{"id":3266,"date":"2024-10-02T19:25:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T19:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/100.28.115.227\/?p=3266"},"modified":"2025-01-30T19:40:28","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T19:40:28","slug":"disaster-relief-teamwork-in-valdosta-georgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/index.php\/2024\/10\/02\/disaster-relief-teamwork-in-valdosta-georgia\/","title":{"rendered":"Disaster Relief Teamwork in Valdosta Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Valdosta, GA (October 2, 2024) <\/strong>\u2013 Coordinating disaster relief requires teamwork across agencies. Since hitting the ground in Valdosta, Georgia, The Salvation Army has been working closely with the Southern Baptist Convention Disaster Relief Kentucky organization. Their team cooks the food, and The Salvation Army distributes it to communities in need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are like Batman and Robin,\u201d jokes Captain Jamaal Ellis, Canteen Coordinator for the Salvation Army in Valdosta. \u201cI don\u2019t get to say who is Batman and who is Robin in the partnership, but beautiful things happen when we work together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Disaster Relief Kentucky arrived late Saturday, September 28 in the dark with no power. Within six hours they turned an empty parking lot into a fully functioning kitchen able to serve their first meal Sunday night. As often happens in a disaster, there were hiccups along the way. Alan Jaster, Feeding Chief for Disaster Relief Kentucky says they were initially hampered by a gas leak, some equipment issues, and a staff shortage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYour people have been patient, understanding, considerate, supportive. I cannot come up with more adjectives. I would need a Thesaurus. You\u2019ve been awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jaster says with God\u2019s help, they\u2019ve been able to surmount their challenges and deliver thousands of meals a day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEvery obstacle we ran into we just lift it up in prayer. God has provided everything we\u2019ve needed, when we needed, and how much we needed for the day. Tomorrow is another day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the first time Jaster has worked with The Salvation Army and after this experience he says it would be his first pick every time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been in sync,\u201d said Ellis. \u201cBetween the two of us the trust is great. They expect us to get out and minister to the hearts and bellies of people and they are laboring to cook the food. They are trusting us to get it out to the people who need it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This work often requires patience and grace. During a disaster, the needs are great and the hours are long but both men say they feel privileged to be able to serve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI enjoy helping people,\u201d says Jaster. \u201cThose impacted by the storm are at a low spot in their lives. They\u2019ve had homes destroyed, their jobs destroyed, their lives are turned upside down and they are standing there saying what do I do? Where do go? The best thing we can do for them is put some hot food in their bellies so at least they have the strength and the energy, and they are not putting their kids to bed on empty stomachs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Captain Ellis, disaster work is an extension of his day job as an Army officer and the call to help others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur mission is to minister to others. In disaster situations it goes a little bit deeper because you\u2019re helping people that possibly had all they needed yesterday but today that\u2019s all changed. We come into these situations understanding that for a lot of people it\u2019s been a long time since they\u2019ve had to ask for help. We get to meet those needs as God allows.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"credits-overlay\" data-target=\".wp-image-3267\">Christine Rogers<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Valdosta, GA (October 2, 2024) \u2013 Coordinating disaster relief requires teamwork across agencies. 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