Wellington (Ala.) Baptist Church lost the roof of its sanctuary in a tornado Thursday, March 25. SPECIAL/Baptist Press By Scott BarkleyNational Correspondent, Baptist Press OHATCHEE, Ala. – Southern Baptist Disaster Relief units from Alabama and Georgia have begun assessing and cleaning up damage left by a series of tornadoes Thursday (March 25) that resulted in […]
Dwain Carter, of Freshwater Church, Jefferson City, Mo., helps load boxes of food and water onto a boat destined for Gibitngil Island, just off the coast of northern Cebu. Carter is the Disaster Relief Strategist for the Missouri Baptist Convention. SPECIAL/IMB By Hugh Johnson*Photographer, IMB As a photographer with the International Mission Board, I have […]
“The average American doesn’t realize all the things that churches do to make society less awful.”
By Diana Chandler LAKE CHARLES, La. (BP) – Trinity Baptist Church Senior Pastor Steve James calls it “Lake Charles grit,” an ability to persevere during hardship on top of hardship. “Grit up” is the local rallying cry after Hurricanes Laura and Delta hit western Louisiana just weeks apart. “We had one hand tied behind our […]
“We as Southern Baptists have to be ready at all times…”
As Hurricane Sally’s deluge flooded Alabama and the Florida Panhandle Wednesday (Sept. 16), Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) readied its response.
“To say they are stretched thin is an understatement at best.”
“Cameron is still under three feet of water. That will take a long time for that to recede.”
“You never think it’s going to happen to you…”
“People with no money were donating what they had …”
“We could really use the help [to rebuild]. It would greatly encourage and strengthen our people.”