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In taking a walk in downtown Merchantville, NJ today I found that the big corporations have in place a relief effort for Haiti. Town Center has many small businesses and four major national corporations. In checking with three of those four major corporations I found that two of them have put forth some effort to aiding the Haiti Earthquake victims and the emergency response teams which come from several countries around the world.
Enclosed herein is a small picture gallery that I have assembled from the NewsRoom Blof of The American Red Cross to see all of
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This (embeded) commentary describes a Katrina survivor and provider’s dual perspective two years post-Hurricane-Katrina. Highlights of the impact on individual, family, community and regional levels, and on social, economic and mental health levels are identified. This includes discussion of “Post-Katrina Storm Disorder,” the plight of the poor and near-poor and of the immigrants, a cognative reframing intervention for disaster relief agency workers, as well as helpful clinical strategies, impact on religious and spiritual beliefs and a modified “six stages of disaster recovery.” Finally, positive developments are elaborated concerning changes in personal priorities, life in a FEMA trailer, metamorphosis of the University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Campus, the role of volunteers and resident self-help and personal life commitments.
If you are like me, I always have an interest in the post-disaster affects on a community. I myself have been involved in helping victims of disasters numerous times. I was a volunteer for my local American Red Cross Disaster Action Team. I have helped victims of mostly housefires in the local area. Our team would actually be dispatched to the scene by request of the fire chief. We were with the victims as the disaster occured and we would simply help them to secure shelter, food, and clothing immediately. We would then meet up with them the next day if our services were needed further, or perhaps refer them to the local chapter.There was a time whereas I had the opportunity to work on what is called a National Disaster. This is a disaster of such magnitude that a State-of-Emergency had been called by the Governor or the president. When working on a National Disaster, you live on scene for a minimum of two weeks. It is this type of volunteer work that you get fully immersed in the disaster and it’s affect on the community. This type of volunteer work is the hardest to be a part of and to be able to work the long 16 hour days. The one National Disaster that I was involved in, my chairman and I was first on the scene. It was in New Jersey and many towns had been flooded by the Atlantic Ocean and some surrounding bays. We had our work cut out for us, much of the scene was still under five foot of water.
Wisdom, aside from worshipping God, is one the most important elements our lives. “…whatever you get, get insight.” King
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Solomon gives us an honest encouragement to the study of true religion and Godliness. Throughout the Book of Proverbs and especially in the preceding chapters we see that wisdom is what makes us who we are and how we act, whether or not we act in a manner that projects and beautifies our Godly devotion. He instructs his children just as his father instructed him. He says that he will give them good doctrine. This is important because not all doctrine is good doctrine. (See 2Tim 4:3,4) This is why we must get wisdom and with all we get, get understanding. With wisdom and understanding we can gain knowledge of our true, living God.
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Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is a disaster preparedness course designed to create awareness, teach critical skills for assessing a disaster situation and ensure participants gain the confidence they need to react productively and responsibly in a disaster. There are no prerequisites and the cost is a $35 class fee due prior to the start of class. It is an 8 week course and finishes with a disaster simulation after a take home exam.
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“They were under the heel of the French. You know, Napoleon III, or whatever. And they got together and swore a pact to the devil. They said, we’ll serve you if you’ll get us free from the French. True story. And so, the devil said, okay it’s a deal.”
The Reverend Pat Robertson speaks his mind on the television show; “700 Club.” Many take offense to his comments. Are his comments out of character? Apparently not for him. He doesn’t hold back in his beliefs which ARE scripturally sound. The bible does state: “ Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.” Mark 9:50(KJV) However, Paul in a letter to the Thessalonians expressed this statement: “And we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, encourage the fainthearted, support the weak, be longsuffering toward all.” 1 Thess 5:14(ASV)
How far should we go in “seasoning with salt?” So many times people are too worried about hurting someone’s feelings that the person goes without the warning that perhaps is needed. “Admonish the disorderly” says Paul. If we are Brother’s and Sister’s in Christ, then we should bring out these points and teach others and use any real situations as a demonstration. Since so many keep quiet and do not admonish (warn) and teaching others, because it is not politically correct, that is the very reason how the devil was so successful at making the world the way it is right now.
I know of a man that lived with his fiance’ in a home that they rented in another state. The relationship was not working out for him and while he was trying to salvage the relationship the home went up in flames with him in it, the others escaped fine. He was burned 65-75% of his body. He was in a coma for just over one month and he went through 4 surgeries for skin grafting. He had to re-learn how to walk again and laid curled up in a hospital bed for over eight months ending in a nursing home. One year and eight months later he still has open wounds and has chronic pain. While the man laid in his coma, his fiance’ cleaned him out of his insurance, money and belongings and furnishings that survived and a motor vehicle.
Unfortunately for him their was no recourse available because everything was jointly established. Although she did not work during their entire period of their relationship nor did she contribute to the bills they still put all in joint accounts for the most part. It was found out by him that while he was in the coma she was in bed with other men, no doubt looking for her next victim. When he first was brought out of the coma she visited and even stayed for like 3 or 4 days on the first visit and about 3 on the next, he was in a hospital over three hours drive away from where they had been living. She actually helped in him re-learning how to walk, however, during that last visit he discovered text messages on her cell phone which then he knew of her escapades. They talked a few times by telephone but the calls were growing further apart. He was moved to a location that was only 15 minutes were their supposed new house that she picked out for them was located. She led him to believe that he would be going back son as he was released. She didn’t visit and the phone calls stopped after he had asked her to take money from his account and go and buy him some clothes. He never heard from her again.
Reverend Robert
Did you know that at any given time that 3 to 4 million adults and children are homeless in America. That’s just about one percent of the population of the land of the free. The population of the United States of America is just over 308 million. 10% of the poor are homeless.
Did you know that one in 50 children in the U.S. are homeless, and with more foreclosures and job losses expected this year, the numbers are likely to get worse.
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