Email: wyatt@glorylandexpress.org

Wyatt has been trained by, and deployed various times in association with,

the following organizations:

We are challenged in the scriptures to help & take care of those who are struggling. 
Many times, we can't
get to those with spiritual struggles because their physical troubles are hurting so badly. 
A person cannot
truly recover from a disaster or crisis incident unless a spiritual recovery takes place. 
People need peace &
comfort restored after their disaster occurs, helping them to ease the physical pain and
restore their physical
needs.  At the same time, meeting the physical emergencies in someone's life often
opens the door of their
heart to take care of any spiritual need in their life.
 
Every disaster or crisis incident has different needs, as well as every victim or emergency
worker has different
needs during and after the event.
 
We are responding to the spiritual and physical needs of those for whom we believe
Jesus Himself set the
example of caring.  Even Jesus wept with a grieving family in John 11, and then He got
real serious about
meeting their physical & spiritual needs, as only He could do.
 
Sometimes we respond to domestic, substance abuse, or even suicidal crisis in the
areas of our own ministry
outreach.  Other times, we deploy under the authority of local, state, and federal agencies. 
At other times we
partner with the above-listed organizations to expand our assistance impact into a crisis
event, while respecting
the guidelines requested by the organization under which we are deployed.
 
Please consider partnering with us so we can be ready.
 
If Mary had possessed a cell phone, she could have called Jesus on His cell phone, crying
out for help with
her crisis with her brother.
 
Today, we have modern technology but we also have a lot more people in crisis to assist. 
You could have a
 part in helping us answer the calls!

Helping a Family in Crisis
 
Responding to a call-out from a local police department, and in association
with Victim Relief Ministries, we recently assisted a family in getting a fresh start.
 
After 15+ years of confinement and abuse, the family is breaking the cycle and
beginning to heal.  Pray for their safety, comfort, and new life.
 
Below are some pictures of our domestic violence rescue team in action.  Local
law enforcement had secured the area and organized this relocation operation.
 
We extend our special thanks to all who helped get this family to safety.

Officer Shootings

During the recent officer shootings in Midlothian, God allowed Wyatt to be at the
right place at the right time.  For 8 hours, he was able to serve, pray with, and supply
water to hundreds of law enforcement personnel. In the days following, we were able
to help those in the apartments cope with the tragedy.  We also transported 42 adults
and kids to a CISM session at a local church, conducted by Victim Relief. The apartment
manager and family have been attending a local Baptist Church since the event.

If you are one of our contributors, you had a vital part in helping these officers.

CISM Training

In January, I had the opportunity to attend a national 2-day CISM training course with
about a hundred other relief, trauma, and law enforcement personnel.  Critical Incident
Stress Management training emergency personnel deal with emergency events and gives
 training to help victims back to a they can put back together.  While it brought 1997 to the
front of my life for 2 days, the training I received has greatly helped me help others in crisis.
 
In February, I attended a 2-day basic training with Victim Chaplain and Counselor Association
of America.  Although I was certified a few years ago, I attended again in support of six men
and women from my local church who have volunteered to train and be ready to respond when
needed for victim and disaster relief operations.  It was a great honor to travel and train with
these dedicated workers.
 
This year we have responded to three domestic violence rescues.  For two of these events, we
responded with bus # 6 (Monster Bus).  This gave us the security of a large vehicle for personal
transport and the ability to remove essential family items from the crisis scene.  Working with
local sheriff and city police departments, these women and children were relocated where they
can start over with their lives.  Details would not be appropriate, but God allowed us to take
Jesus into some very hurt families and lives.
 
Special thanks to Victim Relief Ministries and local law enforcement who allow us the privilege
of helping hurting families in crisis.

Good News Camp in New Orleans

In March, I spent 6 days in the New Orleans area.  This was mostly at Restoration Ministries'
"Good News Camp."  This is a faith-based disaster relief camp in association with Campus
Crusade for Christ, 700 Club, Feed the Children, Texas Baptist Men, City of New Orleans, and
the Louisiana National Guard.  May others were there in support of the camp.
 
This is a small city surviving in the middle of total destruction, 6 months after the
disaster, operating totally on generator power, housing sometimes 3,000 volunteer relief workers
in tents and and trailers.
 
The small city in a city, Camp Good News provided meals, some medical care, employment
ssistance, housing assistance, spiritual guidance, emotional help, transportation assistance,
volunteer services operations, and assistance to other faith-based operations in the gulf area.
 
I wish I could share the whole trip with you, but it would make a book, so I'll try to hit the high
points.
 
After discovering the place I was originally going to stay (sleep) wasn't going to work, I decided
o stay where the ministry was -- at the disaster relief camp itself.  The original place was nice ...
it had air conditioning, hot showers, and a real bed.  But that wasn't where God wanted me.
 I was there to help people and I needed to be where they were.  Equipped with a 2-seater Jeep
(without reclining seats) and a sleeping bag, I trusted God to provide what I needed for the next
6 days.  In an area that was recently 14' under water and where you don't know anyone, that's a
bit of a stretch.  As always, God was faithful.
 
