From Missouri-
Today's paper is full of information about ways to help Joplin, including collections sites in the St. Louis area. I imagine many area churches and other religious organizations are collecting money and much-needed items; my own congregation is starting a collection this Sunday, and is trying hard to stay on top of information as it develops, so that we meet the most urgent needs in the most repsonsible and helpful way.
As part of that effort, I've been regularly checking on the Diocese of West Missouri's website. (In the Episcopal Church, the state of Missouri is divided into two dioceses, Missouri and West Missouri. Joplin obviously is in West Missouri, while St. Louis is in Missouri.) There is a lot of good, concrete information on the site. On the day after the tornado, Bishop Martin Field posted a letter, including a list of those clergy and families who were accounted for, as well as explaining the difficulty of obtaining all the information needed to make a full report. It reminded me of the parable of the shepherd going out of his way to find the one lost sheep. According to the website, the Bishop is in Joplin now and will remain there through the weekend.
More here-
http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/faith-and-values/civil-religion/pamela-dolan/article_34f83490-87b3-11e0-96b5-0019bb30f31a.html
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