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Missouri DR sends teams to Mandeville, La., for hurricane relief

An initial team of MBC disaster relief (DR) workers has arrived in this southern Louisiana city where Hurricane Ida swept through in the region on August 29.  The category 4 hurricane left a lot of damage in its wake and the initial reports from MBC DR assessors was there will be several weeks of flood relief and chain saw recovery efforts.
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NOBTS avoids significant damage, awaits return of electricity

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Missouri DR among Southern Baptists bringing help, hope in the wake of Hurricane Ida

In the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, Missouri DR has been asked to lead response and relief efforts in Mandeville, La.
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BSU students from Missouri Southern State University partner to bring help, hope to Colorado

BSU students from Missouri Southern State University cleared debris and shoveled ash after a fire in Colorado destroyed homes there. One of the highlights of their trip was getting to return wedding rings to a couple after spending hours sifting through charred debris. “You tell yourself it’s just stuff,” the wife told them through tears, “then you get something back like this and you realize it isn’t.”
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‘Celebrate CP Day’ set for April 25

April 25 is Cooperative Program Day for the roughly 50,000 churches and church-type missions of the Southern Baptist Convention. It is a day to celebrate the unique funding process  Southern Baptists have used since 1925 to support missions and evangelism around the world, according to Rob Phillips, who coordinates CP promotion for the Missouri Baptist Convention.
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Missouri DR responds to Kentucky floods

A team of ten Missouri Disaster Relief (DR) volunteers traveled to Stanton, Ky., the week of March 7-13 to assist with flood relief.  The Missouri team was an Incident Management Team (IMT) sent to help coordinate the efforts of several Kentucky Baptist DR teams who were responding with flood recovery efforts. 
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Missouri DR sends truckloads of water during Texas freeze

Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief sent four truckloads (two semi trucks and two box trucks) to Texas Baptists during a recent cold snap there caused power outages and a water shortage.
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Former Missourian to lead Texas Baptist Men

Former Missourian, David Wells, has been selected as the disaster relief (DR) director for Texas Baptist Men, located in Dallas.  Wells moved from Sandy Baptist Church, Hillsboro, last year to be the assistant director for Texas Baptist Men DR.  He served as an interim director and was then promoted this past month for the position which was vacated last fall by former Missourian, Dwain Carter.  Carter is now serving as a pastor in Tilden, Texas.
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FBC Diamond pastor to head up Kentucky’s Disaster Relief efforts

Ron Crow is following the call of God to a new place of ministry in Kentucky where he will head up the Kentucky Baptist disaster relief (DR) ministry.  Crow, the pastor of First Baptist Church, Diamond, in southwest Missouri, said he needed the call of God to be clear.
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‘You could see it on the guy’s face’

Local survivors partner with MBC Disaster Relief in Louisiana: During most disasters, it’s American Red Cross volunteers that distribute the thousands of hot meals cooked and packaged by Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers. In hurricane-battered DeRidder, it was a hurricane survivor named Mitch, along with other local residents.
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Mo. DR chainsaw recovery teams bring relief after Iowa windstorm

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Hurricane Laura’s toll includes 140 Louisiana Baptist churches

A little more than a week after slamming the Louisiana coast, it is obvious Hurricane Laura’s 140 miles per hour, Category 4, winds considered nothing sacred, including houses of worship.

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