Immediate Response
This is the most popular and most widely covered stage of the relief process. One Kingdom seeks out local churches to partner with in helping their community. Immediate Response for One Kingdom includes:
In an earthquake, storm, famine or other disaster, this is the stage that typically draws most people in to help. It pulls on heart strings and shows the need of people in desperation.
This stage is without a doubt one of the most critical, and One Kingdom is definitely involved during this time period. This is the part where local church leaders can instantly take action. Through our One Kingdom relationships around the world, we are able to make an impact in the first 24-48 hours.
- Making Contact with Local Church Leaders
- Clean-up Teams & Crews
- Food & Water
- Medical Supplies
- Cook Teams
- Financial Donations
- Other Items As Needed
In an earthquake, storm, famine or other disaster, this is the stage that typically draws most people in to help. It pulls on heart strings and shows the need of people in desperation.
This stage is without a doubt one of the most critical, and One Kingdom is definitely involved during this time period. This is the part where local church leaders can instantly take action. Through our One Kingdom relationships around the world, we are able to make an impact in the first 24-48 hours.
Restore and Rebuild
During this phase, the goal is to restore victims and survivors back to where they were before the disaster event occurred.
After the storm has passed, one of the challenges is rebuilding a life that has been torn down. Again, who else can restore like Jesus? This is the stage:
Relief work becomes the entry point to discipleship. The “why” behind relief work quickly is answered when you make it about God. When you are assisting people in their deepest time of need, you are showing love. When the world is shown love, they are shown Jesus.
After the storm has passed, one of the challenges is rebuilding a life that has been torn down. Again, who else can restore like Jesus? This is the stage:
- where homes are rebuilt
- lives are renewed through discipleship
- counseling is offered
- hope is restored through Jesus Christ.
Relief work becomes the entry point to discipleship. The “why” behind relief work quickly is answered when you make it about God. When you are assisting people in their deepest time of need, you are showing love. When the world is shown love, they are shown Jesus.
Long-term Development
In this stage, the media outlets have moved on, many volunteers have gone, and on the surface everything seems as if it is back to normal. But this stage is just as important as any other—it’s here where the local church can shine.
We remain in partnership with churches and local leaders to further equip and empower them to develop their communities. In one place, it may be a discipleship course for mentoring newly-converted Christians about who God is and who they are in the Kingdom. Elsewhere, it might be an orphanage to care for children who lost their parents in the disaster.
We place an emphasis on making disciples through intimate, vulnerable, and intentional relationships—many of which were developed and strengthened during the first two stages of relief.
We remain in partnership with churches and local leaders to further equip and empower them to develop their communities. In one place, it may be a discipleship course for mentoring newly-converted Christians about who God is and who they are in the Kingdom. Elsewhere, it might be an orphanage to care for children who lost their parents in the disaster.
We place an emphasis on making disciples through intimate, vulnerable, and intentional relationships—many of which were developed and strengthened during the first two stages of relief.