MELISSA 365 | 'We want to build back lives'
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WESTERN BUREAU: A year after Hurricane Melissa damaged 54 United Church congregations, destroying eight of their sanctuaries, the denomination is stressing that rebuilding church buildings is its last priority. Instead, its focus is on restoring shattered livelihoods, helping farmers return to the land, putting roofs over families’ heads and ensuring that communities devastated by the Category 5 hurricane can begin to stand on their own again.
