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Sunday, August 14, 2016
Christian Veterans of the Bitterroot 15 August, 2016
Prayer Breakfast: Jesus is the Way
0700 at BJ’s Restaurant
Hamilton Montana
Oh Father,
as you have sent Jesus to be for us light and truth, send now your spirit upon
us to grant us grace and strength to follow in his footsteps this day. In Jesus
Christ’s name we pray. Amen.
1. Opening - Round the Table
Individual Prayers
2. Morning Psalm: 18
3. Breakfast Reading: Luke 5:27-39
4. Breakfast is served
5. Breakfast Discussion Topics:
a.
News around the valley
b.
Prayer Vigil for Healing - AAR
c.
Week 26 of 52 weeks of preparation by Tess Pennington
6. Closing - Round the Table
Individual Prayers
7. Benediction
You
have been reminded that Jesus Christ is your Lord and that you are God’s
servant. You are loved; you are forgiven; you are empowered and now you are
sent to live as God’s faithful one. Amen.
Upcoming Events:
0700,
22 Aug 2016 – Christian Veterans of the Bitterroot Prayer Breakfast
0700, 29 Aug
2016 – Christian Veterans of the Bitterroot Prayer Breakfast
0700,
5 Sep 2016 – Christian Veterans of the Bitterroot Prayer Breakfast
0700, 12 Sep
2016 – Christian Veterans of the Bitterroot Prayer Breakfast
0700, 19 Sep
2016 – Christian Veterans of the Bitterroot Prayer Breakfast
0700, 26 Sep
2016 – Christian Veterans of the Bitterroot Prayer Breakfast
0645, 15
April 2017 – March for Jesus Christ
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Week 26 of 52:
Emergency Sanitation Preparedness (List 2)
In 2010, after a devastating earthquake leveled Haiti, people all
over the world wanted to help. Despite all of the aid pouring in, the
reconstruction process was put on hold in order to deal with a cholera
outbreak, an illness spread from the contamination of food and water. This
epidemic was caused by open-defecation and could have been avoided if
individuals knew where and how to properly expel waste.
Ready for the shocker? It is a documented fact that more people
die after a disaster due to poor sanitation than from the disaster itself. You
can do everything right regarding emergency sanitation measures, but that will
in no way protect you from all those around you who did not. During times of
extended disasters, those that live in close proximity to one another will be
at the greatest risk for contracting illnesses from unsanitary conditions.
Teaming up with those around you to create a community led sanitation system
can assist in avoiding epidemics caused from unsanitary conditions. In this
case, the group as a whole takes full responsibility for its success and will
see fewer instances of illness.
Quite simply, wherever humans gather, their waste also
accumulates. This creates a perfect storm for E. coli and bacteria to invade
most of everything that you touch. Not to mention carrying the risk of
infectious disease, particularly to vulnerable groups such as the very young,
the elderly and people suffering from diseases that lower their resistance. Fly
infestations can also pose a problem for sanitation, and if waste is left out
in the open, then it will lead to the possibility of epidemics. The following
are a few examples of structures that can be built to maintain sanitation
during a longer-term disaster:
- Simple pit latrines are the easiest and cheapest way
to dispose of waste.
- Ventilated
latrine and an odorless earth closet that prevents fly infestations, are
also good choices. Learn more by clicking here.
- Decomposing
toilets are above ground latrines that are another option and once the
waste is decomposed, it can be used in the garden. Click here
for more information.
Ever hear of humanure?
Solid and liquid waste can be decomposed and composted to be used in the
garden. For more information on using liquid waste in the garden, click here.
Toilet paper is always a concern for emergency preparations,
however, there are alternatives and in a long-term scenario you will need to
begin thinking outside the box. Some off-gridders use rags and thoroughly wash
the soiled cloth for other uses. However, if you are opposed to this, other
alternatives are available and can be viewed here. And for the lovers of disposable toilet paper, you can
purchase larger quantities online at Amazon or at
online janitorial supply stores. According to Wikipedia, one American person
uses an average of 23.6 rolls of toilet paper per year. In a long term
disaster, toilet paper will be a hard to find luxury item and could be a great bartering item. I would like to add however, that stocking up
on thousands of rolls of toilet paper will take up a lot of space. So having
some on hand for extended emergencies is a good idea, however, for longer term
scenarios, you may need to get creative.
