It was the day that changed everything. Ten years have passed since 9/11. Take a look back with those who lived through it and those who responded to it and see how God led Southern Baptists to love America in tangible, eternal ways. This package includes videos produced soon after the attacks, as well as fresh videos and stories dealing with the long-term impact on church planting and disaster relief.
Stories
 Will the 9/11 legacy be a church-planting movement?According to a study by the Values Research Institute, 40 percent of Manhattan evangelical churches started after 2000. (That’s about 80 churches.) During a two-month period in 2009, at least one new Manhattan church started every Sunday. In an era where most churches are experiencing attendance declines and closings, New York City has been an unheralded aberration.
 9/11 was impetus to SBDR advancementSeptember 11, 2001’s terrorist assaults on the United States changed more than the lower Manhattan skyline. The unprecedented attacks that ended so tragically in Washington, D.C., rural Pennsylvania and New York City also forever changed the face of Southern Baptist Disaster Relief.
In this report from television station WBTW in Florence, S.C., chaplain Richard Sales recalls his experience working with the Southern Baptist Disaster Relief response at Ground Zero. Sales previously ministered in the aftermath of the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995.
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9/11's Impact on Southern Baptist Disaster Relief – MPEG-4 | MPEG-1 | MPEG-4 HD | MPEG-1 HD
Individuals involved in the Southern Baptist Disaster Relief response after the 9/11 attacks reflect on the original experience—and how the response has shaped the scope of Disaster Relief ministry today.
Church Planting in Post-9/11 New York – MPEG-4 | MPEG-1 | MPEG-4 HD | MPEG-1 HD
Aaron Coe, a church planter in New York in the days after 9/11, talks about the spiritual shift that occurred in the city—resulting in a 40 percent spike in the number of churches planted in Manhattan. "God had used that for his glory and for his good," he said.
Where Were You? – MPEG-4 | MPEG-1
Individuals in New York City recall where they were and what they experienced when the World Trade Centers were attacked on 9/11.
What Man Meant for Evil – MPEG-4 | MPEG-1
Eyewitnesses to the 9/11 attack at Ground Zero and its aftermath share stories of how God made his presence known despite the circumstances.
God's People Showed Up – MPEG-4 | MPEG-1
Within hours and days of the 9/11 attacks Southern Baptist Relief deployed meal preparation units in the parking lot of the Pentagon and deployed chaplains to serve first responders at Ground Zero. This video describes the scope of relief operations, which later included preparation of more than 1 million meals at both locations and an extensive "dust out" effort to clean up apartments adjacent to the World Trade Center site.
Unsung Heroes in Manhattan – MPEG-4 | MPEG-1
Chaplains were among the first Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers in Manhattan in the aftermath of 9/11, providing prayer, counseling and words of encouragement for first responders at Ground Zero.
The People in Yellow Shirts – MPEG-4 | MPEG-1
From the parking lot of the Pentagon within days after the 9/11 attacks, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers prepared meals and otherwise provided support for soldiers and other relief workers tasked with search and rescue efforts. This is their story.
The Ones Left Standing – MPEG-4 | MPEG-1
A portion of George W. Bush's speech following the 9/11 attacks introduces and closes this montage of imagery from New York and the Pentagon, set to the music of Wayne Watson's The Ones Left Standing.
Blessed is the Nation – MPEG-4 | MPEG-1
This video features imagery from Washington D.C. in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, concluding with the verse "Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord" from Psalm 33:12.