Rev. Edwin González-Castillo Archives

Presbyterians working to help overlooked communities in Laura’s wake

Posted September 3rd, 2020

Shortly after Hurricane Katrina dealt a historic blow to New Orleans, Hurricane Rita churned up to Category 5 in the Gulf of Mexico and threatened to deliver a second punch to the Crescent City.

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance approves more than $1.1 million in COVID-19 grants

Posted April 21st, 2020

In less than a month, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) has granted 208 requests for assistance in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic for a total of $1,119,688 in grants.

When global response requires global resources

Posted February 28th, 2020

The meeting was done, and the Rev. Edwin González-Castillo thought he was leaving with his collaborators from Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA).

Presbyterian generosity helps people left behind by hurricane recovery efforts in Puerto Rico

Posted February 27th, 2020

Eighteen months after Hurricane Maria swept across Puerto Rico, Mimita Nieves was still living without electricity.

Programa Presbiteriano de Asistencia en Desastres realiza evaluación inicial después de los terremotos en Puerto Rico

Posted January 8th, 2020

El Rvdo. Edwin A. Gonzáles Castillo se quedó paralizado mientras la tierra temblaba.

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance making initial assessments of earthquakes in Puerto Rico

Posted January 8th, 2020

The Rev. Edwin A. González-Castillo was frozen, as the Earth shook. It was Tuesday morning, and he was in Guanica, Puerto Rico, when a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck just before 4:30 a.m.

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance responding to Dorian in the US and Bahamas

Posted September 6th, 2019

As Hurricane Dorian bears down on the North Carolina coast, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) stands ready to respond and already is responding to the devastation the storm left behind in the Bahamas.