On Tuesday night, I relieved the security personnel at the front gate so they could get some sleep. 
One guy had pretty much been on duty since NOVEMBER.  He needed SLEEP.  About 9:00 p.m.,
Tony & Buck walked up from the volunteer?s shelter tent.  Tony & Buck are Wisconsin high school
boys who gave their spring break to work in New Orleans.  They're "good ol' boys" who like
trucks -- muddin' trucks.  We talked about their trucks back home, their family, our Monster Bus,
and finally, Jesus!  Those two young men traveled across the country to help others and met Jesus
about 10:30 that night.  We became best friends the rest of the week.
 
About 11:45 p.m. a large RV drove up to the front gate as if they were expecting me to open it. 
Doing my job, I approached the vehicle.  A passenger got out and said, "Do you know who this is?" 
It was the owner of about 10 RV's and trailers at the camp.  I had planned to sleep under an

18-wheel trailer, but God provided a new camper trailer from a Christian businessman for me to

share with a pastor from Lake Whitener and a successful businessman from Detroit.

Hurricane Katrina

When disaster struck, once again,

Gloryland Express was there to help!

In 2005, multitudes were severely impacted by the hurricanes that hit our country.   Many

generous people responded to their needs by asking how they could help.
 
While the areas of our ministry are multi-faceted, our Director, Wyatt Snider, placed a major

emphasis on providing relief to those who were hurting so much.  In addition to his duties as

Director of

Gloryland Express, Inc., Wyatt is also the Children's Minister at Thorntree Baptist Church in

Cedar Hill, Texas.  Wyatt owns the fleet of busses used for street ministry and youth outreach

programs, but instantly changed his focus in the face of national disaster.
 
Wyatt spent days transporting people, reuniting families, counseling survivors, and helping

provide basic needs to these people.  (One of the ladies in these pictures is 93 years old --

her main concern was that he had lost her Bible in the evacuation; Wyatt provided her

with a replacement.)
 
Here, in Wyatt's own words, is what Gloryland Express, Inc. did during those turbulent days,

and how you
can be a part of this exciting ministry:
 
"In association with the Red Cross, Victim Relief Ministries, Salvation Army, Texas Baptist

Men, and the Dallas Police Department, we recruited and deployed volunteers to assist

these people who were hurting.  We provided ground transportation throughout north

Texas, and had the privilege of counseling and praying with hundreds of evacuees at

Reunion Arena in downtown Dallas.
 
"After the first hurricane, we assisted at Reunion Arena, providing assistance to relief

 workers, as well as free local shuttle service.  Many relief workers cried as they put

evacuees, crying, on my bus -- people on their way to start a new life.
 
"We were able to assist hundreds of families -- loading their bags, transporting them,

and then returning for the next group of precious passengers.
 
"Newspaper articles have told of the relief organizations who were often bogged-down

by their own policies and procedures, wanting to help, but being caught up in 'red tape.' 

We had no such problem with bureaucracy, and were able to operate as many as 18

hours per day in this crucial mission where response time was paramount.
 
"After viewing our activities at Reunion Arena, a self-described non-Christian businessman

asked me to get him past the bureaucracy to help someone.  I couldn't get him into the Arena,

but we were able to partner to help many needy people.  Every dollar he gave helped buy

some of the 200 gallons of fuel consumed, plane or bus tickets to reunite families, and

meals to help people traveling.
 
"I rode an emotional roller coaster with these emotionally wrecked people.  I could share

hours of great success
stories with hundreds of families, but one story stands out in my mind:"

"My last run of the night was from Reunion Arena, to the Greyhound Bus Station, to Union

Gospel Mission, and then to Irving.  At an Irving hotel, I was privileged to reunite a 14-year-old

girl and her brother with their parents at 1:00 in the morning, a family that had become

separated during the chaos of the evacuation.
 
"I had found her at Parkland Hospital.  Her brother was at Reunion Arena.  I'm thankful God

led me to the right place at the right time.  And He did this, time after time after time."

"With volunteers from our local ministry and as far away as West Virginia, we worked with

shelters, apartments, hotels, and organizations in Dallas, Tarrant, and Ellis counties.
 
"As I try to settle back into our local ministry, drug prevention programs, and

school / after-school chapels, I can't help but wonder about the next time people

need help.  I don't want to have to wait 2 - 3 days to raise funds, organize workers,

and locate equipment while people are hurting and scared.
 
In 2005, Gloryland Express became Gloryland Express, Inc., a non-profit, tax-exempt,

501(c)3 organization.  Donations are tax deductible.
 
"I will continue assisting young people in making wise decisions about life, as I prepare

to help people through our next disaster.
 
"Thank you for listening to this story.  Would you consider donating to get these

programs rolling?  I know God will greatly bless you for helping, and you will know that

during the next disaster, YOU helped the Gloryland Express be there with supplies."
 
Yours for Christ,
Wyatt Snider
 

God's Protection of Our Ministry
Returning to Reunion Arena, Wyatt was rear-ended on an exit ramp.  Thankfully, no

passengers were on board, the driver of the car was not injured, and the only damage

to the bus was to the flagpole.

Space  Shuttle  Columbia

Do you remember where you were when

the Columbia tragedy occurred?

When disaster struck our nation,

 Gloryland Express was there to help!

Within hours, Wyatt was transporting 50 FBI agents and emergency personnel to the
crash area.  Unfortunately, none of our brave astronauts survived, but the items
discovered during their extensive search led the way to improvements in our shuttle,
providing additional safety to all who would fly this dangerous mission in the future.

Grief Counseling at NASA with the public, NASA employees, and the astronaut's families.