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elcome to our new addition of the ACTS NEWSLINE. We have had many exciting things going on within our organization in the past few months.

New Office

Our new main office location is 9413 Apison Pike, Suite 200, in Collegedale. Our mailing address is P.O. Box 683, Ooltewah, TN 37363. The office is a beautiful facility located at Four Corners above the Sun Trust Bank. You may still reach us at our same number. We have made this transition after much prayer, feeling we can better serve a larger area through a more centrally located center. Dale Bass remains the Director and his office is still located in Ft. Pierce, FL.

New Volunteers

We have some great new volunteers!

While presenting a program at the Florida Living Retirement Center, we not only

received funds for a new pizza oven, capable of producing 500 pizzas an hour, but had over 20 individuals come for training at our Helpline site, to learn to receive and route calls during a catastrophic event. This is a tremendous blessing for us.

We were presented with a beautiful plaque and official thanks from the North American Division Teachers Convention in Nashville in 8/06, for coordinating 3400 volunteer students to save Bass Academy and distribute 12 million dollars of donated supplies to the community because of Katrina. It is also because of your donations, that kept this high school from closing its doors forever. They had their Grand Opening Celebration on October 14, 2006.

Task Force Workers

We have 3 new task force workers that joined us in September. They have been a great asset to us already, having received forklift operator training, and learning how to drive our big trucks and operate various other pieces of essential equipment.

They are presently on location in Waveland, MS, doing long-term housing until December, and then they will travel to Key West to assist with community outreach, emergency preparedness in the public schools, and disaster mitigation in this frequently affected community. Each task force worker is gifted in many areas; Kristi is in the IRR program at Union College, taking Nursing, and is also an EMT. Chris is from SAU, has great experience in skilled labor, and has been a great asset with this housing project. Jackie is also from SAU and has many communication and journalistic gifts. Please keep each one of these students in your prayers as they donate 10 months to our communities. If you feel impressed to assist financially with this new area of our program, you would be fulfilling a great need.

Prayer Partners/Sponsors Needed

We have had the opportunity to utilize our newest and largest tent for a seminar at Southern University, as well as using our newest mobile sound stage. These newest assets were made possible only through your generous donations.

We are in need of monthly sponsors to facilitate this program during the year, so that we can be ready at a moment’s notice and have the equipment and supplies necessary, already at hand. If you are interested in being a one-time sponsor or a monthly partner, please go to our website: actsdr.com or call our toll free line @ 866-558-ACTS (2287).

Wish List

Our wish list includes: 2 ambulances, additional operating room equipment for our emergency medical unit, which is run by the IRR program out of Union College and under the direct supervision of several MD’s. The main X-Ray equipment has already been generously donated by G.E. An Orlando area dentist generously donated his office equipment for a mobile dental unit. All that is needed is a used MRI trailer/generator and funds for renovation so that this can be used in an emergency, a mobile shower unit was found to be a much needed item, as much of the community in MS hadn’t bathed in over 3 weeks before we were able to construct a makeshift facility, the victims actually being covered with mud and debris from the tidal wave that had washed away their homes and belongings. Cost for both items: $210,000

Our motto is to educate and prepare “An Army of Everyone”. By uniting with us, you are a part of this growing ministry.

Your Friends at ACTS