 306, North Newton, KS 67117; 316-283-6300; wdc@xxxxxxxxxxxx South Central Conference, PO Box 448, North Newton, KS 67117; 316-283-7080; scc@xxxxxxxxxxxx