JEFFERSON CITY – The Rheubin L. South Missouri Missions Offering supports 18 ministries in Missouri. This year’s theme is taken from 1 Chronicles 29:9 – “Then the people rejoiced because they had given willingly, for with a whole heart they had offered freely to the Lord.” Following are two short stories about how the gifts of Missouri Baptists support missions projects throughout the Show Me State. When Inmates Become Missionaries Soon, inmates in the Jefferson City Correctional … [Read more...]
Fall DR training dates set
SPRINGFIELD – This year has been all about the unexpected, and two remaining Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief trainings this year can equip volunteers prepare to bring help, hope and healing when the unexpected strikes again. “A prepared volunteer is the best volunteer,” said Gaylon Moss, director of Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief. “Training gives people a chance to sharpen their skills so they can be more effective as a believer; not only in their physical work, but in their spiritual … [Read more...]
DR partners with USDA to deliver food
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers don’t need to wait until a tornado strikes or flood waters threaten to serve their communities in Jesus’s name. The DR network has partnered with the United States Department of Agriculture in a program that connects food providers to local nonprofits to feed the hungry. The USDA works directly with vendors and relies on local partners to deliver the food to local distribution points. Any non-profit can approach the vendors and … [Read more...]
DR calls churches to serve during pandemic, offers first ever online training program
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief leaders are in constant contact with state authorities about any potential role in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but in the meantime, they are asking churches to be the front lines in meeting the needs of their communities. “Church members taking care of other church members can help reduce the load on other systems in the community,” said Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief Director Gaylon Moss. “Coordinate with your local officials … [Read more...]
Churches asked to fill sandbags, join flood fight sandbags
JEFFERSON CITY – The waters have not yet begun to rise, but Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief leaders are asking churches and groups to join in on the flood fight. With that in mind, Gaylon Moss, director of disaster relief for the Missouri Baptist Convection, hopes churches will begin to fill and stage sandbags across the state. “Working ahead of time will help us get ahead of the disaster,” said Gaylon Moss, director of Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief. Disaster Relief volunteers from … [Read more...]
Foley Baptist celebrates rebound after flood
FOLEY – On a regular day, Foley Baptist Church sits a mile west of the Mississippi River. Last June, when the rains fell and the waters rose, it wasn’t just near the Mississippi. It was in the Mississippi. The muddy waters crossed the field that normally separated the town from the river’s banks, ultimately depositing eight inches of filthy, stagnant water in the church. And even then the people of Foley couldn’t do anything but wait for the waters to recede. “We couldn’t even get back … [Read more...]
DR leaders urge Mo. Baptists to train for the unexpected
RAYTOWN – The first step to weathering a disaster is being prepared. The same goes for ministry, but doubly so when that ministry takes place during a disaster, and may involve cleaning out flooded basements, sawing away downed trees, cooking thousands of hot meals for communities in crisis or lending a patient ear to listen to a survivor’s story. Gaylon Moss, director of Disaster Relief for the Missouri Baptist Convention, said training is essential for those who are interested in serving … [Read more...]
A year after Hurricane Florence, Missourians still at work in NC
WALLACE, N.C. – It’s been nearly a year since Hurricane Florence left the North Carolina coast water-logged and battered, but the survivors of the storm are still in the process of getting their lives back to normal. And even though the initial headlines have faded, Missouri Baptists are still at work bringing help, hope and healing to their brothers and sisters 1,000 miles to the east. Union Hill Baptist Church, Holts Summit, sent four adults and four students to Wallace, N.C. in late … [Read more...]
MSSU students bring relief, hope to hurricane hit Panama City
PANAMA CITY, Fla. – For most college students, spring break provides a welcome rest. But for 16 Missouri Southern State University students with the school’s Baptist Student Union, spring break brought an opportunity to provide relief and hope to those ravaged last year by Hurricane Michael. The team, which also consisted of three adult chaperones, drove from Joplin to Panama City, Fla., where the city and surrounding area remain largely in ruins. MSSU students joined forces with students … [Read more...]
Midwest flooding prompts DR response
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers are responding to floods that are wreaking havoc in Northwest Missouri and across the Midwest. Even before Missouri Gov. Mike Parson declared a state of emergency, March 21, Missouri DR workers were on the field in St. Joseph, where they helped with sandbagging to prepare for increased flooding. Missouri DR leaders reported in a March 23rd Facebook post that volunteers were already meeting shower and laundry needs in Fremont, … [Read more...]
NAMB honors Parry for Disaster Relief work
KANSAS CITY – Tamara Parry thought she was there to honor someone else. In fact, she even had her phone out to capture the moment a Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer’s name was called. She didn’t even know she was nominated. “In the video you hear them say my name at least twice – maybe three times – before I realized it was my name,” Parry said. Out of more than 50,000 trained volunteers nationwide, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief leaders honored six with Distinguished Service … [Read more...]
‘They came in full force’ – Florida pastor gives thanks to Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers for hurricane response
BRISTOL, Fla. – Matt Basford pastors First Baptist Church here in this small town in the Florida panhandle, but he’s grown quite accustomed to seeing the church’s hallways filled with as many Missouri Baptists as local members these past two months. First Baptist was the headquarters for Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers bringing help, hope and healing after Hurricane Michael hammered the area in mid-October. “I grew up on the gulf coast and I’ve seen many storms,” Basford … [Read more...]
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