Damage Assessments have begun in the LCMS Southern District in the wake of the January 12, 2023 tornado outbreak. It is still too soon to know the extent of what our entire volunteer need and capacity will be. We are looking at putting together a team from Florida for the week of Feb 5 - 11. If you are interest in being part of the team or if you want to respond a different week, please contact Jay Wendland at the FL/GA district office - (407) 258-5041 or sign up on the Southern District deployments. Please review the information below regarding the current status for deployments.
Please make sure you FAN Southern District to get updated information!
Chainsaw Team Deployment.
Team Leader should contact Pastor Ed Brashier at 205-296-3714 BEFORE sign up.
TEXT is preferred. Then email a list of your team members’ names to shepherdsheartministry@yahoo.com.
The historic African/American congregation Trinity Lutheran Church in Selma, Alabama will be hosting the LERT Volunteers for this response.
The address is:
Trinity Lutheran Church
1900 Marie Foster St.
Selma, AL 36703
· Background check required.
· Bring your own chainsaws, equipment, and PPE.
· Housing will be at the church. Twin bedding for bunk beds will be needed.
· Bunk beds will be in church classrooms.
· Southern District Shower Trailer will be stationed at the church. Personal toiletries will be needed.
· Meals will be provided and served at the church with a sack lunch.
· WIFI is available at the church.
· Equipment will be stored in the fenced-in back yard of the church.
· We are checking into having security on site from 9pm to 6am.
· Sunday arrivals with Monday through Friday workdays and a Saturday departure will be the normal schedule. 8 to 4 workday with breakfast at 7am and evening meal at 6pm.
- Power and water have been restored.
- A/C working in sleeping area.
- 2 RV spots available at this time - YOU MUST CONTACT PASTOR ED BRASHIER FOR RESERVATIONS.
· Any volunteers that show up without registering will be considered spontaneous and will not be permitted to join in our work.
· Local COVID protocols cannot always be followed in a disaster response situation. We ride in trucks together, eat together, sleeping quarters are not spacious. Each individual can socially distance to his/her own comfort level.
· Please be aware that the details of this deployment are very fluid. Information is changing on a daily, even hourly, basis. We will try to send updates in a timely fashion, but please check back often as the location may change.
