{"id":25021,"date":"2025-03-26T16:27:53","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T16:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=25021"},"modified":"2025-03-26T16:27:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T16:27:54","slug":"cds-team-serves-in-missouri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2025\/cds-team-serves-in-missouri\/","title":{"rendered":"Children&#8217;s Disaster Services team serves in Missouri following tornadoes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Children\u2019s Disaster Services (CDS) team of four volunteers (three from Iowa and one from Missouri) will provide disaster child care in Multi-Agency Resource Centers (MARCs) in areas of Missouri hit by tornadoes last week. The team will spend two days each in MARCs in Rolla, Poplar Bluff, and Piedmont, from March 25-30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plans are underway for another CDS team, consisting of Missouri volunteers, to serve for two days in a MARC in St. Louis beginning Monday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"92\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/cds-logo-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8407\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are thankful for CDS volunteers who say, \u2018Here am I, send me!\u2019\u201d said Brethren Disaster Ministries staff. \u201cPlease continue to keep our volunteers, and the children and families that they serve, in your prayers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find out more about this ministry at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brethren.org\/cds\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.brethren.org\/cds\">www.brethren.org\/cds<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Give financially in support of the work of CDS at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brethren.org\/givecds\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.brethren.org\/givecds\">www.brethren.org\/givecds<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">#MissionAndMinistryBoard #StrategicPlan #RacialJustice #LoveOurNeighbors #Discipleship #NewTestamentGiving<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find more Church of the Brethren news:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/health-care-education-scholarships\/\">Health Care Education Scholarships are 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