As a pastor as well as a law enforcement officer, Randle Record has seen the plague of pornography and screen-time addiction impacting people of all backgrounds.
At the start of this school year, the Baptist Campus Ministry (BCM) at Northern Kentucky University (NKU) launched “Fireteams,” small groups focused on helping young men find freedom and forgiveness from the addictive sin of pornography.
Scott Van Neste, the pastor of Bellepoint Baptist, was thankful the church was spared from the recent floodwaters. It came close with water encircling the church located near the Kentucky River, he said.
The flooding follows tornadoes in 2021 and 2024, but despite the setbacks, “the community is doing well,” said Mike Jicka, pastor of Dawson Springs First Baptist Church.
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.
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.
“The church is about the same size numerically as ours. They have a nice facility and it’s pretty good size, but it was devastated. When we gave the pastor the check, he was appreciative — blown away.”