pastor ken frese: living in a bubble as trustworthy servants sermon slides november 13, 2011
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Pastor Ken Frese: Living in a Bubble as Trustworthy Servants Sermon slides November 13, 2011 First Lutheran Church of Venice, California. < Five – Ten Years >. < 150 years >. San Andreas. Disastrous. “The San Andreas Fault is locked and loaded”. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Pastor Ken Frese:
Living in a Bubble as Trustworthy Servants
Sermon slidesNovember 13, 2011
First Lutheran Church of Venice, California
< Five – Ten Years >
< 150 years >
San Andreas
Disastrous
Thomas Jordan, DirectorSouthern California Earthquake Center
“The San Andreas Fault is locked and loaded”.
The “BIG ONE”
• 50 times larger than the 1994 Northridge Quake (>7.8 vs 6.7)
• >1800 fatalities (vs 72)• >53,000 injured (vs >9,000)• ½ million people homeless• $100-200 billion property damage (vs $20
billion)
US Geological Survey
We must be prepared to take care of ourselves – for 7 days!
•1994: 104 LA City fire stations maxed out in the first 5 minutes.•Freeways, roads, supply routes impassable•Power out; gas probably out•Phones out (cell phones and email?)•Water probably out (or contaminated)•Hospitals overwhelmed, reduced capacity, or out altogether.
>Katrina is coming to Southern California
(1162 killed, $100 billion damage)!
Good News!• How well a community comes through a
disaster is directly related to people’s prior preparation and how effectively they work together in time of need.
• It’s better to HAVE a plan you DON’T NEED than to NEED a plan you DON’T HAVE!
Why Prepare?
1. Lessens our anxiety so that we can think more clearly before, during, and after a disaster.
2. Reduces our misery during the days following the disaster.
3. Reduces the possibility of serious injury.4. Gives us a head start on recovery.5. Protects against possible civil unrest.6. Enables us to help others.
Workplace
School
Automobile
Neighborhood
Church
1 – HAVE A PLAN
HAVE A PLAN
HAVE A PLAN
3 – ONE WEEK OF FOOD
One Year
Multi-Year
4 – FIRST AID, PRESCRIPTIONS
5 - SHELTER
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