Stephen Nations
50 evacuees will arrive in Brandon, MS today. The Community Access Site, operating out of NewDay Community Church will host these evacuees in their 60,000 ft facilities. Families are arriving with virtually nothing and bedding and supplies needed.
To provide support call Stephen at 601.502.6202
Hi Stephen!
I left you a phone message but maybe e-mail is easier right now. My congregation is willing to help. Please let me know what you need and I will set up a drive.
Thank you!
Mallory Brown
Angel Food Site Director
Robinson Memorial Presbyterian Church
Syracuse, NY
By: Mallory Brown on August 31, 2008
at 3:25 pm
We are currently setting up showers and bedding areas for the evacuees. MEMA (Mississippi Emergency Management Agency) came to ask if we would assist in overflow if necessary from other sites. We have agreed and are awaiting a needs assessment from their agency. We are still in need of funds for or donation of a commercial refrigerator. We would appreciate volunteers to assist in food preparation, etc. We are working on a 4 hour volunteer roster. You can call me at 601-502-6202.
By: Stephen Nation on August 31, 2008
at 9:03 pm
we just found out we will be hosting 150-200 evacuees through tuesday we are needing towels and pillows
hs #6640
First Baptist Church Longview
contact #(903)239-3428
By: emily sanroman on September 1, 2008
at 2:15 am
In Milan TN we will begin getting evacuees today at a local campground and the Army training facility.
Marla Nelson
Milan, TN
Host Site #3784
By: David Mills on September 1, 2008
at 2:58 pm
In Richmond, Va. we will start a drive today. I will be asking for monetary donations to forward in the next couple of days.
Jackie T. Mickey
New Canaan Baptist Church
Richmond, Va. 23225
Host Site # 8094
By: Jackie T. Mickey on September 1, 2008
at 4:00 pm
We received the following e-mail from Pastor Watts at The Rock Church in Zachary, Louisiana (#3315) this morning:
We are currently housing 250 nursing home residents with their staff. All is well but the storm is still passing through.
God bless.
Pastor Charlie
By: Stephen Nation on September 1, 2008
at 4:56 pm
We are responding to the need as quickly as we can. I have sent out an e-mail to our church family. I also will be looking into getting a link on our webiste to aid in any way we can. Our prayers are certainly with all of you that are close at hand in this situation!
Mindy Pfohl
765-468-7799
Farmland, IN
Host site #1862
By: Mindy Pfohl on September 1, 2008
at 5:04 pm
We received the following e-mail from Terri Pooler at Alexandria, Louisiana Church of God (#7690) this afternoon:
Bro. Nation, We are hosting several families from lake Charles area, We are expecting 10-20 more today from the local area , as the wind increases. as they are in mobile homes, Pray that we remain safe, and everyone can return to there homes un scathed. God Bless Terri Alexandria
By: Stephen Nation on September 1, 2008
at 6:34 pm
I will confront the people in my church and we will do what we can. We are praying for those people and surely we will take up emergency funds.God Bless Each One That Has Had To Leave Home And Live In This Fear .In God We Trust, Brenda Nock
By: Brenda Nock on September 1, 2008
at 11:19 pm
I will begin sending emails/fund raising to all host sites in the in PA/Ohio that may not be aware of the participation of AFA and how they can help during these times and establish drives and awarenenss in our local areas to target specific needs as well.
T. E. A. M. Together everyone accomplishes more.
God bless each and every person that comes to the aide of the people and blessings to those that are suffering through this time. God be our strength.
By: Della Villers on September 2, 2008
at 12:04 pm
Stephen,
We are posting needs on all three websites today for those who may not have received the CAS posting. They can go to http://www.angelfoodgulfsouth.com, http://www.angelfoodcentralar.com, and http://www.angelfoodwesttn.com. It should be up on there later today. Hope this helps. You are in our prayers! We ARE a TEAM!
By: Cheryl Bone on September 2, 2008
at 4:22 pm
WE WILL BEGIN RAISING FUNDS FOR THE SITES IN NEED. UNDERWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH 4303
GOD BLESS EVERYONE
By: CINDY PORTER on September 2, 2008
at 7:05 pm
I received a call from Jane Legendre from Word of Life in Covington, Louisiana (#4103). They have been able to return home and are willing to open their facility and help in any way they can.
By: Stephen Nation on September 3, 2008
at 8:28 pm
The following is provided by Entergy Louisiana. It gives a great view into the scope of their restoration efforts:
Hurricane Gustav
Sept. 3, 2008 @ 4:30 p.m.
Click here for more pictures of damage
Hurricane Gustav made landfall Sept. 1, at 10 a.m., near Cocodrie, Louisiana.
The peak number of outages for Hurricane Gustav of 850,000 occurred early Tuesday morning, primarily in Louisiana and Mississippi. Since then, service to some customers has been restored while service to others has been lost. Arkansas experienced 93,000 outages today.
Hurricane Gustav caused the second largest number of outages in company history, behind only Hurricane Katrina. Gustav restoration rivals the scale and difficulty of Hurricane Katrina restoration.
Current Outages
• More than 75,000 customers have been restored, even taking into account the new outages occurring today.
