{"id":27,"date":"2019-07-31T16:44:09","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T16:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bluewatchfoundation.org\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2026-03-25T15:15:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T15:15:52","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bluewatchfoundation.org\/de\/","title":{"rendered":"Startseite"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; next_background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_image=&#8221;http:\/\/bluewatchfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/HomePageSlider.jpg&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; bottom_divider_style=&#8221;arrow2&#8243; bottom_divider_height=&#8221;4em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_code admin_label=&#8221;Fullwidth Code&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; width=&#8221;0px&#8221; max_width=&#8221;0px&#8221; min_height=&#8221;0px&#8221; height=&#8221;0px&#8221; max_height=&#8221;0px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->jQuery(function($){<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->$('.et_pb_fullwidth_header_0 .header-content-container .header-content .et_pb_button_two.et_pb_button').attr('target', '_blank');<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->});<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/script>[\/et_pb_fullwidth_code][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;Watching over those who watch over us&#8221; subhead=&#8221;Bluewatch is a Christ-centered organization dedicated to advancing the professional, emotional and spiritual development of law enforcement and their families.&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; button_one_url=&#8221;http:\/\/bluewatchfoundation.org\/upcoming-events\/&#8221; button_two_text=&#8221;Donate&#8221; button_two_url=&#8221;https:\/\/pages.donately.com\/bluewatch\/campaign\/blue-watch-donations\/donate&#8221; 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Wenn wir sagen, dass wir \"\u00fcber die wachen, die \u00fcber uns wachen\", dann meinen wir genau das.  Wir unterst\u00fctzen die M\u00e4nner und Frauen, die in der Strafverfolgung t\u00e4tig sind, durch Workshops und Seminare, Mentoring, professionelle Dienstleistungen und Serviceangebote.   Wir wissen, dass Polizeibeamte heute mehr denn je mit beruflichen und au\u00dferberuflichen Herausforderungen konfrontiert sind, die ihre Karriere beeintr\u00e4chtigen k\u00f6nnen.  Besuchen Sie unsere Seite \u00dcber uns, um mehr dar\u00fcber zu erfahren, wie wir diese Beamten auf einer pers\u00f6nlichen Ebene unterst\u00fctzen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|30px|0px|30px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 1.5em; font-weight: bold;\">Unserer Mission nachgehen<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Wir von BlueWatch messen unsere Mission an der Anzahl der Beamten, die wir erreichen, und an den Auswirkungen, die wir auf die Abteilungen in unserer Region haben.  Unser j\u00e4hrliches Gipfeltreffen macht einen Gro\u00dfteil unserer Bem\u00fchungen aus und kann von den Teilnehmern als Fortbildungsma\u00dfnahme anerkannt werden.  Dar\u00fcber hinaus wenden wir uns an Beamte in verschiedenen Phasen ihrer Karriere, um sie zu unterst\u00fctzen, zu ermutigen und zu beraten.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,1_4,1_4,1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;New Officer Initiative&#8221; image=&#8221;http:\/\/bluewatchfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/New-Officer.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>An outreach to new officers and deputies training at five of the states officer academies, Blue Watch provides resources to these officers and deputies that are designed to help them deal with the traumas experienced in law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Academy Presentations &#8211; 16<\/strong><br \/><strong>Officers Reached &#8211; 529<\/strong><br \/><strong>Departments Represented &#8211; 164<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Officer Support&#8221; image=&#8221;http:\/\/bluewatchfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Officer-Support.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Jedes Mal, wenn ein Polizist im Dienst in eine Schie\u00dferei verwickelt ist oder einer der Beamten Selbstmord begeht, stellt Blue Watch Ressourcen zur Verf\u00fcgung, um den Betroffenen zu helfen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Number of Responses &#8211; 18<\/strong><br \/><strong>Departments Represented &#8211; 19<\/strong><br \/><strong>Financial Aid Provided &#8211; $1,250<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;BlueWatch Summit &#038; Community Outreach&#8221; image=&#8221;http:\/\/bluewatchfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Annual-Totals.