APPLICATION for Feb 25- Mar3 2007 TRIP to GULFPORT

South Shore Baptist ChurchApplication to
Join the Short-Term Disaster Relief Team
Today’s Date:
Destination: Gulfport, MS — Feb. 25-Mar. 3, 2007
Last Name:
First Name:
Date of Birth:
Home Address:
e-mail Address: ____________________
Cell Phone: _______________________
Home Phone:
Work Phone:
Marital Status: _____Citizenship: _____ Passport No. N/A Single/Married/Widowed/Divorced
Have you received Christ as your Lord and Savior? Y/N
Your Church____________________________ Pastor____________________tel.____________
How are you involved? ____________________________________________________
Have you gone on a mission/service trip before? Y/N
Where?
For how long? With whom:
What did you do on that trip?
Describe briefly your previous experience:


What do you hope to accomplish on this trip?

Please check the following that apply to you:
 Can lead in a worship service Can lead in a Bible study Can deliver a sermon Can lecture on public health issues Can lecture on personal health issues Skilled aviation mechanics Skilled automotive mechanics Skilled carpenter Skilled electrician Am a medical doctor (specialty) Am a nurse practitioner Am a medical lab technician  Can sing a solo Can lead in group singing Can play a musical instrument (name) Can do a puppet show Can do a magic show Proficient in Accounting practice Proficient in Word Processing Skilled mason Skilled in HVAC Skilled plumber Am a registered nurse Am a practical nurse
Please describe any other skill/ability that may be an asset to this service trip:
Please describe your general health condition:
Please list any prescription medicine you are taking:
If you had any of the following, please give the date and describe briefly the results:
Angina:
Heart Attack or Heart Surgery:
Hepatitis:
HIV/AIDS:
Hypertension:
Stroke:
Your Blood Type: Are you Diabetic? Y/N
Do you have high Blood Pressure? Y/N
Please list any known allergies:
Please list any diet restrictions:
Other condition(s) that concerns you:
Name of your personal physician: Telephone No.
Name/Phone # of person to notify in case of Emergency:
Relationship: Telephone No
Are you able to finance this trip yourself? Yes/No
If not, what is the amount of financial assistance you are looking for?
Please describe any other concern/idea you may have regarding this mission trip:

I understand this is a church-based disaster relief service project. If chosen to participate I will act for the entire time in a manner that honors the name of Christ and of his churches. I acknowledge the decision of the Disaster Relief Task Force to be final. If accepted, I will attend all the orientation sessions and will cheerfully give up my privileges which I normally enjoy at home, and will do whatever is necessary to accommodate the people and situations I am placed in. Furthermore, I will abide by the decisions of the trip leader and and/or the on-site trip hosts.

Signed

Date

For use by the Disaster Relief Task Force:
Action:
Date

YOU TOO CAN HELP !!!

A year has passed, but the NEEDS remain.

NEEDED - Those who will GO to SERVE ... (this OCTOBER)
and ... those who will serve, those who go ! (NOW !!!)


THERE REALLY IS A GOOD NEWS STORY:
Neighbors, friends, co-workers and just folks who care,
are teaming up to continue to make a difference along the Gulf Coast.
YOU TOO can help make a difference.
JOIN US ... we know you will be blessed !

TRADE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Calling on HVAC Installers
Plumbers and
Electricians
Would you join with the Operation Rebound team providing a week of your professional skills and experience to help us install the HVAC ( Air conditioning system and Heat Pump) Electrical Service and inside rough as well as Plumbing for two single story double bath homes??

Where: Gulfport, Mississippi

Who are we you ask?
Operation Rebound is a faith based effort begun by South Shore Baptist Church
of Hingham and quickly joined by other local churches (4), businesses and neighbors as our joint response to the devastating impact of Hurricane Katrina. You may have read articles about Operation Rebound; last February volunteers of Operation Rebound got together at the former Naval Base in South Weymouth to prefab the wall frames to 5 single story homes. When finished those walls were then transported down to the Gulf Coast by truck.

A few weeks later in March two homes were constructed by 45 Operation Rebound volunteers and in April another home by 30 volunteers. Each of us saw first hand some of the devastation the hurricane has wrecked on Louisiana and Mississippi. We saw what the locals in the area are describing as Mississippi’s “Ground Zero.” We saw the effects of a 30 foot wall of water traveling inland at high speed. It has left as an aftermath that will take years to rebuild.

The goal of rebuilding Katrina’s Ground Zero South is a monumental task that no government can possible achieve alone. Nor can the people from the region, who have lost everything and have for the past 10 months been living in trailer parks, stadiums, F.E.M.A. trailers and in temporary subsidized housing. These folks can’t wait for the government or the insurance industry to rebuild for them. The job then falls to their fellow countrymen who see that their need is so great and response thus far, too slow.
Acting right now is the only proper response.