Because we are getting into more longer term preparedness items,
you want to find prep items that are are multi-functional in order be as
efficient as possible. Soap nuts are a great multipurpose prep item. They are
cheap, have many uses, and can be composted after use. Soap, both
antibacterial and regular, can also be purchased in bulk from your local dollar
store.
Preps To Buy:
- 2 weeks or
longer toilet paper
- Cat litter
- Bleach
- 5-gallon bucket
- Clothespins
- Laundry plunger (optional)
- Clothes wringer
- Wash boards (optional)
- 2 large storage
bins to do laundry
- Women’s sanitary needs
- Soap or a
multipurpose alternative (in bulk)
- Hand sanitizer
(in bulk)
- Mesh screening
to use for long term latrine
- Space bags to
store toilet paper
Action Items:
18.
Ensure that you have sanitary items for all members of the family,
including women, children and elderly.
19.
If you have not done so, create a sanitation kit for
the home.
20.
Print this Hesperian health guide on
sanitation and add it to your emergency manual.
Thursday, August 11, 2016
Prayer Vigil for Healing
“Acknowledge your faults one to another, and pray
one for another, that ye may be healed”
James 5:16, 1599 Geneva Bible
Corvallis,
MT – The
Christian Veterans of the Bitterroot are a group made up of followers of Jesus
Christ who have served in the military. If you are a believer in Jesus Christ
and a veteran, then you have a place in this group. Our motto is “give back
with love,” and our goal is to help fellow veterans, their families and the
local community through prayer and work. We want all Christians, particularly
veterans, to know that they are not alone and we and others are here to help
them.
As a group we are asking Christian men in the
Bitterroot Valley to join us for a “Prayer Vigil for Healing” starting at 8:50
pm, Friday, August 12 to 6:30 am, Saturday, August 13. We are asking men to
bring their prayer requests from their churches and prayer chains. Please join
us to pray for those who are sick, and for those who lost everything in the
recent fires. We are asking only for you to pray and fast.
The “Prayer Vigil for Healing” will start at 8:50
pm, Friday, August 12th just south of Sheafman Creek Road on the
west side of Highway 93. Watch for the signs. We will worship together, pray
together, pray individually, and take communion.
Please pray for those planning this great event.
For more information go to http://cvbitterroot.blogspot.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/military.bitterroot
or call Doug Mason 546-4244.
Sunday, August 7, 2016
Christian Veterans of the Bitterroot, 8 August, 2016
Prayer Breakfast: The Kingdom
Comes
0700 at BJ’s Restaurant
Hamilton Montana
Lord Jesus
Christ, hasten the day when all of your people may know the joy, peace, and
harmony of your kingdom. Grant unto me this day the power to live within your
kingdom. In Jesus Christ’s name we pray. Amen.
1. Opening - Round the Table
Individual Prayers
2. Morning Psalm: 145
3. Breakfast Reading: Hebrews
12:18-29
4. Breakfast is served
5. Breakfast Discussion Topics:
a.
News around the valley
b.
Prayer Vigil for Healing
1)
Men of the Bitterroot Valley
2)
Conduct a Prayer Vigil for Healing
3)
Sunset to Sunrise, starting on Friday, August 12th, 2016
4)
2 miles north of Woodside
5)
To come together to pray, take communion, and to ask God for healing of our
fellow man
b.
Week 25 of 52 weeks of preparation by Tess Pennington
6. Closing - Round the Table
Individual Prayers
7. Benediction
The
Lord bless you and keep you: the Lord make his face shine upon you, and be
gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace.
