Record Floods Inundate Central Indiana

Monday, June 09, A.D. 2008

Another wicked storm system brought severe weather, including tornadoes, heavy rains and flooding, to several Midwestern states and unusually hot temperatures to the nation’s eastern seaboard. Property damage, evacuations, and power outages are being reported in Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, and Indiana. Central Indiana was inundated with heavy rains that sent rivers out of their banks, caused levees and dams to collapse and produced some of the worst flooding in decades.

Week of Compassion is assessing needs throughout the flood-affected area and expects to assist as many as 10 congregations that have major needs within their memberships and respective communities. This includes Disciples congregations in Bargersville, Columbus, Edinburgh, Franklin, Martinsville, Seymour and Trafalgar.

WOC is ready to accept gifts for the floods online or by mail at Week of Compassion, attn: Elaine Cleveland, P.O. Box 1986, Indpls, IN. WOC Director, Johnny Wray, and Acting Regional Minister, Linda McKiernan-Allen, will visit pastors and congregations in the area tomorrow and will provide more information in the next WOC Update.