Contacts: Bill Gill evenings 781 331 0634 e-mail wfgjob1925@juno.com
Seth Rogers, Asst Pastor 781 749 2592 e-mail seth@southshorebaptist.com
Please e-mail both,

5th Operation Rebound Trip a GREAT SUCCESS

OPERATION REBOUND
KATRINA PROJECT TEAM #5
Arrived at GOD's KATRINA
KITCHEN
on the beach near Gulfport, MS on EASTER morning just in time to take part in the Easter "Sonrise" service. After breakfast and a quick group shot, they were off to join Pastor Eddie and church family at their Saint James Baptist Church resurrection Sunday service. It was to be a wonderful week of celebration, laughter, singing, and many good hours of work on three of the Operation Rebound homes. These homes are to be completed and dedicated on Mother's Day 2006 !!!

Builders Return Home (for a time) but MORE SUPPORT is needed

Twenty two south shore builders and laborers (men and women) returned home this weekend from Gulfport, MS. Although there is still MUCH to be done, they were in great spirits. They had been joined in the building project by 19 men from Philadelphia and nine men and women from Wisconsin. Due to the fact that two houses had to be demolished (demo'd) and the debris removed and two foundations had to be dug (one by hand) and poured, the 12 hour work days throughout the week yielded two weatherized house structures (thanks to all our donors).
Three trailers remain on site storing the wall frames built in South Weymouth (3 weeks ago)for the three additional homes. The homes' foundations still need to be completed, and all five homes will require further inside finish work. Another trip is now planned for Easter week (April 14-22).

YOUR SUPPORT would be greatly appreciated.
Funds will go to finish the homes and sponsor builders' travel to Gulfport, MS.
Appliances are needed, as are rugs, flooring or tile.
More BUILDERS are needed - carpenters, plumbers, electricians etc. Dry wallers, painters too!
Those just returning from Gulfport this weekend indicate they want to go back. One roofer who just returned was asked what he would say to those who are thinking of going in the future? His answer was: "It's one of the greatest experiences." The opportunity to give to those in such need and yet so obviously appreciative, is very heart warming indeed.

Tax Deductable Donations can be made to:

SSBC
578 Main Street
Hingham, MA 02043

... or call 781--749-2592 and ask for Rev. Seth Rogers

SEE THE FRONT PAGE of the Monday March13th BOSTON GLOBE for the story.

SEE ALSO www.WB56.com the TV News series on a "Journey to Rebuild" (video and blog)
Video Journalist Adam Chodak traveled, ate and lived with the building crews for a week.

WATD RADIO 95.9 FM on the southshore has been covering the Operation Rebound since the beginning. They also have pictures on their website under Operation Rebound (right side): www.959watd.com

Please let EACH of these media outlets know that YOU appreciate their coverage of this GOOD (even GREAT) NEWS story !!!

Construction Underway!!!

The house frames arrived in MS last week by truck, and our team is currently working on three houses, each in different stages.

On Sunday, most of the team worked on manually demolishing the old house on the second site with sledgehammer and crowbars. The first house is coming along well, it now has interior walls, exterior walls, and windows.

Today is another beautiful day in MS! One foundation is all set, and our mason is laying cinder blocks at the second sight. The third sight is coming along with the foundation being dug (with a machine this time) early this morning. The cement truck came at 10, so now we are praying the slab will dry quickly so the blocks can be layed this afternoon.

WB TV will continue their nightly coverage of Operation Rebound, on the 10pm news.

Our reporter, is particularly excited about the show tonight, on which he interviews one of the widows who will be receiving a house!

OPERATION REBOUND Homes (five) leave Boston enroute Gulfport, MS

Six tractor trailers, loaded with FIVE homes, departed the South Weymouth Naval Air Station today, enroute Gulfport, MS.

FOX NEWS was onscene for the departure and Radio WATD 95.9
FM carried the story LIVE.

BUILDERS interested in joining OPERATION REBOUND volunteers in meeting the trucks in Gulfport, MS should contact Chief Builder Mark Lundquist (phone 781-389-8036) ASAP.
TWENTY BUILDERS and LABORERS from Philadelphia, who just heard about the project this week, are now planning to meet the Boston area volunteers in Gulfport on Monday 6 March. Work is planned for 6-10 March, to completely weatherize the FIVE homes. Volunteers will be staying at ST JAMES BAPTIST CHURCH. Members of St James have offered to cook for and feed the Operation Rebound volunteers, for the March work week. TWENTY or MORE local builders are still needed !!


DONATIONS are encouraged to SPONSOR A BUILDER !! (see below)
Corporations are encouraged to "SPONSOR a SITE" (a complete work crew) !!

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