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Next week we are bringing the team to Selma Alabama to support this community in their ongoing recovery work from recent tornado damage. We will be set up at and working with Trinity Lutheran in Selma to serve their community. Shepherds Heart ministry, our chainsaw and debris removal ministry from the Southern District is alreadyContinue reading “Headed to Selma”

Forged by Fire has recently been blessed with the donation of a mobile kitchen trailer. This trailer came from Lutheran Church Charities out of Illinois. When they called and offered the trailer, it fit perfectly with our plans of supporting our disaster response work in the gulf coast region. Because of the size of thisContinue reading “Our latest addition”

As we quickly approach the end of the year, we would like to take time to thank a few Walmart Neighborhood Market stores that support our community work that are located on the Mississippi gulf coast. Store # 5776 which is located at 6412 Washington Ave in Ocean Springs. Store # 6166 which is locatedContinue reading “Walmart Community Support”

Are you interested in learning more about disaster response and how the Lutheran church responds? I encourage you to visit the LCMS.org website to learn more about the mercy work of the Lutheran Church. You will notice we proudly display this logo on the side of our trailers. So as we approach the end ofContinue reading “LCMS Disaster Response”

The Forged by Fire team would like to thank our local Walmart stores for their support of the work that we are able to do in our communities. We recently received grants from two stores. Stores 7099 and store 5464. Store 7099 is a Walmart Neighborhood market in Morgan City and store 5464 is theContinue reading “Walmart Community Grants”

This year we had the honor of being asked by the LCMS to speak about our work in providing meals to those in need. This video was the power point presentation and was accompanied by a workbook that participants were able to take home. The theme of the conference was to connect your disaster reliefContinue reading “2022 Disaster Response Conference”

Are you looking for a last minute Christmas gift? Does the person you are shopping for have everything? Not sure about you, but that happens a lot in my life. Many people I know have everything that they could possibly need. So what can you get them? Maybe this is the time you could supportContinue reading “The end of the year is quickly approaching”

Lutheran Witness (page 6) included our small part of the recovery work in Ft. Myers Florida. So thankful to be part of this amazing team and work we share together with the church.

After driving home on Thursday and spending Friday cleaning up equipment and moving trailers back into storage, Saturday was a day to recover. Sunday worship gave me a chance to reflect on all the blessings we enjoy and were able to share. I very thankful that The Village Church Lutheran in Lacombe allows me theContinue reading “Ft. Myers wrap up”

A short story done by a local reporter about our work in Ft. Myers Please check out our Facebook page to see more photos of our work there.