MNA DISASTER RESPONSE
Providing support, disaster preparedness training, and spiritual encouragement to PCA churches in disaster-affected communities.
Mission & Vision
The mission of MNA Disaster Response is to coordinate the response of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) to disasters in the United States and Canada as assigned by the General Assembly. Our vision is to see every PCA member, church, and presbytery prepared for disasters and ready to respond to help others who are impacted.
Guiding principles include:
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Christ-centered and gospel-driven
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Partnership oriented
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Winsome
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Effective in practice
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Local church and presbytery focused
MNA Disaster Response responds at the request of the local church and serves the local church as they care for their neighbors in need.
Sheds of Hope
Sheds of Hope are storage sheds constructed on the property of catastrophically affected disaster victims. Since the beginning of the Sheds of Hope project, MNA Disaster Response has furnished thousands of sheds to disaster victims. These sheds provide a means to store and secure salvaged personal belongings as well as supplies and materials needed for repair and recovery. One great outcome of this ministry is the relationship volunteers build with the recipient families as they spend time with them during the build.
Warehousing
& Training
Located in Rome, Georgia, the MNA Charles H. Jones Family Disaster Response Center supports relief efforts by marshaling critically needed resources supplied by God’s people, to communities impacted by disaster. This property includes a warehouse, training center, repair facility, and a fenced parking area for trucks and trailers. Training events take place on a regular basis, and teams visit the facility for short-term mission trips.
The MNA John Browne Family Disaster Response Center, located in Dallas, Texas provides warehousing of ministry assets, supplies, and equipment.
Why Disaster Response?
Why do disaster response ministry? Disaster response is a mercy ministry that opens doors to Word ministry. When disasters occur, local churches supported by your MNA Disaster Response team, are invited into the lives of those who have just experienced what might be the worst days of their lives so far. They allow the church to come in because they have physical needs—trees on their car, a hole in their roof, a flooded home—and the church helps them with those physical needs. But the greater need is spiritual. Those who work in disaster response can share the hope that is within them with those who have been impacted by disaster. And that is the point of disaster response ministry.
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore, we will not fear though the earth give way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea. - Psalm 46:1-2.
