Every hurricane holds surprises, but Hurricane Ida’s arrival on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina was merely the beginning of the unexpected. Its quick move across
Many years ago, when Ken Cummins and Jeff Marquardt were wrestling coaches, they coached at rival schools in Illinois. When asked which team won more
For Pat Buckner, it all started when a friend needed a ride. Sixteen years ago, when Hurricane Katrina tore a path through the Southeast, a
When rainy weather hindered the chainsaw work Donald Arnold’s team had planned to do in the Mandeville, Louisiana, area, he got creative. “We got some
The heavy rains coming in from Tropical Storm Nicholas have made the work of Southern Baptist Disaster Relief more difficult in Louisiana, where hundreds of
When Pastor Tim Moffett heard that Hurricane Ida would likely hit the Lake Pontchartrain area of Louisiana, he contacted Louisiana Baptist Disaster Relief to offer
Ever since Hurricane Ida struck Louisiana on Aug. 29 as a Category 4 storm, Metairie Baptist Church outside of New Orleans has hosted an average
If you were to drive past Metairie Baptist Church just outside of New Orleans, you would see a parking lot filled to the brim with
When Southern Baptist Disaster Relief teams arrive in the days following storms, they strategically set up Incident Command Centers at churches in and near heavily
Twenty years ago, Frederick Edwards responded to his first callout from Southern Baptist Disaster Relief. Terrorists had flown planes into the World Trade Center, and
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