Video summary from Hurricane Ida relief 10 days into the efforts to bring help and hope. By day 19 over 50,000 meals have been provided, and thousands of families have received much-needed resources and supplies. It truly has been a collaborative partnership of The NET that WORKs. Special thanks to partners Mercury One, Burnt Offerings BBQ, CRI, Kiolbasa Meats, Cajun Navy, United Rescue Alliance, Watts of Love, Midwest Food Bank, Flying Tiger Aviation School, HEB, Starland Charities, Ally Force, BNF/SC San Antonio, Living Word Church, First Assembly of Kerrville, New Covenant Church of Humble, Resurrection Life, Grace Woodlands, Inner Cry Ministries, Heart Ministries, Tru-Lite Gas Products, Goya Foods, Hill Country Cool, and many others, along with each of you who have provided prayers and financial support. Thank you for caring!

It has been a full month full of opportunities to share the Good News of The Lord.

April Ministry Update -We were honored to attend the Governors Reception to receive the 2021 Excellence in Disaster Volunteerism Award in the State of Texas. -Our Somebody Cares Tampa Bay chapter is celebrating 25 years of serving the Tampa Bay area and beyond. -We participated in the Heart of Texas Prayer Gathering to launch similar gatherings in the other 49 States. - We continued to minister at various churches, conferences, and events. - We participated in many Law Enforcement Clergy Alliance meetings -Partnered with area chaplains to distribute Behind the Badge devotional booklets to area law enforcement officers. -SC St. Augustine is implementing Serving the Servants; see article on their home page: https://somebodycaresstaug.org/ We hosted Transforming Leadership Calls with guests: Kathy Branzell, President of the National Day of Prayer Task Force – titled “You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know” Bunni Pounds, Found and President of Christian’s Engaged – titled “Look At People As Treasure Chests” and others. Disaster Response We continue to assist victims of tornados in Tennessee and Kentucky, and are in the process of providing new mattresses to families moving back into homes that have been repaired, and those who have needed to relocate because of the damage Ukraine Crisis: the growing crisis in Ukraine has forced nearly 5 million Ukrainians to flee across the borders while many others are displaced within the country. The Somebody Cares network of ministry partners continues to send teams, medical supplies, Ukrainian audio Bibles and more; as well as supporting local churches in the region in providing food, shelter, transportation, trauma counseling, and other essential services to those who have fled. We are also getting aid into Ukraine to help those who remain. This is a long-term situation which requires much prayer and generosity from the Body of Christ. Please stand with us and enable partners to be a tangible expression of God’s love in this critical moment in history.

Take a 4 minutes to watch this insightful overview video report from Doug Stringer's visit the first few days of February to Eagle Pass on the Texas border. Doug and team met with and had some very informative and providential meetings with the Mayor, the Police Chief, the County Judge, some State officials, the Lieutenant Colonel of Texas Guard, and other Troopers, BP, CBP, and Law Enforcement officers. We were also able to bring some appreciation, encouragement and prayed for many. We brought as gifts of encouragement many “Behind The Lines” devotionals for Texas National Guard, State Troopers, and Border Patrol, as well as many “Behind The Badge” devotionals as gifts for Police Officers and First Responders. These along with many of my “Leadership Awakening” books were well received. Somebody Cares was blessed to host and cover lunches with some leaders, as well as showing appreciation by meeting with and covering dinner for some current and former BP Agents. We had many opportunities to listen and share encouragement and prayers. We are working on ways to further serve the community, and have been asked to continue to bring Healing and Hope throughout the region. Continue to pray for this crisis that is overwhelming on many levels and for wisdom and strategy on the ways Somebody Cares can continue bringing encouragement and hope.