Amid freezing temperatures, rescue workers continue to dig through debris in Tibet after a deadly 7.1 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday (Jan. 7) killed at least 120 people, injured many others and destroyed homes.
As wildfires threaten lives and thousands of structures near Los Angeles, Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers in California remain on standby, according to Coy Webb, crisis response director for Send Relief.
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.
The images catch your eye, and before you know it, you’re sharing them with your army of followers on social media — and you’re convinced they need to see them and feel the same swell of emotions you feel. But do they?
When the books closed on SBC’s 2023–24 fiscal year Sept. 30, the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American Missions totaled $74.7 million, and the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions totaled $206.8 million.
“Helene ripped through Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, and here in East Tennessee, leaving a path of destruction we have never seen in our lifetimes,” said Tennessee Baptist Convention president Jay Hardwick.
After a yearlong search, the Baptist Children’s Homes of North Carolina has a new leader for the first time in 40 years. David Melber replaces Michael C. Blackwell, who retired in September 2023.
Hurricane Milton hit Florida’s Gulf Coast as a Category 3 storm Wednesday evening (Oct.9), knocking out power to reportedly 3 million people before rolling on into the Atlantic. Baptist response teams are ready to hit the ground running.
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