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Disaster Relief
Current Status: Ready to Respond
Updated November 7, 2011
Activity Report 2011
Activity Report for 2011 that includes responses by KY Baptist Disaster Relief to Ohio, Alabama, Massachusetts, Kentucky, Indiana, Zimbabwe, North Dakota, Japan, North Carolina, Maryland, Vermont, and New York.
- Volunteer Days - 3336
- Meals Prepared - 62,158
- Mud-out Jobs Completed - 133
- Chainsaw Jobs Completed - 209
- Children Ministered - 21
- Showers - 1702
- Laundry Loads - 336
- Ministry Contacts - 1933
- Gospel Presentations - 155
- Decisions for Christ - 26
New Child Care Unit
Imagine you are a child who has lost everything in a disaster...your home, your toys, your clothes, your room. What a sad thought. You and your church have an opportunity to help meet that child's need in a special way.
Our new Childcare Disaster Relief Unit will respond when disasters strike. The trailer is equipped with everything a team would need to share the love of Christ with hurting children following disasters. But we need you to minister to this children who need a touch of compassion. We are seeking disaster relief volunteers that we can train to respond with the unit. Is God calling you to love and minister to a hurting child?
Qualifications:
- A Follower of Jesus Christ
- A loving heart
- Open arms
- A willing spirit
- Phase 1 Disaster Relief training which includes a background check
- Disaster Relief Childcare training
If you are interested in this wonderful new ministry opportunity, contact Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief by email at dr@kybaptist.org or call 502-489-3401 or 866-489-3527. We are offering Childcare Basic training at all of our Disaster Relief training events.
Blanket Drive
Imagine you are a child who has lost your home, your clothes, your toys, your security. What a heart-breaking thought!
Warm, cuddly blankets offer comfort and security to children who have been impacted by a crisis. We need your help in providing blankets for each child.
Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief and the Kentucky WMU are teaming up to encourage Kentucky Baptists to collect and donate blankets to be given to children impacted by disaster. Some guidelines:
- Blankets must be new.
- Can be quilted, fleece, cotton.
- Approximate size: 36 inches x 48 inches
- Project dates: Feb. 1 - 28, 2012
- Ship or deliver blankets to: Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief, 13420 Eastpoint Centre Drive, Louisville, KY, 40223-4160.
Download this flyer to help you promote your blanket collection efforts.
Upcoming Training Events
- Disaster Relief Chaplain Training on 02/03/2012 through 02/04/2012 at First Baptist Church Shelbyville, KY
- Disaster Relief Training on 02/04/2012 at First Baptist Church Shelbyville, KY
- Disaster Relief Training on 03/10/2012 at Porter Memorial Baptist Church Lexington, KY
- Disaster Relief Training on 04/14/2012 at First Baptist Church London, KY
- Disaster Relief Chaplain Training on 09/21/2012 through 09/22/2012 at First Baptist Church Cannonsburg, KY
- Disaster Relief Training on 09/22/2012 at First Baptist Church Cannonsburg, KY
Become a Fan!
If you are a Facebook user, please join the group for Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief as well as become a fan of the SBC Disaster Relief page for frequent updates.
Contributions
You can contribute to disaster relief efforts in Japan here. Contributions may be also sent to the KBC, P.O. Box 856300, Dept. 124, Louisville, KY 40285-9900. Please note “Japan Earthquake/Tsunami” in the check memo.
You can contribute to general disaster relief efforts here.
Legacy Giving
The Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief ministry has made a difference for thousands of people here in the commonwealth and around the world. The need for food, hot showers, clean laundry and helping hands to clean up after a crisis will remain as long as natural and man-made disasters affect our world. Kentucky Baptists and others who wish to ensure the future of the disaster relief ministry so others are never without this Christ-centered help, can make a legacy gift specifically for this work. Discover the many giving options available by contacting the Kentucky Baptist Foundation at (502) 489-3533 or (866) 489-3533 (toll-free in Kentucky).
Additional Funding
This ministry receives funding through the Eliza Broadus Offering.
What is disaster relief?
When disaster strikes, some of the first to respond to help are Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers. Kentucky has an active disaster relief program which works in concert with similar programs in other states. Whether the disaster occurs in the state of Kentucky or elsewhere in the nation or the world, Kentucky volunteers may be called out to help.
More than 7,000 individuals are trained as disaster relief workers in Kentucky. Kentucky volunteers can staff feeding units designed to deliver thousands of hot meals on short notice, move in with chainsaws to help remove debris, do the dirty work of helping families remove mud from flooded homes and provide many other disaster relief services.
Southern Baptist efforts are correlated primarily with the American Red Cross, and with other private agencies through NVOAD, (the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster.)
Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief is part of the ministry of the Baptist Men On Mission Department. For more information about the program and training schedule, send e-mail to dr@kybaptist.org or call 502-489-3401 or 866-489-3527.
