Hurricane Katrina

MERIDIAN, Miss.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers Carlene Burleson, left, Hendersonville, N.C., and Charles Marley, Weaverville, N.C., prepare meals at a North Carolina Baptist mobile feeding unit. Burleson, a member of Christ Covenant Baptist Church, Hendersonville, and Marley, a member of North Point Baptist Church, Weaverville, are two of more than 1,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi and Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by John Swain. 8/30/05

MERIDIAN, Miss.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer Genevieve Martin, Horseshoe, N.C., hands out meals at a North Carolina Baptist mobile feeding unit. Martin, a member of Horseshoe First Baptist Church, is one of more than 1,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi and Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by John Swain. 8/30/05

MERIDIAN, Miss.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers prepare meals for distribution at a North Carolina Baptist mobile feeding unit operating from First Baptist Church. The volunteers are part of more than 1,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi and Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by John Swain. 8/30/05

MERIDIAN, Miss.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer Carol Jordan, Brevard, N.C., serves meals at a North Carolina Baptist mobile feeding unit. Brogden, a member of Glady Branch Baptist Church, is one of more than 1,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi and Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by John Swain. 8/30/05

MERIDIAN, Miss.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer Roy Brogden, Hendersonville, N.C., serves meals at a North Carolina Baptist mobile feeding unit. Brogden, a member of French Broad Baptist Church, is one of more than 1,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi and Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by John Swain. 8/30/05

MERIDIAN, Miss.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer Grover Deitz, Sylva, N.C., tries to cool off at a North Carolina Baptist mobile feeding unit. Deitz, a member of Deitz Memorial Baptist Church, Sylva, is one of more than 1,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi and Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by John Swain. 8/30/05

BRANDON, Miss.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer Karen Vanderpool, Mt. Vernon, Ohio, clears trees for a homeowner along with others from a Kentucky Baptist chainsaw unit. Vanderpool, a member of Chapel Hill Baptist Church, is one of more than 1,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi and Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by John Swain. 9/1/05

BRANDON, Miss.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer Clifford Frazier, Louisville, Ky., cuts a tree for a homeowner along with others from a Kentucky Baptist chainsaw unit. Frazier, a member of Cherryville Baptist Church, is one of more than 1,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi and Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by John Swain. 9/1/05

BRANDON, Miss.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer Bill Schuman, Bowling Green, Ky., clears a tree for a homeowner along with others from a Kentucky Baptist chainsaw unit. Schuman, a member of Living Hope Baptist Church, is one of more than 1,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi and Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by John Swain. 9/1/05

BRANDON, Miss.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer Elaine Koch, Taylorsville, Ky., clears limbs for a homeowner along with others from a Kentucky Baptist chainsaw unit. Koch, a member of Parkland Hills Baptist Church, is one of more than 1,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi and Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by John Swain. 9/1/05

KENNER, La.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer Naomi Jones, Melbourne, Ark., lines cambros, a portable food container, at an Arkansas Baptist mobile feeding unit. Jones, a member at Midway Baptist Church, Melbourne, is one of more than 1,200 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi and Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, laundry, and communication. Photograph by Kathleen Murray. 9/4/05

BATON ROUGE, La.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer Steve Hedrick, Hooker, Okla., unloads food at an Oklahoma Baptist mobile feeding unit. Hedrick, a member of First Baptist Church, Hooker, is one of more than 1,200 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi and Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, laundry, and communication. Photograph by Kathleen Murray. 9/3/05

BATON ROUGE, La.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer Rodney Frizzell, Lindsay, Okla., prepares food at an Oklahoma Baptist mobile feeding unit. Frizzell, a missionary from Uganda, is one of more than 1,200 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi and Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, laundry, and communication. Photograph by Kathleen Murray. 9/3/05

SLIDELL, La.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers George and Margaret Bradley, Greeneville, Tenn., collect personal items for a local family wiped out by Katrina. The Bradleys, members of Greeneville First Baptist Church, are two of more than 5,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by John Swain. 9/13/05

SLIDELL, La.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer Joe Shaffer, Blountville, Tenn., clears limbs for a homeowner along with others from a Tennessee Baptist chainsaw unit. Shaffer, a member of Sullivan Baptist Church, is one of more than 5,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by John Swain. 9/13/05

