Helping Hands Disaster Relief

10/10/2018

As hurricane Michael makes landfall and begins to impact people across several southern states, our Disaster Relief team is preparing to deploy to South Georgia. Our team will focus on debris cleanup from the storms while showing Christ’s love to those who have been affected. Join us in praying for everyone in the path of hurricane Michael, as well as our team!

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04/15/2018

Disaster Relief Cleveland, GA

04/05/2018

Hi Team,

Several HHDR members were able to help 8 property owners like Mr. Julius Davenport in Haralson County last week with cutting and removing trees and debris as a result of tornado damage in West Georgia.

Our spring meeting (April 14th at 9 am) and training site near Cleveland, GA (directions below) will be an opportunity for us to meet and cover skid-steer operator training, chainsaw usage, review our safety procedures and PPE, site assessment/size-up and caring for victims following a disaster. It is also a great opportunity to invite anyone interested in helping with this ministry.

The directions we have been provided to the training site are... "There is not a street number assigned to the property. After you turn right onto Kellum Valley Road, it is about a mile on the right near the "ruins at Kellum Valley Farm". No way can we miss it with those big trees down. The owner will be there before 9am in a black Tahoe."

We think the approximate address of 1051 Kellum Valley Road will work for GPS use if needed.

Even if you are not interested in having 'seat time' in the skid-steer or operating a chainsaw, there will be a topic/activity which everyone can benefit and be involved with. It is important for everyone to have an increased level of awareness about the dynamics happening around a disaster site and recovery operations if you have participated many times or if this is your first meeting with our team.

Please let us know if you have any questions, need better directions or would like to carpool to the site.

Thanks again for your willingness to serve... Richi, Ric, and Shelley.

The picture below is a tree that fell and hit the house of a 94 year old WWI veteran. He's a great example of why we do what we do.

04/05/2018

Disaster Relief Spring Training will be held on Saturday, April 14th at 9:00am at 1051 Kellum Valley Road, Cleveland, GA. This will be an opportunity for skid-steer operator training, and to review chainsaw usage, our safety procedures and PPE, site assessment, and care of victims following a disaster. This is a great recruiting opportunity to get people involved in the ministry.

If you or someone you know is interested in attending, please visit https://www.helpinghandsmissions.org/disaster-relief-forms and complete the attached forms. If you have any questions, message Richi Boullon.

Disaster Relief Forms

09/12/2017

via ripl.com

04/05/2017

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN
NORTHWESTERN JACKSON

NORTHWESTERN BARROW

EASTERN FORSYTH AND
NORTHEASTERN GWINNETT COUNTIES UNTIL 945 AM EDT

AT 915 AM EDT

A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR LULA TO DULUTH

AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD

PEA SIZED HAIL

FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN.

IMPACT

MINOR DAMAGE TO EXPOSED SURFACES IS POSSIBLE. HEAVY RAIN
MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY STREET FLOODING ESPECIALLY IN POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE
GAINESVILLE, LAWRENCEVILLE, HOMER, SUGAR HILL, SUWANEE, BUFORD,
BRASELTON, AUBURN, FLOWERY BRANCH, OAKWOOD, BALDWIN, LULA, HOSCHTON,
CLERMONT, PENDERGRASS, GILLSVILLE, TALMO, REST HAVEN, CANDLER AND
RAOUL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS

PEOPLE OUTDOORS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU CAN HEAR
THUNDER

YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOTORISTS
SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO
HYDROPLANING.

HAIL

0.25IN

Issuing Office: Atlanta

Source: National Weather Service

Issued: Wed, Apr 5, 09:15 EDT

04/05/2017

Prayers for anyone in the path of this storm system.

An outbreak of severe thunderstorms is likely Wednesday across much of the Southeast, continuing northward along and west of the Appalachians into the Tennessee

03/09/2017

Open invite to monthly training.


We will be meeting Saturday March 11, 2017 from 9:00am – 12:00 PM at the HHFM office in Buford. Also, the new website is live… check it out @ www.helpinghandsmissions.org/

Training Topic: Basic First Aid and Trauma Care

Discussion Points:

· Protective gear

· Responsive and Unresponsive Persons

· CPR

· AED

· Burns / Wounds

· Stroke / Heart Attack



Meeting agenda will include:

Opportunities to catchup with friends, to learn new skills and reinforce existing ones while strengthening our team by including...

· Prayer and 15 minute devotional

· Team updates: Previous events, outreach and current needs

· Training-Certification topic(s) with hands-on practice

02/27/2017

Footage of a tornado. It is amazing how powerful they are.

FYI: Don't forget the training every 2nd Saturday of each month at the Helping Hands office in Buford.

02/09/2017

Saturday we will have Disaster Relief training!

This week's agenda will be:
Welcome and Team Updates (S. GA tornadoes)
Comfort, Care and Counseling during Disaster Relief - Using the "Emergency Response Handbook". I will have printed copies for class and also attached the digital version to this email for reference.
This is a great time to invite others who may be interested in joining our team as well.

We are asking all team members to add a recurring meeting to your calendar for the second Saturday of each month from 9:00am – 12:00 noon. Some sessions may end early, but plan for the full three hours and we will be meeting at the HHFM office in Buford unless on-scene training is planned in advance at another location.


Helping Hands Foreign Missions
5043 Bristol Industrial Way
Buford, GA 30518 678-765-6999
helpinghandsmissions.org

02/09/2017

Saturday we will have Disaster Relief training!

This week's agenda will be:
Welcome and Team Updates (S. GA tornadoes)
Comfort, Care and Counseling during Disaster Relief - Using the "Emergency Response Handbook". I will have printed copies for class and also attached the digital version to this email for reference.
This is a great time to invite others who may be interested in joining our team as well.

We are asking all team members to add a recurring meeting to your calendar for the second Saturday of each month from 9:00am – 12:00 noon. Some sessions may end early, but plan for the full three hours and we will be meeting at the HHFM office in Buford unless on-scene training is planned in advance at another location.


Helping Hands Foreign Missions
5043 Bristol Industrial Way
Buford, GA 30518 678-765-6999
helpinghandsmissions.org

Helping Hands Missions shares the love of God in practical ways-through provision of food, clean water, shelter, and medical care; education; church plants; and

01/22/2017

HHDR Team,

We are on Active Standby at this time, ready to deploy to middle/south Ga. There are more storms on the way until tonight, so we could deploy tomorrow sometime. Please view the link below. If you are able to go, tomorrow or one day this week please get back with Richi ASAP.

If you are not an official team member, we would love for you to join us. Contact us and we can let you know how to make that happen.

Emergency Issued: Death Toll Surges Overnight
https://www.weather.com/storms/severe/video/more-weather-related-deaths-in-the-south?pl=pl-editor-picks
From The Weather Channel

Meteorologist Ari Sarsalari details the deadly effects of severe weather in the South.