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Disaster Relief Update September 1, 2005 “Who can say, but that you have been chosen for such as time as this" (Esther 4:14b). Hurricane Katrina Response Southern Baptist Disaster Relief Fund Louisiana Disaster Relief Fund Mississippi Disaster Relief Fund Alabama Disaster Relief Fund At this time, in-kind donations (e.g. food, clothing, etc.) are not being received due to logistical issues. Please continue to check back, as we are working on a process to accommodate your donations.
Feeding Units Activated in Partnership with American Red Cross and Salvation Army Louisiana Baton Rouge Mississippi Biloxi Alabama Mobile—Alabama state unit, Moffett Baptist Church Georgia Carrollton—Georgia associational unit There are approximately 110 Southern Baptist units (feeding, recovery, shower, communication) activated at this time.
American Red Cross Report, 9/1/2005 As of Thursday morning, September 1st, the American Red Cross is continuing to absorb the full impact of this event and mobilizing human and material resources in mass to support relief operations. As authorities clear the affected areas and rescue stranded citizens, Red Cross efforts are focused on sheltering and feeding thousands of evacuees. Efforts to evacuate the New Orleans Superdome, moving residents to the Astrodome in Houston, were suspended due to reports of violence and guns fired at emergency crews attempting to help with the evacuation. Relief efforts have further been hampered by massive infrastructure failure as roadways are damaged or blocked, and electricity is expected to remain out for several weeks. In Louisiana, Entergy reports as of 6:30 AM that 643,146 customers remain without electrical service. Mississippi Power reports, after assessing three-fourths of the company's 8,000 miles of transmission and distribution lines, that approximately 70 percent will need to be rebuilt or repaired. They estimate it may be as long as four weeks to restore service in the worst hit areas to all customers who can receive it. (SOURCES: The Weather Channel/National Weather Service/CNN/ Houston Chronicle/DOT)
National Leadership There are two incident command teams—a Mississippi team and a Louisiana team. The Mississippi IC team is set up at Camp Garraway in Clinton, Miss. (for now). The Louisiana IC team will operate out of the Louisiana Baptist Convention in Alexandria. Team members include Terry Henderson, David Abernathy, Donald Kimbell , Eddie Blackmon, Mike Morgan, John Dillender, Carl Russell, Kevin Kite, Gary Smith, and Harold Moore. Donna Swarts and Don Gann are the Mississippi White Hats. Tommy Puckett is Alabama Disaster Relief State Director. Loy Seal is Louisiana Disaster Relief State Director. Mickey Caison is the NAMB Disaster Operations Center (DOC) manager. Fred Kinsey is the SBC liaison at American Red Cross National Headquarters (ARC NHQ) in Washington, D.C. Randy Creamer is the SBC member of an ARC mass-care coordination group convening at ARC NHQ in Washington, D.C. Harold Johnson is SBC liaison at ARC HQ in Baton Rouge, La. Don Hargis is SBC liaison at ARC HQ in Montgomery. Mike Overcash is SBC liaison at Salvation Army HQ in Jackson, Miss. To contact the Disaster Operations Center, call 1 800 462-8657, ext. 6133 or e-mail dr_offsite@namb.net.
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