Prayer Breakfast
0700 at BJ’s Restaurant
Hamilton Montana
Oh Father,
God of power unconquerable and light unquenchable look with favor upon your
servant. By the power of your Spirit at work within, transform and make
fruitful my life and ministry. In Jesus Christ’s name we pray. Amen.
1. Opening - Round the Table
Individual Prayers
2. Morning Psalm: 40
3. Breakfast Reading: Ephesians
6:10-17
4. Breakfast is served
5. Breakfast Discussion Topics:
a.
News around the valley
b.
Week 7 of 52 weeks of preparation by Tess Pennington
c. “Doin’ Time”
6. Closing - Round the Table
Individual Prayers
7. Benediction
Be
filled with hope, joy, and peace by the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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Week 7 of 52: Basic Home Security
Everyone wants to believe
that they are safe and sound when they latch the windows and lock the doors. We
even experience an added security boost when we live in an expensive
neighborhood, a home with a security system, and an active neighborhood watch program.
Today, we would all love to have Gladys Kravitz (Bewitched) as our next door
neighbor. In reality, security gadgets can protect the outside of your home,
but it’s meaningless if you cannot protect what’s inside. People can still be
mugged, burglarized, and attacked simply by opening the door to a stranger or
by leaving vulnerable areas of their home exposed. I’m going to ask you a
question. Have you ever placed a key under a mat? I ask this because we all
have placed the spare key under the mat at one time, and the burglars know that
trick. It is not my intention to promote fear, but to awaken you to potential
hazards. You want to make breaking into your home difficult.
Designing a home defense
system that includes multiple security layers is a proactive way to protect
your home, family, and belongings. Security layers are preventative measures
that will advertise to intruders that they should avoid your home altogether.
The more layers you have in and around your home, the less likely a criminal is
going to choose your home as his/her next “job.”
Layer 1: The Outside Layer.
This layer comprises the outer perimeter of your home, the landscaping, and
security features (e.g., flood lights, motion detectors, gates, doors, locks).
Installing preventative measures around your home will advertise to anyone
staking out your neighborhood that you mean business. Walk around your home and
distinguish where the vulnerable areas are. Making some minor adjustments to
the outside of the home can help secure it from the outside-in. By planting
thorn-bearing plants, bushes and trees around the vulnerable and exposed areas
of the home can help secure the property. One of the most vulnerable areas of
your outside perimeter are the windows. One heavy lawn chair can easily be
tossed into a window, thus shattering it and creating an easy entry. Investing
in shatter proof window film may be a solution to this potential problem.
Layer 2: The Inside Layer.
This layer comprises the inside of your home. Taking some small preventative
measures (e.g., home alarm system, web cams, emergency protocols, and emergency
phone numbers) can help secure the inner sanctity of your home. A person who is
prepared for a burglar or home invader is well-equipped with knowledge of their
home’s security features, how to get additional family members to safety, and,
as a last resort, how to use a weapon. Teaching family members what a home
invasion is and the emergency protocols associated with this will help each
family member understand what to do if this situation occurs.
Layer 3: The Personal Layer.
This layer is the most critical because it is based around all of the
protocols, defense training, and emergency plans you have already established.
The personal layer is the only layer that you can take into the outside world.
When you are walking and someone tries to mug you, you will use your defense
training and emergency protocols to deal with the attacker(s). Recently, there
have been news reports about mob attacks at stores and on some personal property.
Perhaps if the store owners had utilized all of the protective layers the
outcomes would have ended differently.
Consider installing a safe
room. A safe room is a great starting point for preparing a personal layer. In
addition, it may be the last effort to defend yourself and your family.
Although it is a personal preference to have a gun in the home, having multiple
techniques of defending yourself would be prudent. Learning self‑defense to incapacitate your attacker or
attackers through rapid response
techniques would a great course for the entire family to take. There are many
different forms of self‑defense courses available: Krav Maga and Wing Chun are two popular
courses. In addition to using your body as a weapon, there are other weapons
that can be used to defend yourself, such
as the following:
Pepper spray
Fire extinguisher
Hot coffee
Lamps
Metal baseball bat
Salt in the eyes
Butcher knife
Preps to buy:
Your security items should
fit your personal choices and budget. Therefore, I will not make any suggested
preps. I do hope that you will make some suggested improvements to your already
existing home security. With the increase in crime, jobless rates, and
increased food prices, home break-ins are likely to be on the rise. At the very
minimum, you could buy these low cost items:
Window alarm systems.
Combination or key locks for
the backyard fences.
Infrared (IR) floodlights to
illuminate the property (These can be motion-sensor activated).
Ensure that your doors and
locks are reinforced.
To read more information on
different types of security features and locks, here is some suggested
material:
Home Security: Securing the
Doors
Home Security: Securing the
Windows
Action Items:
1. Create an emergency
protocol and discuss it with your family members. Be sure to include a list of
emergency phone numbers and escape routes.
2. Create a safe room where
family members can retreat to if there is a break in. Ensure that the safe room
has a phone line, and if you have a gun in the home, ensure the gun is in the
room. Please make sure that the gun is locked and put away so small children do
not have access to it.
3. Install some outer
preventive layers such as the following:
Ensure your doors are strong.
(A hollow-core metal or solid wood door is best.)
If your doors are comprised
of glass, install a double cylinder lock to reinforce the strength.
Install 1-inch deadbolt locks
on all exterior doors.
Install locks on the back
fences.
Infrared (IR) floodlights to
illuminate the property (These can be motion-sensor activated).
Put a peep hole in the door.
4. Install some inner
preventative layers such as the following:
Burglar-proof your glass
patio doors by setting a pipe or metal bar in the middle bottom track of the
door slide. The pipe should be the same length as the track.
Put an anti-lift device in
your windows.
Add an intrusion detection
system.
Position hidden web cams
strategically throughout your home. Place the computer that is monitoring the
locations in a hidden spot so the criminals cannot walk off with it.
Sign family members up for a
self-defense course.
If you have a gun, go to gun
range. The only way you will be an accurate shot is if you practice on a
regular basis.
