Disaster Relief 101

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Just like doctors in a hospital, disaster relief is very similar. There are doctors who handle critical emergencies - stopping the bleeding, restoring breathing, etc. while others come in and do surgery or rehab later.

The situation in Western NC is like bringing someone who is bleeding and has broken bones all over. Thr emergency room doctors create stabilization so the rest of the healing can be done by other doctors. As example, we stop people from bleeding out more before we put a cast on their arm or screws in ther leg.

Professionals dedicated to restoring roads, rescuing individuals stranded in their homes, locating missing bodies (such as those found floating in water or caught in trees), and eliminating hazardous conditions are actively at work. This includes the National Guard, Cajun Navy, utility companies, the Department of Transportation, and various emergency responders who are effectively performing their vital roles.

Gods Pit Crew and many other NGOs like us, are not the people above. We must provide space and time for the first phase of response to be completed. Our volunteers are trained to go in when we can set up in a place to house volunteers, feed them, and go out to peoples homes to get mud out, pray with them, take trees off their roofs. This is like putting a cast on their arm.

We are unable to do the things we need to do until the water goes down, we don’t have boats. We have trucks with supplies and we need to be able to access distribution points where families can come and get what they need or people can take it out to them. We hope this helps you understand what you’re seeing on the news and make some sense of it.

Please keep praying, and come serve with us or donate to help with our many expenses: www.godspitcrew.org