SLIDELL, La.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer Beeler Mullins, Kingsport, Tenn., clears limbs for a homeowner along with others from a Tennessee Baptist chainsaw unit. Mullins, a member of Sullivan Baptist Church, is one of more than 5,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by John Swain. 9/13/05

SLIDELL, La.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer George Bradley, Greeneville, Tenn., cleans out flood damage for a homeowner along with others from a Tennessee Baptist mud-out unit. Bradley, a member of First Baptist Church, is one of more than 5,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by John Swain. 9/13/05

SLIDELL, La.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer Judy Free, Mt. Carmel, Tenn., cleans out flood damage for a homeowner along with others from a Tennessee Baptist mud-out unit. Free, a member of Ridgeview Baptist Church, is one of more than 5,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by John Swain. 9/13/05

SLIDELL, La.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer Jeff Fillers, Baileyton, Tenn., cleans out flood damage for a homeowner who suffered damage following Hurricane Katrina. Working with a Tennessee Baptist mud-out unit, Fillers, a member of First Baptist Church, Baileyton, is one of more than 5,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by John Swain. 9/13/05

SLIDELL, La.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer Tari Yochim, Denver, Colo., serves meals at a New Mexico Baptist mobile feeding unit. Yochim, a member of Foothills Community Church, is one of more than 5,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by John Swain. 9/13/05

SLIDELL, La.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers Heather Buchanek, left, Denver, Colo., and Angela Rentas, Rio Rancho, N.M., serve meals at a New Mexico Baptist mobile feeding unit. Buchanek, a member of Hope Valley Church, and Rentas, a member of First Baptist Church, Bernilillo, are two of more than 5,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by John Swain. 9/13/05

GULFPORT, Miss.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers D.A. Rantley, left, Red Springs, N.C., and James Hall, Blandenboro, N.C., lay down tarps to cover roof damage along with others from a North Carolina Baptist recovery unit. Rantley, a member of First Baptist Church Red Springs, and Hall, a member of Dublin First Baptist Church are two of more than 5,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by John Swain. 9/14/05

GULFPORT, Miss.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer Sam Galindo, Elizabethtown, N.C., clears roof damage along with others from a North Carolina Baptist recovery unit. Galindo, a member of Dublin First Baptist Church, is one of more than 5,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by John Swain. 9/14/05

GULFPORT, Miss.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer Tyler Nicholson, Elizabethtown, N.C., removes debris along with others from a North Carolina Baptist recovery unit. Nicholson, a member of Elizabethtown Baptist Church, is one of more than 5,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by John Swain. 9/14/05

GULFPORT, Miss.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer Sara West, Blandenboro, N.C., removes debris along with others from a North Carolina Baptist recovery unit. West, a member of Galeed Baptist Church, is one of more than 5,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by John Swain. 9/14/05

BILOXI, Miss.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers Caitlin Scanson, left, and Renee Sullivan, both of Billings, Mont., prepare meals along with others from a Montana Baptist recovery unit. Scanson and Sullivan are members of Lifeway Community Church, and are two of more than 5,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by John Swain. 9/14/05

BILOXI, Miss.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer Lee Dotson, Wapelo, Iowa, prepares meals along with others from an Iowa Baptist recovery unit. Dotson, a member of Solid Rock Baptist Church, is one of more than 5,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by John Swain. 9/14/05

BILOXI, Miss.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers Eddie Smith, left, Miles City, Mont., and Lee Dotson, Wapelo, Iowa, load food cambros for delivery by The Salvation Army. Smith, a Director of Missions for Big Sky Association and Dotson, a member of Solid Rock Baptist Church, are two of more than 5,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by John Swain. 9/14/05

BILOXI, Miss.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer Eddie Smith, left, Miles City, Mont., and Dave Baer of The Salvation Army load food cambros for delivery by The Salvation Army. Smith, a Director of Missions for Big Sky Association, is one of more than 5,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by John Swain. 9/14/05

PASCAGOULA, Miss.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer Jerry Brinkley, Griffin, Ga., prepares meals along with others from a Georgia Baptist feeding unit. Brinkley, a member of Crestview Baptist Church, is one of more than 5,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with services that include mass feeding of more than 2.2 million hot meals, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by John Swain. 9/15/05

