A year after Hurricane Helene, Tennessee Baptist volunteers from across the state continue running toward the impact zone to help people dig out and rebuild, both their homes and their lives.
Today (Sept. 4) marked two months since massive flash floods in Kerr County, Texas, killed 119 people and left a swath of devastation. As people in the area continue to try to put their lives back together, Marc Ira Hooks — a correspondent for The Baptist Paper — is back on site sharing stories of hope.
A deadly 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan Sunday (Aug. 31), claiming more than 1,400 lives and leaving over 3,000 people injured. Entire villages were leveled in Nangarhar and Kunar provinces, where mud-brick homes collapsed, trapping residents under rubble, according to media reports.
The Monday on Aug. 29, 2005 is marked in history for the homes leveled to their foundations — also for the lives lost and for the unimaginable scars left behind. But for First Baptist Church Biloxi, the days following the disaster stand as an immovable testament to God’s faithfulness.
Weeks after the deadly July 4 Guadalupe River flood, its survivors still live with memories of danger, fear, confusion, loss—and faith. Will and Ann Britt awoke that morning just in time.
Following weeks of logging long hours, Baptist volunteer teams are continuing flood recovery efforts in central Texas following the devastating Fourth of July floods that left more than 130 dead.
“Our prayer would be that God would give them comfort and assurance and they would feel the love and the covering of Jesus as we do this for them,” Jeannie Stover said. “It comes from the bottom of our hearts.”
After losing his wife of 67 years a year and a half ago, Peña said, “They’ve dragged me back into enjoying living again.”
“This, … all of these volunteers, it means everything to us,” John Vlasek said. “I can’t believe they’re here and helping us.”
Baptist relief teams hit the ground running Monday (July 14) after a rough weekend of heavy rains and flash flood warnings in Central Texas that
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