Southern Baptist Disaster Relief

Read the Tuesday, April 30, 2013 DR Update

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Sandy Rebuild

 A two year partnership is underway to minister to homeowners by helping repair flood damaged homes in New York and New Jersey. Visit the Sandy Recovery website at www.namb.net/Sandy for more information.

SBDR Activity in Hurricane Sandy Reported as of April 30, 2013

Professions of Faith 108
Gospel Presentations 867
Chaplaincy Contacts 3,349
Ministry Contacts 4,920
Other Decisions 59
Volunteer Days 45,474
Meals Prepared 1,839,859
Chainsaw Jobs 625
Mud-out Jobs 1,854
Repair and Roofing Jobs 89
Children 10
Showers 28,325
Laundry Loads 7,722
Gallons of Water Purified 10,201
Messages Sent 107

The 2012 SBDR Award Recipients

 Distinguished Service (in 2011)
Ronnie Warren (AL)
Lew Cook (KY)
Bob and Judi Cook (CA)

Joel W. Phillips Outstanding Achievement
James Carson (LA)
Elaine Koch (KY)

Robert E. Dixon Lifetime Service
Chuck Erickson (CA)

Learn more about the Disaster Relief Awards see photos of all of the 2012 award recipients.

Disaster Ready Church

Is your church ready if disaster strikes today? Southern Baptist Disaster Relief can help you prepare your church and church members to survive a disaster and to be prepared to minister in your community immediately after a disaster.  Ask any pastor who has lead a church in the days immediately following a disaster and he will tell you of a multitude of things he wished he had known and done before the disaster hit his community. Southern Baptist Disaster Relief Ready Church is an effort to help you be prepared and positioned for ministry when a disaster hits your community, and to prepare you to assist another church to minister when disaster strikes their community.

Find out more about becoming a Disaster Ready Church.

 Lessons Learned From 2011 Disaster Responses

FEMA Administrator, Craig Fugate, recently reflected on 2011 and the number and variety of disasters we experienced. From the massive snowfalls that lead to spring flooding, fires that raged in several states, the deadliest tornado outbreak in the US since the 1950s, the third busiest tropical season on record including Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee, to the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan and a smaller quake that shook the eastern US from Virginia to New York damaging the Washington Monument and other structures. From this reflection Fugate articulated three lessons learned.

1. Not all disasters come with warnings - we all need to be ready.
2. We cannot underestimate the importance of the entire team - government, business, non-profit, the faith community, and the public.
3. We must prepare for worst-case scenarios - we need to get serious in planning for incidents that involve significant loss of life, and damage to property and infrastructure.

Read the entire article.

2012 Activity Report

2013 Fleet Report

2012 Disaster Relief Awards

 Donations to Southern Baptist Disaster Relief 

Southern Baptist Disaster Relief responds to disasters across the US and around the world. Donations are fully tax deductible and 100% of all gifts are used to meet the needs of hurting people in the wake of disasters. Donations can be made online, by phone (866) 407-6262, or by mail - checks should be made payable to "North American Mission Board" and sent to Disaster Relief Fund, P.O. Box 116543, Atlanta, GA 30368-6543.
 

Donations to support the Disaster Relief efforts of State Baptist Convention Disaster Relief organizations can be made to the individual conventions. You can find contact information for the conventions here. 

2013 Activity Reported to Date