Tropical Storm Isaac

Tropical Storm Issac is spinning off the U.S. Gulf Coast. Current wind speeds are about 70 mph (just 4 miles under hurricane speed). Forecasters are estimating that it will make landfall as a class 1 hurricane late this evening, or early tomorrow morning somewhere west of New Orleans.



This is a very large slow moving storm and is expected to cause a lot of flooding as it comes ashore. At this time we do not know what the need for assistance will be, but we are planning to be ready to help if our assistance is needed. If you would be interested in working with us to assist those impacted by the storm, you can e-mail me at disaster_care@sbcglobal.net (please put Isaac in the subject line). I will update the blog as more information becomes available.

Disaster Care Ministry Golf Tournament

Tropical Storm Isaac is spinning out in the Gulf of Mexico, By later today it is expected to reach hurricane status. It will make landfall later this week.

Tropical Storm Isaac is a good reminder of why we do disaster care ministry at Beautiful Savior. In order to fund our ministry we are hosting the First Annual Disaster Care Ministry Golf Tournament at Prairie Lakes Golf Coarse in Grand Prairie, TX., sponsored by Liberty Building Technologies.

Come Join us September 17,2012 for a fun day of golf to benefit the Disaster Care Ministry at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church. Proceeds form the Tournament will go toward the purchase of a disaster Response trailer, disaster equipment and disaster supplies used to create disaster Buckets for the victims of storms.

Registration for the tournament is $100 per person Through Sept 2, For more information and registration Click Here. Your $100 registration includes lunch.( If you don't Play Golf,for $15 you can still join us for lunch!)

Disaster Care is a Ministry opportunity. Reaching out to people in their time of need says a lot about who we are. Our Disaster Care Ministry reaches out to those affected by disaster in several different ways.

We have a trained Lutheran Early Response Team (LERT) that can be activated to help when disaster strikes. They are able to go into a disaster area, help with clean up and share God's love.

We also have our Bucket Brigade That assembles disaster buckets full of cleaning supplies and delivers them to those who need them. The cost of each bucket is about $20.

We have Responded to Disasters in Louisiana, Arkansas and across Texas.

Church Disaster Plan Part 3

I know that this post is a little late. I apologize, it has been a busy July. In todays post we are going to look at the final three pieces of a disaster plan for your church. The Finally three parts concentrate on the facilities themselves.

1. Assign and Maintain a list of who, in case of disaster, is assigned to:

• Secure loose items around the church.
• Cover windows.
• Take down and/or secure exterior swinging fixtures such as signs and lights.

2 . Should Disaster occur Have plans to:

• Inspect the facil;ities quickly afterwards.
• Make temporary repairs to protect facilities from additional damage.
• Call your insurance agent.
• Document the damage with pictures or video tape.

3. Train your Volunteer Staff

• Train Ushers what to do in case of emergencies such as a severe storm, fire or heart attack.
• Train Sunday School teachers on how to handle children during an emergency
• Offer CPR and first-aid classes at the congregation. Have members trained in CPR and first-aid present at all church events.

If you use the information from all three Church Disaster Plan post you should be able to have a strong disaster plan for your church.