Ohio Disaster Relief responded to Vermont in July to help with the flood recovery from their recent floods. We had two people from Violet Baptist Church who responded with the Ohio team. For five days in Vermont, we worked on 15 different homes. We cleaned their basement by shoveling mud and spraying anti-mold spray on the walls. The most moving part of the trip was sharing the love of Christ with these residents. One of the ladies we gave a Bible to said she had never owned one. It was amazing to think of a lady who is 80 years old who has never owned a Bible. What a reminder of how we need to be reaching out to those around us. We based our operation out of Barre, where I grew up. While there, the fire chief came and gave us Narcan to have in our truck so if we saw a resident who was passed out with an overdose, we could administer the Narcan to them. It was sad to see how so many are filling the deep void in their lives with drugs. We know that God is the only one who can fill this void. I am so grateful for the ministry of Disaster Relief. I again encourage you to get trained to be part of it. Even if you do not have a week to give, you could go on a day or two of deployment in our state. Mission Report A report from Pastor Brian about a Disaster Relief deployment to Vermont
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