2021 SCDR Asset Protection Class Handout
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Disaster Relief
Hurricane Ida Response- A Volunteer’s Story
We were welcomed with open arms and hearts when we arrived at Riverside Baptist Church in Horsham, Pennsylvania for our disaster relief mission. We learned that Southern Baptists are a distinct minority, with Catholics representing 97% of churches. Of the other 3%, Southern Baptists are just one of 57 varieties of Baptists. But we knew
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Summary: Hurricane Ida DR Response
Updated 10/20/21: We have completed our participation in the nation-wide response to Hurricane Ida. Louisiana: We deployed 4 chainsaw units and one team of cooks to Belle Chasse, LA in September, partnering on a recovery site run by Alabama DR. We also sent another team of cooks to Houma, LA to assist with mass feeding, partnering with
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Update – Mud-Out Units in NC
Updated 9/1/2021: Because of good participation by North Carolina’s own units, plus assistance from South Carolina and the two Virginia conventions, work was completed more quickly than anticipated.
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Haiti Earthquake
Updated 8/19/21 (new information in bold) – Southern Baptists will be responding in Haiti as Send Relief International (the compassion ministries arm of the North American and International Mission Boards) is at present assessing needs and coordinating with the Florida Baptist Convention and Haitian Baptist partners on the ground. Florida Baptists have a long-term relationship with
Special Disaster Relief Training – Children’s Response Team
Join us at this special Disaster Relief training and become part of the Children’s Response Team. You’ll get the Intro to DR class (which is the starting point for all newbies) & the full Children’s Response training. Date: Aug. 20-21, 2021 Location: Spring Valley Baptist Church, Columbia Schedule: Friday, 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. – “Introduction to Disaster Relief” class
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Chainsaw Unit Responds Locally to TS Elsa Damage
by Alvin Tans, Unit Leader, Kershaw Baptist Association chainsaw unit Our Lord instructs us to do good works that he has beforehand prepared for us (Eph. 2:10). Thanks to being a part of SCBC Disaster Relief, we were ready on a one-day notice to remove a huge tree limb from a house in our community.
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Preparing for TS Elsa
Disaster Relief volunteers are encouraged to make personal preparations to secure their homes and property as Tropical Storm Elsa approaches. Being prepared personally means that you will be in a better position to help others if damage occurs in your area. DR leaders are asked to check and secure DR units. Forecasts do not lead
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SC Team Serves in Colorado
A team of South Carolina Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers traveled on June 5 to Colorado to serve in fire recovery work from last fall’s wildfires. They are hard at work this week doing “ash-out” in homes destroyed by the fires. The fire recovery was delayed by snowfall last year, which halted all work until the
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