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If crisis hit your town, would you be ready? Drought is causing food prices to rise and food shortages everywhere. Tornadoes have been increasing in numbers and the intensity of the storms are worsening. Hurricanes are becoming common news? What if you lost your job or became sick and could not work? Would you be ready? Do you know how to prepare for such an event as these.

Our first line of defense is to pray against such catastrophic losses, but sometimes they still happen. The best thing we can do is prepare for our immediate household and then seek the Lord for further direction. At minimum you should prepare for 3 days food & water....but if you watch the news and see the devastation these events cause, you will find yourself wanting to store even up to 3 months. Check out the information at the end of this post for a good start.

A good friend of mine wrote this blog and with permission am posting for you to see.

People Get Ready!

By Joni Ames

Many warnings coming in the spirit that there is come serious stuff evidently about to go down. I personally and honestly do not know "what," but have felt for some time that it is just plain wise to get into a state of "readiness." I personally do not have a sense of timing, but there are many sources saying that it is important to be ready and in place before September. Many saying that there are things in place to bring in martial law, in which case no one would not be able to travel between states. So very important to be where we are supposed to be. I realize that and am concerned every time I go out on the road. But I have to do what God has called me to do. And to trust Him to take care of me no matter where I am as I carry His messages to those He sends me to. And to be at home in WV if/when I'm supposed to be.

So many of you have also sent me emails about dreams and feelings that you've had about this. So that has been confirmation to me to know it isn't just me.

One thing I've had an increased trepidation about is that the New Madrid is possibly being overloaded with all the rain and may thus blow. Which would rock and be felt throughout our entire nation, because it would be about a 9.5 or higher. Extremely important to be nowhere near it. But with that magnitude, would be felt throughout the entire nation. In which case, would also cause other fault lines to rock, as well as possibly affect a few nuclear power plants, power grids, etc.

Another thing is, I know in my "knower" that the powers that be are going to do their level best to crash the US dollar, and it could be soon.

All of that to say, have felt that I am preparing the extra trailer behind mine "for such a time as this." I need to get the beds and things from Kentucky this weekend. Please pray for me that the rest of the provision to do that come in. Also important to stock up big time with food, water, and whatever other preparations one can make. I personally do not have bunches of $$$ to do any of this. I live on faith from meeting to meeting. But I have a vision for the importance of doing whatever each of us can possibly do.

People get ready, there's a train a comin'!

Listen, NO FEAR! God is greater than anything! But wisdom is necessary. Preparing will allow us to be ready and there be no need for fear. The Word tells us that even the ant is smart enough to be prepared.

Prepare for what? Hurricanes, tornados, financial crisis, quakes, biological stuff, atomic warfare, power grid failures, or "whatever" it is that arises. Even a job loss and the resulting needs.

Listen, it's just about being smart enough to be ready for "whatever" is ahead. With so many warnings even from Red Cross and Homeland Security and all of the agencies, we need to realize that being prepared for the unknown is just the right and smart thing to do.

Therefore, I am again sending out some of the info (below) that I have sent before. Just do what you can, as you can. Then, having done all, we stand.

I ask for your prayers for anointing, safety, good health, finances, and travel as I head out on the road soon to the Midwest. If you are "in the path of my travels" and would like me to minister at your place, contact me asap at JoniAmes@aol.com. You can check out my calendar on website below.

Thank you for your love, prayers, and friendship! God bless!

Much Love In Him,

Joni Ames

Feel free to visit her website at www.joniames.com for lots of good information and also how you can bless her ministry financially!

HELP!!!!

MY PHONE CRASHED & I LOST ALL MY PHONE CONTACTS. Would you please please email me your contact information! Pretty please!!

About us:

Ministry -

Ken and I love to pray for folks who need a touch from the Lord - with words of encouragement, words of knowledge and a healing touch. If you are someone in need, please let us know. We also have a passion to activate and influence believers to walk in radical obedience to a fun and wonderful God! There is just nothing like it!

