The Ohio The Ohio DistrictDistrictreaches out with reaches out with

God’s loving hands God’s loving hands to give His hope, to give His hope,

healing, and healing, and strength.strength.

Using their hands and hearts to:

• 100s 100s congregationscongregations•100s 100s volunteersvolunteers•100s 100s

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Share their love

Deliver tools, blankets, hygiene kits, cleaning supplies, and other items

Christmas Gifts and other seasonal items for children who have lost everything

Tuition AssistanceNeeded in Moore, OK

Fellowship

Team Work

New Friends

Opportunities to Minister –

Christian Care

This Could be Your Disaster Team!

8 ft. of water

Brothers & Sisters in Christ

Celebrate with Thankful Celebrate with Thankful Hearts!Hearts!

So much to do!So much to do!Romans 5:3b-5a “Suffering Romans 5:3b-5a “Suffering

produces endurance, and produces endurance, and endurance produces endurance produces

character, and character character, and character produces hope and hope produces hope and hope does not disappoint us.”does not disappoint us.”

Opportunities in Ohio

•Ohio District Ohio District Disaster Disaster ResponseResponse

•Specialized Specialized Pastoral CarePastoral Care

•Older Adult Older Adult MinistryMinistry

•CongregatioCongregational nal Health/ParisHealth/Parish Nursingh Nursing

•And Many And Many MoreMore

Human Care in the Ohio Human Care in the Ohio DistrictDistrict

Specialized Pastoral Specialized Pastoral carecare

• Christian Care Providers in times of Christian Care Providers in times of disasterdisaster

• Institutional ChaplainsInstitutional Chaplains• DeaconessesDeaconesses• Pastoral CounselorsPastoral Counselors• Police and Fire ChaplainsPolice and Fire ChaplainsWe are the arms of the District, connecting the resources of the larger church body with the hands of people in congregations and agencies throughout the Ohio District to meet the needs of the hurting

LSA OHIO LSA OHIO Lutheran Social Lutheran Social

AgenciesAgenciesRSO RecognizedRSO Recognized

LSS Disaster Response LSS Disaster Response ServicesServices

Ohio District Disaster Ohio District Disaster Response CoordinatorResponse CoordinatorWe are the arms of the District, connecting the resources of the

larger church body with the hands of people in congregations and agencies throughout the Ohio District to meet the needs of the hurting

Ohio District Disaster Ohio District Disaster Task ForceTask Force

Case Management, Volunteer Coordination, Donations Case Management, Volunteer Coordination, Donations Management, Management, Christian CareChristian Care• When Disaster StrikesWhen Disaster Strikes

• Federal Disaster Federal Disaster DeclarationDeclaration

• FEMA-Federal FEMA-Federal Emergency Emergency ManagementManagement

• Ohio Emergency Ohio Emergency Management AgencyManagement Agency

• County Emergency County Emergency Management AgenciesManagement Agencies

• Ohio District DDRC and Ohio District DDRC and Task Force evaluates Task Force evaluates needneed

• Communicates need to Communicates need to LCMS Disaster Response LCMS Disaster Response in national officein national office

• Task Force coordinates Task Force coordinates volunteers, donations, volunteers, donations, and Christian Care and Christian Care through case through case management servicesmanagement services

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servant events for current servant events for current disastersdisasters

disaster preparedness disaster preparedness trainingtraining

for congregations and for congregations and disaster volunteer teamsdisaster volunteer teams

and more!and more!