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Disaster Relief New England Leadership

• Bruce James- State (New England) DR Director
• Tim Buehner- State (New England) DR Assistant Director
• John Scoggins- New England DR White Hat

Disaster Relief
"God is our refuge and our strength, an ever-present help in trouble.Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging" (Psalm 46, 1-3, NIV)

There is a sleeping giant among Southern Baptists in New England and elsewhere across the country. It is Disaster Relief. There are awakening events that God uses to transform lives, lives that at any other time would not have opportunity to encounter Christ. It is a sleeping giant in New England because:

• Few churches yet understand the impact of what working together through this strategic ministry is doing or has potential to accomplish.
• Reliance on other DR organizations outside of New England to come and do the work in times of disaster.
• Disasters occur less frequently than weekly ministry and do not get as much exposure as other ministries.
• It is difficult to measure the spiritual impact and effectiveness of this ministry which indeed can impact the work of local churches.

It is time to awaken the church to the real needs of disaster relief ministry in New England. God is using prepared teams and crews to show His love to hurting people.
We encourage:

• You to invite any of our leaders (page top) to come and do a 45 minute presentation on How to be Involved in DR New England
• Churches to form groups or teams of individuals to get involved with this ministry
• Churches / individuals to attend any of our training events to learn more or prepare to get involved
  

Real Disasters, Real Lives, Real Spiritual Impact
They happen every year in various ways and locations. Disasters strike. We can either take a reactionary attitude wishing they do not effect us or our neighbors or we could take a proactive preparatory stance in order to harness the power of God through Christian servants in order to impact lives at the greatest hours of need.