• Even as restoration continues, Gustav is causing new outages today in the Entergy system.
• Outages at 4 p.m. included:
Arkansas Total
86,449
Louisiana Total
674,036
Entergy Louisiana, LLC
361,998
Entergy New Orleans, Inc.
67,438
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C
244,600
Mississippi Total
14,055
Total Customer Outages
774,540
Total Customer Restored
75,460
Restoration Progress
• Entergy’s team of more than 10,000 restoration workers has begun safely restoring service as quickly as possible.
• The Baton Rouge area has never suffered damage as severe as that caused by Hurricane Gustav. The last storm caused damage close to this was Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
• The largest numbers of Gustav outages in Arkansas are in the Little Rock/Benton area, where nearly 20,000 customers are without power, and Hot Springs, where 25,000 are out. Another 7,000 are out in Russellville, 3,500 in Warren, about 1,000 each in Crossett, Fordyce and Monticello, and the rest are scattered throughout the state.
• Entergy is in contact with the Department of Energy for help with using aircraft to assess damage from the air. The company has not turned away any offers from any governmental agencies for any helicopter support. We are very close to gaining access to the US Coast Guard’s helicopters that may be able to fly in inclement weather to help assess damage. Also, we have technical employees in place at the Dept of Home Land Security evaluating the feasibility of damage assessments by pilotless aircraft.
• Thursday morning all 200 Arkansas linemen and 150 additional support workers who had been sent to Louisiana Monday will be back in Arkansas working on restoring power here. In addition, nearly 200 workers from other utility companies to the north who had been heading to the Gulf Coast have been retained to help the Arkansas workforce instead.
• Entergy is assessing damage in order to estimate when electricity will be restored to specific locations. In some areas where the damage is the most extensive or where access is the most difficult, it could be several weeks before necessary repairs are completed and all customers are restored.
• In terms of power outages, Hurricane Gustav is the second worst in Entergy’s 95-year history, peaking at about 850,000 early Tuesday – the overwhelming majority of them in Louisiana. That easily bypassed the 800,000 outages in Hurricane Rita in 2005. The only larger number of Entergy outages was 1.1 million in 2005 during Hurricane Katrina, which has been described as one of the worst natural disasters in American history.
• The largest numbers of Gustav outages in Louisiana are being reported in Jefferson, Orleans, East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Tangipahoa, Lafourche, Terrebonne, Ascension, Plaquemines, Livingston, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, St. Bernard, Assumption and St. Landry parishes in Louisiana and Adams County in Mississippi.
• Restoration workers are responding from Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin.
• Entergy preparations began early last week, well in advance of Hurricane Gustav. Entergy is nationally recognized as a leader in the industry at restoring major damage safely and quickly.
Transmission System Severely Damaged
• The transmission damage across the Entergy system includes 180 transmission lines and 138 substations.
Generation
• Entergy’s River Bend nuclear plant in St. Francisville, La., was taken out of service Monday afternoon to help keep the electricity transmission grid in balance due to reduced demand. Entergy’s other Louisiana nuclear plant – Waterford 3 at Taft near New Orleans – completed a controlled shutdown on Sunday night in anticipation of the heavy winds forecast for Monday morning.
• Personnel at both plants have completed site assessments and working closely with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Federal Emergency Management Agency to complete all necessary regulatory requirements for a safe restart. This includes a full inspection of the siren systems and emergency planning facilities in the surrounding parishes.
• Bringing the plants online will be closely coordinated with utility company personnel to maintain the reliability of the power grid.
• Entergy Nuclear has mobilized extra resources to assist Waterford and River Bend with plant, regulatory and transmission issues that resulted from the impact of Gustav.
Customer Safety
• Entergy reminds customers to remain safe and stay away from downed power lines and flooded areas. Do not walk in standing water and do not venture into areas of debris, since energized and dangerous power lines may not be visible. Call 800-9OUTAGE to report a power outage.
Viewing Entergy Outage Information Online
• Entergy’s View Outages system on Entergy.com is a popular destination for customers during power outages. Outage information normally displayed includes the number of customers affected and the estimated time service will be restored.
• It could take several days for Entergy personnel to assess the extent of damage caused by Hurricane Gustav and estimate the time needed to restore service. Until these assessments are made, the View Outages Web site will not display estimated restoration times and will be limited in the amount of accurate information it is able to deliver.
By: Stephen Nation on September 3, 2008
at 10:33 pm
As of today (9-8-08), many , many homes are without power in the Baton Rouge area, and especially further south in the Houma-Thibodaux area. Our Church is still without power, so Sunday we had an outreach where we cleaned yards, brought clothes to a shelter, and prayed for and with people in our neighborhood. While The assorted power companies are working feverishly, many families are still suffering.
We are new to the Angel Food Ministry and need some advice as to how to go about getting help to the people in and around our area. We tried to send an e-mail to Mr David Mills, but it was sent back to us as undeliverable.
Any advice is GREATLY appreciated.
reach us @ hope5764@yahoo.com, or 225-644-0594
Dale and Hope Goodrich
By: Dale Goodrich on September 8, 2008
at 11:25 pm