Tony Seruga(@TonySeruga):YOUR PANTRY CAN BE FULL WHILE YOUR SOUL IS EMPTY. The government can tell you how much water to store. It cannot tell you how many tomorrows you have left. Britain’s new “Be Ready” campaign urges households to prepare for three days of disruption. Japan’s disaster minister is urging at least three days of supplies—preferably a week. Meanwhile, the Pentagon’s FORTRESS initiative aims for every major continental US base to operate at least 90 days without civilian power, water, fuel, or supply lines, as reported by Fox News from internal planning documents. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said every major installation will generate its own power independent of the civilian grid. Three days for most homes. Ninety days for a US base. Think about that one. We treat uninterrupted electricity, running water, and stocked shelves as guarantees. They are dependencies. When the power fails, the refrigerator stops. When communications fail, your phone may offer no answers. When roads close, help can take longer than your family can comfortably wait. Prepare accordingly. Store water. Keep food you can eat without cooking. Have essential medications, flashlights, a battery-powered AM radio, and a family contact plan. Build gradually. Buy what you can afford. Check on the elderly neighbor. Remember the family whose medical equipment needs electricity. Preparedness should make you more capable of helping others. But there is another question no emergency checklist can answer: What are you doing with the life you are preparing to protect? You can organize every shelf and still postpone the things that matter most. The apology. The reconciliation. The time with your children. The conversation with God. As a Christian, my deepest security is in Jesus Christ. My faith does not promise that suffering will pass my door. It gives me hope that suffering and death do not have the final word. Open the Bible. Pray with your family. Find a faithful church. Put your faith into action by caring for someone who needs you. Prepare your home. Examine your heart. The future is uncertain. The opportunity to love someone today is already here. #EmergencyPreparedness #Faith #Jesus

2026.10.31 15:25

YOUR PANTRY CAN BE FULL WHILE YOUR SOUL IS EMPTY. The government can tell you how much water to store. It cannot tell you how many tomorrows you have left. Britain’s new “Be Ready” campaign urges households to prepare for three days of disruption. Japan’s disaster minister is urging at least three days of supplies—preferably a week. Meanwhile, the Pentagon’s FORTRESS initiative aims for every major continental US base to operate at least 90 days without civilian power, water, fuel, or supply lines, as reported by Fox News from internal planning documents. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said every major installation will generate its own power independent of the civilian grid. Three days for most homes. Ninety days for a US base. Think about that one. We treat uninterrupted electricity, running water, and stocked shelves as guarantees. They are dependencies. When the power fails, the refrigerator stops. When communications fail, your phone may offer no answers. When roads close, help can take longer than your family can comfortably wait. Prepare accordingly. Store water. Keep food you can eat without cooking. Have essential medications, flashlights, a battery-powered AM radio, and a family contact plan. Build gradually. Buy what you can afford. Check on the elderly neighbor. Remember the family whose medical equipment needs electricity. Preparedness should make you more capable of helping others. But there is another question no emergency checklist can answer: What are you doing with the life you are preparing to protect? You can organize every shelf and still postpone the things that matter most. The apology. The reconciliation. The time with your children. The conversation with God. As a Christian, my deepest security is in Jesus Christ. My faith does not promise that suffering will pass my door. It gives me hope that suffering and death do not have the final word. Open the Bible. Pray with your family. Find a faithful church. Put your faith into action by caring for someone who needs you. Prepare your home. Examine your heart. The future is uncertain. The opportunity to love someone today is already here. #EmergencyPreparedness# #Faith# #Jesus#

Tony Seruga@TonySeruga

2026.10.31 00:20

Nobody wants to be more wrong about what’s coming in the United States than I do. Still, it’s better to be safe than sorry. Be prepared. If you are convinced you need to buy a firearm, by all means, get trained by an NRA certified firearms instructor. Then practice, practice, practice. Ammunition for practicing can get expensive, while live-round range practice is an absolute necessity; it can be supplemented by dry-fire practice. I recommend the Strikeman Dry-Fire Laser Firearm Training System which allows you to train without the expense of live ammunition. It’s actually awesome! Join your local ham radio club and go to ‘in person’ meetings. The folks you meet there will be a source of invaluable information. Get your ham operators license, it’s not hard. Also, I’ll bet you can get a decent handheld ham radio with all the accessories for $10-$20 if not free. You may want to get a satellite phone. For about $90-$120 a month, you get service and a satellite phone included. Again, before buying a ham radio, speak to the experts at your local ham radio club/group. You should also consider taking a CPR and an advanced Red Cross first aid class, along with civil defense training, and becoming an emergency civil defense volunteer. Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate, I earn a very small commission from qualifying purchases.

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