An Invitation for You!

You are invited!

You are invited to join us as we journey to Brookport, Illinois! We will join the Massac & Pope County Recovery Committee (MPCRC) as they tirelessly work to continue recovering from the deadly November 17th, 2013 tornadoes.

The Brookport tornadoes destroyed both property and lives.

How can you join us, you may ask?

There are two ways to be part of the exciting way to serve our neighbors to the south by the side of our Interfaith neighbors here at home.

The first is to sign up and be part of the team. The experience of working with others to help people clean, build and heal can be life changing! We have had a number of presentations where team members shared their touching stories, smiles and even some tears. Feel free to seek out participants from last year, and let them share why you should be part of this year's trip.

You don't need to have specific skills to join us. There is a large variety of work needed, so if you know plumbing and electrical, that's great! If you can wield a rake or camera, or even just watch that our team is getting enough water, that would be wonderful. Even some cooking / menu planning skills would fine a fine home on the trip this year!

A house rebuild in Brookport gets started. Follow along and watch
this house become a home, as a previous group helped the town recover.

The second way to participate is to offer financial or organizational help. Do you have water or supplies to offer our work team? Perhaps you or your organization has earmarked funds to help others in need, which we can use to buy materials or otherwise support the needs of those still recovering. Do you have tools or building materials for light construction, which you can send along with our work groups? Of course, please keep both our team and our hosts in your prayers as they work to rebuild Brookport and peoples' lives.

A Brookport house starts to take shape. We will be
doing similar work on our trip this summer.

Please sign up for the trip through the following link:
Application Form

Also, Eric Enskat will be speaking at Temple Chai on May 1st at 6:30 pm to share a little of what was done in Washington and what to expect in Brookport. He will also be on hand to answer questions regarding this trip, both before and after the service. Please come by to celebrate Kabbalat Shabbat ("Welcoming Shabbat") with the community and learn more!
Temple Chai

If you have questions, please contact on of the member churches or synagogues, and be sure to get signed up by June 7th, when we finalize our plans and reservations.

Hope Lutheran Church

Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd

Temple Chai

St Mary Parish

Congregation Beth Judea

Thank you again from the NSIC Mission Planning Team, and everyone who is helping our neighbors in their time of need.