If you are interested in Ken and I coming to minister to you, your small group or church, or go on a "treasurehunt" with us, please give us a call or email. We would be delighted to!

Prayer requests:

Please continue to pray for Michele's improvement in health, especially mental & physical energy. She is boldy declaring God's Truth and know that He will bring her into complete healing in her body.

Pray for clarity and timing on a few mission trips we are being led to. (Health has to improve)

God is our Jehovah-Jireh... and He has called us to a journey of faith for provision, in this season. It is truly by your faithfulness and obedience to the Holy Spirit's prompting that our needs are being met. Thank YOU. Please pray for us as it is a difficult walk - teaching us a much deeper trust.

Business -

Our LLC is official - Want InSight Chaplain Services. God has brought us a business coach to help us and we are excited to see how that goes. We still have many things that need to be done, logo design, website, etc.... waiting on God to provide the resources.

In the meantime, would you please help us? Do you know of an employer who often experiences high absenteeism due to the employees having personal issues? Or maybe has little employee engagement due to struggles on or off the job? We can help with that.

We are looking for companies who truly care about their employees and want to offer a business enrichment program that can increase productivity, improve employee and employer morale and provide a safe and emotionally health work environment. If you know of someone who may be interested, would you be willing to give us an introduction? We are determined and blessed to have this opportunity to create a cultural change in the workplace!

If you have been blessed by this ministry or feel led to support what we are doing financially, below are a few options. Your generosity and your prayer support is greatly appreciated and needed as we continue to walk in faith and God's calling.

"When you see a need try to meet it. Indifference makes an excuse, but love finds a way." Joyce Meyer

God Bless YOU -

Ken & Michele Cole

http://www.wantinsight.com

michele@wantinsight.com, ken@wantinsight.com

1. https://www.hhmin.org/make_donation_projects.php, select Ministry Projects, then use drop down box Ken & Michele Cole - Want InSight?
2. Or you can donate through my medical account, select Medical Projects, then Michele Cole.

(any donations made through HH is anonymous..so if you want us to know, please let us know).
3. You can donate through our Donor Fund at National Christian Foundation:

UPCOMING EVENTS:

If you are interested in attending, please email me at michele@wantinsight.com. Space is limited.

July 31 - Tom Stamman - Impact International Ministries - Teaching & Prophetic! This guy is hilarious but yet delivers a powerful message from the Lord. He has a strong prophetic gifting and will minister to many! www.tomstamman.com. You won't want to miss!

August 23rd & 26th - Joni Ames - will be returning. We are in process of getting her schedule completed here. If you are interested in hosting her or coming to one of her meetings, please let me know.

September 25 - Bob Sorge - will be coming again! We are always so blessed by the timely teaching the Lord gives him to share with us. He of course will have his books, cds and dvds available!

October 8 - Danny Daniels - will be coming! Danny Daniels is an internationally known songwriter, worship leader & educator. Over the last thirty years he has had over 100 songs published & recorded by Maranatha! Music, Vineyard Music, Sony Music, TIME/LIFE and many more. He most recently contributed a song to Jeremy Camp's Billboard #2 Top Contemporary Christian album, "Carried Me: The Worship Project".

October 19 - Mark & Debbie Hendrickson - Dwelling Place Ministries is returning. Their worship and prophetic ministry permeates God's love! Author of Supernatural Provision

TBD (oct or Dec?)- Joey & Destiny Letourneau, M.A.R.K. 10:14 Family/Heavenly Hope Ministries

April 10, 2014 - Tom Stamman - Impact International Ministries - Teaching & Prophetic

Emergency Preparedness Info

Emergency Preparedness info from MorningStar as well as information I, Michele, have compiled!

We recommend that you create an Emergency Preparedness plan for your household, which will be unique to your family and include many of the things discussed below. At the end of this document are several links to important web sites where you can learn more in depth about what we have included and there are step-by-step plans and check lists to use.

