I.D.E.S. – Midwest Flooding – Spring 2018

IDES has been monitoring the current flooding events throughout the Central and Midwestern states, as well as contacting local churches in several areas that have been affected.

“I lived here for 35 years. We’ve had a little flood here and there, but I have never seen a flood this big in our community,” a local minister in Illinois said.

The flooding has been caused by not only melting snow, but also unusually large rain events that are causing rivers to crest well above their respective flood stages, submerging structures, homes, vehicles, and other property in surrounding towns.

On Monday, February 26th, our U.S. Disaster Response Coordinator visited with local churches in Niles, Michigan and Watseka, Illinois to discuss response efforts in their areas. IDES is responding by sending emergency funds to these local churches to provide basic necessities for the affected families in their surrounding communities.

Next week, he will be leading a team of volunteers in Watseka, Illinois in order to assist a local church in building 10 storage sheds for families whose homes have been damaged by the flood waters there.

IDES responds through local Christian Churches / Churches of Christ when crises arise in the U.S. and around the world. If your church needs help responding to significant flooding in your surrounding community, please contact us at 317-773-4111.

If you would like to make a donation towards recovery efforts for families who have been affected, please click the button below and designate your gift as “U.S. Disaster Response” at the bottom of the form.

Would you like to double the impact of your next gift to IDES? IDES qualifies for many workplace matching gift programs. If you work for an employer who offers gift matching, please check with your human resources department to see if IDES is already on their list of approved charities.

If not, please send us a copy of the enrolment form & guidelines so we can apply. Some programs will even match gifts you have made over the past year. You can email your company’s enrolment information to gfinley@ides.org , or send the material by mail to IDES Development Dept., PO Box 379, Noblesville, IN 46061-0379.

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