Bomb in Frankfurt and Hurricane Harvey in USA

 Sept. 3, 2017 we were asked to meet for Church at Offenbach instead of our normal meeting building because of a 1.8 mega ton bomb over 2 meters long that was found in Frankfurt dating back 70 years to WWII ...... the bomb was from England.  The entire city of Frankfurt, 70,000 people, were evacuated for the entire day so that they could deactivate the bomb.  Although people told us "this is common place"!  We live 200 yards PAST the evacuation area so we did not need to leave our apartments but we did meet at the German Branch.  It was interesting singing the hymns in English and hearing the Germans sing them in their native language at the same time.  For the speakers, there were translators for those who did not speak German.  It was an interesting day and fun to meet with the German members and all the missionaries.

At the same time, we were glued to the Television as we were watching Hurricane 

Harvey hit the southern coast of Texas.  Houston area.  Our hearts go out to all

 the people down there that have completely lost their homes and everything 

they own.  Below, I have copied and posted from the news, the help that the church

 is doing in the Houston area.  The church has such a great storehouse of supplies

 ready for any disaster, anywhere in the world.  I have actually visited and I work 

at the warehouse in Bad Hamburg here in Frankfurt and it is amazing and inspiring to see 

what the church is ready to do at any given moment.  The missionaries ALL wear their "helping hands" yellow shirts and go to work where ever needed.  Right now, that is the Houston area.

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Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are partnering 
with other nonprofit organizations to provide flood relief to victims of Hurricane 
Harvey in Houston, 
San Antonio, Corpus Christi and Dallas, Texas, and surrounding areas.

Mormons in the area are also volunteering to evacuate people and provide
 temporary shelter. Church leaders have offered the use of Church buildings. 
At least three meetinghouses have been used to temporarily shelter evacuees.
 One building is being used as an operations center for ongoing boat rescues
 from flooded neighborhoods. Hundreds of Mormon Helping Hands 
volunteers are expected in Corpus Christi on Saturday for cleanup efforts.

As conditions will allow, missionaries throughout the region are beginning 
to help at local shelters. As floodwaters recede and larger community 
cleanup efforts begin, missionaries will join in those efforts. 

Nine trucks filled with supplies from the Church’s Bishops’ Central
 Storehouse and Humanitarian Center in Salt Lake City have arrived 
or are on their way with water; hygiene kits; food, including fresh milk; 
cleaning supplies; clothing; diapers and wipes. One additional truck will 
also be sent to Houston.

The Church is also assisting the Red Cross and Convoy of Hope in their relief
 efforts to help the thousands of displaced people in Texas with food, water, 
cleaning kits and hygiene items. The Church is also partnering with Adventist 
Community Services in Houston.

Water and hygiene kits have been delivered to the San Antonio Food Bank
 and Red Cross. An estimated 30,000 evacuees are in shelters in that community.

The Church has provided funds, supplies and equipment and will work with its
 local ecclesiastical leaders to provide additional aid as needed.

As Tropical Storm Harvey hits Louisiana, additional funds have been sent
 to the area in anticipation of possible flooding in region.

The picture above are member's of the church that took time to attend 

sacrament 

meeting and then went right to work helping with the clean up of the

 Houston area.

  The yellow shirts say "helping hands"

The following information has been provided in response to the general 
public and media interest: 

All missionaries are safe, though several missions have been affected. Significant
 precautions were taken before Hurricane Harvey's arrival to help missionaries
 remain safe. Each companionship gathered enough food and water to shelter for
 several days. Some missionaries were moved out of areas where the greatest
 potential for flooding existed. Several companionships are in flooded areas, but
 are well and are in contact with their mission presidents. As flooding subsides and
 cleanup efforts begin, missionaries will be engaged in helping the communities 
where they serve. As is customary in times of crisis, mission presidents have asked
 missionaries to contact their families by email to let them know they're safe,
 and have provided updates to families, as possible, through the weekend.

The Texas Houston Temple is surrounded by water, but at this point has not flooded.
 One of the adjoining buildings has taken on some water. The temple closed on
 Saturday following the 11:00 a.m. session, and it's unknown when the temple will 
reopen.

Several local chapels have experienced water damage, and many worship 
services 
were cancelled on Sunday. As required, our buildings may be used as shelters 
or
 to stage relief and cleanup supplies, as determined by local leaders. Local 
leaders
 are working to identify the needs of those in their congregations and communities,
 and to care for those in need.

The Church on Friday began sending water, hygiene and cleanup kits to a 
regional bishop's storehouse near Houston. These supplies will be offered to 
any who are in need. We will continue to monitor the situation including the
 needs for additional supplies, resources and volunteers.

The Church partners regularly with other aid organizations in such situations.
 We will continue to work with community partners to assess and address 
needs following this disaster.

Church leaders, including President Russell M. Nelson (who was in Houston
 last year and met with Mayor Sylvester Turner), have reached out to offer 
messages of encouragement and to pledge our willingness to help in the 
recovery and cleanup efforts.

We are praying for the people of Texas and invite others to join us in those 
prayers. Anyone wishing to provide support for our efforts to aid to those in 
Texas is encouraged to make a donation to the Church's Humanitarian Fund, 
which can be found here.

As Hurricane Harvey strengthens off the coast of Texas, Mormons are preparing
 to send food and other commodities to Houston. High winds and flooding could
 result from the hurricane that is expected to hit the middle Texas coast and stall 
over the state.

On Friday, August 25, 2017, workers at the Bishops’ Central Storehouse of The
 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were busy loading pallets of water 
and other life-sustaining supplies on several trucks in Salt Lake City.

“We received a call from our headquarters, and they have asked us if we would 
put together some loads to go down and actually pre-position some of these 
supplies in that area,” said John Hopkins, manager of the Bishops’ Central 
Storehouse.

Three trucks left Friday morning for the bishops’ storehouse in Houston in 
case there is a natural disaster in Texas and residents need assistance.

“This is an opportunity, even though it's a very adverse situation and there will 
be people affected adversely, but this allows us all to come together,” said Hopkins.
 “It'll just simply be a community effort, and I'm grateful to be part of that, to be 
able to provide that assistance.”

Food and other supplies, stored at the state-of-the-art facility on Salt Lake City’s 
west side, are used to administer to the poor and needy through the Church’s 
welfare and humanitarian programs.

“I know when these supplies come, they're going to be received in a gracious
 way,” added Hopkins.

The bishops’ storehouse in Houston is one of more than 130 storehouses 
owned by the Church around the world. Those in need can receive assistance 
with the recommendation of a local bishop or Relief Society president.

The welfare program is funded by donations from Church members.