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 […]
Category: Stories of Relief
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 […]
‘Catastrophic’: Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief responds following Kentucky flooding
Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers are providing flood recovery, laundry services and chaplain ministry in Elkhorn City, Kentucky, as the area copes with historic flooding. The Alabama DR volunteers are […]
Living Water in Romania
When the pastor told David Hendon that the church’s well had run dry, he didn’t understand what they meant at first. “My dad was a well driller, but the pastor […]
Cahaba Association Disaster Relief Leader Doug Vance Sees God’s Hand in Ministry Role
Doug Vance said every time he stands in someone’s yard with a chainsaw, the person talks about how amazing it is that someone would come all the way there to […]
AUM athletics, BCM team up for hurricane relief
Spring break often means a chance to travel but for many Baptist Campus Ministries (BCM) students, the travel is tied to a chance to serve and do missions. Reports from […]
Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief teams fan out across state after March 19 tornadoes
Alabamians woke up March 20 to images of their tornado-tracked state, a scene all too familiar. But Roger Willmore said there’s a sight he wishes everyone could see — how […]
JSU students opt to continue serving hurricane survivors despite disaster at home
Even after an EF-3 tornado ripped through their college campus, Jacksonville State University (JSU) students elected to remain in Houston to help hurricane survivors rather than returning to assess their […]
Five Years After the Storms
Five years may seem like a long time for most Alabama Baptists unless the date happens to coincide with April 27. Alabamians are all too aware that this date in […]
Baptist Campus Ministries students share gospel through actions in SC
It’s only been a year and a half since Alabama Baptists trained their first group of college students for disaster relief, but the move has already proven to be beneficial. […]