By using the term Emergency Preparedness, we are talking about being prepared for various kinds of situations, to include: Tornadoes, earthquakes, hurricanes, explosions, terrorist attacks, flooding, snow, sleet or freezing rain, power outages and pandemics. With the “Avian” or “Bird Flu” pandemic concern, we also have to take into consideration that the government may institute quarantines around the country to control the spread of the Bird Flu.

The old rule of thumb was to have a three day supply of necessities for emergencies. However, in light of recent concerns, the new rule of thumb is to have at least 3 weeks of necessities on hand. Experts are estimating that quarantine for the Bird Flu may be as long as 8 weeks. Imagine 8 weeks without leaving your home and consider what you might need during that length of time.

Note: Each family is different due to size, illnesses, or special needs. The following is going to be a general list and you can add or delete as required. This is simply meant to get you thinking and planning.

We want to start with the number one necessity for every individual and family – water.

WATER

Other than air, water is the most important substance that your body requires for survival. The average person can only live 3 days without drinking water. If your power is taken off line, or the municipal water source is contaminated, you will not be able to turn on your faucet and use clean water. There may not be any water at all. (Aldi Stores carries cases of water for $2.29-2.79) Best price!

Here are six different suggestions to help prepare for this:

1) Using the rule of thumb of 1 gallon of water per person per day (for drinking, washing, cooking), store enough bottled water (ZAO would be a good choice - smile) for three weeks. Keep in mind that you may need more in the middle of summer and if air conditioners are inoperable.

2) If you have enough forewarning about an emergency, clean out your bathtub with Clorox, make sure the stopper doesn’t leak and fill your tub with water. This water can be used for cooking, flushing toilets, bathing, or drinking water for your pets.

3) Purchase new 30 or 55 gallon “food grade” plastic barrels and fill them with tap water and a “water preserver” that will keep water fresh for 5 years (can find on-line at several places). Remember to purchase a hand pump to pump water out into smaller containers. (I have purchased these new barrels at a local Winston-Salem company called “Marco Container” for $30 and hand pumps on-line for about $15).

4) Buy a pump filter. There are several great types that hikers use that allow you to filter some nasty germs and make the water pure. Check your local outdoors shops or on-line camping sites (e.g., “REI.com,” “Campmor.com,” etc.) The purifier that that Don and I recommend (which is not the pump type) is the “MSR MIOX.” This is a very small (pen size) unit that requires a small cap full of water with a pinch of salt and then you push the button and it sends an electric charge through the mixture causing it to kill all of the bad germs in unclean water. The cost of this is around $95 and can be found at most outdoor shops or on-line.

5) You can boil water. This is ok for washing or food preparation, but it may not help the taste of the water. I boiled my water for two years while living oversees and it is time consuming and requires a lot of energy which may not be available.

6) Chlorine Bleach. Adding 16 drops (1/8 of a teaspoon) of unscented, color safe bleach per gallon of water can disinfect water, but may not kill all germs and bacteria like the MIOX does.

My suggestion is to use a variety of the above ideas to be ready for your family.

POWER and HEAT

If your power is taken off line, you may need to have a backup plan in order to cope with no lights at night, and with no power to cook with or store refrigerated food. Having no power means no hot water, no cooking (unless you have a gas cook top), no tv, washer, dryer, refrigerator, freezer, etc.

People tend to panic fairly quickly when there is no power, which is one thing we are trying to avoid.

Here are some suggestions to help with power and heat:

1) You may want to consider purchasing a generator, although this can be expensive. You can purchase a smaller generator to operate your refrigerator, stove and some lights for around $500. Or, you could purchase a generator that runs your entire home automatically in the event of loss of power. These larger generators may cost up to $6,000 to have installed (depending on the size of your home). If you have a generator, be sure to keep the exhaust from entering your home. Generators must be placed OUTSIDE with good ventilation. Also keep in mind that natural gas availability could be disrupted, so you may want to consider getting a generator that operates on propane and purchase/rent a large propane tank outside of your home.

