Merge Respond

Disaster Response Trips

Merge is sponsoring disaster response and rebuilding trips for Covenant churches in partnership with the Evangelical Covenant Church’s Love Mercy Do Justice team.

CURRENT TRIP OFFERINGS

Mound Bayou, Mississippi
Flooding in July 2021

Needs: sheetrock installation, taping/mudding, floor installation, cabinet installation, electrical, door & window replacement

Suggested donation: $25 per person per day (food & housing included).
Experienced construction workers and helpers needed.
Bring your own tools.
All construction materials supplied by the Mississippi Emergency Management Administration and the Bolivar County Long-term Disaster Response Committee
Partnerships: Bolivar County Long-Term Disaster Response Committee, Walk of Faith Covenant Church, and local churches of Bolivar County

Luka, Mississippi
Tornado in August 2021

Needs: roofing

Suggested donation: $25 per person per day (food & housing included).
Experienced construction workers and roofers needed.
Bring your own tools.
All construction materials supplied by the Mississippi Emergency Management Administration
Partnership: Mississippi Emergency Management Administration

Dawson Springs, Kentucky

Tornadoes, December 2021

Needs: complete home rebuilds

Suggested donations: $25 per person per day (food & housing included).
Experienced construction workers and helpers needed.
Bring your own tools.
All construction materials are being fundraised. Donations for building materials are greatly appreciated.
Partnerships: Dawson Springs Long-term Rebuilding Committee, Healing Projects.org

For more information on these trips, please contact Dale Lusk, international director of Global Engagements, at dale.lusk@covchurch.org.