PASCAGOULA, Miss.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer Betty Watts, Rincon, Ga., prepares meals along with others from a Georgia Baptist feeding unit to be delivered by the American Red Cross. Watts, a member of Springfield First Baptist Church, is one of more than 5,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with services that include mass feeding of more than 2.2 million hot meals, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by John Swain. 9/15/05

PASCAGOULA, Miss.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer Kemal Joseph, Social Circle, Ga., cleans out water damage along with others from a Georgia Baptist recovery unit. Joseph, a member of Social Circle First Baptist Church, is one of more than 5,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with services that include mass feeding of more than 2.2 million hot meals, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by John Swain. 9/15/05

PASCAGOULA, Miss.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer Terry Cribbs, Rincon, Ga., cleans out water damage along with others from a Georgia Baptist recovery unit. Cribbs, a member of Fellowship Baptist Church, is one of more than 5,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with services that include mass feeding of more than 2.2 million hot meals, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by John Swain. 9/15/05

PASCAGOULA, Miss.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer Henry Mathis, Gibson, Ga., cleans out water damage along with others from a Georgia Baptist recovery unit. Mathis, a member of Fellowship Baptist Church, is one of more than 5,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by John Swain. 9/15/05

PASCAGOULA, Miss.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer Marilyn Wallace, Fayetteville, Ga., cleans out water damage along with others from a Georgia Baptist recovery unit. Wallace, a member of Fayetteville First Baptist Church, is one of more than 5,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with services that include mass feeding of more than 2.2 million hot meals, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by John Swain. 9/15/05

PASCAGOULA, Miss.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer Clint Watkins, Gibson, Ga., cleans out water damage along with others from a Georgia Baptist recovery unit. Watkins, a member of Fellowship Baptist Church, is one of more than 5,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with services that include mass feeding of more than 2.2 million hot meals, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by John Swain. 9/15/05

SLIDELL, La.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer Lyda Brown, Lexington, Ky., arranges boxes of food to be handed out to hurricane survivors. Brown, a member of Porter Memorial Baptist, Lexington, is one of more than 5,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by Brian Korosec. For more information, please visit www.namb.net/drphotos or call 1 800 462-8657, ext. 6445. 9/20/05

SLIDELL, La.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer Jerry Taylor, Oklahoma City, Okla., unloads cases of juice for hurricane survivors. Taylor is one of more than 5,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by Brian Korosec. For more information, please visit www.namb.net/drphotos or call 1 800 462-8657, ext. 6445. 9/20/05

SLIDELL, La.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer Mike Pearson, Pittsburg, Texas, surveys a map as he prepares to travel to the Slidell area home of Wes Bishop to remove tree damage from Hurricane Katrina. Pearson, a member of Emanuel Baptist Church, is one of more than 5,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by Brian Korosec. For more information, please visit www.namb.net/drphotos or call 1 800 462-8657, ext. 6445. 9/20/05

SLIDELL, La.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer Larry White, Mt. Pleasant, Texas, runs a chain saw to remove tree damage from Hurricane Katrina. White, a member of Highland Park Baptist Church, is one of more than 5,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by Brian Korosec. For more information, please visit www.namb.net/drphotos or call 1 800 462-8657, ext. 6445.

SLIDELL, La.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer Mike Pearson, Pittsburg, Texas, left, takes the handle of a tree limb trimmer from Jerry Marshall, Cookville, Texas. Pearson, a member of Emanuel Baptist Church, and Marshall, a member of First Baptist Church, Cookville, are two of more than 5,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by Brian Korosec. For more information, please visit www.namb.net/drphotos or call 1 800 462-8657, ext. 6445. 9/20/05

SLIDELL, La.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer Jerry Marshall, Cookville, Texas, takes a break from removing tree damage from Hurricane Katrina. Marshall, a member of First Baptist Church, Cookville, is one of more than 5,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by Brian Korosec. For more information, please visit www.namb.net/drphotos or call 1 800 462-8657, ext. 6445. 9/20/05

SLIDELL, La.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer Larry White, Mt. Pleasant, Texas, left, helps Jerry Marshall, Cookville, Texas, remove a tree from the home of Wes Bishop. White, a member of Highland Park Baptist Church, and Marshall, a member of First Baptist Church, Cookville, are two of more than 5,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by Brian Korosec. 9/20/05

