[cfo]

2 excellent Christian relief organizations:

Southern Baptist's NAMB: http://www.namb.net/

Samaritan's Purse: http://www.samaritanspurse.org/

[shadeaud]

There is a grassroots movement here in San Antonio( and surrounding area) to house some of the people coming into San Antonio. Some are worried about who these people are( are they the mutts shooting the relief workers etc) but most everyone else is seriously discussing it. Let's hope half of the ones who claim to be willing to help actually will

[Lonely NY Conservative]

I posted my offer of housing on craig's list this morning but have not heard anything. Offers there are overwhelming, and my listing quickly got pushed off the bottom of the list, so I don't know if I expect to hear anything.

More encouragingly, I called Catholic Charities in their D.C. national office and a very grateful person took my name and info, the type of people I could house (family w/ small children) and such and said they were putting together lists to match housing donors with refugees. The contact number was :

Catholic Charities, USA
703-549-1390

[YaYa123]

I got a call from my daughter in Jena Germany this morning. She had received an email from the Baptist Mission Board describing what had happened to the Baptist Seminary in New Orleans. All there is lost, but the students have been rescued, and the entire world of their graduates and supporters are joining arms to recover.

I'm disappointed, but not surprised, the national media does not report the positive. The MSM does not, will not, report the faith based charities that began work even before the hurricane hit, and have never stopped.