Taken from: Perimeter Press

Urban Church Planting Center/Metro New York Presbytery

[Last summer, we, as a church body, began asking God to give us a heart for loving those hurting and in need. Just over a month later, we grieved with our nation and the world over the tragic events of September 11, 2001.We united to pray for the people of New York City and collected over $84,000 to aid Redeemer Presbyterian Church, our sister church in Manhattan, in its efforts to care for the community. Following are God Stories reported by Redeemer’s Disaster Relief Team. L God Stories from New York City: Perimeter Press]



Febrauary, 2002

Abounding Grace Christian Center and its pastor, Richard Del Rio, serves a multiethnic and poor congregation of individuals and families near the devastated area. In the best of times, Abounding Grace operates on a shoestring budget, and now its staff and volunteers find themselves serving and housing Ground Zero workers around the clock. Redeemer’s Disaster Relief Fund has made it possible for them to continue this crucial service.