Disaster Relief Stories

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West Va. flooding puts 6 feet of water in church’s sanctuary

The worst flooding in 40 years left West Virginia residents homeless and at least one Southern Baptist church evaluating damage to its facilities.
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Missouri DR volunteer Toby Tucker receives Distinguished Service Award

Anyone who knows MODR volunteer Toby Tucker already knows that the Distinguished Service Award he received from Southern Baptist Disaster Relief and Send Relief was well deserved. Presented in recognition of exceptional service during a disaster and based on the most recent year of responses, the Distinguished Service Award is like an All-Star award for volunteers who have gone above and beyond the call of duty during an actual response or series of responses during the most recent year. 
Missouri

Missouri DR continues to help Hurricane Helene survivors

It’s been nearly a year and a half since Hurricane Helene ripped John and Lisa Grinstead’s home from its foundation and carried it down the flooded Cane River. Today, a totally new home built in the same location by hundreds of Baptist volunteers is within days of being ready to move into.
National

Southern Baptists respond to winter damage amid frigid temperatures

Southern Baptist Disaster Relief units and Send Relief centers are responding to last weekend’s cold and lingering freezing temperatures, with more than 700 volunteers engaged in numerous efforts, including feeding, warming centers and cleanup units.
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Southern Baptist relief efforts battle cold, snow and ice

Until temperatures rise high enough and long enough to make roads more accessible, response to a winter storm stretching from Texas to the Northeast is going to have a more local focus, Southern Baptist leaders told Baptist Press, Monday (Jan. 26).
Missouri

Disaster Relief volunteers open doors to ministry impact in Milwaukee

Milwaukee is known for many things, including the birth of Harley-Davidson motorcycles, cheese curds, bratwurst and Lake Michigan. One thing it’s not known for is floods. That all changed, though, on Aug. 9-10, when different parts of the city were inundated with 10-to-14 inches of rain. The rain came so fast that it was more than the storm drains could handle, causing water to back up into basements throughout the city. As a result, what was referred to as a “1,000-year flood” damaged more than 3,000 homes.
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MODR Helping to Rebuild a Home Following Hurricane Helene

At the time John and Lisa Grinstead moved to Burnsville, North Carolina, from Florida in 2010, part of their goal was to escape the frequent hurricanes that hit the coast. Little did they know that another hurricane would hit the mountains, where they thought they would be safe, and take everything they owned. Overnight, Hurricane Helene turned the picturesque mountains that attracted the Grinsteads to the area into a wall of water, debris and mud.
National

Texas residents assess losses, welcome Southern Baptist DR volunteers

The city of San Saba’s website is anchored with emergency messages instructing property owners needing help to come to First Baptist Church, San Saba, Texas, where Southern Baptist Disaster Relief resources can be accessed.
National

Thousands of DR volunteers deployed so far this year, more needed

So far this year, at least 5,300 Southern Baptist trained Disaster Relief volunteers have responded to 40 natural disasters across the United States, from wildfires in California to storms on the eastern side of the nation.
Missouri

Relief efforts underway in Missouri and Kentucky following deadly storms

Search and rescue efforts continue across Kentucky even as recovery efforts have begun in Missouri following deadly storms that swept across the region May 16-17. More than 25 people were killed by the storms and thousands suffered injury and loss.
Missouri

‘Hear my cry for mercy’: MODR volunteers bring hope to California fire survivors

Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief (MODR) has sent teams to California ... not to clean up ash and debris left by widespread wildfires, but to sift through the ashes looking for anything that will bring help, hope and healing to the survivors.
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Missouri DR’s Ann Stevenson receives national award

Anyone who knows Ann Stevenson is used to seeing her with a chaplain’s shirt and badge—accompanied by her trauma-trained dog, Steele—as she visits with victims of disaster. Or maybe they’ve seen her provide key leadership in MODR childcare. However, Stevenson recently took versatility to another level when she coordinated two disaster relief responses in Pulaski County, where she lives, within seven months of each other.

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