"LIKE A MIGHTY WIND"

Triangle Presbyterian Church Responds to Hurricane Emergencies

"Suddenly there was a sound from heaven like the roaring of a mighty windstorm in the skies above them... and everyone present was filled with the Holy Spirit..." Acts 2:2-4

View the Thank You video from Northshore Church!

On that day of Pentecost, as the Holy Spirit moved 'like a mighty wind' through the early Christian community, lives changed in an instant.

In August of last year, in the Central Gulf region horrific winds and waves of nature changed hundreds of thousands of lives. Homes were destroyed. Businesses were uprooted. Churches were leveled. Congregations were scattered.

In Christian response to these tragedies, Triangle Presbyterian Church has formulated a plan to assist select churches in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina. Members of the TPC Congregation met as a Hurricane Emergency Response Task Force to initiate a plan of assistance, re-supply, reorganization, and perhaps even rebuilding of churches that have been shattered by the tragic natural events of August.

Work teams have gone to Slidell, La. to work with the staff and people of Northshore Church. The intent is to come alongside the leadership of Northshore, which had its church destroyed by the storm, and offer assistance to Pastor Larry McEwen and the pastoral teams in the area that they deem most important to the lives and vitality of their congregations. It's a broad target, but one that allows the Lord to lead each of us, individually, into areas of assistance that call on our own unique spiritual gifts.

To catch a glimpse of Northshore and what the people in Slidell have experienced, view the "thank you" video you will find on this page.

And, if you feel a stirring to reach out personally, sign up for the next trip that leaves January 15th returns January 21st. If you want more information, feel free to speak with any of the following 'TPCers' who have experienced how lives are changed by a trip like this: Roy Averette, Jim Pease, Kristen Cole, Dick Valenti, Lynn Brady, Nicolette Granata, John King, Debbie Schumm, Eleanor Winfrey, Billie Pifer, John Simmons, Ron Hileman Dawn Macelroy, Kelley Crabtree, Menda Spell, Jessica Montanez, Wendy Pease, Gayle Averette or Lee Murphy.

The stormy winds that blew through Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Texas were destructive and strong. But the winds of the Holy Spirit, as it moves through the lives of believers, can overcome even the greatest adversity and, like that day in Jerusalem, can still change lives... instantly and forever.