Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief teams help after FBC Cottonwood hit by Jan. 9 tornado
As Jimmy Bolin walked up to his church to survey the tornado damage Jan. 9, he said one thing stood out, and it wasn’t that the damage was “bad, really […]
Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers serve in TN following destructive storms
Following a tornado that ripped through her Madison, Tennessee, neighborhood and dropped a huge tree in her driveway — just missing her house — Brandie Lee didn’t know where to […]
Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers continue to help in Idalia’s wake
About a week and a half after Hurricane Idalia hit the Florida Gulf Coast, Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief work is still ongoing in Florida and Georgia. Mark Wakefield, state disaster relief strategist, […]
Disaster Relief chaplains offer hope with help from the Myers-Mallory Offering
When Bob Cooper sat down beside Mr. D, the man gave him one directive — he wasn’t allowed to talk about religion or politics. “When Hurricane Ian came through Arcadia, […]
Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief efforts wrapping up in Florida
Five weeks after Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida, Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief teams are packing up to come home. “It’s faster than I thought — I anticipated us being there […]
Supplying A Need: Texas Native Leads Alabama’s Feeding Teams When Disaster Strikes
Becky Noland knows what it’s like to be at your wit’s end and have someone show up with food. “I grew up on the Gulf Coast in Texas and experienced […]
DR Chaplain Sees God’s Hand In Home Visits After Hurricane Ian
Cliff Knight said he knew God had arranged the visit before he even got to the house. It was his first day as an Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief chaplain, and […]
Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief Volunteers At Work In Florida, ‘Inundated’ With Requests
Arcadia, Florida, was Candace McIntosh’s home for nine years after college, the place where she experienced her first sense of community as an adult and where she felt the call […]
Preparing to help hurricane survivors
Thanks to WSFA-TV in Montgomery for this report about Yellow Shirt Army volunteers preparing to deploy under the leadership of State Missionary Mark Wakefield, Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief strategist. If […]
Disaster relief volunteers make ‘slow but steady progress’ in eastern Kentucky flood zone
Around 50 Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers are at work in Elkhorn City, Kentucky, helping residents recover from the state’s worst flood on record. Cookie Baker, who is serving at […]