Indiana—It was a lovely fall weekend at Timber Ridge Camp with the temperature requiring only a light jacket. As the disaster response training students walked down the hill to the cafeteria with candles glowing in the windows, the view of the lake was beautiful with only a few ripples on the water and the canoes gently turned upside down on the sand.

The general training at this annual event is open to everyone who desires it, and the specialized training is available to those who have been selected to receive it by the various conference committees within the Lake Union. This year, three students graduated from the specialized Train the Trainer class. They are Floyd Brock from Wis. and Jose and Sonia Vazquez from Ind.

When asked what their response to the weekend was, Ethel Schutz from Wis. said, "We learned how to be very efficient in a disaster." Laurine Dahlke, also from Wis., added that, "It has been an enabling weekend as we learned how to prepare for that which we don't know is coming. The hands-on visual workshop with tons of material was almost spiritual." Lucy Rodriguez from Mich. stated that the training was very enlightening for her as she learned a lot of new things. "It opened my eyes to what it takes to help others who have been through a terrible disaster," she remarked. Barbara Sumner from Ind. said her questions had been answered and she felt "much encouraged" that she'll be able to do a better job in the future.

The presentations were given by Royce Snyman, disaster response coordinator for the Lake Union Conference and consular for the North American Division.

Kathryn Ratliff, Indiana disaster response coordinator