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"This is only a test!"

Did you realize a North Korean satellite passes right over the continental United States every 90 minutes from an altitude of about 370 miles? According to Newsmax, North Korea’s last round of tests, conducted in May 2009, appear to have included a “super-EMP” weapon, capable of emitting enough gamma rays to disable the electric power grid across most of the lower 48 states.  What if that satellite is the vehicle required to ZAP us from high in the atmosphere, causing an EMP (electromagnetic pulse)? This would fry all-things-electrical and set our progress back 100 years for who-knows-how-long. Imagine, every electronic device from cell phones to computers, prison doors to ATM machines, suddenly out of order.

Well, on November 13-14, the GridEX II drill will focus primarily on how the U.S., Canada and Mexico will react if the electrical grid fails and, among other things, the food chain collapses.

Sadly, in the case of an actual EMP, most of us would fail that test. According to FEMA, 93% of us aren't ready for anything. Financially, Emotionally, Physically or Spiritually, the majority would simply fall apart. With far too many convinced the government would rescue them (insert laughter here), others are certain churches would save them. We tend to forget soldiers, cops, firemen, preachers and neighbors have as their main concern their own families. 

So, who dies first? Those on life support in hospitals, folks with pacemakers, and people in airplanes. All the trains are run electronically and all modern cars have electronic ignition systems. Your town's water filtration plant is electric so, there's goes the clean water. See, it really doesn't matter who goes first after the initial strike. According to Frank Gaffney, President of the Center for Security Policy, “Within a year of that attack, nine out of 10 Americans would be dead, because we can’t support a population of the present size in urban centers and the like without electricity”

It's estimated the entire power grid could be protected for about $20 Billion. Hmmm. Pathetic! We've spent over $400 Billion fighting in Afghanistan. VERY telling, eh?

If we can't count on the government, every family should be focused on the 5G's of survival:

1) God: Trust in God to provide, preserve and protect you. Establish an intimate relationship with Him in the mean time through prayer, Bible study and fellowship with others who truly know Him. I can attest, He is a very REAL person! He loves you and isn't angry with you. He has your best interests at heart and is GREATLY concerned about you.

2) Guns: For self defense and hunting. Whether it's a gun, a slingshot, a bow and arrow, or a blow gun, your concern is not just drug addicts in need of a fix, or fathers trying to feed their hungry children, breaking in your door at 3AM. You may have to fight to remain at the top of the food chain, too. Dogs tend to roam in packs when areas collapse and, when garbage isn't being collected, rats arrive en masse (now, there's an easy meal eaten by many across the globe. Do you have traps?). 

3) Gold: Physical gold in small units, even if only for bartering, could come in handy. (CLICK HERE) So-called Junk Silver (U.S. coins dated pre-65) are 90% silver. Get some! You can store your wealth in something like rare european coins wrapped in an IRA. This will help when things start returning to normal. (Contact Tom Barrett of Golden Art Treasures).

4) Groceries: Ya gotta eat! Dried foods with a long shelf life will be appreciated by families more than military MRE's. (CLICK HERE) They taste better. Learn how to grow your groceries and start canning things. If you plan on becoming Daniel Boone, shooting all your own food, bear in mind there simply isn't enough wild game to feed everybody. Besides, if land owners are in survival mode, too, they might take a shot at YOU for trespassing!

5) Good water: We can live 30 days without food but only about 3 days without water. If that water isn't filtered and purified, it could contain critters too small for you to see and they can kill you, or make you REAL sick. Learn how to gather water, create water, filter it and boil it without electricity. I make something called the FILTRATOR! some of my friends have bought from me (CLICK HERE). It's an Emergency Water Filtration System and I make it with my own two hands.

The first thing many people say when we discuss this catastrophe stuff is "I can't afford to get ready!" I hear that all the time, often from folks spending a small annual fortune on cigarettes, beer, gambling and entertainment. But I digress. One can do an awful lot of preparation at Dollar Stores, Walmart and garage sales. Save water in clear plastic juice containers with a few drops of bleach. Buy seeds and start bucket gardening. A few cans here, a few more there. Buy extra toilet paper! Anything you do is better than doing nothing. If you prepared for a year, what would you do if the catastrophe lasted 366 days? Our forefathers survived in this way. We can, too!

Bottom line is this: Determine in your heart you will be a Disaster Ready Christian. If your theological bent is to believe God will "rapture" you away before things get very bad, prepare anyway; the stuff you gathered will be left behind for someone else. You can leave a letter and a Bible with your stash and tell the fortunate "finder" about Jesus.

As for me and my house, we've embraced the spirit of Joseph, who gathered grain and stored it for the coming famine (CLICK HERE). I like the obedience of Noah, building an ark when there's never been a drop to fall from the sky. Ever. Call it "prepping" or "Doom 'n Glooming" if you like. Perhaps some people who were awakened by Paul Revere's shouting from his horse even became angry with all his midnight noise-making.

Remember, on November 13 and 14, this is only a test.

Every blessing,

Michael Tummillo

Founder, The Church @ Work