Hurricane Ian: Message from the CEO

Dear Friend,

I am writing to you from the road. Today, I am journeying to Fort Myers, Florida, one of the epicenters of Hurricane Ian‘s landfall. I am bringing a much needed vehicle to the Inspiritus team that will be used to shuttle staff and volunteers around the area during our Response. Unfortunately, there are no rental vehicles to be found in South Florida right now. I’m also here to check on the team and survey our base of operations in SW Florida. My final goal is to gain an understanding of the magnitude of the devastation so that I may be a credible witness to the pain and suffering of those in the region.

I am grateful for our disaster services team’s quick thinking to pre-position resources in south Georgia last weekend to be ready to deploy this week. Thanks to the quick thinking, the team is already conducting assessments and deploying work crews this Tuesday afternoon in the Fort Myers area. I am also grateful for relationships with multiple church bodies that have provided local intelligence and hospitality that have enabled Inspiritus to establish a base of operations so quickly. Donations and financial commitments have poured in over the last couple of days, and the need is great. The Home Depot Foundation, Lowe’s, the Tunnels to Towers Foundation and individuals have generously committed significant funding to fuel the immediate response work. Lastly, I am humbled by the outpouring of people from all across the country who want to volunteer with Inspiritus in the aftermath of the storm. I look forward to shaking their hands and thanking them for their sacrifice and service to survivors of the storm.

Thank you for the meaningful ways you share your care and support as we accompany the most vulnerable among us. I ask that you might prayerfully consider donating to empower survivors to go from surviving to thriving: weinspirit.org/donate. As the days progress, I hope to provide further updates from ground zero.

                                                                       Sincerely,

Rev. John R. Moeller, Jr.
President & CEO,
Inspiritus