Today is June 1. If you live along the Gulf coast you know this is the official start date of the hurricane season. The first named Atlantic storm was Andrea (a pre-season tropical storm.) The next storm is named Barry. Should he come our way do you know what to do? Now is the time to prepare. Local preparedness leaders are pushing our  local citizens to adopt the motto “The First 72 Are on You.” That means you should prepare to care for yourself for three days after a storm hits. Other agencies will be stepping into action immediately after but you should count on your own preparation to carry you through the first 72 hours. No private or governmental agency can care for everyone at one time. So what should you do?
 
1. Know what you and your family plan to do. Will you evacuate or stay?
 
2. Where are the shelters you could use?
 
3. Get your supplies together and placed in a location known to your family.
 
4. Supplies include food, medicine, batteries, flashlights, drinking water, etc.
 
5. Talk to your neighbors. These are always good times to “love your neighbor.” Then we “tell our story.”
 
6. Be ready to go to work once you have your own homefront stabilized. After the storm passes the Christians should spring into action.
 
At Olive, we have a plan for the church. We are not a shelter. However, if feeding trucks need a place to station, our church facility will be a main site. Southern Baptist Disaster Relief is the third largest relief agency in America. Just this week Eric Sheaffer from our associational office was on campus training volunteers. This joint effort is remarkable.
 
Olive also has a plan for ministry after the storm to our own members and area. Our volunteers will be mobilized and sent into the local field as needed. No two emergencies are the same but we have experience in this work and we will do what is necessary when the need presents itself.
 
Let’s ask the Lord for a peaceful six months. I praise Him for last year and the absence of storms here. Do it again, Lord!

Pastor Ted Traylor 

Prayer Alert for Tori Soritau

Dr. Traylor,
Please pray for us. Tori, our daughter, is in a hospital in London. We were on our way back to the states and she became sick. We are staying at a hotel in Gatwick Airport until Tuesday, we hope. Do not know yet. You can let others pray too, please.

Ilie”Elijah”Soritau
Emanuel University of Oradea
        

Posted on Friday, June 1st, 2007 at 9:07 am.
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