Ecumen and the Rising Red River
Many of you have been watching the flood news in the Red River Valley. Ecumen operates two communities – The Evergreens – in Fargo/Moorhead, where the Red River is still rising and is expected to crest this weekend at a record 41 feet. We have begun evacuation of our customers there to Ecumen’s Emmanuel Community in Detroit Lakes.Thank you to the many family members who have been working with us and to Becker County (Minn.), which is assisting us with transportation. This is a very intense, fluid job that demands the utmost collaboration.Ecumen also is assisting Eventide Senior Living in Moorhead. The following Ecumen communities: Bethany Community, Emmanuel Community, Heritage Living Center, Pelican Valley Health Center and Sunnyside stand ready to host many of the 195 residents from Eventide Senior Living in Moorhead.Updates for The Evergreens can be found here.
The photos above were taken by photographer Sayward Honer, the daughter of Ecumen team member Corina Honer. You can see more of Sayward’s flood photos here. Our hope is that relocation of our Fargo-Moorhead customers and team members will be temporary and that the river will spare its force.Not everyone can pack sand bags today, but please send our neighbors in the Red River Valley your prayers.