Disaster Relief Stories

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Missouri DR collegiate interns assist Texas Tornado victims

Having grown up in Puerto Rico before moving to Pennsylvania, Joyce Fernandez had never witnessed the aftereffects of a tornado. Granted, the damage from hurricanes in her native country can be pretty devastating; but there’s often advanced warning, allowing people to prepare. That wasn’t the case in Perryton, Texas, where a tornado killed three people, injured at least 75 more and destroyed as many as 200 houses.
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Oklahoma Baptist DR serving at OBU, other locations after tornadoes

In the wake of severe tornado damage at Oklahoma Baptist University on the evening of April 19, Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) was already on the ground assessing damage and seeking to help by the following morning.
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With 21 dead, churches respond to tornado damage amid personal tragedies

Pastor Bob Gilliland’s son Roger called and told him to turn on the weather; a tornado was approaching.
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Gospel seeds planted as SBTC DR teams work in flooded Missouri

When the federal disaster declaration unlocked federal funds to assist those affected, disaster relief volunteers from the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention and other Southern Baptist Disaster Relief teams had already arrived in the Show Me State, partnering with Missouri Baptist DR to meet the needs of survivors.
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Oklahoma DR volunteers heading to St. Louis injured in traffic accident

Seventeen Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) volunteers were involved in a traffic accident as they were on their way to Missouri to help with flood relief in St. Louis.
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Southern Baptists responding to ‘overwhelming’ Kentucky floods

As surveyors continue assessing the damage done by the historic flooding that has deluged eastern Kentucky, Southern Baptists have begun planning their response.
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Missouri DR responds to New Mexico wildfires

A windstorm blew in with 90 mile-per-hour winds in Ruidoso, N.M., and knocked down a power line. That in turn sparked a wildfire across the mountains full of dry timber. Before the fire was extinguished, 207 homes were destroyed by the blazing fires. Soon, Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief sent a team to minister in the area.
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Southern Baptist Disaster Relief experiences more than 2,100 salvations in 2021

More than 2,100 professions of faith came as a result of the ministry of Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) in 2021, which is nearly a record number for professions of faith in a single year for the ministry.
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UPDATE: DR teams deploy within Missouri, to Kentucky after tornadoes hit

UPDATE:  As of Dec. 15, Disaster Relief crews are working in the Kentucky towns of Princeton and Dawson Springs.  The operations may be shifting more to debris removal and mass feeding instead of chain saw work.
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DR wraps up work in Louisiana

The MBC Disaster Relief (DR) ministry scaled back in their response to the southern Louisiana city of Mandeville earlier this month. When Hurricane Ida blew through the area on Aug. 29, MBC DR units were in Texarkana, Ark., staging so they could have a rapid response.  Then 24 hours after the storm cleared, MBC DR volunteers were arriving in the city and set up to serve meals to storm survivors.
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Seeing God in the storm

Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief (MODR) volunteers were waiting and watching as Hurricane Ida surged into the Gulf Coast. They’ve seen it before and knew if forecasts were correct, they would be heading into the hurricane zone to bring whatever resources and comfort they could provide. Shortly, they would see what only God can provide.
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9/11: Southern Baptist Disaster Relief left legacy at Ground Zero

Twenty years after spending weeks in what could only be called a war zone, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers are reflecting on their experience working in the immediate aftermath of 9/11 and how it affected their lives.

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