A Fort Wayne-based Christian disaster ministry will be able to send volunteers to out-of-town disasters, thanks to a new relationship with a national Christian organization. Associated Churches Active in Disaster (ACAD) — the disaster ministry of Associated Churches of Fort Wayne and Allen County — announced that it will coordinate such responses with Operation Blessing International, a non-profit humanitarian organization based in Virginia.
“Christians are usually among the first to arrive at a disaster scene and the last to leave,” said Roger Reece, Executive Pastor of Associated Churches. “But well-meaning believers can actually hinder aid by arriving on their own, without coordination. Our relationship with Operation Blessing provides a way for local Christians to pitch in without unintentionally causing problems.”