SLIDELL, La.—From left, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer Larry White, Mt. Pleasant, Texas, prays with homeowner Wes Bishop and volunteers Jerry Marshall, Cookville, Texas, and Mike Pearson, Pittsburg, Texas. The men cleared trees from Bishop's home near Slidell. White, a member of Highland Park Baptist Church, Marshall, a member of First Baptist Church, Cookville, and Pearson, a member of Emanuel Baptist Church, are three of more than 5,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by Brian Korosec. 9/20/05

Covington, La.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers Connie Daniels, left, and Earl Brown, both of Monroe, La., bring food to be prepared by a Louisiana Baptist mobile feeding unit. Daniels and Brown, members of Calvary Baptist Church, Monroe, are two of more than 6,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by John Swain. 9/26/05

Covington, La.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers load food into an oven of a Louisiana Baptist mobile feeding unit. The Monroe, La., volunteers are part of more than 6,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by John Swain. 9/26/05

Covington, La.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer Sam Wheat, Monroe, La., carries food to be prepared by a Louisiana Baptist mobile feeding unit. Wheat, a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Monroe, is one of more than 6,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by John Swain. 9/26/05

Covington, La.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer Sam Wheat, Monroe, La., keeps track of cooking times for meals prepared by a Louisiana Baptist mobile feeding unit. Wheat, a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Monroe, is one of more than 6,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by John Swain. 9/26/05

Covington, La.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer Myrtis Miller, Monroe, La., carries food to be prepared by a Louisiana Baptist mobile feeding unit. Miller, a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Monroe, is one of more than 6,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by John Swain. 9/26/05

Covington, La.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer James Carson, Winnsboro, La., prays with Tammy Strain, a homeowner from Slidell wiped out by the storms. Carson, a Director of Missions in the Monroe area and a member of Temple Baptist Church, is one of more than 6,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by John Swain. 9/26/05

Covington, La.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer James Carson, left, Winnsboro, La., records information from Rhea Diaz, a homeowner from Slidell who needs trees cleared. Carson, a Director of Missions in the Monroe area and a member of Temple Baptist Church, is one of more than 6,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by John Swain. 9/26/05

Bay St. Louis, Miss.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer Dan Bailey, Wetumpka, Ala., shares a drink with a stray dog while taking a break from cleaning out flood damage at Bayside Baptist Church. Bailey, a member of First Baptist Church, Wetumpka, is one of more than 5,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and Rita with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by John Swain. 9/26/05

Bay St. Louis, Miss.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer Henderson Traylor, Wetumpka, Ala., removes flood damaged sheetrock at Bayside Baptist Church. Traylor, a member of First Baptist Church, Wetumpka, is one of more than 5,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and Rita with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by John Swain. 9/26/05

Bay St. Louis, Miss.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers Henderson Traylor, right, and Dan Bailey, left, both from Wetumpka, Ala., remove flood damaged sheetrock at Bayside Baptist Church. Traylor and Bailey, members of First Baptist Church, Wetumpka, are two of more than 5,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and Rita with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by John Swain. 9/26/05

Bay St. Louis, Miss.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer Larry Teel, Wetumpka, Ala., removes flood damaged sheetrock at Bayside Baptist Church. Teel, a member of First Baptist Church, Wetumpka, is one of more than 5,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and Rita with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by John Swain.

Bay St. Louis, Miss.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer Larry Teel, Wetumpka, Ala., empties floodwater out of pastors’ waders at Bayside Baptist Church. Teel, a member of First Baptist Church, Wetumpka, is one of more than 5,000 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisting Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and Rita with services that include mass feeding, cleanup and recovery, shower trailers, child care, laundry, and communication. Photograph by John Swain. 9/26/05

NEW ORLEANS, La.—Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers Kathy Erickson, left, Graham, Wash., and Wanda Patton, Pioneer, Calif., load food containers for distribution in the Hurricane Katrina recovery effort. Erickson, a member of New Life Community Church, and Patton, a member of Sierra Baptist Church, are two of an estimated 9,000 Southern Baptist volunteers who have recently provided services that include mass feeding, cleanup, child care, shower, laundry, communications, and chaplaincy. The total Southern Baptist response to Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma has now exceeded 10 million prepared meals. Photograph by Jim Burton. 10-31-05

