Hurricane Milton made landfall on Florida's central west coast on Wednesday, October 9, as a dangerous Category 3 storm. As the storm moved slowly across the region, it left a path of destruction across Florida.
ReachGlobal Crisis Response is mobilizing to support EFCA churches as they share the love of Christ in affected communities. While washed out roads, power outages and disrupted cell service have slowed the ability to assess the situation and connect with churches, Crisis Response staff are currently visiting sites in Florida.
Pray
- Pray for wisdom and discernment as Crisis Response partners with local churches in the areas affected by Hurricane Milton
- Pray that God would provide the staff, teams, housing and resources for this response
- Pray for Oakwood Community Church and Northwood Community Church as they explore what it looks like for their churches to respond to needs in their communities in partnership with ReachGlobal Crisis Response
- Pray for God to open doors for gospel ministry as a result of the storm
Serve
- Short-Term Teams: ReachGlobal Crisis Response is partnering with Fort Myers Evangelical Free Church and Compass Church Naples to receive short-term teams in Florida. Email respond@efca.org for more information or to reserve a future spot for your team.
- Long-Term Staff: A long-term response to Hurricane Milton requires additional ReachGlobal Crisis Response staff, whether new staff are mobilized to serve in this area or existing staff relocate from other sites and their positions are backfilled. Crisis Response is recruiting full-time staff for all of its current responses. Email crisisresponse@efca.org for more information.
Give
Crisis Response needs funding to support the ongoing responses across the region. Your gifts will help sustain a ministry presence to come alongside churches and homeowners as they recover.
You can be a part of the response by giving online or mailing a check designated Hurricane Milton Response - 21709-3969FLM to:
