As the town of Santa Fe, Texas, heals from the tragic school shooting in May, the people of Santa Fe came together on September 30 for their first Quarterly Community Potluck. Somebody Cares co-sponsored the event by providing volunteers; assisting with the cost of signage and kids activities; and serving up 250 pounds of chicken […]
Florence has left a huge path of destruction in North Carolina and parts of South Carolina. Below are updates from some of our partners working in North Carolina and being a tangible expression of God’s love to those impacted by the storm: Crisis Response International (CRI), based in Wilmington, began preparing and serving hot meals […]
In preparation for Hurricane Florence, Somebody Cares America has just hosted a conference call with partner ministries and affiliates throughout the East Coast to pre-plan staging areas and deployment strategies at various locations from Florida to Virginia. Because of our extensive experience with past disasters, we already know that two immediate needs will be gift […]
This summer, the Somebody Cares network has hosted a variety of compassion outreaches in communities suffering from financial distress, gang violence, or crime to be a tangible expression of God’s love in those neighborhoods. SC New England hosts Basketball/Creative Arts Camp Somebody Cares New England hosted a Basketball & Creative Arts Camp on July 28 […]
Doug and Lisa Stringer have just returned from Puerto Rico, where they met and strategized with local leaders for long-term recovery. The meeting was hosted by SC Puerto Rico facilitator Catacumba 5. “We had a very significant gathering of NGOs, non-profit organizations, FEMA coordinators and regional directors, and church leaders at our Somebody Cares Puerto […]
Thursday August 10 Scripture The LORD replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” Then Moses said to him, “If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here.” (Exodus 33:14-15) Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told […]
Wednesday August 9 Scripture “By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” (John 13:35) Jesus replied: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is […]
Tuesday August 8 Scripture Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming. (Ephesians 4:14) Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD, “Behold, I am laying in Zion a […]
Monday August 7 Scripture Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come! All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting […]
Sunday August 6th – Friday August 11th Thank you for agreeing to join the Church Across the nation as together we pray for and engage in tangible expressions of reconciliation in our communities and nation. We believe, and I think you would agree, that there is a battle for the soul of America […]
