After a tornado ripped through Sanderson, pastor Mike Ellis said residents of the small West Texas town did what they typically do. It was neighbors helping neighbors,” said pastor Mike Ellis of First Baptist Church Sanderson, Texas.
“I have never done a job like this before — quite unique in just one wall being sucked off and the structure still standing,” said Mike Pickel of Crestview Baptist Church in Georgetown, Texas.
Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief constructs apartment for elderly man, who lost his home in a wildfire.
A wave of deadly storms that hit multiple states over Memorial Day weekend left a devastating trail of destroyed homes — and at least 20 deaths have been reported.
Thanks to the creativity of a Mississippi layman and a gift from California Baptists, Texans on Mission provided an expanded service to Southeast Texas families affected by recent flooding.
To support these efforts and the people they serve, one church has opened its doors to house Disaster Relief volunteers serving in these tornado-affected areas of northeast Oklahoma communities that are in need of relief.
A series of late spring storms which spawned tornadoes, hail, high winds and flooding, swept across Southeast May 8-9, leaving behind at least two known deaths in Tennessee and another in North Carolina.
As parts of the Southeast braced for more storms on Wednesday (May 8), Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers were in action responding to the outbreak of tornadoes in Oklahoma in late April and early May.
Months after a wildfire tore across 180,000 acres in Texas, several churches in the area worked to raise money to support families who were impacted by the disaster.
“‘What does the future look like?’ … I feel like (this) is the hardest question to answer,” said Rocky Komatsu, pastor of Waiehu Community Church. “Yet, I think if we’re totally honest the answer is, ‘We have no idea.’”
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