Southern Baptist volunteers with Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief have been called into action in the immediate aftermath of the deadly tornado outbreak in Oklahoma on April 27.
Destructive storms and tornadoes hit the Midwest damaging homes over the weekend. At least five people were killed in Oklahoma, and more than 100 injuries have been reported.
“We (Christians) have no excuse not to be living for God in everything we do,” one attendee noted. “Hearing that reminder … was just what I needed, and I will always be thankful for that.”
Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief teams are among those extending support to Texans grappling with the devastating wildfires sweeping through the state.
Oklahoma Baptist University presented the J.M. Carroll Award to Alan Quigley during the Advance Conference March 4 at St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Oklahoma City.
More than 2o volunteers began working March 6 for cleanup and fire recovery in the Oklahoma panhandle, confirmed Jason Yarbrough, Disaster Relief director for Oklahoma Baptists.
Southern Baptists continue to respond to devastating wildfires in Texas and Oklahoma. “People have lost everything they own. They’re looking for help. But they’re also looking for hope for the days ahead,” a volunteer in Texas said.
Like most boys at Southern Hills Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 6-year-old Ethan Gee wanted to win the penny war against the girls.
For a call to be effective, there must be an answer. That was the emphasis of the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma’s The Call Conference, with the theme, “Answer: Calling Out the Called.”
Oklahoma Baptist University’s prison divinity program was recognized as the top academic institution of the year at the fourth annual National Moral Rehabilitation Conference in Memphis.
