Today two of our members, Stan and Carol VanDruff, attended The SBCV-hosted Disaster Relief Training at Spotswood Baptist Church in Fredericksburg, VA. Between the two of them they attended classes in the Incident Command System, assessment, flood recovery, feeding, and evangelism.

For general information about what’s involved in volunteering, please see the SBCV’s Volunteer Travel Handbook. Please note that in order participate in an SBCV-sponsored relief effort, you must be certified; and to be certified, you must have received training within the past three years.

Tonight we gathered at the home of Don & Dot Vardsveen for a delightful meal and evening of fellowship.

This event was sponsored by the youth ministry celebrating Valentine’s Day. They provided a great meal including soft/hard tacos, refried beans, salad, all the trimmings for the tacos, desserts, and drinks, plus of course great fellowship. Preparation for this event started a couple weeks in advance (food items being provided), and set-up at the fellowship hall was held last Friday.

You could see the hard work the youth put into this event, from the decorations to the meal. Let’s not forget our adults who participated as well with their time and devotion to the youth and this ministry. We can see and feel the joy our great Lord and Savior Jesus gives us through ministry events like this. We look forward to many more future ministry events by the youth at Hanover Baptist Church.