Texas
Baptist Disaster Recovery
Marla Bearden,
Disaster Recovery Specialist
Gerald Davis, Disaster Recovery & Development Specialist
Chris Liebrum, Disaster Recovery Director
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Disaster Recovery & Development begins weeks,
months and even years after the initial response, working through our local
churches, associations and Long Term Recovery Teams. We provide a holistic
approach to community development, working with disaster survivors throughout the long term restoration process.
Hurricane Sandy Recovery Teams will be needed!
Click
on the GIVE button to provide funds to assist as teams will be needed. Click on the CONNECT button to provide your contact information to join our TEXAS BAPTISTS VOLUNTEER CORPS as we serve those affected by Hurricane Sandy.
We will contact you when we need teams to assist.
PRAYER REQUEST!
Pray
for Hurricane Sandy victims and workers today, 11/7. The cold front has moved
in and snow is dropping in the region.
Tim Buehner
Baptist Convention of New England
Hurricane
Sandy Distribution Items Needed Now
The Church at the Gateway in Staten
Island, New York is collecting items and serving as a distribution
center. Please start collecting these items. We are working on drop
off places through out the state. If your church would like to serve as a
drop off place please let me know.
Needs List for Hurricane Sandy Recovery
NO CLOTHES OR SHOES WILL BE ACCEPTED!
Gallon zip lock bags
Contractor bags
Bleach, other industrial cleaners
Toilet Paper, Paper Towels
Sponges, Buckets
Shovels
Dust masks
Work gloves
Crow bars
Plastic Shelving units (like the ones for garages)
Bubble wrap
Packing tape
Empty boxes
Hand sanitizer
Towels, Washclothes, Blankets, Sheets, Air mattresses
School Supplies
MREs (such as Heater Ex Meals)
*Gift cards for clothes, food, diapers, etc. (Wal-Mart,Target, Home Depot, Lowes, etc.)
*Cash Donations - can be given through www.texasbaptists.org/give and click on Disaster Response
NO CLOTHES OR SHOES WILL BE ACCEPTED!
You can mail gift cards directly
to the church at:
The Church at the Gateway200 Boscombe Ave.
Staten Island, NY 10309.
Coordinator of Distribution Center:
Jenny Wilen, 718-966-4500
A gracious man
from the Houston area had volunteered to rent a large U-Haul truck and take
these items to Staten Island. We have a drop off place in
Houston but are looking for a place in the DFW Metroplex. If you are
interested in being a drop off/collection place let me know.
The Church at the Gateway is a
Southern Baptist Church.
HURRICANE
ISAAC DISASTER RECOVERY
OPPORTUNITIES IN LOUISIANA
We have been in
contact with Billy Puckett of the New Orleans Baptist Association. They
are now coordinating Baptist efforts.
In
the Plaquemine Parish area contact:
Lynn Rodrigue: (225)
335-1269
Port Sulphur Baptist
Church
27080 Highway 23,
Port Sulphur, LA 70083
Housing
and feeding of incoming teams, and a list of assessed work requests. The
church can comfortably house 30 workers at one time. The teams have access to a
kitchen if they need. The work in Port Sulphur is primarily roof tarping and
mudout from water that came in from above rather than flooding.
In the
LaPlace area, St. Charlies Parish
Michael Heath: (504)
799-8199
First Baptist Church
Norco
626 Fifth St., Norco,
LA 70079
FBC Norco is
providing housing for around 25 workers. Norco is about 5 miles outside of the
work area (Laplace). Incoming teams will need to provide their own food and
cooks. The church kitchen is available to the incoming teams. Michael has a
list of assessed work requests that he can provide the incoming teams. The work
in Laplace is primarily mudout due to flood damage.
Texas Baptists Disaster Recovery is
planning a group trip January 2 - 6, 2013. If you would be interested in
joining this trip go to www.texasbaptists.org/disaster , click
on the CONNECT box
and complete the information sheet. More information will
be available soon.
If you have any questions please
contact:
Marla Bearden or Gerald DavisTexas Baptists Disaster Recovery & Development
Marla 214-537-7358
Gerald 214-924-6401
email: marla.bearden@texasbaptists.org or gerald.davis@texasbaptists.org
Neighborhood in La Place, LA
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