Letter from the CRWRC-DRS Director

January 2012

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Happy 2012!

We pray for peace, good health and God’s blessings for you and your families as we travel into another year together. Thank you for your ongoing support of CRWRC-Disaster Response Services (DRS), and for your commitment to helping communities who have suffered from disaster. In 2012 there are two major milestones being celebrated in the life of CRWRC and Disaster Response Services (DRS). CRWRC is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and DRS will mark 40 years of faithful service as the domestic disaster ministry of CRWRC. Watch for opportunities on how you can participate in the celebration!

One such opportunity will be helping to schedule a DRS Sunday event at your church. Sunday, March 4, 2012 our US Christian Reformed churches are scheduled to take an offering for DRS. This can play a big part in helping us meet our annual fundraising goals, so we’re asking that all of our volunteers get involved. You can help by getting involved with the planning: encourage your church to schedule an offering, help us arrange for a speaker, and plan on wearing your green shirt! Our Canadian churches are not included in the March 4 offering because of a scheduling conflict, but we ask that our Canadian volunteers also get your church involved and plan for a DRS Sunday sometime in 2012!

Also, we have faithful volunteers who attend churches of other denominations including RCA, Lutheran, Presbyterian, United Reformed and others. Please consider talking to your church leadership about this great ministry that you’re involved in, and how they can also get involved by taking a special offering for DRS. We can help to arrange a speaker, if you would like. Give me a call!

If you go to our resource page at www.crwrc.org/pages/crwrc_drsresources.cfm you will be able to obtain materials for DRS Sunday, including bulletin covers, inserts, posters, and one of our DVD’s. We can also get you a PowerPoint presentation if you would like to schedule an adult education time at your church for DRS. Let me know how we can help you!

As DRS prepares for our work in 2012, we pray that God will bless His world with peace, freedom from disasters, economic recovery for the developed world, prosperity for the poor, and an increasing knowledge and commitment to His will for all people. Each of us has a part in making that happen. I look forward to working together in the months ahead!

In His Service,