Wednesday Morning Update...

• More Evacuees?
  
  It was reported last week that San Antonio would be receiving as many as 12,000 new evacuees.
  
  Here are two links that provide a few more details:
  
  S.A. Prepares for More Hurricane Evacuees
  Plan for New Evacuees Gets Clearer



• Continued Opportunities for Alamo City Volunteers
  
  There are at least three specific ways that Alamo City people can continue volunteering to assist evacuees here in San Antonio:
  
  First, volunteers are needed to transport San Antonio’s newest friends to and from available housing locations. (Some restrictions will apply.)
  
  Second, Alamo City families and other caring groups are needed to “adopt” our newest families. They will need help with furniture, kitchen supplies, clothes, and all things necessary to function in our community.
  
  Ruben and Sandra Fechner, faithful Alamo City members and founders of BridgeBuilders, San Antonio, are collecting names and coordinating these particular Alamo City volunteers.
  
  Ruben and/or Saundra may be reached by email rff@satx.rr.com or by phone at (210)822-5538, (210) 602-8305 (cell) or (210) 650-5335.
  
  You may also sign up to volunteer by calling the Alamo City church office (210) 654-7880.
  
  Third, Alamo City folks are encouraged to continue volunteering in the area shelters. In order to gain access to shelters as a volunteer you will need to register as a Red Cross Volunteer.
  
  If you have not registered as a Red Cross Volunteer, please contact the San Antonio Area Chapter of the Red Cross at 3642 E. Houston Street from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday thru Friday or call the Volunteer Call Center at (210) 582-1988.
  
  If you have registered, please continue to volunteer. The residents in the shelters need you and the expressed love of the Lord Jesus.
  
  If you are registered with the Red Cross as a Hurricane Relief Chaplain (and have completed the required Chaplain's Training Course), please continue to visit the San Antonio area shelters. We believe that each shelter still has an on-site "Chaplain's Office" that can advise you as to specific needs.



• PLEASE e-mail your Hurricane Katrina & Rita photos, stories and information to worship@alamocity.org. They provide such great encouragement to everyone!
  
  Thank you for continuing to pray and participate.