The last Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief team that was deployed to help those affected by Hurricane Helene has returned home, though others may go again after Thanksgiving. Mark Wakefield, state disaster relief strategist, said a 28-person team from Calhoun Baptist Association came back to Alabama Sunday (Nov. 17). That team plus five others have helped with chainsaw cleanup and tarping in western North Carolina since operations shut down in Clearwater, South Carolina, Nov. 1. For more stories about disaster relief

Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers are wrapping up their work in Clearwater, South Carolina, today (Nov. 1) and preparing to join the cleanup effort in western North Carolina. “We will shut down in Clearwater and bring most of our operation home,” said Mark Wakefield, state disaster relief strategist. ABDR has had a command center set up in South Carolina since late September to help those affected by Hurricane Helene. Chainsaw teams redirecting to North Carolina Two

It’s been almost a month since Hurricane Helene made landfall and battered the Southeast with winds and floods. In some places, there’s still much to be done. But Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers are among those still hard at work helping people get back on their feet. “A lot of our teams are coming back for the second time now,” said Debbie Reese, deputy white hat leader for the ABDR command center in Clearwater, South Carolina. She

Cookie Baker’s map is full of digital pins — chainsaw jobs that have been done, jobs that are ready to be done and job requests that still need to be assessed. In total, as of Monday (Oct. 7), 643 people had requested help with tree removal in the wake of Hurricane Helene — and that’s not the end of the needs, said Baker, who is currently serving as the white hat leader for Alabama Baptist