Monday, November 10, 2014

Disaster Relief Ministry Suggestions After Natural Calamities

By Etta Bowen


Natural calamities are events that could not be stopped. There are times when it can cause harm to people's lives and properties. These natural calamities come in various forms. They can be heavy rains, earthquakes, storms, hurricane, tsunami, or landslide. While it might be inevitable for damages to occur, it would be great if it can be avoided.

To help out those people who are affected by these natural calamities, there are disaster relief ministry open these days for that purpose. They help out those who are suffering from the aftermath of the said natural calamities. It is through them that people affected from the said calamity can pick themselves up.

There are surely a lot of people these days who want to be a part of this organization. They will want to be a part of an organization that can reach out to people. Through this organization, it should be possible to be of help to others. This can be a source of fulfillment for other people.

If you are one of those people who are interested in helping out in the said calamity relief program, then you better remember some tips that will help you out here. These are the tips that helps you optimize the assistance you give to the affected. Here are some of those tips that will be of great help to you.

First, know that monetary donations is far more helpful than any other option. Of course, it would still be great if you can receive donations in the form of water, food, clothes, and other similar necessities. However, there are times when these donations are not handled easily. Money, on the other hand, can be used on a lot of things.

It is also true that this is the time for most of the religious groups to try recruiting to their faith. The affected people are usually the ones who are easily preyed upon with scams and they are also easy to convince to convert. Whether it be the religious groups or the scammers, you have to protect them as part of your local clergy.

You need volunteers to help you with this work. However, you need to be careful when you are bringing outsiders from the outside. It is better for you to have a few volunteers as long as they are specialists or as long as they are already trained to do their work. Untrained volunteers will just add stress to the affected community.

You have to act as a community leader and use all your possible resources. You have to lead the responders so that you can help the taxed community. You can even reach out to local organizations so that they can help you out with assisting the community to stand up once again. Helping each other is crucial here.

Do not forget to preach about God's graces. You have to tell the people that God loves them and that there is hope. The calamity might be too much for people to bear but remember that God does not give a trial that no one can clear. This is just one of those trials that should bring people closer to Him.




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