The President of the Uniting Church in Australia, Stuart McMillan, has asked church members to lend their support to Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) appeals for communities suffering in the aftermath of Cyclone Debbie.
“Our Church will be there to support people in need and help Queensland and northern NSW recover,” said Stuart.
“Please continue to pray for the safety and the welfare of all affected communities, as they come to terms with their losses.”
“I ask all UCA members to please try to support our appeals, which go to support ministry in these communities.”
Cyclone Debbie made landfall on the Whitsunday Coast as a Category 4 storm with winds of more than 260 kilometres an hour on Monday 28 March causing extensive damage.
Five days later water, shelter and communications are still limited into towns of Ayr, Bowen and Proserpine.
Torrential rains from the weakening cyclone have also seen rivers in south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales reach record peaks, causing major flooding in Beaudesert, Lismore and the Tweed Valley.
Tens of thousands of residents had to be evacuated.
