Dear Friends,

As I watch the images on the news today of the aftermath of the tornado in Oklahoma, I am once again amazed by how nature can be a weapon of mass destruction. My heart weeps for those who lost loved ones, or their homes. What can I do, here in Massachusetts, to make a difference in their lives? I can respond to Jesus’ call to love my neighbor, and to my Baptismal Covenant’s call to ‘seek and serve Christ in all people, loving my neighbor as myself’…I can help bring God’s kingdom back into the lives of the people in Moore who have lost so much.

Episcopal Relief & Development is our church at work healing a hurting world. For decades they have partnered with organizations to bring relief and to help rebuild after disasters…such as after the tornadoes in Springfield recently. A gift to Episcopal Relief & Development will help the people of Moore, OK rebuild their lives…go to www.episcopalrelief.org to make a donation, every dollar helps.

“All things come of thee, O Lord, and of thine own have we given thee”…

Tinka Perry, Episcopal Relief & Development Diocesan Coordinator