Relief

CRI Deployment: Hurricane Ian relief

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Trained responders are invited to join our deployment team and get ready to deploy into Hurricane Ian.

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Hurricane Ian has reached a category 4 storm. Our teams are preparing to respond to the potentially devastating impact of this storm across Florida.

  • 130 – 156 MPH winds
  • Ian made landfall in southwest Florida just after noon today and is expected to bring significant damage to Central Florida
  • It’s been 101 years since a Hurricane hit eastern Florida
  • The majority of the west coast of the Florida peninsula is also included in a Storm Surge Warning
  • The strongest winds, the highest storm surge, and the spin in the atmosphere is an extremely dangerous combination.

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TOPSHOT – Boat are partially submerged at a marina in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers, Florida, on September 29, 2022. – Hurricane Ian left much of coastal southwest Florida in darkness early on Thursday, bringing “catastrophic” flooding that left officials readying a huge emergency response to a storm of rare intensity. The National Hurricane Center said the eye of the “extremely dangerous” hurricane made landfall just after 3:00 pm (1900 GMT) on the barrier island of Cayo Costa, west of the city of Fort Myers. (Photo by Giorgio VIERA / AFP) (Photo by GIORGIO VIERA/AFP via Getty Images)

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SAINT PETERSBURG, FLORIDA – SEPTEMBER 28: Debris litters a street in a neighborhood of St. Pete Beach as the winds from Hurricane Ian arrive on September 28, 2022 in St. Petersburg, Florida. Ian is hitting the area as a Category 4 hurricane. (Photo by Gerardo Mora/Getty Images)

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SARASOTA, FLORIDA – SEPTEMBER 28: Brent Shaynore runs to a sheltered spot through the wind and rain from Hurricane Ian on September 28, 2022 in Sarasota, Florida. Ian made landfall this afternoon, packing 150-mile-per-hour winds and a 12-foot storm surge and knocking out power to nearly 1.5 million customers, according to published reports. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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SARASOTA, FL – SEPTEMBER 28: Wind gusts blow across Sarasota Bay as Hurricane Ian churns to the south on September 28, 2022 in Sarasota, Florida. The storm made a U.S. landfall at Cayo Costa, Florida this afternoon as a Category 4 hurricane with wind speeds over 140 miles per hour in some areas. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

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TOPSHOT – Waves hit the Malecon in Havana, on September 28, 2022, after the passage of hurricane Ian. – Cuba exceeded 12 hours this Wednesday in total blackout with “zero electricity generation” due to failures in the links of the national electrical system (sen), after the passage of powerful Hurricane Ian. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP) (Photo by YAMIL LAGE/AFP via Getty Images)

26 Dead in Kentucky floods, CRI responds with aid and relief

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Historic torrential rains and flooding have led to 25 deaths in rural Kentucky as water washes away homes from their foundations in the Appalachian region. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has called the situation a state of emergency citing one of the worst floods in the state’s history, has asked for financial resources, and asked the National Guard to assist with rescue operations.

Reports include up to 12 feet of water in some parts of Eastern Kentucky. As the National Weather Service calls for more rain in the forecast, one Christian ministry is organizing to bring relief, aid, basic needs, and more to the least lost and forgotten. 

“These communities really need it,” explained Sean Malone, Director of Crisis Response International based in Blue Ridge, VA. Malone explained that most of the flooding and people hurting are in remote, low-income areas, small country towns, mostly elderly and away from help and resources including towns like Wayland, Langley, Allen, Topmost, Honeybush, and Left Beaver. 

“We’re going to lean into this, but flooding is tough, you can’t get in right away, but these communities that we are talking about, the waters have receded and the need is great,” explained Malone as the sent out teams this morning to the flooding zones. 

Responders are invited to fly into CRI’s ministry base camp in Virginia and make the  4-hour drive and bring resources with them including tools, mobile kitchen supplies, and more. 

While most relief organizations go to the bigger cities and that leaves the poor and rural communities to get relief last, CRI is going to help anywhere it’s needed. 

“We’re going to go to the forgotten, the underserved, we’re going to bring the kingdom of God, the love of Jesus, we’re going to see people touched with God’s power,” explained Malone. 

The ministry is scheduled to load trailers Sunday morning and roll out with teams to help aid homeowners with muck-outs, prayer, food, and other needs. CRI has established contacts on the ground to organize a basecamp as its network of thousands of responders answers the call to go. 

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About CRI: 

CRI trains individuals and churches to meet the unique spiritual, physical, and emotional needs that arise in urgent times of crisis and disaster. After training, volunteers are screened, credentialed, and become eligible for deployment to relief operations around the world. We highly recommend attending the next Boot Camp to become a disaster relief volunteer with us or take our online training here.