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Did you know that September is National Preparedness Month? Me neither. But I got a Cause Announcement on Facebook from Lutheran Disaster Response telling me that it was and reminding me that winter is coming.

LDR is one of the many ministries that I'm proud to be a part of as a member of an ELCA congregation.

Here's what they had to say:

September is National Preparedness Month, and over the last few weeks, we have been encouraging folks to get prepared following three simple steps – 1) Be Informed, 2) Make a Plan, and 3) Get a Kit. If you haven’t already done so, get started today by visiting www.ldr.org/ready.

Now that you have taken the steps to becoming better prepared, we want to hear from you. What was it like to put together your disaster plan and make your disaster kit? Why do you think it’s important to be prepared? Have you been through a disaster and known the value of disaster preparedness? Or have you volunteered in a disaster area and had a taste of what disaster-affected people have been through?

Submit your READY story, in print or video, by e-mailing us at LutheranDisasterResponse@elca.org. Be sure to tell us your name, your congregation, and your hometown, and we will share the best READY stories with others to encourage them to get prepared today.

Together, let’s become the ReadyChurch!

Lutheran Disaster Response
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Where's the technology angle? Well, they're using a website to distribute the information, I received the message on Facebook, and they're requesting video responses that, due to modern technology, many of us can provide. Even the new Fifth Generation iPod nano shoots video!

I'll close this post with an unrelated question. What are you doing at your church to be prepared, not for natural disaster, but for H1N1/09 (Swine) Flu? I've learned of two of my kids having it in the last week. The ELCA website has a post entitled Pandemic Flu: Faithful preparation for pandemic that may be helpful as well.

Be prepared and stay healthy!