Amen. – Numbers 6:24-26
Upcoming Events:
0700,
8 Aug, 2016 – Christian Veterans of the Bitterroot Prayer Breakfast
2051, 12 Aug
2016 – Prayer Vigil for Healing starts
0633, 13 Aug
2016 – Prayer Vigil for Healing ends
0700, 15 Aug,
2016 – Christian Veterans of the Bitterroot Prayer Breakfast
0700, 22 Aug
2016 – Christian Veterans of the Bitterroot Prayer Breakfast
0700, 29 Aug
2016 – Christian Veterans of the Bitterroot Prayer Breakfast
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Week
25 of 52: Dental Preparedness (List 2)
In week 10, dental preparedness was introduced and preventative
dental health was stressed. This week we are taking our dental issues to
another level… a longer-term level. It is important to remember that your teeth
and gums are living body parts that respond to vitamins, minerals and fatty
acids just as your skin, hair, muscles and organs do. And we must do all that
we can do to keep them healthy. When teeth do not get the proper amounts ofvitamins and nutrition, their overall health diminishes. Did you know there
are foods that are
both nutritious as well as good for the teeth and gums? Having access to some
of these foods during a short or long-term emergency can be beneficial to your
health as well as to your teeth.
As previously discussed in week 10, preventative dental health is
the best type of oral care you can give your teeth and gums. Schedule regular
check ups with your dentist to keep your oral health up to par. After all, we
don’t want to be dealing with any existing dental problems during a long-term
emergency. Having supplies and knowledge on natural alternatives to turn to
during longer term emergencies will help keep you thriving.
When we think about being in a long-term emergency, the thought of
having dental issues on top of everything else is a nightmare in itself. Since
our goal is to create an all-encompassing preparedness supply, knowing what the
most likely scenarios are and planning for them is better than going into a
situation blindly. In the case of dental emergencies, the most common types of dental emergencies to prepare for are:
- Toothache
- Swollen jaw
- Dental injuries
- Prolonged
bleeding after an extraction
- Painful jaw
- Painful
erupting tooth
- Cold Sores,
Canker Sores, Fever Blisters
Most of these issues can be eradicated through preventative
maintenance, so I’ll stress again: Keep your teeth healthy. When there is an
emergency, however, dentist appointments are hard to come by. So, we will learn
some alternative approaches to keep our teeth and gums in top shape. When the
toothpaste and toothbrushes run out of your disaster supplies, look for these
dental alternatives in your emergency supplies:
- Salt
- Baking soda
- Essential oils
- Hydrogen
Peroxide
- Water
These items are multi-purpose, inexpensive and can keep your teeth
and gums very healthy during a long-term disaster. For more detailed
information including recipes for dental pastes and rinses, click here. Also, if you plan to have any elderly family
members staying with you during a short or long-term disaster, do not forget to
anticipate their dental needs.
Having some dental supplies to rely on during short-or long-term
emergencies would be opportunistic to say the least. Your emergency dental
supplies should be all encompassing with regards to multiple dental emergency
resources, first aid supplies, vitamins, pain relief, anti-inflammatory needs
and antibiotics.
Preps To Buy:
- Salt (in
quantity)
- Baking Soda (in
quantity)
- Essential oils
(in quantity) such as clove oil, cinnamon oil, or 4 thieves oil
- Hydrogen
peroxide
- Toothpaste (in
quantity)
- Soft bristled
toothbrush (in quantity)
- Dental floss
(in quantity)
- Toothpicks (the
rounded end type)
- Mouth rinse
- Tweezers
- Instant hot and
cold packs (in quantity)
- Dental wax (to
place over sensitive areas)
- Dentemp
- Cotton balls
(in quantity)
- Gauze pads (in
quantity)
- Black teabags
(tannic acid in tea is a natural blood clotting agent)
- Activated charcoal
- Suture kit
- Vitamins
- Additional
dental resources
- Dental tool assortment
- Monofilament or
suture “thread”
- Suture needles
- Celox or
quikclot
- Antibiotics
- Ibuprofen or
pain reliever
- Rubbing alcohol
to sterilize dental tools
Action Items:
40.
If you haven’t done so, get a check up with your dentist.
- Begin stocking up on vitamins that can help dental health.
- Click here to
download a PDF version of “When There Is No Dentist” by Murray Dickson.
Then begin studying this resource to familiarize yourself with how to
provide care.
- Start changing some bad eating habits (i.e.,
eliminating sugars, sodas, honey and molasses and junk food from the
diet). If you do eat or drink any sugary items, make a habit of brushing
your teeth within 30 minutes to remove any sugars left on your teeth.
This can significantly reduce cavities.
- Get in the habit of flossing.
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