NEW ORLEANS, La.—Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteer Mark Klingensmith, Redmond, Wash., stacks food inventory at a joint Southern Baptist and Salvation Army feeding location. Klingensmith, a member of Meadowbrook Church, is among an estimated 9,000 Southern Baptist volunteers who have provided services that include mass feeding, cleanup, child care, shower, laundry, communications, and chaplaincy. The total Southern Baptist response to Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma has now exceeded 10 million prepared meals. Photograph by Jim Burton. 10-31-05

NEW ORLEANS, La.—Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteer Billie Moore Young, Darrington, Wash., distributes a cleaning kit at a joint Southern Baptist and Salvation Army feeding/service location. Young, a member of Mt. View Baptist Church, is among an estimated 9,000 Southern Baptist volunteers who have provided services that include mass feeding, cleanup, child care, shower, laundry, communications, and chaplaincy. The total Southern Baptist response to Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma has now exceeded 10 million prepared meals. Photograph by Jim Burton. 10-31-05

NEW ORLEANS, La.—Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteer Breanae Maytem, Monroe, Wash., distributes cleaning materials at a joint Southern Baptist and Salvation Army feeding/service location. Maytem, a member of First Baptist Church, is among an estimated 9,000 Southern Baptist volunteers who have provided services that include mass feeding, cleanup, child care, shower, laundry, communications, and chaplaincy. The total Southern Baptist response to Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma has now exceeded 10 million prepared meals. Photograph by Jim Burton. 10-31-05

NEW ORLEANS, La.—Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers, left to right, Billie Moore Young, Darrington, Wash., Breanae Maytem, Monroe, Wash., and David Jenkins, Monroe, Wash., pray with a family receiving food and other commodities at a joint Southern Baptist and Salvation Army service center at First Baptist Church in New Orleans. Young, a member of Mountain View Baptist Church, Derrington, Maytem, a member of First Baptist Church, Monroe, and Jenkins, also a member of First Baptist Church, Monroe, are three of an estimated 9,000 Southern Baptist volunteers who have recently provided services that include mass feeding, cleanup, child care, shower, laundry, communications, and chaplaincy. The total Southern Baptist response to Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma has now exceeded 10 million prepared meals. Photograph by Jim Burton. 10-31-05

PEARL RIVER, La.—Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteer Cheryl Conner, Hazen, N.D., labels food containers from a joint Southern Baptist and Salvation Army feeding/service location. Conner is among an estimated 9,000 Southern Baptist volunteers who have provided services that include mass feeding, cleanup, child care, shower, laundry, communications, and chaplaincy. The total Southern Baptist response to Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma has now exceeded 10 million prepared meals. Photograph by Jim Burton. 11-01-05

PEARL RIVER, La.—Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteer Carolyn Apland, Norfolk, Neb., removes water from a tarp at a joint Southern Baptist and Salvation Army feeding/service location. Apland, a member of Northern Heights Baptist Church, is among an estimated 9,000 Southern Baptist volunteers who have provided services that include mass feeding, cleanup, child care, shower, laundry, communications, and chaplaincy. The total Southern Baptist response to Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma has now exceeded 10 million prepared meals. Photograph by Jim Burton. 11-01-05

PEARL RIVER, La.—Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteer Nancy Thrailkill, Rifle, Colo., takes inventory of food at a joint Southern Baptist and Salvation Army feeding/service location. Thrailkill, a member of Rocky Mountain Baptist Church, is among an estimated 9,000 Southern Baptist volunteers who have provided services that include mass feeding, cleanup, child care, shower, laundry, communications, and chaplaincy. The total Southern Baptist response to Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma has now exceeded 10 million prepared meals. Photograph by Jim Burton. 11-01-05

PEARL RIVER, La.—Alvin Waller, left, pastor of Pearl River Baptist Church, and Tom Long, right, minister of education at Pearl River Baptist Church, listen to Annie May Bathery, 82, a local resident who had just returned to her home following landfall by Hurricane Katrina in late August. Mrs. Bathery discovered that her home was completely destroyed and was seeking assistance. “I’m completely homeless,” she said. Waller and Long pledged to help her. Pearl River Baptist Church is a joint Southern Baptist and Salvation Army feeding/supply center. Photograph by Jim Burton. 11-01-05