Update on Operation Compassion (Revised)
The leaders of the faith communities learned this morning that we need to plan for significant modifications to Operation Compassion. We still need money and we still need people, but the deployment will be changing.
As you may already know, the Fire Marshall has declared that 12,000 is the maximum capacity for the Astrodome. Public officials also decided that since Aramark has an existing contract with the Astrodome, they will handle all food service there.
Thousands of displaced citizens are continuing to arrive by bus in Houston, and other public facilities will be opened up. Those persons will need food, medical care, showers, etc. It is the current expectation that the faith communities will provide food services.
Bottom line: We still need a $1,000,000 to serve displaced citizens in the Texas Annual Conference. We still need to train people for food service. The dates and locations for food service will change.
As Jim Bankston commented when he called me with this news, "Jesus never said it would be this hard to feed hungry people."
Please stay tuned for updates. We will keep this website updated over the weekend.
Grace and peace,Janice Riggle Huie
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