chain sawI used to have one of these.  It has been confiscated.  Maybe I would still have it if this had been offered earlier –

LCMS DISASTER RESPONSE
hosting
LERT Disaster Chainsaw Ministry Training
at
Shepherd’s Hill at the Crossroads
(September 16-17, 2016)
Windstorms? Tornados?
God can maybe use YOU to help someone recover!
A complete training event, sponsored by LCMS Disaster Response will take place at
Shepherd’s Hill at the Crossroads (SHCR), September 16-17. This LERT (Lutheran Early
Response Training) event is complete with the latest safety equipment, chainsaws,
and best-practice techniques. It’s the SHCR Lumberjack Weekend as you have never
seen it before! While serving the camp, participants will also have the opportunity
to gain the LERT Certifications necessary to operate in a disaster response situation.
The training will be sponsored by LCMS Disaster Response and led by Rev. Ed Brashier,
Southern LCMS District Disaster Response Coordinator. Pastor Ed is a second career
pastor who was a power company lineman and professional tree surgeon for 20 years
before answering the call to pastoral ministry.
A complete training event, complete with the latest safety equipment, chainsaws,
and best-practice techniques will take place at Shepherd’s Hill at the Crossroads
(SHCR), September 16-17 as part of Shepherd’s Heart Disaster Response Ministry’s
Lumberjack weekend. For more details about this free training event, call SHCR
at 701-244-5225.