{"id":1394,"date":"2012-02-24T14:53:59","date_gmt":"2012-02-24T20:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/?p=1394"},"modified":"2012-02-24T14:53:59","modified_gmt":"2012-02-24T20:53:59","slug":"minot-nd-prayer-is-our-biggest-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/minot-nd-prayer-is-our-biggest-need\/","title":{"rendered":"Minot, ND: Prayer is Our Biggest Need"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last Tuesday the Minot Daily News had an article highlighting Christ Lutheran Church and their story since the flooding last June. It was a great read, especially having been there last month and being able to put faces and places with the names. But even with that added value for me I think it&#8217;s a wonderful example of what Lutheran Disaster Response is all about and offers one really good lesson on disaster preparedness.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll let the article speak for itself but I&#8217;ll give you three things to look for: <\/p>\n<p>1) how can cell phones play a role in disasters and how is this related to disaster preparedness?<\/p>\n<p>2) what does it look like to be church in the midst of disaster?<\/p>\n<p>3) why is it important for the church to be present &#8216;for the long haul&#8217; in disaster response?<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy the read and a shout out to Pastor Mike Johnson for some great words of wisdom in here.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the article: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.minotdailynews.com\/page\/content.detail\/id\/563246\/-Prayer-is-our-biggest-need---Christ-Lutheran-Church-keeps-faith-alive-during-hard-times.html?nav=5010\">\u2018Prayer is our biggest need\u2019: Christ Lutheran Church keeps faith alive during hard times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Tuesday the Minot Daily News had an article highlighting Christ Lutheran Church and their story since the flooding last June. 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