thegeneral, Author at Foursquare Disaster Relief

Christmas season is upon us! It’s that wonderful time when we make extra room in our hearts, homes and churches. For the Vails, it’s time to scrounge through our closets and garage to find extra chairs and a table extension because … there’s always room for one more! It’s in that same spirit that we,…

John Elliott and his wife, Patty, lived in a trailer for a year after Hurricane Harvey swamped their Hitchcock, Texas, home in 2017—all the while helping other victims of the storm get straightened out. “I’ve just always felt that I was responsible for more than just myself,” says John, senior pastor of Gulf Coast (Hitchcock Foursquare Church)…

No sooner had Hurricane Ida struck southern Louisiana on August 29 than Foursquare Pastors Alex Montealegre and John Elliott, and two volunteers, departed for a nearly 400-mile drive to deliver water, generators, gasoline and other supplies to victims of the massive storm. The goods were part of an initial $50,000 worth of goods and $25,000…

February 14, 2021, is a date that most people would easily recognize as Valentine’s Day. However, those of us who live in Texas will forever remember that day as the first day of a weeklong winter storm of record proportion. We experienced freezing rain and snow accumulation. Thousands of people lost power and water. In…

Serving Foursquare in the U.S. and globally requires partnership locally, nationally and internationally. By intentionally creating areas of overlap and integration, the Shared Mission team is able to serve more connected and coordinated than ever before. As we pursue our target of more and growing leaders together on mission, we are working to recruit, develop and send leaders. This…

I’m writing to share with you an update about the situation in Myanmar, Southeast Asia. As some of you know, Myanmar’s national elections were held in November 2020. It was a contentious election that resulted in disputes that have continued to escalate. In February of this year, the military alleged election fraud and staged a…

The sight this week of a semi-truck loaded with supplies dispatched by Foursquare Disaster Relief (FDR) was a welcome delivery for Lifehouse Church (San Antonio North Foursquare Church) in San Antonio, one of numerous Texas cities walloped by recent winter storms. Pastor Ryan Coffey says the 500-member congregation and two other Foursquare churches in the…

When COVID-19 lockdowns reached Uganda this past summer, they cost Pastor Joseph his job, his home and the dignity of being able to provide for his family’s needs. Located just outside the capital city of Kampala, Joseph’s small Foursquare church couldn’t afford to pay him a living wage; he relied on his teaching salary for…

Foursquare churches and members in the United States have responded generously to a special appeal by Foursquare Disaster Relief (FDR) on behalf of desperate pastors in other parts of the world. The ministry’s Adopt-a-Pastor fund was launched this month to provide food for ministers in countries where the coronavirus pandemic has brought many to the brink of…