Hurricane Helene maked landfall in Florida and moved northward through Georgia, Alabama, South and North Carolina and Kentucky, we pray for all who will be impacted by the storm and flooding.
It is still too soon to determine exactly where Helene will impact the Southeastern District (SED), the damage that may occur, and what disaster recovery will look like. Once the storm has passed and as we gather information, we will share it with you.
LERT volunteers should prepare for deploying by making sure equipment and your personal go-kit are ready. This is a STANDBY notification only. The SED will communicate news and needs through LCMS-LERT.
If needed over the next 8 - 12 weeks, we will be seeking volunteers in the SED and to help our brothers and sisters in Florida-Georgia, Southern, and Mid-South Districts. There may be calls for helps for volunteers helping as: cooks, facility cleaners, job assessors (experienced or we can train), equipment transporters, tractor operators (we can train), chainsaw operators, and debris cleanup.
LERT background checks will be required for all volunteers. If yours is not current, please start it here: LERT background check link
Missouri Update: I will begin conducting assessments for flood damage homes on Saturday October 5th. It is anticipated that we may submit a deployment notice to begin doing muckouts on Monday October 7th. We don't know how large of an area yet that we will be working in but it appears we may begin at Swannanoa, North Carolina. Please fan the Southeastern District to receive updates and deployment notices. There will likely be mucking out deployments, drywall restoral deployments and tree cutting deployments thru out North Carolina. Housing and meals have not been addressed yet but are in the works. As I have my boots on the ground, I will share more updates if anyone is interested. Kris Schuldt 314-971-5747.
Please pray for all those in the hurricane's path.
