4B DISASTER RESPONSE NETWORK AND EIGHT DAYS OF HOPE ANNOUNCE A MAJOR DISASTER RECOVERY EFFORT IN SE HOUSTON

By 4B Disaster Response Network
The 4B Disaster Response Network (4BDRN) along
with Eight Days of Hope (EDOH) announced that they
will be leading a major rebuilding effort in Southeast
Houston in March 2018 to help the area rebuild from
the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. March 10th through
March 24th, 4BDRN and Eight Days of Hope will bring
together volunteers from across the nation to help
rebuild hundreds of homes. This event is expected to be
the single largest volunteer rebuild effort over a 15-day
period in U.S. history.
Chris Alston, Board President of 4BDRN said,
“Thousands of families in the area are trying to figure
out how they can rebuild their homes because of the
mass damage. Those who are waiting for assistance
in the rebuilding process are looking for help, for hope.
We are excited to partner with EDOH and local leaders
to bless as many families as possible.”
4B Disaster Response Network exists to mobilize
a network of churches to reflect the gospel of Jesus
Christ by serving people affected by disaster in the 4B
area (from the Beltway to the Beach and the Bay to
Brazoria County). Eight Days of Hope is a nonprofit,
faith-based organization committed to rebuilding the
damaged homes of those affected by natural disasters.
Since 2005, 27,509 Eight Days of Hope volunteers have
helped to rebuild, remodel or refurbish 1,916 homes
in Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, Iowa, Alabama,
North Carolina and South Carolina on thirteen different
relief trips. To date, more than thirty-four million dollars
of work has been completed by Eight Days of Hope.
EDOH President Stephen Tybor III expects another
large turnout of volunteers for an unprecedented backto-
back effort comprised of the organization’s fourteenth/
fifteenth trips. “I anticipate between 4,000 and
5,000 volunteers will travel from over 40 states and multiple
countries to the
great state of Texas
with over 50 percent
of these volunteers
being electricians,
carpenters,
licensed contractors
and tradesman
ready to help those in
need. We are excited
to show the love of
Christ through the
gifts He has blessed
us with”.
The budget for this outreach will be close to two million
dollars. “We rely on the generosity of individuals
and organizations to help support the efforts of our
volunteers,” Tybor stated. “We provide assistance to the
uninsured and the underinsured and appreciate those
who lay the financial foundation for this work”.
We serve all people regardless of race, gender, religion
or ethnicity. Please visit www.4BResponse.org
or www.eightdaysofhope.com for more information, to
provide financial support, or to volunteer for the upcoming
event.