Churches vital after deadly storms
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On the way to this storm-ravaged community, a billboard bubbling with fresh paste rises over a rural road with a message from the Gospel of Matthew: "Blessed are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted."
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Parishioners walked over the splintered remains of the Lady Lake Church of God on Friday, rescuing torn Bibles from the jumble of broken pews, altar and glass left behind by a tornado.
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GONAIVES, Haiti Sept. 26, 2004 - Haitians surrounded by the destruction of Tropical Storm Jeanne prayed for the 1,500 dead during church services Sunday and gave thanks their lives were spared, while the
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Pope John Paul II has sent his condolences to the victims of the Philippine storms, which have resulted in more than 1,400 people reported dead or missing.
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Indonesian Christians in  tsunami-hit areas prayed in church on Sunday as life slowly  limped back to normal six days after the disaster that killed  nearly 700 people.
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During the past two weeks heavy storms and typhoons have rocked the Philippines killing and injuring people. As a result at least 640 dead and about 400 people missing in the northern Philippines.
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Nations and businesses pledge aid to areas hit by Sunday's disaster.
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Churches in north-east India are to hold special services after two blasts and gun attacks killed at least 56 people.
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More than 48,000 homes have power restored in one of the worst-hit areas as floods recede.
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Shaken by tragedy, people packed Kentucky churches on Sunday, a week after the crash of Comair Flight 5191 killed 49 people in Lexington.
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Remnants of Hurricane Ivan made a violent mark across the Southeast and the Appalachians, where several people were killed by falling trees and floods that washed away scores of roads. Search teams were sent to scour damaged areas for stranded residents.
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Under sunny skies, members of the Church of God in Lady Lake, Florida, held their morning worship service today amid the remnants of their destroyed sanctuary, leveled by a pre-dawn tornado. The National Weather Service said three tornadoes were responsible for killing at least 20 people and causing catastrophic damage.
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Worshippers fill Westminster Cathedral as Anglican and Catholic church leaders pray together for tsunami victims.
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Two storms battered the island; Ivan may spare it. Still, residents prepare for worst - or stubbornly plan to stay. By Warren Richey | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
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Ten die as hurricane-strength winds and fierce rains batter Sweden, Denmark and the north of England.
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GONAIVES, HAITI -- Haitians surrounded by the destruction from tropical storm Jeanne prayed for the 1,500 dead and gave thanks their lives were spared at church services yesterday while the United Nations rushed more peacekeepers in to stem looting in the
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Heavy rain from the remnants of Jeanne flooded low-lying areas, uprooted trees and loosened the earth at a cemetery in south Georgia, washing coffins from the ground. Two deaths were blamed on the storm in South Carolina.