
‘It did not destroy our spirit’: Church’s new parking lot wiped out by Helene
Pastor Lincoln Shelton said the church will probably go with a gravel parking lot for now. “We believe the Lord will bring in resources we need,” he noted.

Pastor Lincoln Shelton said the church will probably go with a gravel parking lot for now. “We believe the Lord will bring in resources we need,” he noted.

Iowa Baptists are “redeploying” their Disaster Relief, announced Iowa DR Coordinator Gared Shaffer during their annual meeting Nov. 1–2 at First Family Church in Ankeny. Shaffer shared the success of recent training and deployments …

Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief Director Ron Crow said it was not a surprise to him that the request for 100 generators to aid those in North Carolina was answered so quickly.

Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief efforts throughout south Georgia continue in the wake of Hurricane Helene. According to Dwain Carter, GBDR director, Sunday (Nov. 3) marked the 38th day of the relief response.

Six ladies from the Russellville area recently donned yellow shirts and chaps and other safety equipment, picked up chainsaws and went to work in Valdosta, Georgia.

JP Johnson, a student at California Baptist University, shares how he recently witnessed the evangelistic impact of Disaster Relief efforts in Missouri.

“We should never wish for hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, floods, fires and other disasters. Yet when they happen, it is a great time to show our very best as a fellowship of congregations fused together as an association.”

“This is the body of Christ in action,” said Rupert Robbins, Texans on Mission disaster relief associate director. “Our connection to Christ connects us to fellow believers and God’s call to minister to the hurting.”

“We want to make sure that, first and foremost, that people know why we’re here, who we’re here to represent and why we’re doing what we do to bring them hope in the name of the Lord Jesus,” said David Coggins, FBDR director.

Exactly where Southern Baptists of Texas Disaster Relief teams would deploy in the wake of Hurricane Helene was a mystery on Oct. 3, until a call for assistance in mass feeding surfaced.
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