“When I had the chance to travel back to New Orleans with Doug Stringer and a team from Somebody Cares America, I jumped at the chance,” says Mark Roye from BloodNFire/Somebody Cares San Antonio. “Somebody Cares America was and is such a huge blessing to so many people and ministries, still reaching out and giving [...]
Dear Friends & Partners in Ministry: August 29, 2006 I find it hard to believe it was one year ago that Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, destroying the coastal communities of Waveland, Bay St. Louis, and Pass Christian, and even locations further inland such as Picayune. I remember like it was yesterday how we [...]
25th ANNIVERSARY Turning Point Ministries and Somebody Cares are finalizing dates and location for the ministry’s 25th anniversary celebration in October. Details coming soon! In the meantime, you can post your note to Doug and the ministry on the TPMI blog at www.tpmi.org. We are also collecting video greetings, notes, and photos for a commemorative [...]
Somebody Cares America is standing by to assist in relief efforts for the recent flooding in New England. News reports are calling it the region’s worst flooding in nearly 70 years, with more than a foot of rain falling in some areas since the downpour began this weekend. The worst of the flooding has been [...]
HOUSTON TX – May 12, 2006 – Somebody Cares America convened a Disaster Response Think Tank/Summit in the Washington D.C. area this week, with representatives from over 30 Christ-centered/church-based organizations. The group included ministry leaders from national and international organizations—such as Operation Blessing International, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, and World Blessing Foundation—as well as [...]
Article posted on Operation Blessing International SLIDELL, La. – A group of 65 students on spring break from the University of Nebraska traded their suntan lotion and days of frolicking on the beach last week for face masks and safety suits to volunteer with Operation Blessing’s disaster relief team in the New Orleans area. After [...]
YOUNG CHAMPIONS Dear Pastor Doug, For my 10th birthday party, I asked my friends to bring money for the Somebody Cares program instead of giving me gifts. I felt that helping those who were affected by the hurricanes would make my birthday special. My friends were enthusiastic to help others, too. The results were extremely [...]
WE LOVE YOU, NEW ORLEANS! CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE PHOTO ALBUM “I’m living in my house, with all the mold and no heat and freezing to death. All my family has scattered. I’m just trying to survive.” Michael lives in Chalmette LA, a community in St. Bernard Parrish, one of the areas hardest hit by [...]
“Everywhere we went, people not only knew of Somebody Cares, but were impacted by it.” Stephen Tavani, WOW JAMS I LOVE YOU NEW ORLEANS! “Could Somebody Cares use some school supplies?” The call came to Doug Stringer from a friend at World Blessing Foundation in California. Little did they know Doug had just been talking [...]
DEAR FRIEND AND PARTNER IN MINISTRY, I would like to extend a sincere “thank you” for partnering with us in our Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. Thanks to your generosity, we have literally assisted thousands of individuals in desperate need. Below are just a few ways your giving has impacted lives: Over $350,000 in financial assistance [...]
