EDISON, N.J. (BP) -- College students will have their second opportunity
in as many years to use their holiday breaks to minister to disaster
survivors in the Northeast as the North American Mission Board is
coordinating their deployment to respond in the wake of Hurricane Sandy
in New York and New Jersey.
"The opportunities for short-term
mobilization will be ongoing because the need is so great," said Susan
Peugh, a NAMB staff member who coordinates volunteer opportunities and
helped pull the initiative together.
"It is great to see this
partnership come together to assist the people affected by Sandy. We
know students want to help and [we] have seen the excellent ministry
they have provided in the past. The opportunities to serve here will be
life-changing," Peugh said.
The first wave of students, expected
Dec. 7, will lodge at Staten Island's Arlington Warehouse and will pay
for the privilege. A $15 registration fee and a $15 per-night fee will
help reduce logistical expenses, such as insurance, identification
badges and lodging.
The students will work with trained Southern
Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers, primarily assisting residents
affected by Sandy to clean up their properties.
Students will be
required to view a SBDR training video prior to traveling to New York.
They will receive additional onsite training specific to their
assignments. More than 350 students assisted in SBDR clean up ministry
last year in response to Hurricane Irene.
Campus student directors and college students interested in ministry opportunities in the area may register at regonline.com/collegiatedr
(use code "collegiatedr"). A mobilization coordinator will contact
those expressing interest to connect them with ministry opportunities.
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