2) If you do not purchase a generator, you may want to consider buying a propane camping stove for cooking and warming water. This is not expensive, but you will need to have several canisters of propane on hand (most of these stoves have to be used OUTSIDE, but some can be used indoors as well – do not use indoors, unless product specifically says you can).

3) You may also want to consider cooking with a Dutch oven and charcoal. There are several books on recipes using this oven.

4) If you have an outdoor grill, you can cook using this, although keep in mind you have to be OUTSIDE to use this.

5) You may want to consider having a wood burning stove or fireplace insert installed in your home. This can provide an alternate source of heat if power is out and also a cooking surface for your home. Keep in mind to have a lot of wood available.

LIGHT

If your power is taken off line, you may need to have a backup plan in order to cope with no lights at night.

1) A generator would provide you with lights.

2) Have enough flashlights for your family. One per person is suggested. Also have back up batteries. Make sure you get good heavy-duty quality lights.

a. You may want a battery operated spot-light also.

b. For under $20 you can purchase “wind-up” flashlights that do not require batteries or flashlights that recharge by shaking or winding.

c. L.E.D. flashlights are good options as their bulbs last a long time.

Note: Do not buy cheap rechargeable flashlights from dollar stores.

3) Candles.

4) Kerosene, oil, or propane lamps.

SANITATION

This is one area that a lot of people tend to forget. If you have no electric power, your bathrooms will probably not work for long, particularly if coupled with loss of clean water.

If you don’t want to be forced outside with a shovel, you may want to consider purchasing a portable commode. Walmart or Sears carries these and they work well. It has a double tank – one for clean water to flush and another for the waste. You can use chemicals to help with odor. You will also need to have some special, inexpensive toilet paper that dissolves. The top of the line commodes are about $99 and can be found for much less.

COMMUNICATION

During many types of emergencies, internet, home and cell phones may not be operational. We are working on a communication plan for our fellowship where we can communicate with one another during these type of emergencies. However, you may want to consider these as well:

1) Purchasing walkie-talkies that you can buy from many different places. Some require FCC licenses, while others do not. I would try to find the kind that has the longest range without purchasing a license.

2) CB Radios, Trunk Radios or Short Wave radios are also a good option for two-way communication.

3) Emergency Radio: Along with having two-way communication, it will probably be vital to be able to stay informed with current weather, safety concerns or government warnings through the local authorities. Purchasing a radio is a good idea. You can purchase a good “wind-up” or “solar” powered radio that carries a variety of NOAA, FM and AM stations for around $50. Some models even have a cigarette adapter that will run other electronic equipment.

4) Family Emergency Plan: From “Ready.gov.”

FOOD SUPPLIES

To plan for 3 weeks of food for your family (plus two others), you will want to purchase food that does not require refrigeration and must be storable for the longest time possible.

There are numerous ways in which you can plan for food storage, to include MRE’s (Military rations which are very good and don’t require water), dry-food (that requires water or oil, or both) and canned food (which may not have as long of a shelf life). There are many on-line sites that sell dried food and packages for families that are very cost effective. “Mountain House” is a good brand of dried-food and there are many others such as “Pleasant Hill Grain” which ship in bulk (even up to a 1 year supply).

Here are some examples of the type of food you may want to have stored:

Powdered milk Dried Fruit

Potatoes
Dry Crackers

Peanut Butter
Soups

Jelly
Vitamins

Salt & Pepper (spices) Instant Coffee and Tea

White Rice Bouillon cubes

Bottled drinks Caned hams (no refrigeration)

Spam (helped get our forefathers through the depression and WWII)

(IF you get beans & rice - remember extra water)

FIRST AID KIT - BE SURE YOU HAVE PLENTY OF YOUR PRESCRIPTIONS!!

Home First Aid Kits are fairly simple, however, you will need to customize them to your families needs. Keep in mind that you may have special medicine that is required (e.g., if allergic to aspirin, etc.).

