Take Up the Cross and Follow Him

Matthew 16:24-25 New King James Version (NKJV)

24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.
25 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.



Sunday, December 21, 2014

Christian Veterans of the Bitterroot, 22 Dec, 2014

Prayer Breakfast
0700 at BJ’s Restaurant
Hamilton, Montana

O Father, the house of my soul is narrow; enlarge it that thou mayest enter in. It is ruinous, O repair it! It dipleases thy sight; I confess it, I know. But who shall cleanse it, or to whom shall I cry but unto thee? Cleanse me from my secret faults, O Lord, and spare thy servant from strange sins. In Jesus Christ’s name we pray. Amen.
- St. Augustine

1. Opening - Round the Table Individual Prayers
2. Breakfast is served
3. Morning Psalm: 65
4. Breakfast Reading: Galatians 3:23-4:7
5. Breakfast Discussion Topics:
          News around the valley
          Walk for Jesus Christ
                   7:00 am, 4 April, 2015
          Community Aid through Christian Churches; we must to teach our community to fish and to provide mutual aid to local governments.
                   Action Plan
                             1) What is in the kits?
                             2) Schedule
                                      a) Pastor’s Introduction
                                      b) Pastor’s Opening Prayer
                                      c) CVB - Mission Statement & Explanation Training
                                      d) Crowd breaks down into Round Robin Training into rooms
                                      e) Introduction Table Discussions
                                      f) Soup and Bread eat at their table of interest
                                      g) CVB - Closing Remarks
                                      h) Pastor’s Closing Prayer
                             3) Pick first venues:
                                      a) Darby Foursquare Church
                                      b) Corvallis United Methodist Church
                                      c) Bitterroot Valley Church of the Nazarene
                             4) Pick topics and speakers
                                      a) Kits and Sets
                                      b) Communications
                                      c) Emergency Planning
                             5) Churches of Correspondence
5. 52 Weeks to Preparedness by Tess Pennington
                             1) Week 48 of 52: Essential Tools (List 4)
6. Closing - Round the Table Individual Prayers

Upcoming Events:
          22 Dec 2014 – 0700 – Push Back with Prayer Breakfast
          29 Dec 2014 – 0700 – Push Back with Prayer Breakfast
          3 Jan 2015 – 1000 – 72 Hour Kit Clinic
          5 Jan 2015 – 0700 – Push Back with Prayer Breakfast
          10 Jan 2015 – 1000 – 72 Hour Kit Clinic
          12 Jan 2015 – 0700 – Push Back with Prayer Breakfast
          17 Jan 2015 – 1000 – 72 Hour Kit Clinic
          19 Jan 2015 – 0700 – Push Back with Prayer Breakfast
          24 Jan 2015 – 1000 – 72 Hour Kit Clinic
          26 Jan 2015 – 0700 – Push Back with Prayer Breakfast
          4 Apr 2015 – 0645 – March for Jesus Christ
         
Follow the Fellowship of Christian Veterans:
On the Web: http://cvbitterroot.blogspot.com/
On Twitter: @Walk_April_4_15

Week 48 of 52: Essential Tools (List 4)

Throughout the course of this preparedness series I have suggested different lists of tools in which you should consider investing. We have touched on the basic tools you should have to be ready for emergencies, discussed top survival tools, and emphasized the importance of tools to build, repair and maintain our homes and gardens in the face of damage or breakdown. Some of you may ask why such rudimentary tools are placed at such high importance during emergencies? Well my friends, quite simply you cannot place a timeline on how long emergencies last and these tools will be a lifeline for you in a reality where electricity and fuel may not be as available as it is today. Tools will help you build, re-build and fortify your homes or property.

It is important to have a diversified collection of tools, because, after all, you never know when you will need one and how long you will dependent on them. For example, my husband purchased a socket set one day at the hardware store. In all honesty, I thought it to be a useless set that he would not get a lot of use out of. To my disbelief I realized how wrong I was and how many uses there are for the socket set. If you are changing wheels or fastening washers and nuts, then you will be using a socket wrench. I stood corrected.

We can never have enough tools in our possession. During the reconstruction phase from the earthquake in Haiti, relief workers who responded to the disaster were asked to bring their own tools in order to rebuild parts of Haiti. The article was eye opening in that those simple tools that are in every one of our tool kits were used to build emergency shelters, sanitation facilities, temporary medical centers and even churches.

The bottom line is that its better to have and not need, then to need and not have! Investing in quality tools could assist in rebuilding your homes and lives more quickly and efficiently. Take the following items into consideration, but do not limit yourselves to what is on the list. Remember that these lists should serve as suggestions and it is up to you to create a personalized preparedness supply that you and your family can rely on.

Preps to Buy:

Welding torch and fuel
Clamps
Sledge hammer
Crowbar
Files
Bolt cutters
Sledge Hammer
Crowbar
Machete
Ratchet set
Chainsaw (gas or electric)
Circle drawing compass
Tin snips
Chisels (Cold chisel and wood chisel)
Wire stripper
Side cutter pliers
Wood plane
Stapler with assorted size staples
Stud finder
Fish netting
Duct tape
String/Twine
Rebar Tie Wire
Measuring tape or ruler
An assortment of nails, bolts, nuts, washers and screws
Action Items:

 Rather than purchasing two of the same tools, consider investing in spare parts for the tools such as extra blades, sharpening tools and lubricants such as WD-40 or Vaseline.
Ensure the tools you purchase are of good quality.
Be mindful of your dependence on the grid and find ways to offset it.

Purchase resources that may help you learn skills like building structures, masonry, installing wells or creating shelters that may be needed in a long-term disaster. (For example, an outdoor solar shower would do wonders for morale during a long-term emergency.)

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