During our time in Guam with the California Southern Baptist Disaster Relief, I was reminded of Exodus 2:25, “And God saw the people of Israel — and God knew.”
When you look around your church you may notice that a lot of young people are missing. It is a common complaint as I speak in local churches that congregations are aging and young people are leaving …
As displaced residents are expected to begin returning to their homes Monday (Sept. 25) in Lahaina following the deadly Hawaii wildfires, relief efforts continue — and will for a long time, says Hawaii Pacific Baptist Disaster Relief.
Southern Baptists are responding through local partners who mobilized within hours of the earthquake to provide help and supplies to families in the affected region.
Like most of the surrounding area, First Baptist Church Madison, Florida, was without electricity for a few days in the wake of Hurricane Idalia, but it didn’t stop its members from preparing and serving hundreds of meals each day.
“Southern Baptists have been so good to us,” said Robin Hoffman, a Florida Baptist who is among those helping her community recover from Hurricane Idalia. “They have made it bearable because we know help is on the way. We’re not alone.”