Spokane Emergency Warehouse Managed by UCC Members
May 12, 2020
The Spokane County Emergency Management PPE Warehouse has been functioning since the end of March. It is being managed by Andrew McCrary, Joe Urbin, and Jeremy McCombs
Upper Columbia Conference members and office workers accepted the challenge to manage Spokane County’s emergency management PPE warehouse. Functioning since the end of March, this warehouse is being managed by Andrew McCrary, Joe Urbin and Jeremy McCombs. They are under the age of 59 as required by Adventist Community Services (ACS).
This warehouse located in eastern Washington receives inventory and distributes PPEs to hospitals, firemen, police, non-profits, and several other organizations. So far, approximately 1.7 million items have been distributed from the Warehouse which is also assisted by firemen and National Guard. "I call them quiet heroes – working much of the time in isolation in a location unknown by most people, guarded by law enforcement. Thank you, men, for your service! And their service has not yet ended," said Patty Marsh, ACS Director of Upper Columbia Conference.
Last Monday, the Warehouse received ten million items! On Tuesday, a young pastor from Northern Idaho who has a great interest in ACS and Disaster Response assisted all day with this wife. They both loved being involved by assisting the management team at the Warehouse.
Those volunteering at the warehouse find it a privilege to share “life-protecting resources” with our area.” Please keep this team in your prayers. They are an object lesson of how God is wanting to use His people during these turbulent times.
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