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Information Dissemination – May 18, 2020

As a family, you can plan and make decisions now that will protect you and your family during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Get up-to-date information about local COVID-19 activity from public health officials.
• Create a list of local organizations you and your household can contact in case you need access to information, healthcare services, support, and resources.
• Create an emergency contact list including family, friends, neighbors, carpool drivers, healthcare providers, teachers, employers, the local public health department, and other community resources.

Prepare for possible illness

• Consider members of the household that may be at greater risk such as older adults and people with severe chronic illnesses.
• Choose a room in your house that can be used to separate sick household members from others.

Take every day preventative steps

• Wash your hands frequently.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth.
• Stay home when you are sick.
• Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.
• Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces.
• Be prepared if your child’s school or childcare facility is temporarily dismissed or for potential changes at your workplace.
• How to Protect Yourself

Watch for symptoms

• Stay home and speak to your healthcare provider if you develop any of these symptoms:
• Fever or
• Cough or
• Shortness of breath
• Loss of taste or smell
• Keep away from others who are sick.
• Limit close contact with others as much as possible (about 6 feet).

When to Seek Emergency Medical Attention

Look for emergency warning signs* for COVID-19. If someone is showing any of these signs, seek emergency medical care immediately

• Trouble breathing
• Persistent pain or pressure in the chest
• New confusion
• Inability to wake or stay awake
• Bluish lips or face

*This list is not all possible symptoms. Please call your medical provider for any other symptoms that are severe or concerning to you.

Call 911 or call ahead to your local emergency facility: Notify the operator that you are seeking care for someone who has or may have COVID-19.

If someone in your home is sick

• Continue to practice everyday preventive actions.
• Keep the ill person in a separate room from others in the household.
• If caring for a sick household member, follow the recommended precautions, and monitor your own health.
• Keep surfaces disinfected.
• Avoid sharing personal items.
• If you become sick, stay in contact with others by phone or email.
• Stay informed about the local outbreak situation.
• Notify your work if your schedule needs to change.
• Take care of the emotional health of your household members, including yourself.

Those at higher risk of severe illness
Take additional precautions for those at higher risk, particularly older adults and those who have severe underlying health conditions.

• Consider staying at home and away from crowds.
• Make sure you have access to several weeks of medications and supplies in case you need to stay home.
• When you go out in public, keep away from others who are sick, and limit close contact with others.
• Practice good hand hygiene.

Food Bank Home Delivery – Friday, April 17, 2020

If you know anyone who would benefit from the info below please share:
The Food Bank Home Delivery – It is FREE, they don’t ask you any personal or financial questions.

The Food Banks are as follows:
Bedford Stuyvesant – 732-771-9663
Crown Heights Food Bank – 917-341-7675
Flatbush Food Bank – 718-732-7196

1. You have to call the Food Bank in the borough and area that you live
2. You call and leave your Name, Address, Cross Streets, Phone Number
3. They will call you back to get your moderate list of essential groceries that you
need and let you know when they will be delivering them (Have your MODERATE list prepared ahead of time)

Food Bank for New York City – Main Number – 212-566-7855 to find a Food bank in your area.

Thank You and Be Safe!

Update KLMI Family and Friends – Thursday, March 27, 2020

To comply with CDC guidelines and state requirements, the following actions have been taken.

All events have been canceled up until August. This includes Barrier Breaker/Ultimate Barrier Breaker Encounter Weekend, DVBS, All Night Prayer meetings, family Day and Camp.

IPS 2021 will not go on as planned, however, we will have a modified version that will be held at our church at 770 Park Place, Brooklyn. NY. 11216

We encourage you to continue to check this page for updates, stay connected with your manager, team leader, mentor or friend. Should you have any questions or concern please check out the community chat that is located on this page or you can call 718-363-7344 and leave a detailed message.

Stay safe reach out via text or email and stay connected.

BLESSINGS

Information dissemination

*IMPORTANT – Our church will be closed this Sunday and subsequent sundays until further notice.

We greet our church family today and urge you to continue to observe all safety guidelines to protect yourself and your family against the Coronavirus.

Your safety is our concern, we continue to pray over the virus and especially to those of you that are on the frontline working. That includes our nurses, Doctors, Nursing assistance and all that is involved in the care of people at this time.

Care of our members during this time is important to us, so we are encouraging all to reach out to each other via a phone call or social media.

We will continue to update this information so we encourage all to go to www.klministries.org. Our site also has a community chat created just for you. You will also be getting constant update via our face book page and from our marketing department that will send out text messaging and email messaging.

Tune in to Dr. Bonadie every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning at 7:30 am via Facebook.

Our Sunday morning meetings will be at 8 am and 11 am. This past Sunday many of you tuned in we encourage you to get the word out as much as you can and encourage all to be a part of these virtual meetings. Wednesday nights our Pastor will have a special session designed to keep our leadership engaged during this time. All leaders are asked to participate you will be informed via email or text message.

We appreciate all that you do, we encourage you to continue to support our church by giving online. Should you have a question you can contact your administrator or manager Our phone contact number is 718 363 7344, leave a message and we will get back to you.

Thank you and be safe.

Important Member Updates Regarding COVID-19

The Coronavirus (Covid-19) is a respiratory illness that causes flu-like symptoms.

Typical symptoms of coronavirus include fever and a cough that may progress to pneumonia, causing breathing difficulties, including shortness of breath. Generally, coronavirus can cause more severe symptoms in people with weakened immune systems, older people and those with long term conditions like diabetes, cancer or chronic lung disease.

Basic precautions focused on good hygiene:

• Wash your hands frequently; proper hand washing techniques soap and water for twenty seconds.
• Stay home if you are sick, we do stream our meetings so you can view the service online.
• Avoid touching your face with unwashed hands.
• Disinfect surfaces that is used regularly.
• Use hand sanitizer
• Avoid close contact with someone who is sick
• Practice these precautionary measures at home and pass this information along to family and friends

If you have travelled internationally during the last 14 days, feel sick with fever or cough, or having difficulty breathing the CDC has several recommendations for you to follow.

• Seek medical advice, call ahead before you go to a doctor’s office or emergency room.
• Be sure to tell them about your travel and the symptoms you are having.
• Avoid contacts with others
• Do not travel if you are sick
• Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your sleeve when coughing or sneezing
• Clean your hands often by washing them with soap and water for at least twenty seconds or using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains 60%-95% alcohol immediately after coughing, sneezing or blowing your nose. Soap and water must be used if your hands are visibly dirty.

“I believe that, as the faith community, we have a special responsibility to care for our fellow congregants and communities. When we are prepared, we are in a better position to help others. Our demonstration of love of neighbor must be evident by us looking out for each other and take the necessary steps to protect ourselves, family and our neighbors.

Some basic additional steps we are taking to keep our building clean.

Apart from our routine cleaning, we now disinfect all hard surfaces from front to back with Clorox.

Bathrooms and public access spaces is thoroughly washed down with Clorox after all main meetings and as needed.

If you need further information there are resources available online.

• CDC Covid-19 updates
• World Health Organization updates