Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers have kept busy during the past week as a relentless wave of storms continues to pound the region with deadly floods and tornadoes from Texas to Ohio.
A March 28 earthquake in Myanmar destroyed 15 church buildings and significantly damaged 10 others. Eight million people have been internally displaced by the quake, joining 19 million displaced persons already living in the nation.
At least seven people are dead after tornados ripped through parts of the South and Midwest this week (April 2–4), and more life-threatening severe weather is expected through the weekend.
Mal Underwood, a Brentwood Baptist DR volunteer, described the relief effort as a multi-stage process. “Flood relief is about triaging first responses — getting the mud out and helping families return to a degree of normalcy,” he said.
Not only did 280 attend the training session, but 170 — 60% of those who came — were new volunteers.
Working alongside non-profits serving those affected by Hurricane Helene is a priority of Tennessee Serves, an initiative headed by Tennessee’s First Lady Maria Lee.
Baptist Disaster Relief efforts in several states are underway today (March 17) following a weekend of devastating storms that hit communities across the country. More
“That’s what we go for. The food is secondary to the Scripture, to the gospel,” Nichols said.
“It makes us closer to serve together,” Ray said. “Everything we do together brings us closer to each other and to the Lord.”
“Now, we have added personal property recovery to our workload, helping families uncover precious keepsakes from the ashes — treasures that bring healing and remind them that hope is closer than they thought,” noted Kendrick Neal.
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