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Serving Christ Through Montgomery Area Churches THURSDAY, JU 6, 2013

Preparing For Times of Disaster

Ken May | Director of Missions

Vacation Bible School Schedule | June 2013

Capitol Heights Eastdale Eastern Hills Bethel Eastmont June 10-14 June 10-14 June 10-14 June 17-21 June 17-21 June 24-28 9 AM - Noon 8:30 AM - Noon 8:30 AM - Noon 9 AM - Noon 9 AM - Noon 8:30 AM - Noon

The recent catastrophic tornado in Moore, Oklahoma, reminds us that natural disasters are possible any time of the year. While we hope to never again see widespread destruction and death like we experienced in north Alabama in 2011, or with Hurricane Katrina or Ivan, we cannot assume disasters will not come. It is not a matter of if but rather when. Likelihood of severe weather, the forecast of hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico or tornadoes is not the time to think about serving in disaster relief. That time is NOW, so when the need arises, you are prepared to serve and effectively demonstrate the love of Jesus when you do. In the same way, personal and family preparedness does not need to wait until a disaster is pending. Families can be prepared well ahead of time when disaster strikes. Southern Baptists and Alabama Baptists are champions of disaster relief. However, many of those trained years ago have passed away or aged out of being able to serve. We need trained individuals who can respond to the call-out to serve on a team from our association or district. Spontaneous Untrained Volunteers (SUVs) show up after disasters because they are compassionate and want to help. But non-credentialed volunteers are not allowed in secured areas by EMA and local law enforcement officials. Southern Baptists record of response and outstanding history of training make our volunteers a welcome sight. All Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers are trained, background checked, and credentialed so they can serve in times of need.

Heritage

Community of Hope Fundraiser

Community of Hope is collecting phone books to recycle as a fundraising project. Books can be dropped off at First Baptist Church, 305 South Perry Street, or at Community of Hope, 2403 East South Blvd. Call Lou Ann Raughton (235-2634) or Jan Rowe (399-9993) to arrange for pick up.

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MBA will hold a Disaster Relief Interest and Strategy Meeting Sunday, June 9 at First Baptist Church (Room 347) at 4:45 PM. The meeting concludes promptly at 6 PM. If you are a trained volunteer, or want to learn more about becoming a trained volunteer, come to this meeting.
District 12 DR Coordinator, Tommy Puckett, and District 12 Administrative Coordinator, John Baughman, will participate in the event along with Associational DR Coordinators, Ken May and Lisa Rose, and Blue Caps Tim Adams and Ken May. Opportunities to serve are available in the following areas: Administration, Chainsaw units, Chaplaincy, Childcare units, Clean-up and Recovery Units, Communications, Laundry Units, Mud-out Units, and Shower Units. Local association and church strategies will also be discussed in the meeting. Come learn more and get a better picture of how you fit in to the overall disaster relief picture. Reservations are not necessary. To give towards relief efforts in Moore, Oklahoma, make donations payable to: Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions P.O. Box 11870 Montgomery, AL 36111-0870. Please designate "Alabama Disaster Relief - Moore, Oklahoma" on the check. You may also visit www.ALSBOM.org to make a donation by credit card.

Glory of the Lord,

as the waters cover the sea.
Habakkuk 2:14

2013 MBA Conversational English Teacher Training

Montgomery Baptist Association | August 7-9, 2013
August 75:30 PM - 8:00 PM August 8 & 99:00 AM - 4:00 PM Cost of training: $30 (includes teacher manual) Call 271-6794 for registration information or email jgwin@mgmbaptist.org.

The Montgomery Baptist Association 20 Interstate Park Montgomery, Alabama 36109 334-271-6227 www.mgmbaptist.org This publication is made possible by your churches contributions to Associational Missions.