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News & Events
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| Desperate Need In Waynesville |
| Waynesville, Missouri Ice/Snow Storm
North American Mission Board Call-Out:
DESPERATE NEED!
South Carolina has committed to work with Waynesville, Missouri until the end of February. This call-out has now turned into a CLEAN-UP operation. This means most of the work is pulling and picking up limbs, branches, and sticks. Very little needs to be done with a chainsaw. Teams that wish to go out may get by with just putting two chainsaws in the back of the van and not pull your unit. This is a perfect chance ...click here to read more |
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| Waynesville , Missouri Ice/Snow Storm |
| Waynesville , Missouri Ice/Snow Storm
North American Mission Board Call-Out:
Request:
The North American Mission Board (NAMB) has authorized South Carolina Disaster Relief to target and respond to Waynesville, Missouri due to the crippling ice storms last week. Chainsaw units are in dire need to respond. Missouri has asked for chainsaw teams to respond over the next four to five weeks. Our White Hat, Steve Chrisman, just got to Missouri this today. He said they have already received over...click here to read more |
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| Missouri and Oklahoma Severe Ice Storms |
| Missouri and Oklahoma Severe Ice Storms
Southern Baptist Disaster Relief is mobilizing quickly in response to the severe weather that hit many parts of the Midwest, particularly in Missouri and Oklahoma. Two incident command headquarters have been established, one in Springfield, Missouri and the other in McAlester, Oklahoma.
David Abernathy is the incident commander in Missouri and Gerald Peters is incident commander in Oklahoma. Mickey Caison is the Disaster Operation Center manager at the North American Mission Board. Terry Henderson,...click here to read more |
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| Relief Headed To Waynesville, Missouri |
| Sources at the South Carolina State Office have stated that the South Carolina Disaster Relief teams will be headed To Waynesville, Missouri. "They are expecting a snow storm this weekend, so we wait until after the snow fall before we move."
...click here to read more |
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| "CALL UP” To Assist In Mid-West |
| The North American Mission Board (NAMB) is “ CALLING UP” trained volunteers to assist in the clean up in the mid-west. At this time NAMB’s lead people are in Missouri and Oklahoma assessing the situation and determining were Disaster Relief volunteers can best serve. NAMB has only communicated about chainsaw teams and feeding teams. This may expand as NAMB assess the situation.
This may be a 30-plus day recovery. Many folks are without power across the region. At this time we are asking that if you are inte...click here to read more |
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| Buffalo, New York Snow Storm Update |
| Buffalo , New York Snow Storm
UPDATE:
The North American Mission Board (NAMB) has been asked by the New York Baptist Convention to send Assessors, Chainsaw units and Feeding units to Buffalo, New York in response to the crippling snowstorm earlier this month. NAMB has asked for chainsaw and feeding teams to serve until the 18th of November. THE LAST DAY OF WORK IN NEW YORK WILL BE NOVEMBER 17 AND NOVEMBER 18 WILL BE TEAR-DOWN DAY.
ASSESSORS: Any one trained in Assessment and wishes to serve, may call the North American Mission B...click here to read more |
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| NAMB FLEET REPORT 2006 - October |
| 2006 Disaster Relief Activity and Fleet Report
Activity Report (activity in 2005)
Number of Disaster Responses
166
Meals Prepared
17,124,738
Children Cared For
5,922
Buildings Repaired
7,246
Yards Cleaned
13,986
Showers Provided
155,967
Laundry Loads Cleaned
28,253
Gallons of Water Purified
68,846
Total Trained Volunteers
51,782
New Volunteers Trained
25,360
New Units Placed in Service
187
Fleet Report &nb...click here to read more |
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| NOVA Basic Crisis Response Training |
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NOVA
National Organization for Victim Assistance
Basic Crisis Response Training
In 1986, NOVA’s first “Community Crisis Response Team” responded after a postal worker killed 14 people and himself in Edmond, Oklahoma. NOVA teams have since responded to scores of other man-made, technological and natural disasters.
This course covers the techniques of providing crisis intervention to traumatized people. It focuses on the fundamentals of crisis and trauma, and how to adapt the basic techniques to individuals and g...click here to read more |
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| Disaster Relief Update NAMB |
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Disaster Relief Update from NAMB, August 30, 2006
"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose" (Romans 8:28, NIV).
Tropical Storm Ernesto
The American Red Cross has requested that Southern Baptist Disaster Relief be ready to provide 200,000 meals a day in response to Tropical Storm Ernesto. All feeding units east of the Mississippi River, along with feeding units from Missouri, Texas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma, have been placed on alert, and eight unit...click here to read more |
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| Dual Fall Training October 12-13 or 13-14 |
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SOUTH CAROLINA DISASTER RELIEF NEWS
South Carolina Baptist Convention Disaster Relief had an overwhelming response to the dual trainings at Spartanburg First and Grace Baptist in Sumter. Over 1,600 people attended the spring trainings. To accommodate all those interested in taking the fall training South Carolina Disaster Relief has scheduled a back to back trainings for October 12-13 and October 13-14 2006. These training conferences will be held at White Oak Conference Center. Training ...click here to read more |
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