2022 Carolina Camp meeting cert training

Gulf States Conference coordinated disaster training at the Birmingham 1st Seventh-day Adventist Church by having 2Serve provide Basic FEMA CERT (Community Emergency Response Training), a 20 hour course, over four days. On Sabbath during the training Derrick Lea, NAD Adventist Community Services Director, preached the sermon and conducted a Disaster Preparedness seminar and 2Serve provided a seminar on Disaster Psychological and Spiritual First Aid. The CERT training prepared 29 people to do the most good for the most people in the name of Jesus. The Conference and church have plans to conduct further CERT trainings and coordinate disaster response throughout the conference using their newly trained CERT Team and the services of 2Serve.

McDonald Road Church is the second church in the Collegedale, TN area that has requested CERT Training. Twenty people took the training that helps them and their families prepare for disasters and and to provide aid during the initial period of coping with the aftermath of a disaster or community crisis when quality of survival and one’s ability to help others safely and effectively is critical. Between the two churches the Greater Collegedale Community has two CERT Teams totaling 45 people.

Atlanta Adventist Academy requested 2Serve to conduct a training for their school with the idea of becoming a training site for the greater Atlanta area. While they only had 13 being trained, two teachers, Raiza Fernandez and Brent Mann, participated as trainers with 2Serve to get experience in conducting a training. 2Serve has provided AAA with a training kit that will allow them to train up to 50 people at one time. Though not a large group it was a good one that performed well in the simulation. They have a good start toward become a training center.

Despite the challenges of COVID Wisconsin Academy had 2Serve conduct a FEMA CERT Training on their campus to the whole student body and staff. As a result 81 people were trained and they have the goal  conducting an annual CERT Training for the Lake Union Junior and Senior Academies. Since the training the school sent a group to Iowa to assist in the recovery efforts there from the derecho storm that produced 100 mph winds causing significant damage to homes and trees with a particularly devastating affect on corn crops that crushed the hopes of farmers making a financial comeback after a long two year drought.