Suggestions for First Aid Kit:

First Aid Book (a good book that give a lot of information)

Assorted Band Aids with different sizes

Triple Antibiotics ointment

Alcohol (for cleaning, sterilizing)

Cotton balls or Q-tips

Hydrogen Peroxide

Gauge Pads – assorted sizes

Medical tape

Bactine – will not burn

Merthiolate, iodine, etc.

Tums or Rolaids

Personal Doctors prescriptions

Eye Drops

Benadryl

Cough medicine

Soap

Latex gloves

Option: Dental first aid kit

Scissors

Extra Blankets or Emergency blankets

Hand sanitizer

Tweezers

Thermometer

Magnifying glass

Hand Cream (lotion)

Aspirin or Tylenol or Ibuprofen

GAMES

If you are home without power, the kids will get board quickly. If you go by the Boy or Girl Scouts, they have some great books that are free with great ideas. These books include games that you can make with house-hold items.

Another way to help the time pass is with some cards, battery operated radios and televisions, and cd players with stories for children. Magazines are also great to cut up with scissors, or you can make puppets, have a puppet show, etc.

MISC

Depending on the emergency, I would also suggest the following items be included in your emergency kit:

Water proof matches or lighter

N-95 rated respirators (adult and child sizes in case of bird flu)

Tent and sleeping bags (if flooded out or have to leave home)

Emergency kits for each of your automobiles with basic necessities

Extra batteries in various sizes

Pens, pencil and paper

Hygiene items for men and women

Toilet paper (several rolls)

Dish soap & dish towels

Basic tools, knife

Cash (Just in case ATM’s or Banks are unavailable)

Moist towelettes

Local Map

Can opener

Garbage bags

SITES & Resources

Some of the resources that I have personally used to purchase water filters, respirators, food, water pumps, etc., and have had good success, are:

Nitro-pak.com

REI.com

Campmor.com

Pleasanthillgrain.com

Book: “The official urban and wilderness survival manual” by Robert Pelton

LINKS to Emergency Preparedness Information

As you prepare your home emergency kit, please look at the following sites. Some of these sites have step-by-step plans and information that you can add to what we have provided above:

READY.gov (Very helpful site from Dept. of Homeland Security. Click on “Ready America,” to view various information on making a plan, preparing a kit, etc.)

FEMA.gov (Click on “Plan Ahead” button, then scroll down to information under “protect your family”)

AvianFlu.gov (Gives all kinds of information regarding bird flu)

SECURITY

Keep in mind that during disasters or pandemics, things are not normal and good people do not react normally. The bad people get even worse and the Law Enforcement people are either not available or very thin on coverage (as we saw with Katrina). Normally these emergency personnel are dealing with the same problems that you are with their families. It may be up to you (and the Lord) for your security either for a short or a long period of time. There are answers and ways that you can help protect your family.

First, it does help to have an alarm system in your home. A monitored system will bring help in most cases. If there is no power, the alarm system has battery backup, and if there is no phone service, your system may be equipped with a cell connection. If no cell connection, at least the Siren will alert others.

You can control your doors where no one can obtain entry. Don will share this information with our fellowship in the coming months. Keep in mind that 85% of burglaries are through the doors. You can also pin your windows open and still get air but the crook will have more difficulty gaining entry. There are also several inexpensive ways to alert you if someone tries to enter. If entry is gained there are several options other than deadly force.

A dark home has a way of inviting the wrong people. One way to keep them outside is to pin your windows. Using tomato sticks, not dowels, that are round but the square ones can help. Cut the stick approximately one eighth of an inch longer than the window top part and wedge it into the side. This is an inexpensive way to keep your windows from being forced open. There is also a door jam that you can buy from your hardware store for $20 and it prevents your door from being opened until you wish to exit.

Written by Donald W Parnell and Matt Peterson. Feel free to make copies.

Donald W Parnell CLI CFE

Director of Security

Sentry Watch, Inc.

1-800-632-4961

Rev 12-07

Here is stuff on the bird flu. check it out.

http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/en/index.html

http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/individual/index.html

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