Disaster grants go to Mississippi rebuilding, Church World Service.

Grants from the Emergency Disaster Fund of the Church of the Brethren General Board have provided $25,000 to a rebuilding site in Mississippi, and $44,000 to the work of Church World Service (CWS).

The Church of the Brethren rebuilding site in Lucedale, Miss., opened in mid-January and has served about 70 families affected by last year's hurricanes. Brethren Disaster Response is working in Lucedale with Disaster Recovery Services of George County, Miss. The allocation of $25,000 is continuing financial support of the project.

The grant to CWS supports its Disaster Response and Recovery Liaison program. The program provides professional Christian staff that help communities recovering from disaster by supporting longterm physical, psychological, and spiritual recovery, and acquiring sustainable forms of preparedness.

Source: 10/11/2006 Newsline