Disaster Relief Disaster Relief InitiativeInitiative

Boots on the Ground:Telling – Serving - Caring

Response in a DisasterResponse in a DisasterPeople need helpPeople want to

help

Phases…First RespondersEarly RespondersRecovery

Ways of Respondingin a

Disaster

Ways of Respondingin a

Disaster

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The focus:

Disaster Relief Training (DRT)

Disaster Relief Management (DRM)

CrownPoint Disaster Relief CrownPoint Disaster Relief InitiativeInitiative

Disaster Relief Training (DRT)Missional/Ministry Principles for Disaster servicePractical ways to be “Boots on the Ground: Telling, Serving, Caring”Various approaches to community serviceBeing a witness in disaster situationsUnderstanding and working with local, regional, and national government in times of disasterA complete Disaster Response Recovery ManualApplying disaster response and recovery for individual members of the congregation, people of the community, and neighboring congregations

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Disaster Relief Management (DRM)…providing for a Disaster Management Consultant (DMC) to arrive onsite in the very early stages following a natural disaster and provide the practical leadership and site management to help a congregation be “the voice of Christ and the hands of Christ” in response to the disaster.

Disaster ManagementConsultant

Disaster ManagementConsultant

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Fundingsupported by donations for disasterThe disaster relief onsite management is completely a “faith based” and donation supported endeavor striving to put “boots on the ground: telling, sharing, and caring.”

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Strengthens the local congregation tobe a “service center” for the local community;provide volunteers with meaningful opportunities for service and sharing;be an “early responder”;expand its understanding of “mission and ministry”;provide opportunities to reach people in the community through service, through the Word, and through caring;train local volunteers in action and witness; and,The local church would experience what it means to be the “voice of Christ” in reaching people in the community with the saving message of Jesus Christ.