1. Adventist Community Services had been in dialogue with
Aidmatrix,
an organization that would provide software to help track and manage
relief supplies in times of disaster. When Hurricane Katrina hit, the
program was not yet ready, but the organization quickly trained people
in less than an hour in how to do the system that was set up within the
previous 24-hours. The system is a gift from the not-for-profit
organization and is being used by Adventist Community Services now to
know what materials to send to which of our warehouses.

2. Pat Horst is the Assistant Treasure of the North American
Division. Her father, Clarence Horst, passed away in Minnesota.

3. Russ Burrill, director of the North American Division
Evangelism Institute, opened a series of meetings in Peoria, IL, with 24
seminary students joining him. There is an Adventist base of about 200
in the four area churches. All four churches are working together.
Opening night attendance was 615, with more than 400 nonmembers
attending. The nonmember attendance continues to be about 300 people
per night.

4. Bob Folkenberg has encouraged hundreds of lay people across this
Division to do a series of meetings without cost to their conferences.
Some of the first of this Fall's meetings have just started in
Victoria, British Columbia. Three meetings are happening in churches
that have between 10-20 members, and each of them has had five or more
visitors at each meeting.

5. Bass Memorial Academy, which suffered such great damage during
Hurricane Katrina, has opened school and has continued to serve as a
central focus point for its county. People from many Adventist churches
and schools have come to Bass to be of help. Local community members
have lined up, sometimes for hours, to be able to receive food and water
from the supply at Bass. An Andrews student told of running out of food
at the end of the days work, and the group praying that somehow more
would come. Before morning, several trucks had arrived with additional
food and water that could be handed out during the next day.

6. ADRA has committed $1 million to Katrina relief and is
continuing to raise money for the disaster area. 100% of their
donations are going directly for Hurricane Katrina relief. As you know,
ADRA is partnering with Adventist Community Services and other church
entities. ADRA is using our existing infrastructure to help bring
relief to the survivors.