Prayer Breakfast: The Cost of
Servanthood
0700 at BJ’s Restaurant
Hamilton Montana
Lord Jesus
Christ, you have shown us what it means to be a servant. We ask now for your
grace and strength to faithfully follow in the footsteps of servanthood. In
Jesus Christ’s name we pray. Amen.
1. Opening - Round the Table
Individual Prayers
2. Morning Psalm: 31
3. Breakfast Reading: Matthew
12:46-50
4. Breakfast is served
5. Breakfast Discussion Topics:
a.
News around the valley
b.
Week 22 of 52 weeks of preparation by Tess Pennington
6. Closing - Round the Table
Individual Prayers
7. Benediction
You
have been in communion with your Lord. Go forth now in the strength and assurance
that the Lord Jesus Christ goes with you. Amen.
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Week 22 of 52:
Hardware Tools (List 2)
Keeping essential tools in your preparedness supplies will help
you operate in a non-technological environment. As we are moving into preparing
for longer-term disasters, we have to think about what our life will be like
during an extended disaster. Generally speaking, those that go through
disasters typically are without power for a given amount of time. So the
cooking, laundry, sanitation and a host of other daily activities will have to
be done without the convenience of electricity. We will also need tools to
build, repair and maintain our homes and gardens in the face of damage or
breakdown. Keeping traditional tools on hand can help in this department.
Tools would make great bartering items
and are one of the top ten items needed to create a survival homestead. During
times of grid-down disasters, tools can be used to help chop firewood, build a
shelter and provide a host of other important duties. The tools you invest in
should be of the “traditional sense”, and of good quality. A word of advice is
that if you buy cheap tools, you will get what you paid for. In the end, you
will end up paying more for another tool because the cheap tool was not well
constructed. If you have a good eye for quality tools, look at yard sales in
your area, or you can find good tools at your hardware stores or local home and
garden centers. Some preppers who are looking for Amish crafted tools can look
at websites such as Lehman’s, or Cottage
Craftworks to find
what they need.
There are a lot of tools that will be needed for a survival
retreat and we will continue to add to our existing tool supply. Right now, we
are focusing on starting simple and building our skills, and confidence. Click
here to view the basic tool kit
one would need for their retreat. Many of you will already have some
of these tools in your tool kit, so take this time to purchase some extra
blades or parts for your tool set. Keep the prepper’s rule of multiples in mind
when making these tool investments: “Two is one, and one is none.” Instead of
purchasing two tools, consider investing in spare parts for the tools such as
extra blades, sharpening tools and lubricants such as WD-40 or Vaseline to keep
these solid investment items up to par.
We will all have to make certain sacrifices during a grid-down
scenario. The best way to understand what those sacrifices will be is to give
them up periodically. Take a weekend or even one day and practice a grid-down
situation to experience what your life would be like during those times. This
exercise will help you understand how dependent you may be to certain
conveniences and being without them can help you find ways around them.
Further, get acquainted with your tool investment and practice using, cleaning
and sharpening these tools.
The following tools can add convenience to your life, but are not
the only tools you should have on hand. In the coming weeks, we will revisit
this topic and add to our already existing tool supplies. Click here to
learn more about the basic retreat tool set.
Preps To Buy:
- Work gloves for
all members of the family
- Protective eye
wear for all members of the family
- Paracord Rope
- Hammers (a claw
hammer for hitting nails, and a ball peen hammer used for striking metal)
- Saws (Hand saws
and hack saws with extra blades)
- Screwdrivers
(4-in-1 screwdrivers, Phillips, Robertsen)
- Wrench sets
(Allen wrenches, pipe wrenches, combination wrenches)
- Adjustable
wrench set
- Ax with a
sharpening device
- Wedge to help
in cutting firewood
- Pliers (an
assortment of sizes)
- Socket set
- Vise grips
- Squares
(roofing squares and framing squares)
- Levels (short
square and a 4-foot level)
- Bit and brace
- Measuring tape
Action Items:
1. If you are not handy with tools, purchase a how-to guide and
begin practicing this essential skill. Remember, you only have to be 10%
smarter than the tool to get it to work.
2. Simulate a grid-down scenario in your home and practice what
life will be like without the modern conveniences we are dependent on today.
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