DISASTER RESPONSE

Brethren Disaster Ministries has updated its website with information for its second project response, which will mark a return to projects in Dawson Springs, Kentucky. The area was struck by a strong tornado in 2021. It joins another BDM rebuilding site in Letcher County, Ky. Information is at: https://www.brethren.org/bdm/rebuild/schedules/.

Our district’s assigned week this year is Dec. 1-7, when we are responsible for supplying seven volunteers to work in conjunction with a group from South/Central Indiana at the Dawson Springs site. If you have interest in participating, contact district disaster coordinator Rick Koch at revrick4433@gmail.com.

Children’s Disaster Services (CDS) will hold three new volunteer training events this fall. Upcoming events are:

Sept. 27-28 at Frederick (Md.) Church of the Brethren, starting at 4:30 p.m. Friday and ending at 5:30 p.m. Saturday; Sept. 28-29 at Modesto (Calif.) Church of the Brethren, starting at 8:30 a.m. Saturday and ending at 9:30 a.m. Sunday; Oct. 18-19 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Victor, N.Y., starting at 4:30 p.m. Friday and ending at 5:30 p.m. Saturday.

For currently certified CDS volunteers, if it has been more than five years since you have been out on a disaster response or taken a workshop, it is suggested you attend a volunteer training as a refresher to review policies, procedures, and updates regarding disaster responses. Learn more at www.brethren.org/cds.