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Das j\u00e4hrliche Gipfeltreffen wird von landesweit anerkannten Lehrern und Rednern geleitet, die sich auf die Grunds\u00e4tze der F\u00fchrung, des Wohlbefindens und der spirituellen Resilienz konzentrieren. Wir sind auch bei zahlreichen Veranstaltungen in der Gemeinde und bei den Strafverfolgungsbeh\u00f6rden pr\u00e4sent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Officers Reached &#8211; 34<\/strong><br \/><strong>Departments Represented &#8211; 10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Annual Totals&#8221; image=&#8221;http:\/\/bluewatchfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Annual-Totals-1.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||0px|false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Officers Reached &#8211; 638 Departments Served &#8211; 186<br \/>1st Time Departments &#8211; 34<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Since BlueWatch was founded in February 2019, we have had the honor of ministering to over 2,100 officers representing hundreds of departments from across the state. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Officers Reached &#8211; 2,156<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Departments Served &#8211; 285<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;39px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,1_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_testimonial author=&#8221;Joseph Stanford&#8221; portrait_url=&#8221;http:\/\/bluewatchfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Joseph-Stanford.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">BlueWatch bietet Polizeibeamten die M\u00f6glichkeit, sich mit anderen Strafverfolgungsbeh\u00f6rden auszutauschen und gleichzeitig Schulungen zu erhalten, die f\u00fcr ihre Arbeit relevant sind und auf ihre spirituellen Bed\u00fcrfnisse eingehen. Ich habe BlueWatch vor einigen Jahren entdeckt, als ich an einem ihrer Seminare teilnahm. Als Polizeichef einer Kleinstadt und Mann Gottes fand ich die Informationen und das Training relevant f\u00fcr das, womit ich in meinem Leben zu tun hatte. Seitdem hatte ich die Gelegenheit, mein Wissen mit BlueWatch zu erweitern, indem ich Kurse in meiner Polizeibeh\u00f6rde abhielt, da geistliches Wachstum genauso wichtig ist wie jeder andere Aspekt unserer Karriere.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_testimonial][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_testimonial author=&#8221;Keith Gamble&#8221; portrait_url=&#8221;http:\/\/bluewatchfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/keith-Gamble.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Im heutigen sozialen und politischen Umfeld sind die Strafverfolgungsbeh\u00f6rden Angriffen ausgesetzt. Mehr denn je m\u00fcssen wir daf\u00fcr sorgen, dass unsere heldenhaften Strafverfolgungsbeamten geistig und spirituell darauf vorbereitet sind, die t\u00e4glichen Herausforderungen der Friedenssicherung in unseren Gemeinden zu meistern.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Die blaue Wache ist eine wertvolle Ressource f\u00fcr diese Beamten.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_testimonial][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_testimonial author=&#8221;Sonia Carrington&#8221; portrait_url=&#8221;http:\/\/bluewatchfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/carringtons.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Vor einigen Jahren erz\u00e4hlte Burke Swearingen mir und meinem Mann von seiner Vision, eine Organisation zur Unterst\u00fctzung von Ersthelfern, insbesondere von Polizeibeamten, zu gr\u00fcnden. Wir haben Blue Watch sofort eine Spende zukommen lassen, weil wir wussten, dass viele Gebete erhoben wurden, um diesen Zusammenschluss zu erm\u00f6glichen. Blue Watch baut seine Dienste weiter aus und bietet denjenigen, die jeden Tag ihr Leben aufs Spiel setzen, die dringend ben\u00f6tigte Unterst\u00fctzung und schafft Wege, die Gemeinschaft und die Polizei zu vereinen. 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Unser Wunsch ist es, den Beamten kostenlos oder zu sehr geringen Kosten zu helfen. Unterst\u00fctzung kommt von Kirchen, Unternehmen und Einzelpersonen. 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W\u00e4hrend seines Studiums an der Auburn University entschied er sich f\u00fcr eine Laufbahn bei der Polizei und trat 1980 als Reservebeamter in die Polizei von Auburn ein. Nach dem College diente er bei der Polizei von Jackson, AL, bevor er 1984 zur Polizei von Homewood kam. Burke diente 23 Jahre lang in Homewood und ging 2007 als Polizeichef in den Ruhestand. Im Jahr 2007 wechselte er in die Privatwirtschaft und ist derzeit als Physical Security Manager bei einem gro\u00dfen Unternehmen in Birmingham t\u00e4tig.<\/p>\n<p>Die meiste Zeit seines Erwachsenenlebens war Burke aktiv in der Jugendarbeit der Shades Mountain Baptist Church t\u00e4tig. Im Jahr 2015 sp\u00fcrte er jedoch, dass der Herr ihm sagte, er solle etwas anderes tun, etwas, das die Botschaft des Evangeliums \u00fcber die Kirchenmauern hinaus tragen w\u00fcrde. 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