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Dear , Virginia Baptists' Disaster Relief ministries request your prayers and concern as we respond, or prepare to respond, to several tropical weather systems.  We encourage you to share this information and these prayer concerns with your church. Please pray for God's provision, protection, and peace for all who may find themselves in harm's way, for all first responders who endanger themselves to make others safe, and for all Disaster Relief responders who serve to meet the basic needs of victims. Tropical Storm Hanna VBMB Disaster Relief has been in communication with our partners in the Norfolk Area Baptist Association, the Virginia Department of Emergency Management, and Virginia VOAD (Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster) to identify potential areas of impact and to prepare response plans. If Hanna brings high winds and tree damage, Disaster Relief Recovery Chain Saw Units may be activated.  If this storm is primarily a rain event resulting in flooding, the flood waters must recede before assessments can be accomplished and Recovery Units deployed.  Two Disaster Relief Feeding Units are also available for duty in response to Hanna, and other units can be requested from neighboring states, if needed. For more the latest information, visit our Hanna webpage. Hurricane Gustav In response to Hurricane Gustav, a VBMB Disaster Relief Mass Feeding Unit is now in service in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  Today, Feeding Unit volunteers are preparing 5000 hot meals to be delivered in the community.  The meal count will probably increase, maybe double, for the next few days. Clean Up Recovery volunteers are cutting trees and removing debris.  Crisis Care Chaplains are making visits, seeking to address the emotional and spiritual needs of the storm's victims. For more detailed information, visit our Gustav webpage. For More Information For the latest updates on Virginia Baptist Disaster Relief ministries, visit the Virginia Baptist Disaster Relief website.  Information regarding Hanna may be monitored on the National Hurricane Center or Weather Channel websites. To Contribute to Disaster Relief The Virginia Baptist Mission Board is accepting monetary donations for disaster relief.  Donate online with our secure shopping cart.  Or make checks payable to "Virginia Baptist Mission Board" (with "Disaster Relief" on the memo line) and send them to: Disaster Relief Virginia Baptist Resource Center 2828 Emerywood Parkway Richmond, VA 23294