The river will continue to rise, people will continue to evacuate, and the national guard will continue to serve. Current levels are over 20 feet and are expected to crest around 21.6 feet.
 
So far the dikes and sand bags are holding.  However, there have been three locations where the dikes began to give way.  The [...]

Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.
Galatians 6:10
Friends,
Relief work is all about seeing and responding to the needs of others. Your gifts of money and skills bring physical relief to suffering humanity. The service that you perform is not only [...]

WELS Relief has received a very generous grant from Thrivent’s National Disaster Response program in the amount of  $148,000.  We are very grateful to Thrivent for providing these funds to help with the midwest floods this past spring and summer that affected so many of our congregations.  WELS members spent hundreds of man hours sandbagging, [...]

Pastor Sternhagen reports that he rode out the storm in New Orleans and that their property and surrounding area had only minimal damage.  However, he had been in contact with retired pastor, Bill Greenlee in Baton Rouge, La., and Pastor Greenlee reports that extensive tree damage has been done to their church and fellowship hall [...]

There are always all kinds of questions after disaster. The answers to these questions are always found in God’s Word. I pray that through Weather or Not you will find the answers to these questions and also be able to help somebody else out in their lives when they experience these kinds of disaster.
In this [...]